In the semi-finals of the European Championships, the Turkish men's basketball team defeated the Greek men's basketball team 94-68. After the game, Türkiye's head coach Ataman talked about the restrictions on Antetokounmpo in an interview.

Ataman said: "We maintained a consistent defensive aggressiveness, and most teams would step back and give Antetokounmpo space, but we didn't do that. We forced him into the inside and used Shin Kyung to double-team, so Osmani has been actively blocking him from getting the ball. Every time the letter tries to attack Osmani, we use Shin Kyung to assist in defense so that he can't find the rhythm."

"As I said, this is not the NBA (FIBA no defense three seconds) - in European basketball, if you are well prepared, protect the inside and the players stay aggressive, you can succeed, and it's not difficult to stop the letters." Ataman said.

In this game, Antetokounmpo made 6 of 13 shots in 30 minutes, 0 of 1 free throw, scoring only 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, making 5 mistakes, with a positive and negative value of -30 the lowest in the game.

source:m7 cn