Antetokounmpo Ends Greece Olympic Wait As Spain, Brazil Book Berth

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Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an Olympic berth on Sunday as he overcame a slow start to score 23 points in an 80-69 qualifying tournament victory over Croatia in Piraeus.

The game was one of four finals on Sunday to determine the last qualifiers for the Paris mens basketball tournament.

In Riga, Brazil beat hosts Lithuania 94-69. In Valencia, Spain edged the Bahamas 86-78.

In the Olympic tournament in Lille, Greece and Spain will play in Group A with Australia and Canada. Brazil will line up in Group B with France, Germany and Japan.

The final place is between Lithuania and Puerto Rico, who meet in San Juan late Sunday. The winners will go into Group C with the United States, South Sudan and Serbia.