The “official favourite” goes to the Metropolis of Gentle! The Nationwide Basketball Workforce defeated Croatia 80-69 within the remaining of the Pre-Olympic match and certified for the Olympics for the primary time in 16 years. About 12,000 internationals worshiped the internationals on the Peace and Friendship Stadium.
The Nationwide Workforce began the sport hesitantly, however its three-point accuracy (4/5) gave it a lead: 22-20 on the finish of the primary interval and later 37-29 with 13 factors by Giorgos Papagiannis and baskets by Toliopoulos, Walkup. Papagiannis made it 40-33 along with his fourth 3-pointer, however Mateo Drezniak saved the Croatians within the recreation. On the break, the rating was 45-39 with a three-pointer by Kostas Papanikolaou, who tonight accomplished 150 appearances with the lads’s nationwide crew. Nick Kalathis made it 60-50 and the distinction reached 14 factors, 64-50, with a Greek run of 9-0. A remaining Croatian counterattack reduce the rating to 70-60, however by no means inside single digits, after Papagiannis made it 75-62 with one other three-pointer three minutes earlier than the ultimate.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 factors for our Nationwide Workforce and picked up 8 rebounds. Giorgos Papagiannis had among the finest video games of his profession, with 19 factors and 5/8 three-pointers. Nick Calathes completed the match with 14 factors and 10 assists. Captain Kostas Papanikolaou added 8 factors.
Vassilis Spanoulis additionally used Walkap 6, Larentzakis 3, Toliopoulos 5, Kalaitzakis, Charalambopoulos, Mitoglou 2. The injured Okay. Antetokounmpo, who is taken into account uncertain for the Olympic match, didn’t play.
Mario Hezonia had 15 factors for Croatia and Ivica Zubac had 19. Mateo Drezniak added 15 and Dario Saric 14.
The preparation of the nationwide crew in view of Paris will begin subsequent Thursday. The video games of the primary part of the Olympic match might be held on the “Pierre Morois” stadium in Lille. Our Nationwide Workforce will play in sequence towards Canada on July 27 (10:00 p.m.), Spain on July 30 (12:00 p.m.) and Australia on August 2 (2:30 p.m.).
The highest two of the Group, and probably the third, will advance to the ultimate stage, which might be held at Paris Bercy on August 6, 8 and 10 (quarter-finals, semi-finals and remaining respectively).
Brazil secured their place within the Olympic Video games tonight, crushing Latvia 94-69 in Riga. Within the morning, the ultimate of the San Juan Pre-Olympic match might be performed between Puerto Rico and Lithuania.
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