Where to Watch Serbia vs Finland: Stream and Preview with Courtside 1891

• → Game to take place at the Xiaomi Arena, Riga on Saturday, 6 September 2025 at 21:45 Local Time (EEST)
• → Form check: Serbia fell 90–95 to Türkiye; Finland were thumped by Germany but Lauri Markkanen has been one of the stars of the tournament.
• → Context: Jokic vs. The Finnisher—Serbia regrouping after a reality check, Finland banking on Lauri’s shot-making.

Serbia vs Finland: Jokić’s answer, Lauri’s fire

Nikola Jokić’s line is still absurdly tidy—19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists on 66.7% shooting—and the Serbia offense remains built around his read-and-react post and elbow touches. The Türkiye loss exposed some perimeter droughts when help crowded him. Expect more inverted actions to free cutters and force Finland’s bigs to defend in space.

Bogdanovic's absence was felt dearly as Serbia was unable to find the responses on the perimeter to edge a strong Türkiye effort late on: Micic was on the floor for 12 minutes only as he dealt with a minor injury suffered against Czechia, but Petrusev, Guduric, and the two Jovics did not do enough to pick up Bogi's offensive responsibilities and carry Serbia to a win.

For the outsiders, Markkanen has been the headline act: 29.0 points per game, including a 43-point flamethrower earlier in the week, and a tournament efficiency north of 30. He’s lived at the stripe and punished switches. The supporting cast must give him air—early drag screens, trail threes, and a few easy runouts to avoid grinding every trip.

However, so far Finland have not been able to rise a level when the competition got steep: will the game in Riga provide the right stage?

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