To an NBA fan, this one shouldn’t have been close: Canada is loaded with NBA talent, while Greece has... Giannis. But close it was. Greece always trailed but kept things close, even drawing to within two after a Giannis dunk with 48 seconds remaining. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (who, if you didn’t know, is quite good!), RJ Barrett, and Canada responded and stayed ahead to win 86-79.
Giannis finished with a jersey-matching 34 points on 11-17 shooting, missing his only (woo!) three-point attempt and going a solid 80% (12-15) from the free-throw line. He tacked on five rebounds and two assists in his 33 (!