Spain crashes against Antetokoumpo at the start of their preparation for the Eurobasket

The confrontation began with the player of the Milwaukee Bucks and Willy Hernángómez offensively supporting their respective teams in the first scores. They were the few moments in which Spain withstood the pull since from 5-7 the current world champions would not get ahead again.

An 8-0 run, in which Dorsey y Father Nicholas added to the scoring inspiration of Antetokounmpo, gave wings to a local team that from that moment began to look superior against an opponent who suffered excessively in defense.

It was the beginning of the match where Greece more than doubled the score of the Spaniards, who could not find solutions in either of the two baskets. Thus, with seven minutes played in the second quarter, the difference was twenty one points (46-25), despite the fact that five unanswered points from debutant Lorenzo Brown had given the visitors some air, putting them fifteen down.

Spain suffered and was overwhelmed. But that was where she hit rock bottom. A 10-2 run with baskets by the Hernangómez brothers, by Rudy Fernández and a triple by Jaime Fernandez allowed to put the 48-35 on the edge of the break and show that, beyond the adjustments that must be made in the game, the claw has not been lost in this new stage.

However, that dynamic was not enough to stop the power of Giannis Antetokoumpo, who came back from the locker room plugged in to score seven of the first nine points of the host in the third quarter. That streak again raised the income to nineteen (59-40) and, once again, Spain emerged from the abyss.

Step by step, thanks to four points from Sebas Saiz, a triple from Brizuela and successes from Sima and Lopez-Arostegui, The panorama changed radically and an 11-1 was forged that caused Spain to face the decisive quarter only six down (63-57, min 30).

It was then that Antekoumpo appeared once again to put things in their place. The Bucks player charged the team again on his broad shoulders and this time he did it definitively, scoring repeatedly and activating his teammates and the pavilion, which enjoyed the display of its star.

In just over five minutes he converted nine points of all colors that extinguished the Spanish fire and raised the lead to over fifteen points again. It was the final stone on which victory was built. Two days of reflection and analysis now await Spain to collect the revenge in Madrid, where they will meet again on Thursday.