Giannis calls Greek's bronze his top accomplishment

RIGA, Latvia -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, starring Greece to a 92-89 triumph implicit Finland successful the bronze medal crippled astatine EuroBasket connected Sunday.

It was Greece's archetypal EuroBasket medal since winning bronze successful 2009.

"We did it. This is astir apt 1 of the biggest accomplishments that I've ever accomplished arsenic an athlete," said Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks prima and a past NBA champion and MVP. "I cognize I've won an NBA championship, but there's nary feeling similar representing your nationalist squad and representing 12 cardinal radical that respire and unrecorded this nationalist team. This is astir apt the top accomplishment truthful acold successful my life."

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It was the sixth clip that Greece finished connected the podium astatine the EuroBasket, with 2 golds, 1 metallic and 3 bronze medals.

Utah Jazz guardant Lauri Markkanen had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Finland.

Greece -- which ne'er trailed and led by 17 astatine 1 constituent -- had an 11-point pb with little than 2 minutes remaining, but Finland rallied.

Elias Valtonen had a accidental to necktie the crippled with 3 escaped throws with 5 seconds near but missed the third. Antetokounmpo yet controlled the rebound for Greece and sealed the crippled with a brace of escaped throws.

Greece was routed by Turkey successful the semifinals, with Germany defeating Finland. Turkey and Germany faced disconnected aboriginal Sunday for the golden medal.