MILAN — Giannis Antetokounmpo The game was over and the winner was simply declared.
As usual, he did it from both ends of the floor.
Antetokounmpo was able to score 27 points while grabbing 11 rebounds. Tyler Dorsey The EuroBasket tournament’s opening Group C game on Friday saw Greece defeat Croatia 89-85.
“Giannis, did his job,” Croatia coach Damirmulaomerovic stated.
He did it, especially in the last moments.
Croatia led 84-82 with 57 seconds remaining. Ivica Zubac The goal was to score from the low end. Antetokounmpo blocked the shot and then scored a dunk on the Greece possession. This increased his lead to four.
Jaleen Smith attempted a 3-pointer to bring Croatia within one with 10 seconds remaining, but Antetokounmpo also blocked it — then Antetokounmpo got a three point play the other direction to win the game with 4.9 seconds remaining.
Smith scored 23 points in Croatia’s win, which earned it 19 Bojan Bogdanovic?, 18 Krunoslav Simon, 11 by Zubac and 10 by Mario Hezonja. Croatia scored the game’s first seven goals, but then was outscored by 40-14. After that, Croatia fell behind by 19 points before trying to rally.
Dario SaricSince he injured his right knee in Game 1 in the 2021 NBA Finals, he has not appeared in an NBA match. PhoenixCroatian player, he failed to make all six of his shots.
Dimitrios Agravanis scored 11 for Greece.
Other games played on Friday included a victory by Ukraine over Great Britain (90-61), a win by Israel over Finland (OT) and a win for Poland against the Czech Republic (97-94). All 24 participating teams are on Saturday.
This report was compiled by the Associated Press.