Peristeri bwin was worried but protected its headquarters in the premiere of the small finals!

Celebrate the home win with 71-65 against the PAOK and took the first step towards winning third place in this year’s Basket League Pigeon bwin!

In a game that was a derby throughout, Vassilis Spanoulis’ team showed their cool in the final minutes and managed to 1-0.

Miro Bilan was a big star for the winners, who finished the game with a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds), while he had supporters Kaselaki (15p, 7 reb.) and Denmon (13p.). On the other hand, the top performers for PAOK were Pearl (15 p.), Seibert (13p.) and Franke (12 p.).

The next match between the two teams will be held next week Wednesday (7/6, 19:15) in Thessaloniki, with the winner of the series being judged on three wins.

The match

The match started with accurate three-pointers by Denmon and Hunts and with the Pigeon bwin to lead 7-3 thanks to consecutive points by Bilan. THE PAOK reduced to a point (9-8) with a basket and a foul by Margaritis, but the hosts responded with a short 6-0 run, for 15-8, while taking their biggest difference in the match (17-10) thanks to two shots by Coleman and they closed the first period being ahead with 20-15.

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It was PAOK who entered the second quarter more focused, cutting to 22-20 with three shots by Franke and a hook by Kaklamanakis, but Radanov and Kaselakis restored the difference in favor of Peristeri bwin to +7 (29-22). However, the Thessalonians came back again and did not lose touch with the score, closing to 31-28 with a three-pointer by Chiakma. The Pigeon bwin but managed to stay in the driver’s seat, even with a small lead (37-33), going to the locker room for the first half break.

THE Bilan continued to star in the third period, scoring with a basket and a foul for 40-33, while he had a worthy supporter Kaselakis, who with 6 consecutive points of his own made it 46-39. The Pigeon bwin remained without a point for almost 3 minutes of the match and PAOK took advantage of it, going ahead with 53-50, while thanks to a three-pointer by Seibert finished the quarter leading with 57-56.

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The great battle continued in the “final stretch” of the match, with the teams going hand in hand in the score, while both were struggling offensively. THE Kaselakis with a three-pointer he tied the game at 63-63 in the middle of the quarter and o Denmon with two accurate shots he put the home team in front again (66-65), Bilan scored for 68-65, Chiakmas made a big mistake on the rebound for the equalizer and Denmon set up the final 71-65 with a three-pointer, 31” before the end.

The quarters: 20-15, 37-33, 56-57, 71-65

The match statistics