Giannis Antetokounmpo earned his place on the EuroBasket podium, powering Greece to the bronze medal for the first time since 2009.
Greece secured its first EuroBasket podium finish in 16 years after holding off Finland, 92-89, in the battle for third place on Sunday (PH time).
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with a dominant stat line of 30 points, 17 rebounds, and six assists.
Tyler Dorsey added 20, while Vasileios Toliopoulos chipped in 15 as Greece earned its first medal since 2009.
Greece never trailed and built a lead as large as 17 points, but had to sweat out the final seconds.
Up 11 with less than two minutes to play, Greece saw Finland storm back to cut the deficit to just one with five seconds left. Elias Valtonen, however, missed the last of three free throws that could have tied the game.
Lauri Markkanen paced Finland with 19 points, while Valtonen added 18 in the losing effort.
With the bronze medal, Greece capped a memorable run led by Antetokounmpo, reaffirming their place among Europe’s basketball elite.
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