The current champion will not defend their title at EuroBasket.
It wasn't realistic, but few expected the Spanish basketball players to end their performance at the continental championship in the group stage.
The "Red Fury" were sent home by Greece, which celebrated 90:86 for first place in the group, but also for Georgia's passage - only the victory of the Hellenic team over the Spaniards led Aleksandar Džikić's team to the last 16 after they lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina earlier today. That's exactly what happened...
The Greeks were led to victory in an exciting duel with many twists and turns in the second half by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who lacked an assist for a triple-double (25 points and 14 rebounds). Tyler Dorsey also stood out with 22, while Kostas Sloukas scored 12...
Greece will play against Israel in the round of 16, and in the eventual quarterfinals against the better team from the Lithuania and Latvia duels.
Round of XNUMX pairs
Saturday
Turkey - Sweden
Germany - Portugal
Lithuania - Latvia
Serbia - Finland
Sunday
Greece - Israel
Poland - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy - Slovenia
France - Georgia
Skeleton until the end of Eurobasket:
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