Change the… Lights on Armani The Olympic in the crowded SEF!
With their excellent defense as a “weapon”, the “red and white”… suffocated the Italians and defeating them 82-66they went up to 11-6 which sent them to the top of the Euroleague.
Leader of Piraeus o Peters with 16 points, with Walkup had 10p. and to be pivotal at the beginning of the fourth period. Reappearance for him Vezenkov with 8 points, with Barzoka’s team finishing the match with 12/26 3-pointers and 14 steals!
From the team of Messina, which retreated to 6-11stood out Baron with 12 points.
The match
Olympiacos started with Fal, Peters, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. A nervous start from the “red and whites” with Davis being a problem at the same time and thus Armani had the lead (5-8) in the first three minutes. Then, the Piraeus team tightened up defensively and with Peters leading the way, they went on a 6-0 run for +3 (11-8), in the 5th minute. The Italians responded with Hall and Thomas, equalizing (13-13), in the 7th minute. However, in the last three minutes, Bartzoka’s players took full control of the match and stormed outside the 6.75m. they made individual scores 14-2 and closed the first period at +12 (27-15).
Olympiacos continued at the same pace in the first two minutes of the second period, with Slukas and Larentzakis sending them to +15 (32-17). Armani’s reaction came from Mitrou-Long and Baron with a 7-0 run (32-24), in the 15th minute. Then, the “red and white” took out defenses and finding solutions in the attack with Walkup and Boloboi went to +12 (39-27), at 17′. However, errors followed from Barzoka’s players, with Baron and Hines on the other hand pushing the Italians to an 8-0 run (39-35), until 19′. McKissick’s basket ended the streak of the visitors, who responded with a three-pointer by Davis, but Vezenkov’s buzzer beater from 7.5m. sent the Piraeus team to the locker room with +6 (44-38).
Very nervous and misguided, Olympiacos entered the second half, having just one follow from Peters, with Armani reducing with Ritchie (46-43), at 24′. Then, the “red and white” found a rhythm through their defense and thanks to the offensive rebounds they got points from Kanan, Walkup for an 8-0 run and +11 (54-43), in the 27th minute. The only reaction of the Italians was 1/2 shots by Tomas, with the Piraeus in control through their defense and with Sluka’s three-pointer almost in exhalation, they closed the third period at +15 (59-44).
With a basket and a foul by Meli, the fourth quarter began, with Olympiakos’ answer being immediate through terrible defenses by Walkup and baskets in the open court, with the difference initially jumping to +21 (68-47) and then to + 22 (72-50), at 35′. From that point on, the “red and white” were in complete control of the match and after the Messina team had accepted their… fate, the Piraeus won the final 82-66.
The quarters: 27-15, 44-38, 59-44, 82-66
See the match statistics here
Watch the film of the match here
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