00:01This year's Basketball Champions League final was one to remember.
00:05Likotius, he's got it.
00:08Well, just like that, it's a 15-point game.
00:11Regis Vilnius riding the hot hand of Simis Likotius
00:14to stage a remarkable comeback from 20 points down to force overtime.
00:19Likotius comes out, gets it from the wing.
00:22Oh, my God, what the same.
00:25Unbelievable.
00:27Rising from the down.
00:28Ultimately going on to beat Ike
00:31and become the first Lithuanian team to win the BCL title.
00:35Likotius.
00:36Yeah.
00:38In fuego.
00:40Likotius.
00:41Likotius.
00:42Regis Vilnius.
00:44Win it over Ike BC
00:46to win the Basketball Champions League.
00:50Likotius would earn Final Four MVP honors
00:53for his role in the spectacular closing act,
00:55finishing with 23 points,
00:58including a BCL final record seven three-pointers,
01:02none bigger than that shot to bring his team level.
01:05They get to Likotius.
01:06He's going to put it up.
01:08Oh!
01:09They didn't foul.
01:11They didn't foul.
01:12Let's go.
01:12And now you're going to pay the price.
01:15Go!
01:16Likotius is the hottest shooter in Europe tonight.
01:19He's the hottest shooter in Europe tonight.
01:20Not much was going through my mind.
01:22It was a play that we actually ran and shoot around,
01:25and I was put in the position to be the shooter,
01:28and we executed it perfectly.
01:30I just had to do a shot fake and one dribble,
01:32and, yeah, I'm really glad we went in.
01:36For Likotius, the title was reward for a team
01:39that refused to give up,
01:41not just in the final, but throughout the campaign.
01:44Likotius goes to a step back, top three.
01:47Oh, my goodness!
01:48Are you kidding me?
01:50What did we just witness?
01:52I think our story.
01:55We've had so many ups and downs
01:57that it just felt like we've been there before,
01:59and also the fans.
02:02I mean, with that atmosphere,
02:03it's impossible to give up.
02:06Yeah, we did it,
02:07and I think that's what brought us even more together
02:10and made it possible to have such a special combat.
02:14Now Likotius has his next dream in his sights.
02:17Though born in Lithuania,
02:19the 23-year-old has dual citizenship
02:21and plans to represent Germany on the international stage,
02:27saying recently that he hopes head coach
02:29Alex Mumbrou selects him
02:30for next month's FIBA World Cup 2027 European qualifiers.
02:39Likotius would be joining a formidable side,
02:42the reigning champion of both the FIBA World Cup
02:45and Eurobasket,
02:46built around captain and playmaker Dennis Schroeder
02:49and star small forward Franz Wagner.
02:52Franz Wagner gets it up,
02:53looking for the foul,
02:54but he's so good,
02:55he makes the shot anyway.
02:56Wagner is doing everything for Germany.
02:59While defensive ace Isaac Vonga,
03:02consistent big man Johannes Thiemann,
03:04and sharpshooter Andreas Obst
03:06have all been among the contributors
03:08during Germany's incredible run.
03:11Obst.
03:11There he goes!
03:13There he goes!
03:14Obst!
03:17Germany sits second in Group E of qualifying
03:19with a 3-1 record,
03:21having split a pair of meetings with Croatia
03:23earlier this year.
03:24Despite already clinching a place in the second round,
03:27the Germans will be looking for two more wins
03:30over Israel and Cyprus
03:31to give them a platform for their remaining contests.
03:37And the addition of Lukosius,
03:39a proven clutch performer,
03:41could be a welcome one
03:42for a team accustomed to big moments.
03:46Well, Hughes 3 and La Bonna, good nights!
03:50It's your moment, Simonis!
03:51It is your moment!
03:54For all the latest on the road
03:55to the FIBA World Cup 2027 qualifiers,
03:58head to FIBA.basketball.
04:01He gets it to Lukosius!
04:03Oh!
04:03Oh!
04:04No!
04:05Fire!
04:06He can't miss!
04:07Let's go!
04:08Lukosius!
04:10Turning in a performance for the ages!
04:14A European legend is born tonight!
04:18Fire!
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