Antetokounmpo missed the finals in 12+12: Positive and negative value - 30 lost 26 points, full of despair and admit defeat in advance

On September 13, the Greek men's basketball team lost to Turkey 68-94 in the European Cup semi-finals, missed the chance to return to the finals after 20 years. Antetokounmpo played 29 minutes in the game, scored 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 5 mistakes, and the plus-minus value on the court was -30 points, and it was too desperate to admit defeat in advance. In the semi-finals, facing the powerful Turkish men's basketball team, Greece was attacked by Turkey at the beginning. After that, Antetokounmpo led the team to catch up with points, but Turkey had no choice but to make many points and 10 points behind Greece 16-26 in the first quarter. Antetokounmpo played 10 minutes in the first quarter, and scored only 2 points and 5 rebounds in 14 shots.

After Greece scored 4-0 to 6 points in the second quarter, the whole team was silent and made frequent mistakes. Turkey completely widened the gap by 19-4. Antetokounmpo continued to lead the team to resist, but he was still 18 points behind after the half. Antetokounmpo made 1 of 3 shots in this quarter, and only contributed 2 points. In the first half, the Greek team made 12 mistakes. Antetokounmpo made 2 of 7 shots in the first half, and Antetokounmpo made 2 of 7 shots in the halftime and scored 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 mistakes. During the break, Antetokounmpo returned to the locker room with frustration and anger. In the second half, Greece was still suppressed by Turkey in the third quarter, and was lagging behind by about 20 points. There were more than 3 minutes left in this quarter. Antetokounmpo was replaced and sat on the bench was very disappointed. After the third quarter, Greece was 21 points behind 51-72; Antetokounmpo continued to appear in the final quarter, dunking Shen Jing, but the score difference was always large, and there was no hope of a comeback. In the end, he had to admit defeat in advance.

Antesco scored the worst game of this European Cup. In the previous five games, he scored at least 25 points in a single game, but lost to Turkey in the semi-finals. Antesco was in poor form and became one of the sinners who were tragically eliminated in Greece. He missed the finals to compete for the championship. In the next game, Antesco will lead Greece and Finland to compete for the third place.