Galis vs USSR (eurobasket 1987 final, 40 points)

Nikos Galis...A LEGEND!!! (scored 40 points that night). The final score: Greece-USSR 103-101. Former NBA established defender, Sarunas Marciulionis, was Galis' personal guard in the game. He once mentioned him as one of the toughest opponents he ever had to face, when asked by an NBA reporter, who of course had no idea! Too pitty Europe learned about Nick when he was old, and not as athletic as in the early 80s. In 1987,he seams twice as athletic as young and mighty Marciulionis, but imagine he's 30 years old. Galis could easily dunk even at that age, even being only 6,1 feet(1.83). But he disliked dunking, despite learning the game in the states (dunk mania was not there yet, though). He dunked several times in 1980-81 season, when he was only 23 years old, but those dunks have only been recorded by a photographer, and not by a video camera. (the game was not popular those days in Greece). In that season, Nick averaged 44 points per game. Dammit. We've seen so little of him!

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[taylorlebon]

love from turkey to the great god of basketball: GALLIS...

[twohandtap]

Κατι σε Jimi Hendrix του basket..... Αμα ξαναβγεί τέτοιος να με χέσετε.....!

[NtellosG13]

@drsoe08 and @Flipper79able

There are a few players that can jump before the defenders and land after them. This was the think that made Galis a hero. Plus you can't compare European basket and American. The first one is about teamwork and mistakes and the other is about physique. That's why USA can't dominate the Fiba world cup and Olympics. They struggle in European, or fiba style of basket.

[anthika3]

@MrTsaky i apo paoktsides ..........



[MrTsaky]

...τα dislike μαλλον ειναι απο τα ξενερωτα Αμερικανακια που υποστηριζουν οτι η ποιοτητα του τελικου του '87 ειναι ενας καθημερινος αγωνας του Κολλεγιακου πρωταθληματος τους!Βρε ουστ!

[Flipper79able]

This looks like a basketball game at any local Y.M.C.A. in the United States. Not that impressed.

[drsoe08]

@dimalex8 watch the bad boy pistons during the late 80's ,those guys define the word DEFENSE and google the "jordan rules".

[gvandoul]

13 people have never before watched the game of basketball.

[snakesd]

Ο Γκάλης είναι ο μεγαλύτερος Έλληνας αθλητής όλων των εποχών με διαφορά.Απο αυτόν ξεκίνησαν όλες οι μεγάλες επιτυχίες του Ελληνικού αθλητισμού.Ο Τύπος έκανε 330 κιλά ημικαθίσματα δεν ήταν τυχαία όλα αυτά που έκανε ενώ παράλληλα είχε και φοβερή δύναμη με ευλιγισία.