After a long-awaited return to the Olympics, the Canadian Men’s Basketball Team beat Greece 86-79, and won at the Games for the first time since September 30th, 2000.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came up clutch as Team Canada survived Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 34-point performance and Team Greece’s late comeback attempts.
Greece stays competitive, but Canada inches by in opener
In a matchup of NBA MVP contenders Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo, Team Greece took on Team Canada in the second game of group play in this year’s ‘Group of Death’ — which includes Australia and Spain, alongside Greece and Canada.