30+17 leads the team to achieve the best record, Antetokounmpo finally won the first international third place

The third place match of the 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship was decided by Greece against Finland. The Greek team quickly got into the state at the beginning. Taylor Dorsey made 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points in a single quarter. Antetokounmpo contributed 8 points through strong inside attacks and free throws (4 of 4 shots), helping the team lead 24-15. Finnish team core Markanen made 0 of 4 shots in the first quarter, barely supporting Mikel Jantunin's 5 points in 2 quarters Antetokounmpo continued to perform efficiently, scoring another 10 points in a single quarter (16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in halftime), and the Greek team once widened the gap to 14 points. Although Finland briefly made a 11-5 counterattack, the outside line continued to be sluggish (4 of 17 three-pointers) and still trailed 34-48 in the first half.

The Greek team once expanded its advantage to 17 points (69-56), Antetokounmpo contributed 6 points in this quarter, and Dorsey and Toliopoulos made consecutive three-pointers. Finland relied on Jantunin to stop the bleeding by 8 points in a single quarter, but Markanen still felt cold (2 of 7 shots).

Finland team once chased to 87-89 in the last quarter, and Elias Valtonin scored 12 points in a single quarter, but Antetokounmpo made 2+1 and scored both free throws to secure the victory. Markkanen missed a draw and a tip-in at the last moment, and the Finnish team failed.

Finland team:

Lauri Markkanen

Data: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal

Efficiency: 6 of 16 shots (3 of 8 three-pointers), a key free throw concede‌.

Elias Valtonin‌

Data: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Performance: 12 points in the last quarter, and once led the team to a 4-point difference.

Nkamwa‌

Data: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

Contribution: The main scorer on the front line, but the outside shooting percentage is low‌

Greece:

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Antetokounmpo)‌

Data: 30 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks

Efficiency: 9 of 11 shots (81.8% shooting percentage), 10 of 14 free throws, Key performance: Scoring 6 points in the final quarter to lock in the victory, plus or negative value +4, dominating the game on both offense and defense.

Taylor Dorsey‌

Data: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal

Highlights: 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, core firepower support from the outside.

Toliopoulos‌

Data: 15 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal

Function: an important scoring point on the bench, and a stable output of three-pointers‌

In the third place in the European Championships, Greece narrowly defeated Finland 92-89 and won the third place in this European Championships.

Giannis Antetokounmpo also set the best record in leading the team in international competitions, before he had never led Greece to the semi-finals in international competitions.