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By Michalis Luntzis to be… all over the floor on his career night and him Sasha Vezenkov on an excellent day the “red and white” won 76-70 her Effectsin the crowded SEF and with the 16-7 they are going full speed for home field advantage in the playoffs!
The Bulgarian forward finished the match with 23 points and 4/8 three-pointers, with the international guard having 13 points. and 7 rebounds! Very good presence and from McKissick and Fal with 10p. each, while the Walkup he had 2 points, but 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
From Ataman’s group, which retreated to 11-12Larkin, Beaubois, Bryant and Micic each had 10 points.
The match
Olympiacos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. Excellent start from the “red and whites”, who led 10-2 in the first two minutes. Two mistakes by Piraeus followed and Efes made a mini 4-0 (10-6) until the 4th minute. Then, Barzokas players tightened up defensively, had control of the rebounds and with Fal… paver on the racket they escaped to +12 (18-6), in the 7th minute. Micic and Bobois responded for the visitors, with Luntzi’s three-pointer bringing the difference to double digits (22-11). However, Dunston’s last possession made it 22-13 in the first period.
With McKissick’s basket, Olympiacos went back to +11 (24-13) at the start of the second quarter. Then, the “red and whites” made consecutive mistakes, with Clyburn and Zizic reducing the difference (26-20), in the 14th minute. The reaction of Piraeus was their own defenses and baskets by Lountzis for +9 (31-22). Efes reduced with a three-pointer by Bobois, but Barzoka’s players responded immediately with defenses and surprises by McKissick and Luntzis for +15 (40-25), at 18′. In the remaining time, the “red and white” blocked offensively and Micic and Ebay made the first half 41-31.
The match had a very high pace at the beginning of the second part, with Vezenkov on fire and with his three-pointers not only had Olympiakos in the lead, but sent them to +15 (54-39), at 25 ‘. Then, the “red and white” found baskets in the open field from their defense for +16 (59-43), in the 27th minute. However, the sequel was not the same. Barzoka’s players became sloppy on offense, making many mistakes with Larkin and Bryant pushing Efes on a 9-0 run by the end of the third period (59-52).
Larentzakis’ three-pointer brought Olympiacos back to +10 (62-52) at the beginning of the fourth period, with Efes responding in the same way and reducing (62-58), at 32′. The “red and white” reacted with great defenses, led by Luntzis and with Vezenkov and Larentzakis in the attack, they went to +9 (70-61), at 35′. From that point on, Vezenkov and McKissick kept the Piraeus in check and answered Larkin and Dunston. Thus, Bartzoka’s team maintained its lead until the end and reached victory with the final score of 76-70.
The quarters: 22-13, 41-31, 59-52, 76-70
See the match statistics here
Watch the film of the match here
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