Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece beat out Luka Dončić and Slovenia, 96-68, in the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament.
Greece and Giannis Antetokounmp are one win away from earning bid to the Paris Olympics. Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes and Greece beat out Luka Dončić and Slovenia, 96-68, on Saturday in the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament. Dončić finished with 21 points in the game in Piraeus, Greece, which marked the first time the two NBA megastars faced one another while representing their senior national teams.
Other semifinal games are taking place Saturday at tournaments in Spain, Latvia and Puerto Rico. Doncic, who played through injuries in the NBA Finals for the Dallas Mavericks in their five-game loss to the Boston Celtics, averaged 31 points in Slovenia's first two qualifying games. But he came out flat on Saturday against Greece's big front line. Slovenia was put on its heels early, as Greece scored the game's first 13 points and took a 32-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
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