So in Greece! OR National team prevailed her Finland 92-89 in the small final of his Eurobasket and conquered the third place and bronze medal In the event, returning to the podium for the first time in 16 years!
It is a one great success that confirms the great value of this team and gives Greek basketball a coveted distinctionafter a long period without medal internationally.
OR National It was absolutely dominant in most of the match, imposing its own pace on the game and reaching +17 (84-67). However, a combination of bad choices in attack, lost rebounds and incomprehensible dietary decisions, made the Finland The right to go back to the good of claiming the race.
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Fortunately for Greece, the Michael Yadounen Raise in a time that would put the Finns in front of the Finns about 5 seconds before the finale, with her forward Fenerbahce He has, however, been in a clear foul in the phase. Like that, the Giannis Antetokounbos He went to the line, put his shots, and Greece got the great victory.
‘Greek Freak’ made an unthinkable appearance with 30 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 plugsgathering 43 points in the evaluation system. 20 points with 5/9 three -pointers measured by Tylerwhile 15 points put the key Vassilis Toliopoulos. For Finland, 19 points had the Lauri Marcann and 18th Elias Valtonen.
The match
The two teams came in very nervously and in the game, staying for more than two minutes without a point, up to Dorsey’s 3-0. John went to the line and put two shots (5-0), with their Valtone, Dorsey and Yadenen to enter a… three-point dance that brought the score to 8-6. The Greek Freak put four consecutive Pontus series and at the same time made two consecutive plugs, making it 12-8. Salin and Dorsey exchanged three-pointers (15-11), with the Kalaitzakis score five consecutive points for 20-11. Erkamas has resolved Finland (20-13), with Marcanen scoring his first points with shots for 21-15. The first quarter ended with Toliopoulos’ three-point lead for 24-15.
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In the second period, Greece again found a shot from afar (27-17), with Little Reduce quickly to 27-19. The young Murinen enthusiastically gave Finland and with two consecutive nails brought his team closer to (27-23), before winning a non-athletic and wrote 27-24 with 1/2 shots. After a nail of the Erkamoa that brought the Finnish shots, Dorsey has a long shot for 29-26. THE John He took the baton (32-26), while four shots from him and Sloukas brought the first double-digit difference of the match (36-26). Finland responded with a three-point lead and Marcanen’s continuous baskets, approaching 37-33 again. THE Toliopoulos He gave Greece a significant three-point lead (40-33), with John scoring continuous points and Toliopoulos scoring a foul for the 48-34 halftime.
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Finland entered the second half with a three -point three -point Jantuten (48-37), with Dorsey responding with a difficult Flouter (50-37), and Papanikolaou putting a shot restoring the halftime difference (51-37). Valtonen and Yadounen kept Finland with shots (53-41), with Grandison scoring five consecutive points and reducing to 53-46. Dorsey responded with his own long shot (56-46), but Marcanen immediately scored 56-49. The amazing Toliopoulos took the “bat” and put a three-point (59-49), with Finland finding marknen and Salin points for 59-53. John nailed two consecutive times, with Costa Antetokounbos to do the same for 66-53. Yadenen and Mitoglou They exchanged three-pointers and set up 69-56 of the third quarter.
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The last period began with Grandison succeeding his third three -point, with his Mitoglou who came in front of him for 73-59. Finland found opportunities to run on the open court, and Valtonen took advantage of them for 73-63. Toliopoulos put a big three-point (76-63) before John With an impressive effort write 78-63. Dorsey followed with another big shot (81-64), with Papanikolaou putting his name on the “hot” from afar for 84-67. Finland approached Marcanen (85-74) before Valtonen brought the difference at 10 to 1/2 shots for 85-75.
John put a shot (86-75), but the Papanikolaou He made a non-athletic, with Marconnen reducing to 86-77 with two shots from the line. Valtonen also fouls and put two shots (86-79), with the bad choices in the attack bringing Erkamo’s three-pointer for 86-82. THE John He took it on him and scored a foul (89-82), with Marcanen responding with a three-point 89-85. One mistake by John brought Little to the line, which aptly executed two shots (89-87). Sloukas went to the line and lost a shot (90-87), with Valtonen taking three shots but losing one. Yiannis wrote 92-89 with 2/2 shots, Yadounen failed from the center and Greece got the great victory.
The quarters: 24-15, 48-34, 69-56, 92-89
In detail of the match here.
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