Decent national team in the difficult test against USA

He fought as hard as he could, but he lost… naturally National!

THE Hellas pitted against the “starlets USA in Abu Dhabi and was defeated by a score 108-86although she was competitive in some parts of the match, given of course the superiority of the opponent.

THE Team USA entered with an incredible pace and escaped with 15 in the first quarter (32-17), with Hellas to come back and cut it to 37-31 midway through the second period, making a great run. From there, the United States held their lead relatively comfortably, extending it to the end of the game.

Now, the Hellas turns to her last friendly game before the Worldwidewhich will take place tomorrow (19/8, 19:00) at the same stadium, against Germany.

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From the “blue and white”, he stood out Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, who had an impressive performance with 12 points, 3 steals, 2 assists and plenty of great defense. The same number of points had Rogavopouloswhile 11 were added by Walkap, Papagiannis and 10 by Larentzakis.

The leader of the race was the unstoppable Anthony Edwards, who scored 21 points on 8/16 shooting from the field in 17 minutes. In general, the USA had a plurality, with Cam Johnson (13 points), Austin Reeves (11 points), Michael Bridges (10 points), Jaren Jackson (11 points) and Bobby Portis (10 points) in double figures.

The match

H Greece he didn’t get into the match well against the “explosive” USA, who showed early on that they want to take the match at a high pace and quickly found themselves at 13-4, with Jackson and Edwards as the protagonists, while a little later, a nail by Porich signed the first +10 (17-7). THE Johnson made it 20-7 with a 3-pointer, but Walkup answered with one of his own to make it 20-10. THE Reeves he also made a long shot for 25-12, but the Olympiakos guard had an answer again (25-15). However, the Lakers player made a foul shot to make it 30-15. The first period ended with a score of 32-17.

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At the start of the second quarter, America was at +17 for the first time (34-17). Somewhere there, with pioneers Lorentzakis and Kalaitzakis the Hellas fought back, reducing to 12 (37-25), while the latter continued his excellent performance with terrible defenses, writing with shots at 37-29. Papagiannis with a hook completed a 12-0 run by Greece (37-31). The US found a reaction, with Bridges to score for three and restore the lead to double digits (44-33). From then on, the USA remained comfortably in front, but did not escape further until halftime (52-41).

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At the start of the second half, Walkup sent the difference to single digits (54-45), with Edwards dominating on the other side and increasing it again to +13 (60-47). With a new protagonist Jackson which became double digits, the USA they reached +20 for the first time (69-49). THE Papapetrou with a three-pointer it was reduced to 71-54, but America comfortably maintained a large lead, remaining at +20 at the end of the third period (85-67).

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Kalaitzakis and Luntzis looked very positive early in the fourth quarter, but the USA was unstoppable offensively and comfortably held a +20 lead (93-73). THE Papagiannis closed the gap a bit, cutting it to 95-78 with a 3-pointer from the top, while Thanasis cut it to 95-82 with four straight shots. Ingram took his … gun and scored for three, catching the USA’s lead (100-82). Finally, the match ended with an impressive 108-86.

The quarters: 32-17, 52-41, 85-67, 108-86

Detailed match statistics here