Greece vs Egypt: Analysis and Prediction – Greece will play against Egypt in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Greece vs Egypt Odds
Greece Team News
In the first match of the tournament, Greece convincingly beat the Dominican Republic by 109:82, thanks to the top game of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 32 points, with 11/11 field goal. In addition to his perfect game, Thomas Walkup was the most effective with 17 points, so Greece expects the next duel with great optimism.
The Dominican Republic cannot be the benchmark for what Greece should represent in this most prestigious tournament of all, when it comes to the Olympic Games. Giannis Antetokounmpo was too dominant and achieved the aforementioned performance by about 20 points, which is impressive. Such matches are rarely seen and this is exactly what awaits any of Greece’s lower level rivals, such as Egypt. This team may not have shooting talent, but it has new energy from the bench in the form of Vassilis Spanoulis, who has already instilled a winning mentality and that it is achieved through hard work, i.e. defense. Greece and how it has the potential to play top defense, both next to the NBA superstar, and next to the others. More precisely, this team has great potential to play quality on both sides of the court, which can be seen through the example of Nick Calathes, who shared 11 assists against the Dominican Republic, but can also shut down every scorer, as he did in Fenerbahce.
In the next match, Greece should play at the previous level and be focused, which will be quite enough against one of the worst, if not the worst team in the tournament. Egypt cannot defend Greece’s athleticism, nor can it outpace Vassilis Spanoulis’ team in offense.
Egypt Team News
In the first game, Egypt was convincingly defeated by the Dominican Republic by 90:77, in a match in which the most effective players were Ahmed Metwaly with 24 points and Khaleb Abdelgawad with 15 points. Now they have an even bigger challenge, in which they will have to show a better quality game, if they want to be competitive.
It is no secret that Egypt came to this tournament as an outsider and has the least chance of qualifying for the Olympic Games. In the first meeting, they were inferior in rebounding and allowed the opponent to count up to 43 in that segment, while Egypt remained at only 29. Given that Greece is much more powerful in rebounding than the Dominican Republic, it is clear that Egypt cannot expect anything good in that clash. The decisive part in the previous match was the second, when Egypt scored only nine points, which speaks volumes about how weak they are offensively. The third part of the game went a little better, but already then the Dominican Republic gained a serious advantage and there was no hope of a turnaround.
If Egypt wants to make a miracle in the next meeting, it is necessary to limit the contribution of Giannis Antetokounmpo, and on the other hand to ensure control in the rebound. It will be close to an impossible mission, but that’s the only way this team can match the opposition, with top shooting percentages a must.
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