Men s Basketball European Cup: Antetokounmpo leads strongly, Greece s first game

On August 29, the group stage of the Men's Basketball Team Group C of the European Cup kicked off. The Greek team and the Italian team met on a narrow road, and a fierce competition began. In the end, the Greek team defeated Italy 75-66 with Antetokounmpo's brave performance and welcomed a good start. At the beginning of the game, Antetokounmpo showed strong dominance and scored consecutively at the basket. Italian team Meli was not showing any weakness and scored 7 points in a row to respond. Greece temporarily led 8-7. Subsequently, Mitoglu made consecutive free throws, Antetokounmpo made another dunk after mid-range shot, Toliopoulos hit a three-pointer, and the end of the first quarter, Greece led Italy by 10 points 22-12.

In the second quarter, Toliopoulos scored a layup and Gallinari made a three-pointer. The Italian coach received a skilled foul because he was dissatisfied with the penalty. Antetokounmpo received a dunk, Slokas also made a three-pointer, and the Greek team still maintained a 10-point lead. Nian and Meli made efforts in the interior, and the Italian team gradually narrowed the gap. At the end of the half, Greece led 36-32, Antetokounmpo had 14 points and 4 rebounds, Meli contributed 14 points, while Italian core Fontechio made 0 of 6 shots and failed to score a single point.

The change of sides again, Slokas hit a three-pointer, Antetokounmpo made two dunks in a row, Gallinari made three free throws, Antetokounmpo scored a tip-in, and Greece led by 11 points. Entorsi scored a mid-range shot, and the Italian team was out of power as if they were on the offense in the first quarter. After three quarters, Greece led Italy 56-45.

In the last quarter, Toliopoulos and Zarenzakis made three-pointers, Nion scored a dunk, and Antetokounmpo responded with an all-over dunk. At this time, Fontechio's touch was still cold and he had already made 0 of 10 shots. Spagnolo scored a layup, Nion dunked again, Fontechio finally hit a three-pointer, and the Italian team made a small climax of 8-0. Antetokounmpo made a layup, Spagnolo also made a layup, and Italy narrowed the gap to 5 points. At the critical moment, Antetokounmpo first dunked, then made a layup to stabilize the situation, and the Greek team finally won the victory of the game.

Looking at the whole game, Antetokounmpo is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Greek team's victory and can be called the star of this game. He shot 14 of 20 shots, scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists, and made multiple dunks, dominating the Italian team's penalty area. At the stalemate of the last quarter, Antetokounmpo scored a key goal in a row, leading the Greek team to stabilize its advantage and lay a victory in one fell swoop.

In contrast, Italian core Fontecchio performed seriously malfunctioning, shooting 1 of 11 shots and only scored 4 points. Despite Meli's 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Nian scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, Spagnolo scored 10 points, and Gallinari also scored 8 points, but it still couldn't make up for the losses caused by Fontechio's poor form.

After this game, the Greek team occupied a favorable position in the Group C group stage with this victory. Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance also made fans look forward to the performance of the Greek team in subsequent games. The Italian team needs to adjust its state as soon as possible to solve the problem of instability on the offensive end to cope with the next challenges. The excitement of the Men's Basketball European Cup continues, let us look forward to the teams bringing more exciting duels in subsequent games.