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Carlos BernalLive reporter

Summary!

September 8, 2022 4:29 PM ET
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Game is Over

The match ends, thanks for joining us in the transmission of the Estonia 69-90 Greece match, we are waiting for you at VAVEL for more transmissions.

September 8, 2022 1:07 PM ET
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4Q | 1:19

Already without starters, Estonia cuts the difference to 15 points.

September 8, 2022 12:51 PM ET
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4Q | 6:56

Greece withdraw their starters and will just wait for the game to end.

September 8, 2022 12:39 PM ET
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4Q | 10:00

The last quarter started.

September 8, 2022 12:32 PM ET
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Bye to the third

The third quarter ends with an advantage of 26 for Greece.

September 8, 2022 12:31 PM ET
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3Q | 3:17

Greece begins to play better and to dominate on the court, an advantage of 26 for the Greeks.

September 8, 2022 12:23 PM ET
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3Q | 6:27

Very clean room between both teams that seek to maintain the difference.

September 8, 2022 12:18 PM ET
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3Q | 10:00

The third quarter begins.

September 8, 2022 12:06 PM ET
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Halftime

We go to the break, a 15-point advantage for Greece. Giannis Antetokounmpo with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

September 8, 2022 11:52 AM ET
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2Q | 1:42

Total domination of Greece that increases the advantage to 14 points, great generation of Tyler Dorsey.

September 8, 2022 11:45 AM ET
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2Q | 4:03

Giannis Antetokounmpo with a triple to give Greece the lead by 10 on the scoreboard.

September 8, 2022 11:39 AM ET
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2Q | 6:47

The game remains very close and the difference is still 7 points.

September 8, 2022 11:34 AM ET
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2Q | 10:00

The second quarter started.

September 8, 2022 11:26 AM ET
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End of the first

Great closing of Greece that responds and puts the game at 6 difference at the end of the first quarter.

September 8, 2022 11:24 AM ET
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1Q | 1:17

Estonia manages to wake up and reduces the difference to 2 points.

September 8, 2022 11:23 AM ET
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1Q | 5:14

Estonia manages to slow Greece down a bit and scores its first points.

September 8, 2022 11:10 AM ET
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1Q | 7:17

Strong start for Greece that goes up on the scoreboard quickly and forces time out for Estonia. Advantage of 8 for the Greeks.

September 8, 2022 11:09 AM ET
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1Q | 10:00

The match started at the Forum di Assago.

September 8, 2022 11:00 AM ET
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About to start

We are a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of the game and the previous FIBA protocols.

September 8, 2022 10:55 AM ET
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Lineups!

These are the starting fives of each team for today's game:

Greece: Tyler Dorsey, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nick Calathes and Kostas Papanikolaou.

Estonia: Henri Drell, Siim-Sander Vene, Maik-Kalev Kostar, Kerr Kriisa, and Kristian Kullamae.

September 8, 2022 10:49 AM ET
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Greece's squad!

These are the 12 players representing Greece:

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 8, 2022 10:44 AM ET
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Estonia's squad!

These are the ones summoned by Estonia:

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 8, 2022 10:41 AM ET
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Last rosters!

Here are the last starting fives for each team before today's game:
Estonia: Henri Drell, Siim-Sander Vene, Maik-Kalev Kostar, Kerr Kriisa, and Kristian Kullamae.
Greece: Tyler Dorsey, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nick Calathes and Kostas Papanikolaou.

September 8, 2022 10:34 AM ET
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Last games!

A close match between both teams awaits us, here we share the latest results between both teams.

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 8, 2022 10:30 AM ET
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Here is Greece!

The Greek team is already at the Foosum Di Arena for today's game:

September 8, 2022 10:24 AM ET
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Last duel!

The last official match between Estonia and Greece dates from the FIBA European Championship 2000 when in the semifinal round the Greeks defeated Estonia by a score of 92-73.

