Unstoppable in the “devil week” o Olympic!
With their foot on the gas from the match against Bayern Munich, the “red and whites” crushed 89-54 the Villeurbanne, going up to 11-5.
From the first half, the Piraeus team turned the match into a walk, as through their excellent defense they kept ASVEL just at 21 points and so they went to the locker room with it +18 (39-21).
Top o Dorsey with 19 points, with Vezenkov having 15 points. and Papanikolaou 13p.
From the French champions, who retreated to 7-9, first scorer was Osetkovsky with 13 points, while from 11p. had Knight and Yousufa Fal.
The match
Olympiakos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Dorsey and Wokap. Nervous start from the “red and whites”, as Villeurbanne was at 0-4 in the first three minutes. Then, Piraeus took out many defenses and running in the open field with Vezenkov and Dorsey, went to the double score (12-6). From that point on, the pace of the match dropped, but Bartzoka’s players were in control of the game and hitting through the racket, closed the first period at +10 (20-10).
With misplaced insistence from the periphery, Olympiakos entered the second ten minutes, with Villarban making a 4-0 (20-14), until 13 ‘. The reaction came from Slouka and Martin for the new +10 (24-14), which acted as an. Alarm clock. Through their excellent defense, the “red and whites” took the reins again, with the Greek guard initially sending them to +12 (31-19) and with ASVEL having lost its concentration on both sides of the floor, they went in the locker room with +18 (39-21).
With the foot pressed on the. Accelerator, Olympiakos entered the second part as well, sending the difference to +23 (46-23). Villeurbanne was held with Osetkowski, but Dorsey caught fire outside the 6.75m, with the “red and whites” initially going to +25 (52-27) and Papanikolaou to +28 (57-29), at 25 ‘. For their part, the French had lost the ground under their feet and with Vezenkov taking the baton, the difference escaped even to +31 (65-34), with the guests forming its 65-38 third period.
The “red and whites” started with acquired speed in the fourth quarter and with a series of 7-0 they went to +36 (74-38). Naturally, the continuation of the match was procedural. The pace was free, with Olympiakos taking the victory with the final 89-54.
MVP: Through his teamwork, Olympiacos made its night against Villeurbanne easy. But, if some stood out were Dorsey, Vezenkov and Papanikolaou in scoring and of course Wookup, who with his personal defense “locked” every French guard, who was called to score.
The number that made the difference: The superiority of the “red and whites” in the match was seen in every field of statistics, whether it was the shots inside the field, or the rebounds, or even the assists and mistakes.
The ten minutes: 20-10, 39-21, 65-38, 89-54
See here the film of the match
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