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End of Eurobasket road for Greece
Greece bowed out of the 2017 Eurobasket going down 74-69 to Russia in Wednesday's quarterfinal, as its poor shooting rate in free throws cost the national team dearly in Istanbul.
The poor contribution of the bench forced coach Costas Missas to rely mostly on just seven players for the game against a more complete side that Russia generally is.
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Greece loses to Finland, faces make-or-break match with Poland
A most disappointing Greece suffered a 12-point loss to host Finland on Tuesday and is facing a must-win game against Poland on Wednesday.
Finland advanced to the next round winning 89-77 and making the most of a very poor Greek show for the first 33 minutes of the game in Helsinki.