Without much energy in defense, but with good offensive function, o Olympic won 98-78 τον Apollo, going up to 8-1 in the Stoiximan Basket League, in view of the “devil week” in the Euroleague.
The image of the team from Patras is very good, as it did not let the game escape until 37 ‘, where the difference was at 11 points (89-78). In the last minutes, Vetoula’s players got tired and thus the final score was formed.
Top of the “red and whites” o McKissick with 22 points, with Larentzakis having 13 points. and Slouka, Martin and Jean-Charles to have from 10p. anyone.
On the other hand, Apollo retreated to 4-5, with Chalbouris and Davis standing out with 18 points. and 17p. respectively.
The match
With good defenses and running in the open field, Olympiakos initially led 10-2, while with the three-pointers by Papanikolaou and Vezenkov, it escaped to +12 (19-7), in 6 ‘. In the following minutes, the “red and whites” hit through the racket with Martin, with Coleman holding the Patras aggressively and the score of the first period was 26-13.
With much improved percentages from the periphery and Larentzakis ahead, the “red and whites” escaped at +18 (38-20), in 13 ‘. Apollon reacted with the offensive rebounds of Davis (41-28), with Piraeus responding with a series of 7-0 with McKissick for +20 (48-28), in 18 ‘. In the last minutes, Bartzoka’s players made easy mistakes, with Thomas taking… fire for the visitors and so the score at the end of the first half was 51-38.
Very relaxed defenses from both teams at the beginning of the second half, with Apollon taking advantage of this and not allowing the difference to grow (61-50), in 24 ‘. Then, McKissick sent the “red and whites” to +16 (69-53) and Tsalbouris answered for -11 (69-58), in 27 ‘. Then, Piraeus put pressure on the defense and escaped to +18 (76-58), with Tsalpouris’s three-pointer making it 76-61 in the third period.
The seriousness in the defense was missing from Olympiakos in the fourth ten minutes, with Apollon playing completely liberated and thus keeping the distance at the same levels (82-70). The misplaced insistence of the “red and whites” from the periphery and Davis reduced the difference to -11 (89-78), in 37 ‘. In the last minutes, Patras was left with forces with Slouka and Vezenkov forming the final 98-78.
The ten minutes: 26-13, 51-38, 76-61, 98-78
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