Olympiacos cleaned up Karditsa and goes to the “red and white” derby with high spirits!

Olympiacos dramatically increased its performance in the last twelve minutes and cleaned Karditsa (92-61).

The “red and whites” started the game numb, with the visitors staying for 28 minutes close to the score, but with an excellent presence in defense and attack, especially in the last period, they finished the game easily.

The team of Giorgos Bartzokas continued the unbeaten streak, achieving it His 21st win in this year’s Basket League and the 44th in a row in the Greek league and now goes in the best way to the “red and white” derby with Red Star in Belgrade (6/4).

His presence is outstanding Lorentzakis (18p.), who was decisive for Olympiakos and top scorer of the match. Worthy supporter of o Papanikolaou (16 points), while Vezenkov and Papas finished the match with 11 points.

For Karditsa, the Galinat scored 17 points, while Evans (10 points) and Hunter (10 points) had a good presence.

The match

The two teams started “numb” in the match, which started with several mistakes from both sides. Olympiacos made it 7-4 in the 2nd minute, but with six consecutive points by Galinat, Karditsa took a 10-7 lead. Afterwards, Piraeus failed to gain a difference in the score, with the visitors taking the lead with 22-21, which was also the result of the first period.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Karditsa managed to maintain its lead, but the entry of Lorentzakis was decisive for Olympiakos, with the Greek forward scoring nine consecutive points to make it 32-26. Giorgos Bartzokas’ team even reached +10 (36-26), but the visitors with a quick 6-0 reduced it to 36-32. Peters made it 38-32, and the final two minutes went scoreless as both teams went into the break with Olympiakos leading by six points. (38-32).

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The second half started with both teams again being misguided at the start. Olympiacos increased the difference to +8 (45-37), but Thessalians immediately reduced it to 47-41, while a little later they also made it 49-45 with Hunter’s basket. The hosts increased their performance and with a three-pointer by Kanaan in the 28th minute, they went up to +11 (58-47), while they ended the third period with a very good presence on both sides of the floor and with their favor 63-47.

Despite the lead they gained, the “red and whites” were unable to finish the game, with Karditsa making the 69-61 in the 36th minute. From that point onwards, the Barzokas team stepped up their performance, leaving no room for the visitors and playing excellently in defense and attack, finished the game, eventually taking the victory with 92-61.

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The quarters: 21-22, 38-32, 63-47, 92-61.

Detailed match statistics here