The king was… Olympic against the Queen!
The “red and white” with incredible soul and defense for a seminar stepped on it Real Madrid with a score of 73-60, catching Chus Mateo’s team at 13-7 and first place!
THE Olympic he showed from the first minute that he will not let Real play their game, he was in control throughout the match, and finally reached a huge victory that consolidates him in the top four. The defense of the red and whites was for a seminar, since everyone who stepped on the floor constantly put their… body on fire. Characteristic is the fact that the Queen, who counted 84 points per match, stayed at 60!
The leader of the match was the magic in defense and attack Thomas Walkup. The American had 18 points and troubled Real’s entire perimeter through his pressing defense, getting big help from Vezenkov (15pts) and Sluka (11 points, 6 assists). His best match in the Euroleague was played by Tarik Blackwho had homer battles with the racket, finishing with 5 points, 9 rebounds and a lot of… dirty work!
For Real, he had 12 points Tavares, which did not cause much trouble and collected only 2 rebounds. He also had 12 Dzanan Musawhile all the other Real stars were very low.
The match
THE Olympic entered the match with dynamism and having him as the leader in the first minutes Walkup escaped 9-6. The “red and whites” played a very good defense and kept Real low, finding solutions in the attack with Sluka and Papanikolaou for 14-8. Real found consecutive points with Tavares and reduced to 2 (14-12), but o Olympic and again with Walkup he escaped for the first time with 7 (19-12). Finally, a three-pointer from him Hezonia shaped the final 19-15 first quarter.
Real started the second period more focused and with a 5-0 run in hand Hezonia brought her forward (19-20). The two teams indulged in a… failure recital from 6.75, with Sluka to finally break the pomegranate and bring Olympiakos ahead again (24-22). THE McKissick with a goal foul he again brought Barzoka’s team to +5 (27-22). Chus Mateo’s team tried to get a reaction with Yule and Tavares, o Lorentzakis but he made two and made two more for 33-28. The half ended with a three-pointer from the leader Walkup at the end for 36-28.
Olympiacos very quickly in the second half with a basket Vezenkov found itself in a double-digit difference for the first time (40-30). Real by hand Kosher went on a quick 5-0 run to cut it to 40-35, with Vezenkov to answer with a foul goal for 43-35. Real came back with Moussa to 5 (45-40), but the home team with a basket by Walkup and an incredible three-pointer by Kanaan went to +12 (52-40) for the first time. Finally, the third period ended with identical baskets by Sluka and Hezonia for 54-44.
THE Real was trying in the first half of the fourth period to come back, but Olympiacos played an amazing defense and found solutions offensively with McKissick and Black, remaining at +12 (60-48), before o Sloukas with a big basket write +13 (63-50). From there on, Olympiacos was not threatened and finally reached the great victory with 73-60.
The quarters: 20-11, 36-28, 54-44, 73-60
Detailed match statistics here
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