Hercules is here! Making an impressive appearance in the second half, Giraios prevailed 86-74 over the deranged AEK and celebrated its 2nd victory in this year’s Basket League (2-6).
Top for the Thessalonians Skordilis (21 points with 10/13 two points), Gullit (17 points, 6 rebounds), Kouzeloglou (15 points) and Douglas (11 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds).
On the other, for the Union Hamer (18 points), Griffin (17 points) and Pappas (16 points) fought, with Dedas’s team also losing to Angola with an injury from the first half.
The match
AEK started the game impressively and with Griffin scoring 11 points in the first three minutes, he gained a double-digit difference with “good morning” (3-14), at a time when Hercules’ players could not connect with the opponent’s basket. The response of the hosts came with a series of 6-0, with which they reduced the difference (9-14). Nevertheless, the Union found solutions in the face of Hamer and walked away again (12-24), while closing the quarter with +5 (22-27).
With Skordilis to dominate and take advantage of the inaction of the tall opponents, the team of Mexa overturned the situation to its detriment and went ahead (34-33) in the middle of the 2nd period. Somewhere there, Pappas and Flionis took action, who performed outside the 6.75m. and brought “Dikefalos” to +3 (42-45) with the final of the half. Of course, Dedas lost Angola, who was injured in the face and was taken to hospital.
In the 3rd period, the “yellow-blacks” seemed affected from the loss of Angola and found a score only from the periphery (48-52 in 23 ‘). On the other hand, Thessaloniki had a better rhythm offensively and with an individual score of 9-2, they reversed the situation and went ahead (57-54 in 25 ‘).
Hamer tried to stay upright AEK and reduced (60-59 in 27 ‘), but the hosts ran 9-0 and escaped with a double-digit difference for the first time (69-59). The ten minutes ended with Iraklis at +7 (69-62).
The party of the tall men of Giraios continued in the 4th period, with Skordilis and Kouzeloglou dominating and bringing their team to +14 (82-68 in 35 ‘). Despite Hamer’s efforts, the deranged AEK had no way to stay in the match and therefore Thessaloniki reached the pink card (86-74).
The quarters: 22-27, 42-45, 69-62, 86-74.
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