Vassilis Toliopoulos
Olympic Games, Greece-Spain 77-84: The Comeback Fell Short and Qualification Became Extremely Difficult
Second game for the Greek national team in the Olympics, second loss with a similar scenario and score… After Canada (who beat us 86-79 in the opener), the blue and white team was defeated 84-77 by Spain in a match that started ideally (we led 20-12 in the 8th minute) but continued nightmarishly (35-49 at halftime)… And when we played defense and found a hero in Tolioopoulos (14 points with 4/6
With an incredible performance from Giannis, Greece dominated the Dominican Republic with 109-82 in its Pre-Olympic Games debut
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s passion and desire to perform well in front of the Greek crowd that filled the SEF were evident from the first minutes of the match against the Dominican Republic, propelling the Men’s National Team in the Pre-Olympic tournament.