The first medal! Antetokounmpo scored 29+6+4 to advance to the semi-finals: duel against the 23-year-old Rockets ace center

contributed 29 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Antetokounmpo continued his outstanding form in the European Championship, leading the Greek men's basketball team to defeat the Lithuanian men's basketball team 87-76 in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the European Championship for the first time since 2009. They will play against the Turkish men's basketball team in the semi-finals. Antetokounmpo is very eager to win a major medal in his national team career. After the game, he reminded and encouraged his teammates: "We have not won anything yet. We still need to win a game, let's rush!" In this game, Toriopolos scored 17 points, Slokas scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Papanicou scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Antetokounmpo's younger brother Costas Antetokounmpo scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, with a positive and negative value of +19 in the game, and also made great contributions to winning. Costas played for only 16 minutes and left the court with five fouls. He tried his best on the defensive end.

The Greek men's basketball team played very steadily in this battle, took the initiative from the end of the first quarter, expanded its lead in the third quarter, and defended its victory in the last quarter.

Lithuanian men's basketball team tried their best. Valanciunas contributed 24 points and 15 rebounds in this game, but their core guard Yokubetis ended the European Championship early due to injury during the group stage, resulting in a huge reduction in strength. It is indeed difficult to compete with the strong Greek men's basketball team.

In this battle, the Greek men's basketball team scored 20 points by relying on fast break, while the Lithuan men's basketball team scored only 4 points by fast break. The Greek men's basketball team won the European Championship twice in 1987 and 2005.

The Greek men's basketball team has returned. They had a golden age from 2004 to 2009. They were led by famous players such as Papalocas, Diamanditis, and Spanoris, and won the European Championships, won the runner-up of the World Championships and defeated the powerful American men's basketball team.

But after they grew old, the Greek men's basketball team fell into a low point. Antetokounmpo has been competing for the Greek men's basketball team in international competitions since 2014 and has never reached the semi-finals in the competition before. This time, he finally achieved a new breakthrough in his national team career. However, he still wants to go further.

"This is a great step. We are only two steps away from our goal. We are very happy about it. We have to stay focused because we have two games left." Greek player Dinos Mitoglu said after the game. "I first played for the national team in 2009, and I was in a low point in those years. So, to some extent, it was a great feeling. But on the other hand, we did not achieve anything. We just gave ourselves another chance to pursue our dreams."

Obviously, the Greek men's basketball players all hope to seize this rare opportunity and launch an attack on the European Championship champion. The traditional giant Spanish men's basketball team is in decline, and the number one favorite to win the championship falls in the 1/8 final, and the Greek team has indeed ushered in a good chance to win the championship. However, it is a huge test for them to compete with Türkiye, which is currently 7-0 in the semi-finals. The 23-year-old Turkish men's basketball core and Rockets center Shin Kyung is in good shape. He scored a triple-double in the quarter-finals, becoming the youngest triple-double in the history of the European Championship.