PAOK broke out with a “catastrophe” and Olympiacos showed they were ready for the devil’s week!

The return to victories and good performances was achieved by Olympic on Sunday night (26/03) at SEF, winning with typical comfort100-70 of PAOKas part of the 20th season of the Basket League.

On his return Giorgos Bartzokas on the team’s bench after missing two games due to a virus, the “red and whites” exuded energy and spirit on the court, looking ready for the devil’s week which also follows the home games with Villerban (29/03) and Panathinaikos (31/03) for the Euroleague.

From the end of the first period onwards, the Piraeus fully imposed their pace, not allowing the “Northern Doubleheader” to threaten, while keeping the difference at high levels. In fact, in the last period, the hosts put their foot on the “gas” with one partial score 34-18 blew the difference, extending their winning streak to 20-0 in the league.

The match:

THE Olympic started with Sluka, Luntzi, Papanikolaou, Vezenkov and Fal in his starting five, with PAOK starting with Franke, Riley, Margariti, Salustro and Renfro. The Reds started the match well and took an early 5-0 lead, before PAOK went on an 8-0 run to overtake (5-8) in 3′.

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The answer of Olympiakos was immediate and came by hand Papanikolaouwith the captain of Piraeus scoring two “sticky” three-pointers for the 13-8 at 5′. The game then turned into a… three-point contest, as in the final four minutes they were scored six three-pointers, three for each group (!). With Vezenkov breaking through with 13 points, Olympiacos closed the quarter at +8 for 30-22.

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The second quarter it belonged entirely to Olympiakos, who, bringing out energy and mood on the floor, combined with the failure of PAOK, kept the visitors to just one shot inside the field (1/13 shot)! With versatility in the attack, the “red and white” ran an impressive 12-1, shooting the difference for the first time to +19 and 42-23 at 15′. Franke and Polley gave PAOK an offensive “breath” from the shooting line, with the latter scoring the only basket of the “Northern Doubleheader” in the period, ten seconds before the final for 47-30, before Boloboi came and with an impressive alley oop nail at the finish he does it 49-30 at halftime.

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With Riley scoring for three, the third period began, with Sasha Vezenkov taking his … gun and with eight collected points sending the difference for the first time at +20 (57-37 at 24′). Luntzis shots shortly after made it +21 (63-42), with the home team relaxing enough in the last three minutes, allowing PAOK to run a partial 10-3 streak on the final three-pointer, cutting the gap to 14 and for the 66-52 of the quarter.

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More in a while…



The quarters: 30-22, 47-30, 66-52, 100-70.

See it here Live of the race.

See here the match statistics.