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Sergio Scariolo’s students 84:77 (21:22, 28:13, 13:21, 22:21) withstood the onslaught of the Greeks in the second part of the match and won their first victory in Lille. True, this victory was not without losses, as the Spaniards lost R. Fernandez due to an injury, who left the field with medical help in the middle of the fourth quarter and did not return to it.
After this match, it became clear that the Greeks had to hope that the Australians would lose to the Canadians in order to advance to the next stage, and then they themselves would need to beat the Australians by the same margin in order to advance and compete for Olympic medals.
The best player for the Spanish national team was Santi Aldama, who belongs to the Memphis Grizzlies team. The forward collected a powerful double-double in 29.5 minutes – he scored 19 points (3/6 doubles, 3/8 triples, 4/4 penalties), 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and accumulated 25 utility points.
He was well assisted by the 36-year-old Spanish legend Sergio Llull, who added 13 points (2/3 doubles, 3/6 triples), distributed 7 assists and accumulated 18 utility points. R.Fernandez also contributed to the fantastic game of the Spanish national team before the injury, who scored 10 points (3/6 triples, 1/2 penalties) in 19 minutes on the field.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who pulled them on his back, did not save the Greeks from defeat. In 34.5 minutes, the NBA star scored 27 points (12/16 doubles, 0/1 triples, 3/5 penalties), grabbed 11 rebounds, handed out 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers, and 4 turnovers for the Spanish in 34.5 minutes. Performance of 32 utility points.
At the beginning of the first quarter, both teams played extremely efficiently, but the Greeks attacked the opponent’s basket a bit more successfully, who had a 3-point advantage in the middle of the quarter (10:13). At one point in the second part of the first quarter, the Greeks had an 8-point advantage (12:20), but the Spaniards played better in the last minutes of the half and cut the Greek advantage to a minimum (21:22).
The Spaniards looked much better in the first half of the second half, led by Santi Aldama and Sergio Llull. The tandem of these basketball players scored 23 of the 33 Spanish points in one and a half quarters, and Sergio Scariolo’s students had a solid six-point lead (33:27) at the halfway point of the quarter.
The Spaniards continued their good game in the second half, when before the last minute of the quarter, after Alex Abrines’ long shot, S. Scariolo’s men gained a double-digit lead for the first time (43:32). Just before the long petrauka, the Spaniards made two three-pointers, to which the Greeks responded with one, which led to a 14-point lead (49:35) before the long break. In total, the Spaniards won the second half even (28:13).
In the first half of the third quarter, the Greeks looked better, who cut the advantage of the Spaniards to 8 points (57:49) thanks to the great efforts of G. Antetokounmpo. For the most part of the third quarter, the Greeks had a solid advantage, but just before the end of the quarter, Vassilis Spanoulos’ students won the section 3:7 and reduced the advantage of the Spanish national team to just 6 points (62:56).
The fourth quarter started very productively, where the Greeks looked a little better. Both teams exchanged successful episodes, but the Greeks were more successful in defending themselves, who cut the Spanish advantage to a minimum (68:67) with 7 minutes to go before the end of the match, and finally, 4.5 minutes before the end of the quarter, after an impressive layup by G. Antetokounmpo, the Greeks equalized the match. (71:71).
After that, the Spaniards won the section 8-0, and regained a safer advantage in their hands (79:71). However, the Greeks did not let the Spaniards go so easily. The national team led by G. Antetokounmpo reduced the opponent’s advantage to 3 points (80:77) with a minute left. Later, the Greek star had a chance to tie the score when he made a free three-pointer, but the striker’s shot was not accurate, and the Spaniards finally successfully closed the match and celebrated their first victory in the basketball tournament of the Olympic Games (84:77).
We remind you that in the last match of Group A, the Spanish will face the Canadians, and the Greeks will face the Australians.
Spanish men’s basketball team: Santi Aldama 19 (12 atk. room., 3 blocks. met.), Sergio Llullas 13 (7 rez. perd.), Willy Hernangomezas 11 (2/7 dvit., 7/8 baud., 7 atk. room.) , Rudy Fernandezas 10, Lorenzo Brownas (1/3 dvit., 1/1 trit., 2/2 baud., 10 rez. perd., 4 klaid., 12 naud. bal.) ir Jaime Pradilla (2/2 dvit ., 1/1 third.) on the 7th.
Greece men’s basketball team: Giannis Antetokounmpo 27 (11 rebounds), Vasilis Toliopoulos 14 (1/2 doubles, 4/6 triples), Kostas Papanikolaou 9 (3/5 triples, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 13 points), Nick Calathes 8 (1/6 doubles, 2/6 triples, 7 assists).
In the first meeting, the Spanish national team lost 80:92 against the Australian basketball players after a tough fight.
Santi Aldama shone the brightest in the Spanish ranks. The Memphis Grizzlies forward gave the Australians 27 points (0/4 doubles, 6/8 triples, 9/10 penalties), 5 rebounds and 26 RBIs.
Meanwhile, after a difficult fight, the Greeks recognized the superiority of the Canadian national team 79:86.
Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo played phenomenally against the Canadians. The forward scored 34 points (11/16 doubles, 0/1 triples, 12/15 penalties) for one of the favorites of the Olympic basketball tournament, grabbed 5 rebounds and recorded 31 utility points.
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