Olympic Basketball Tournament quarterfinals kick off with a showdown between Germany and Greece at 11:00 CEST, and you can follow the game live on BasketNews.
On Tuesday, August 6, the Olympic Basketball Tournament quarterfinals will kick off in Paris.
The playoffs begin with a game between two European powerhouses: reigning world champions Germany and Greece, led by NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. This first quarterfinal match tips off at 11:00 CEST at the Bercy Arena in Paris.
Germany has shown dominant form, qualifying for the Olympic playoffs as one of the top two teams in the tournament. They won all three of their games by double-digit margins, defeating Japan (97-77), Brazil (86-73), and host France (85-71).
Greece had a more challenging path, losing their first two games against Canada (79-86) and Spain (77-84). However, they bounced back with a win against Australia (77-71) and received a favorable result from the Serbia-South Sudan game, allowing them to qualify as one of the two best third-placed teams in the groups.
These two teams last faced off in the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 quarterfinals, where Germany emerged victorious with a 107-96 win.
In that game, Germany excelled from beyond the arc, making 17 of 31 three-point attempts. Giannis scored 31 points that night, but it was Dennis Schroder who stole the show with 26 points and 8 assists.
The Germany-Greece Olympic quarterfinal will be aired live on ARD and ZDF in Germany, ERT in Greece, and Peacock in the U.S.
Completed game:
Germany 76-63 Greece
- Greece started the game strong, leading 10-2 after three minutes and a half minutes played.
- Giannis converted two free throws, made a dunk, and Greece created a double-digit advantage (16-4) midway through the first period.
- Greece limited Germany to just 11 points in the first quarter, while Hellas scored 21. Germany turned the ball over four times and made just five field goals in 29 attempts (26%).
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8, Nick Calathes 5, Dinos Mitoglou 4 (4 REB).
Germany: Moritz Wagner 4 (3 REB), Dennis Schroder 3.
- Germany opened the second tally with a 5-0 spurt (16-21).
- After Schroder's two-pointer, Germany was only down one (32-33) with two minutes to go in the second quarter.
- The reigning world champions extended their comeback efforts during the last stretch of the second period and tied the game at 36 at halftime.
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10, Dinos Mitoglou 6 (4 REB), Thomas Walkup 6, Nick Calathes 5, Kostas Papanikolaou 5.
Germany: Franz Wagner 6, Moritz Wagner 6 (3 REB), Dennis Schroder 5 (5 AST), Johannes Voigtmann 5, Nick Weiler-Babb 5.
- Dennis Schroder nailed a three-pointer to start the second half, and Germany took the lead for the first time in the game (39-36).
- Greece recovered (47-42), but Giannis received his third personal foul with six minutes to play in the third.
- Germany finished the third quarter better. Isaac Bonga hit a buzzer-beating three, and they created the record advantage of 7 points (59-52) with 10 minutes to go in the game.
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo 15, Thomas Walkup 12, Kostas Papanikolaou 8, Dinos Mitoglou 6 (6 REB).
Germany: Franz Wagner 12 (3 AST), Isaac Bonga 9 (3/5 3PT, 5 REB), Moritz Wagner 8 (4 REB), Dennis Schroder 8 (7 AST), Johannes Thiemann 8 (6 REB), Johannes Voigtmann 7.
- Germany continued to control the game and had plus nine (65-56) with four minutes to play. Their lead eventually reached 10 points (67-57).
- Team captain Dennis Schroder sent Germany to the semifinals with a game-clinching three-pointer (72-57) with 1:50 left.
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo 22, Thomas Walkup 12, Kostas Papanikolaou 10 (9 REB).
Germany: Franz Wagner 18 (3 AST), Dennis Schroder 13 (8 AST), Johannes Thiemann 10 (6 REB), Isaac Bonga 9 (3/6 3PT, 6 REB), Moritz Wagner 8 (5 REB).
