With a commanding win, Giannis Antetokounmpo made his comeback to the Greek national team.
Greece easily defeated the Bahamas 102-75 in a friendly match played at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus (28-15, 18-19, 31-16, 25-25).
In just 15 minutes of action, Giannis finished the game with 14 points (5/6 FG), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steаl, and 17 EFF. It was quite the performance.
In 16 minutes of action, Dinos Mitoglou contributed 18 points (2/2 FG, 8/9 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 steаl, and 20 EFF.
Buddy Hield was the only NBA player that played tonight for the Bahamas. After playing 24 minutes, he finished with 9 points (1/12 3PT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steаl, and 8 EFF.
Despite being enrolled for the game, Deandre Ayton did not participate in any gameplay. Meanwhile, the Bahamas team for tonight did not include Eric Gordon, Kai Jones, or Isaiah Mobley.
In a Wednesday friendly match against Montenegro, the Bahamas again lost. Buddy Hield finished with 8 points (3/11 FG), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steаl, while DeAndre Ayton finished with 11 points (5/9 FG) and 5 rebounds. Eric Gordon failed miserably, scoring nil points (0/6 FG).
Greece’s lineup is as follows: Georgios Papagiannis 11 (5/6 FG), Kostas Papanikolaou 14, Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 (5/6 FG, 5 REB, 17 EFF), and Dinos Mitoglou 18 (8/9 FT, 20 EFF).
Bahamas: Buddy Hield 9 (4/15 FG, 1/12 3PT), Sammy Hunter 12, V.J. Edgecombe 13 (5/13 FG), AJ Storr 14.