If the teams that aim high, above all, must have character, then the Olympic gave a sample of its capabilities. His team George Bartzokas, not only reacted after the defeat by Panathinaikos, but dissolved Armani in Milan with 21 points (72-93).
In a night that will go down in history due to the three-point record (18 goals), the “red and whites” got their first away victory this season and forced the whole Messina in the first home defeat and the third in a row in the Euroleague, with Piraeus reaching 8-4, reaching the Italians (8-4 as well).
Top scorer Larentzakis with 18p. (5 / 9tr.) And was followed by Dorsey (14p., The 12 in the first period, 4 / 6tr., 4as.), Vezenkov (12p., 2 / 3tr.), While Papanikolaou made excellent defenses in the third period, when Armani was trying to return to the score.
From Armani the one who was rescued was Sevon Shields, which stopped at 26 p.m. (3 / 4tr.), With Datome being the other only double-digit with 12 points. in 13 ‘participation.
The match
The wild state of Olympiacos was evident from the first minutes of the match as well Vezenkov, Wokap and Dorsey started with 3/3 three points (2-9), while the American with two other “bombs” shot the difference to +12 (6-18), while the “icing on the cake” of the first period came with his fourth three points, doing it 18-27. The first period ended at 25-30, as at the same time the defense of the “red and whites” was living with the enthusiasm that the attack had brought.
The pattern that completed the first period was transferred to the second, as Armani with the tip of his spear Daniels and with an amazing defense of the newcomer Hines, he brought the match to balance very quickly (33-33) and now the reaction of Olympiakos was a bet. This was won again by the three-point line. Larentzakis and Sloukas gave the momentum needed and Martin (8 points in the second period) who developed into an unpredictable factor of the match, with the “red and whites” running in a row 12-0 (33-45). The pace was set and Olympiacos closed the half at +15 (45-60), with Printezis also providing valuable offensive solutions.
The start of the third season was the worst time for tonight Olympic, as in the first four minutes he could not find a connection with the opponent’s basket, but in this time that was enough to do the… damage, his team Bartzoka was kept in the foam through his defense, after conceding just a 7-2 (52-62) and since then he re-entered the rhythm of the match again with three points. Papanikolaou and McKissick sent the difference to +15 (53-68), while it reached the highest value +17 (55-72) with shots by Fal, with the period of να defense closing at 57-72. During this time, Papanikolaou was impressive in defense, winning three offensive fouls, stopping the momentum that Armani went to build.
Where τελικά the ball will finally sit was decided in the first minutes of the fourth period, as Olympiakos, having put forward its defensive mechanisms, was holding the victory tightly in its hands and the bet was to go the difference as high as possible, as the possibility equality of the two teams is no longer at all unlikely. Playing comfortably and without pressure, Olympiakos and specifically o Larentzakis he put it all. He made it 67-85 with his own three-pointer, he continued Σλουκας (70-88) and the epilogue was given with a buzzer-beater three-pointer by “Larry” forming the final 72-93, with +21 being the highest difference recorded in the match.
MVP: With a very small difference from any second, we choose Dorsey. He was the one who gave the signal and the rhythm with the show from the three-point line in the first half. Larentzakis was also terrible, of course, which was the main reason for the difference.
The number that made the difference: What else; Olympiacos had 18/33 three-pointers and we will mainly focus on 12/16 of the first half. The “red and whites” lay there and slept there.
The ten minutes: 25-30, 45-60, 57-72, 72-93
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