September 8, 2022 10:14 AM ET
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Face to face

A close match between both teams awaits us, here we share the statistics of the season of each one.

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 8, 2022 10:11 AM ET
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Here we go!

We are just under an hour away from the game between Estonia and Greece kicking off at the Forum di Assago. Both quintets will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.

September 8, 2022 10:04 AM ET
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Stay with us to follow this game!

In a few moments we will share with you the starting line-ups for Estonia vs Greece, as well as the latest information from the Forum di Assago. Do not miss any details of the match with minute by minute and online from VAVEL.

September 7, 2022 8:56 PM ET
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Where to watch the game?

We remind you that the game will not be broadcast on television but can be followed in streaming through the FIBA YouTube channel or on the Courtside1891 platform.
If you want to follow it online, VAVEL is your best option.

September 7, 2022 8:51 PM ET
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, a must see player!

The forward from Greece is one of the great figures of his country, he plays for the Milwaukee Buck of the NBA. However, he managed to show that he was one of the most relevant figures for his selection, averaging 26.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists with the representative of Greece per game. Giannis is one of the greatest exponents of Greek basketball and is the leader of their defense, he will seek to improve his connection with Tyler Dorsey and Kostas Sloukas to complicate the game for his rivals and fight for a ticket to the next round and get into among the best exponents of the European continent.

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 7, 2022 8:46 PM ET
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How does Greece get here?

Greece enters the European basketball tournament with the aim of being among the greatest exponents of the continent, they managed to get into the second round of the qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup. At the moment they are in second place in the Group I, with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, and are slowly approaching the ticket for the World Cup. The objective in this EuroBasket for the Greeks is to fight to become one of the best teams in the competition and fight for the European title. The team led by Dimitrious Itoudis has great experience, including Tyler Dorsey, Kostas Sloukas and the Antetoukonmpo brothers, Giannis, Kostas and Thanasis. Greece are undefeated in the championship and will be looking to seal their ticket to the next round when they take on Estonia. Greece's latest results are a pair of wins against Great Britain and Italy.

September 7, 2022 8:41 PM ET
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Maik Kostar, a must see player!

The Estonian shooting guard comes to this FIBA EuroBasket after having a good season with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish ACB League. The young Estonian is one of the great promises of the team and where he hopes that his participation in this championship will allow him to get a place in the starting five and have more opportunities in the future. Kotsar arrives at the EuroBasket averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, which has made him one of the best players in his country. This must make a good pair with Henri Drell and Kerr Kiisa for Estonia to fight to get among the best on the continent.

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 7, 2022 8:36 PM ET
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Carlos BernalLive reporter

How does Estonia arrive?

The Estonian representative arrives after going through a bad tie for the FIBA World Cup 2023, the team is in sixth place in Group B with 2 wins and 6 losses, moving further and further away from tickets to the World Cup. World. In their last games they lost to Finland by a score of 68-76 and also lost to Slovenia by a score of 104-83. Estonia is one of the not so strong teams in the region and has a good base of players like Maik Kotsar, Kristian Kullamae, Henri Drell, and Kerr Kriisa. Estonia is one of the last teams to join the EuroBasket and will seek to start writing its history little by little. These do not start as favorites to advance in a complicated group along with Italy, Greece, Croatia, Ukraine and Great Britain. Estonia has not won in this Eurobasket and will try to get a victory in one of the remaining games.

September 7, 2022 8:31 PM ET
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Where's the game?

The Forum di Assago located in the city of Milan, Italy will host this duel between two teams seeking to advance to the next round of FIBA EuroBasket 2022. This stadium has a capacity for 12,700 fans and was inaugurated in 1990.

Photo: FIBA
Photo: FIBA

September 7, 2022 8:26 PM ET
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Welcome!

Good day to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the Estonia vs Greece match, corresponding to the Group Stage of FIBA EuroBasket 2022. The match will take place at the Forum di Assago, at 10 o'clock.

September 7, 2022 8:21 PM ET