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Fearless Greeks prove American NBA gods have feet of clay
Hot-shooting Greece humbled a United States team of NBA stars 101-95 Friday to reach the World Basketball Championship final, leaving the Americans to deal with another Greek tragedy. Two years after a disappointing bronze-medal finish at the Athens Olympics and four years after a shocking sixth at the worlds, elite NBA players are no closer to solving their top global rivals and reclaiming the basketball throne. "It's a horrible feeling," US forward Antawn Jamison said. "We didn't underestimate this team. We just simply didn't play as well as we had to."
The European champions, led by 22 points from Vassilis Spanoulis, opened the second half with 10-for-10 shooting, a Greek streak that left US players in a 69-55 hole with four minutes 40 seconds left to play in the third quarter. They never recovered.
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