We Meet Again !!

It had to happen again, didn’t it?

Yes, Spain v Greece – a clash of European giants for the second time at EuroBasket 2007.

It is a rematch of the world title game last year in Japan, when Spain overcame the loss of Pau Gasol to injury and, behind the incredible play of Jorge Garbajosa, destroyed the Greeks to capture gold.

Earlier in this tournament, in the qualifying round, Spain defeated Greece 76-58 at the Telefonica Arena.

On Saturday, the game will be at the Palacio Deportes, and the Greeks will hit the court just 20 hours after their stunning come-from-behind victory over Slovenia.

Theo Papaloukas scored 17 points, most of them late in the fourth quarter, as Greece fought back from a 16-point deficit to win 63-62.

Papaloukas put Greece into the lead and scored the final points of the game with a drive to the basket just six seconds from the end.

"If anybody has a heart problem, and this game was difficult for him, we would like to apologize,” Greece coach Panagiotis Yannakis said.

“Basketball is a game until the last second.”

Spain will have had almost two days rest after their comprehensive victory over Germany, and they will have the majority of spectators inside the 15,000-seat arena pulling for them.

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source : eurobasket2007.org