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\nBERLIN: Giannis Antetokounmpo got ejected, and Greece\u2019s hopes of bringing home a European championship ended not long afterward.<\/p>\n
\nGermany, meanwhile, are taking full advantage of their home-court edge.<\/p>\n
\nDennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel Theis had a 13-point, 16-rebound effort and host Germany moved into the EuroBasket semifinals with a 107-96 win over Greece on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\nAntetokounmpo had a monster game for Greece \u2014 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in 30 minutes. But he also picked up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls, the last of those leading to his ejection with 4:56 left.<\/p>\n
\nGreece were down by 14 when he committed his second such foul, and Germany maintained full control the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
\nGermany now have a chance at what would be just their second medal in their last 13 appearances at EuroBasket. The Germans won the European title in 1993 and were second in 2005; assured of no worse than fourth now, this tournament will mark their best EuroBasket finish since that silver-medal showing.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think this is unbelievable for German basketball, the way this team, the way these players have performed on their home soil up to now,\u201d Germany coach Gordie Herbert said. \u201cI think the way they\u2019ve played, the way we\u2019ve played, people can relate to. They see an identity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGreece and Serbia were the only two teams that made it through the group stage of EuroBasket with unbeaten records, both 5-0 and led by a pair of two-time NBA MVPs \u2014 Antetokounmpo for Greece, Nikola Jokic for Serbia.<\/p>\n
\nThen came the knockout stage, and the records no longer mattered. Serbia and Jokic were ousted in the round of 16 by Italy; Antetokounmpo and Greece are now gone as well.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe really enjoyed the ride,\u201d Greece coach Dimitrios Itoudis said. \u201cWe really enjoyed the journey. I think that we made a lot of people proud with the way that this team performs. We wanted to go more, but it didn\u2019t happen this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGiannoulis Larentzakis scored 18 points on only five shot attempts for Greece; he was 5 for 5 from the field, four of those from 3-point range, and was 4 for 6 from the foul line. Tyler Dorsey added 13 for Greece.<\/p>\n
\nFranz Wagner and Andreas Obst had 19 points apiece for Germany, who play Spain in Friday\u2019s semifinals.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was a really physical game,\u201d Wagner said. \u201cA lot of points. We found our rhythm really early and I think we did a way better job collectively guarding them in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSPAIN 100 FINLAND 90<\/p>\n
\nMost of the names on Spain\u2019s national team have changed in the last year, with the roster that headed to EuroBasket significantly different from the one that played in the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n
\nThe expectations, however, remain the same.<\/p>\n
\nWilly Hernangomez scored 27 points, Juancho Hernangomez added 15 and Spain \u2014 with just three players who got any significant playing time at the Tokyo Games last summer \u2014 powered into the semifinals by erasing a 15-point deficit and topping Finland in Tuesday\u2019s first quarterfinal.<\/p>\n
\nDown 50-35 late in the final half, Spain outscored Finland 65-40 over the game\u2019s final 21 minutes.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe showed, one more time, cohesiveness, toughness, generosity, we shared the ball well,\u201d Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said. \u201cAt the end of the day, this is what you can ask to a team which is so inexperienced and so new in this kind of engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSpain reached the EuroBasket semifinals for the 11th consecutive time and will play Germany on Friday for a spot in the final.<\/p>\n
\nDario Brizuela scored 14 points, Rudy Fernandez added 11 and Lorenzo Brown had 10 for Spain.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was a hard battle,\u201d said Willy Hernangomez, Juancho\u2019s older brother. \u201cTough battle for us. … Our first half was really bad. We started the game not with the right mentality. And then at halftime, (we said) we\u2019ve got to be us, we\u2019ve got to be us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSpain opened the third quarter on a 17-5 run, more than setting the tone for its comeback.<\/p>\n
\nLauri Markkanen scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Finland, while Mikael Jantunen scored 13, Alexander Madsen had 13 and Sasu Salin added 11.<\/p>\n
\nFinland was seeking its first trip to the EuroBasket semifinals.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, you see why Spain is always so tough,\u201d Finland\u2019s Shawn Huff said. \u201cThey never give up. We gave it a good shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWEDNESDAY\u2019S SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
\nThe other two quarterfinal games are on tap: France play Italy, and defending champion Slovenia take on Poland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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