In a relaxed… training ahead of the Final 8 of the Cup, the Olympic the confrontation with Ionicwhom he crushed 100-68in the closed Lavrio (since the SEF was not available), for the 15-0 in the Basketball League.
Except they were Sloukas, McKissick and Pope for the “red and whites”, who had polyphony in the attack. Top o Vezenkov with 18 points and 13 rebounds, with Papanikolaou adding 15 points. and Peters in his return to action to have 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
From the Nice team, which relegated to 4-12, Mavrokephalidis and Nounies stood out with 23p. and 20p. respectively.
The match
Olympiacos started very focused, going 9-0 in the first three minutes. Then, the “red and white” made a bunch of mistakes and Ionikos found a score (13-6). However, Barzoka’s players reacted immediately with repeated defenses, but also with dominance in offensive rebounds, they went on a 12-0 run and reached the difference to +19 (25-6), in the 8th minute. In the remaining time, nothing changed dramatically in the game, with the Piraeus team closing the first period at +18 (27-9).
With excellent defenses, steals and surprise baskets by Vezenkov, Luntzis and Black, Olympiacos entered the second quarter with individual scores of 13-3, for +28 (40-12), at 15′. In the following minutes, the Piraeus team continued to idle, making several mistakes, but the general failure of Ionikos and some moments of excellent ball movement, sent them to the locker room with a 48-20 advantage.
Bad start from Olympiakos in the second half, with Nunes making a 4-0 run (48-24) for Ionikos. Then, the “red and white” turned up the heat and with Papanikolaou and Boloboi they made an 8-0 of their own for +32 (56-24), in the 24th minute. From that point on, the game became very free, after the defenses of both teams relaxed, with Piraeus closing the third period at +30 (68-38).
Leaning on three-pointers, the Piraeus entered the fourth quarter, as a result of which they shot the difference to +35 (81-46), at 34′. Naturally, the last few minutes were of a procedural nature, with both teams getting … on fire in the attack and mainly outside the 6.75m, with Olympiakos reaching victory with the final 100-68.
The quarters: 27-9, 48-20, 68-38, 100-68
See the match statistics here
Watch the film of the match here
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