Back to back away victory for him Olympic!
After the big “double” in Milan, the “red and whites” went through Kazan, prevailing 87-84 of Unix in overtime!
In fact, the Piraeus team also kept their luck in their hands during the regular season, but Jekiri tied at 77-77 at 12.7 ” before the end, while Sloukas and Dorsey failed to score in the end.
Awesome look from him Vezenkov with 22 points, with Σλουκα to have 12p. and 8 assists, while from 10p. had the Fal and Larentzaki, with the second being excellent in the extra five minutes.
From the Russian team, the first scorers were L. Brown and Canaan with 21p. and 20p. respectively, with Hezonia to stay at 11 p.m. with 3/14 shots, but also to have the misplaced three-pointer at the end of extra time.
The match
Olympiakos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Dorsey and Wokap. The “red and whites” were nervous and misguided in the attack in the beginning, with the result that Unix had control from an early age and running in the open field went to +7 (13-6), in 5 ‘. Then, Martin went on the floor, who helped the Piraeus the most, where through their defense they equalized with an individual score of 2-9 (15-15), in 8 ‘. However, in the last minutes, they “paid” for the failure outside the 6.75m., With the Russians closing at +3 (20-17) in the first period, thanks to Canaan.
Very concentrated in the defense, Olympiakos entered the second period with Jean-Charles in front and with Sloukas doing exceptionally well in the organizational part, initially ran a partial score of 4-12 for +5 (24-29), while with 3 / 3 shots by Larentzakis, the difference went to +6 (26-32), in 15 ‘. Then the “red and whites” blocked aggressively, with J. Brown to bring the match to the point (31-32). The answer of Piraeus came with three-pointers for +7 (33-40), with L. Brown reacting for the Russians and they reducing to the basket (40-42), at the end of the first half.
With the series of three-pointers by Canaan, Unix entered the second part for +4 (46-42). Olympiakos’s answer came with Dorsey and Vezenkov, with the match gaining a fast pace. But, on the other hand, Canaan remained “warm” and so the Russians were firmly ahead (55-51). Fal then held the “red and whites” aggressively, but their defense never improved and so the hosts closed the third period at +3 (62-59).
With Sloukas starting in the top five, Olympiakos entered “furiously” in the fourth quarter and with a partial score of 2-8, went ahead again (64-67). The continuation was not proportional, as the mistakes gave Unix the opportunity to equalize (69-69), in 34 ‘. Vezenkov’s three-pointer “detached” Bartzokas’s team temporarily, but the desperate failure that followed in the periphery, gave the Russians the right to equalize (72-72), in 37 ‘. There, came a big three-pointer by Dorsey for the new lead, but a wrong attack and a shot by Canaan, brought the new tie (75-75), in 39 ‘. With Fal, Piraeus took the lead again, but Jekiri with an aggressive rebound equalized (77-77), at 12.7 ” before the end. In the last attack, Sloukas and Dorsey did not score and so the match went into extra time.
Olympiakos started with tremendous defenses in the extra five minutes, going to +4 (77-81). Mistakes and missed shots followed, with L. Brown scoring the first basket of Unix (79-81), in 43 ‘. With a big lay-up by Larentzakis and a three-pointer by Vezenkov, the “red and whites” went to +5 (81-86), with Canaan answering and reducing to the basket (84-86), at 20 ” before the end . At 6.2 ” Sloukas made 1/2 shots, with Hezonia failing to score a three-pointer at the end and Olympiakos taking the victory with the final 87-84.
MVP: Sasha Vezenkov returned to excellent performances. He was almost everywhere on the floor, shooting big shots whenever he needed to. The 36 in the ranking confirms it, as he had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 (!) Steals! Of course, Larentzakis also gets a small credit, as in addition to the 10p. he had, he also played terribly in defense, helping with rebounds.
The number that made the difference: Peripherally, the night did not go well for Olympiakos, since it had 9/37 three-pointers. However, Bartzoka’s players shared 26 assists against 16, got more rebounds with 43 against 37, while an important factor was 64.7% in two points (22/34).
The ten minutes: 20-17, 40-42, 62-59, 77-77 etc., 84-87 par.
See here the film of the match
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