Losing to the Greek European Championships group, has the Spanish men s basketball team declined?

The 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship group stage Spain vs. Greece broke out from the outside in the first quarter, and naturalized player Taylor Dorsey made 3 three-pointers and scored 14 points in a single quarter. The Greek team made 8 of 10 three-pointers, leading Spain 31-20. Spain's offense was silent and had no points in four consecutive minutes.

End quarter Antetokounmpo (Giannis Antetokounmpo) and Antetokounmpo (Costas Antetokounmpo) joined forces to expand the gap. Spain barely scored 8 points in a single quarter with only Arostegir, and was still behind 35-50 in the first half.

Spain adjusted its defense in the third quarter and played a 9-0 offensive. Antetokounmpo scored 8 points in a single quarter to stabilize the situation, while Greece maintained a slight advantage 68-63.

Spain once overtook the score in the fourth quarter (Hernan Gomez brothers scored a key score), but Antetokounmpo made a continuous attack at the basket, Papanicou made a key three-pointer, and Greece led 81-77. Spain missed open three-pointers and fast break opportunities in the last moment, and Juan Hernangomez missed three free throws and eventually lost 86-90.

Spain‌: 21 free throws with 37 free throws (2 of 8 free throws in the last quarter), 29% three-point shooting percentage, and Aldama scored 12 points and 8 rebounds.

‌Greece: Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, and Dorsey scored 22 points, and the team's three-point shooting percentage was 38%.

After this game, Spain won 2 wins and 3 losses in the group stage, missing the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time since 2001, becoming the first defending champion to be eliminated in the group. They had previously lost to Italy 63-67, and their offensive fluency and outside shooting percentage continued to be sluggish. This failure declared that the once world-class men's basketball national team officially declined from then on. It reflects the drastic changes in the European basketball landscape.