dark_horse Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 2006 FIBA World Championship Group C Greece 84-64 Qatar Qatar threw an early scare into Greece but the European Champions eventually found their rhythm and claimed a comfortable Group C triumph on the opening day of the FIBA World Championship in Japan. Top players - Dikoudis (26 pts), Diamantidis (5 rebs), Spanoulis (4 ast) Greece 81-76 Lithuania, Overtime Greece survived a nightmare at the free throw line and defeated Lithuania 81-76 in overtime for their second consecutive victory at the FIBA World Championship. Top players - Spanoulis (15 pts), Papadopoulos (4 rebs), Papaloukas (4 ast) Greece 72-69 Australia Antonis Fotsis and Nikos Zisis buried three-pointers at the end as Greece stunned Australia 72-69 in Hamamatsu at the FIBA World Championship. Top players - Diamantidis (20 pts), Diamantidis (6 rebs), Papadopoulos (3 ast) Greece 91-80 Brazil Greece remained unbeaten on Wednesday night after surviving an impressive fightback by Brazil who suffered yet again due to abysmal free-throw shooting. Top players - Papaloukas (14 pts), Fotsis (6 rebs), Diamantidis (4 ast) Greece 76-69 Turkey Turkey showed their promise once again but old rivals Greece put paid to their unbeaten run at the FIBA World Championship in the battle for Group C supremacy. Top players - Kakiouzis (17 pts), Fotsis (6 rebs), Papadopoulos (4 ast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Round of 16 Greece 95-64 China Greece fell behind early but a relentless defense led by Theo Papaloukas once again came to the rescue as they beat China 95-64 to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Championship. Top players - Papaloukas (19 pts), Kakiouzis (7 rebs), Papaloukas (6 ast) Quarterfinals Greece 73-56 France Greece booked their spot in the semifinals of the FIBA World Championship with a convincing victory over France. Top players - Papadopoulos (14 pts), Diamantidis (8 rebs), Diamantidis (5 ast) Semifinals Greece 101-95 United States Greece kept alive their dreams of capturing the world title with a stunning 101-95 semifinals triumph over the United States. Top players - Spanoulis (22 pts), Kakiouzis (6 rebs), Papaloukas (12 ast) Finals Spain 70-47 Greece Spain played their hearts out for injured hero Pau Gasol and captured their first world title with a 70-47 victory over Greece on Sunday. Top players - GRE Kakiouzis (17 pts), Kakiouzis (9 rebs), Papaloukas (3 ast) ESP Navarro, Garbajosa (20 pts), Jimenez (11 rebs), Garbajosa (4 ast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 I know I hate to post that final score in the Championship finals, but it comes to show what happened in that game. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The2ndMouse Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 nevertheless... as you said ... it was a year to remember ... Hopefully a year in the early history of a great team... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 The 'golden generation' simply played there best basketball in many years. First a European title in 2005 and now a silver medal in the world game. They also won the Acropolis Cup as well as the Saporta Cup. We may see 3 new young players inserted into the Greek squad probably after the 2008 Bejing Summer Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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