The Greek national team closed the round of 16 matches of the European Championship on Sunday and did so by securing a place in the quarterfinals.

The Greeks, who completely dominated behind the baskets, defeated the Israeli team 84:79 and will meet the Lithuanian basketball team in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

It's important to win when you don't fall. This is normal, because this happens sometimes to all great three-point shooting teams. And we are a great three-point shooting team. Not good, but great. Today we found a way to victory and it shows character,” V. Spanoulis sent a peculiar message to Lithuania.

The Greek national team won, although it hit only 4 three-pointers out of 25 (16 percent).

And here, their complete dominance under the basket saved them. The Greek team rebounded 45 balls and even 18 on offense.

Not to mention the dominance of the future Lithuanian target, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will need to create very clever traps.

The NBA megastar scored 37 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 37 points in 29 minutes.

"We took what they gave us. They block us - we have shooters, they don't block us - we have players who can play one-on-one. That's how this team is made," said V. Spanoulis and sent another kind of message to the Lithuanians."On the other hand, I would like to see him shown respect in the next games by blocking him with 2-3 players. Just like you should respect tall guys like Giannis."

The latter was not inclined to talk much about the Lithuanian national team right now.

"Everyone knows the Lithuanian basketball school. She's a fighter, very good, has big bodies. She knows how to play basketball and it's going to be a tough match," he briefly looked ahead to the quarterfinals.

The press conference also asked whether V. Spanoulis expected to receive any message from his friend Šarūnas Jasikevičius:"The last time I saw Šaras, it was the Euroleague Final Four. Šaras is my friend, but we haven't spoken in a long time."

Tyler Dorsey, who scored 4 points and missed three three-pointers in 28 minutes, complimented the unstoppable G. Antetokounmpo.

"They couldn't stop him tonight, and we fed him balls. He did what he had to do. He's one of the best in the world, so we're happy to have him. ) He's unstoppable," he said.

When asked about Lithuania, Dorsey emphasized:"As we've seen, you can't sleep on any one player. Everyone can have their own night, so we have to be ready for that."