Spain said goodbye to the Eurobasket with a defeat by 86-90 against Greece, whose rival in eighths will be Slovenia of Doncic). The champion got up from a -16 (14-30), a -15 to rest (35-50) and won by 84-82 AA 2:43 of the end … but his mistakes and three free throws failed by Juancho Hernangómez.
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| (20+15+28+23): Sergio de Larrea (6), Santi Yusta (9), Joel Parra (7), Santi Aldama (12), Jaime Pradilla (14) -Cinco initial-, Darío Brizuela, Willy Hernangómez (6), Juancho Hernangómez (5), Mario Saint-Supéry (13), Josep Puerto (2), Xabi López-Arostegui (12) and Yankuba Sima. |
| (31+19+18+22): Kostas Sloukas (12), Tyler Dorsey (22), Kostas Papanikolaou (11), Dimitrios Katsivelis (3), Giannis Antetokounmpo (25) -Cinco Inicial- Vasileios Toliopoulos (4), Kostas Antetokounmpo (6), Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (4) y Giannoulis Larentzakis. |
The success of Tyler Dorsy with five triples in the first part, the power with arbitration help by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the lack of maturity of a very young team sentenced those of Sergio Scariolo in the goodbye of the Italian of the bench. Yes, Mario Saint-Supéry shone and there are green sprouts … but they are not enough.
Output, the Helena circulation overflowed both the individual defense and the three-two zone that sought to stop the triple avalanche led by the nationalized American Tyler Dorsy. Spain endured the Helena offensive explosion with Good minutes from Santi Yusta (14-16min. 4:27).
The Olympiac player broke the game with three triples in a row from the right corner in very well -wanted positions to which the defenders always arrived late … or did not arrive. The point is that In 179 seconds he went from 14-16 to a hurtful 14-30 that threatened to sentenced the duel.

Santi Aldama, Defendido Por El Exazulrana Kostas Papanikolaou / EFE
However, Spain pressed back and the Saint-Supéry direction allowed to stop the bleeding and close the first quarter with 20-31. That line had continuity and eight points in a row from A needy Xabi López-Arostegui with two triple included approached the current five-point champions (33-38, min. 13:30).
The poorly selected triple Aldama and Juancho Hernangómez gave way to more doubts and the Hellenes left again with a new triple by Dorsy and the actions of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Spain broke down and Mitoglou put the tip with a basket that gave two to get to the break with a 35-50brushing the maximum rent of the selection directed by the vassilis spanoulis myth.
Scariolo moved the tree in the intermediate and the team recovered that solid image with good defenses and attacks with criteria, this time with De Larrea at the controls. Five Pradilla points and As many Yusta again gave rise to the illusion (44-50). Even the Casademont Zaragoza player was able to place the -3.

Mario Saint-Supery, among a rivals cloud / EFE
Greece reacted with the famous 'Balls to Will' of the mythical 'prince of Bel Air' and 'Anteto' in the role of Will Smithbut Spain was better with De Larrea and Pradilla as leaders, which caused another time of Spanoulis with an exciting 52-56 (min. 35:47). Playing like this, he would never have lost before Georgia.
The Hellenes returned (55-66) and the third triple of López-Arostegui culminated another 5-0 partial (60-66) in a crazy match. Spain was alive. Five points of the Hernangómez and a triplazo of Saint-Supéry They tied (71-71) and Willy turned the score for the first time since 11-10 (73-72). There the Lack of regularity of a construction team once again passed (77-82min. 34:55).
The desire allowed another comeback (82-81) and Antetokounmpo went to a brutal 25+12+9 to lead the final stretch of Greece, which was in the last minute with four above (84-88). Juancho erred a triple, was missing in the second to 13.4 in the end … and the three failed them! Nor the fair shotguns. In the end, 86-90.
