Luka Doncic, who played great NBA playoffs, was disappointed in the basketball men’s Olympic qualifying tournament.
Giannis Antetokounmpo star-studded Greece won almost in style Luka Doncic led by Slovenia 96-68 in the semifinals of the men’s basketball Olympic qualifying tournament in Piraeus.
Greece led throughout the game and practically decided the tie in the opening period, which it took by 18 points, 32–14.
Greece, playing the home tournament, was the most greedy for points Thomas Walkup (19/6) and Vasileios Toliopoulos (17). Giannis Antetokounmpo played only 20 minutes, but during that time he was the king of the field in the plus/minus statistic (+31), giving him a modest power of 13/4.
Doncic, who played more than 34 minutes, was marked with ten turnovers and 21/7/5s. Josh Nebo was Slovenia’s sharpest 17/7.
Greece will face the winner of the Croatia-Dominican Republic match in Sunday’s qualifying final. The winner of the fight will be guaranteed a ticket to the initial group of the Paris Olympics, where Australia, Canada and the winner of the Valencia (Susijeng) qualifying group will play.