Olympiacos was crowned champion in a climate of… war in OAKA

This year’s Basket League ended in the worst way, as the fourth final it was only 27 minutes longuntil its final termination.

In the competitive part, Olympic he was dominant towards Panathinaikoswith the final stop at 2:46 before the end of the third period, finding him at +28 (35-63)while earlier it had even reached at +32 (31-63).

Leaders for the Piraeus team were Vezenkov and Peters with 11 points each, with Walkup following with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

From the “greens”, the first scorers were Mantzoukas and Papagiannis with 6 points.

Thus, Olympiacos celebrated the conquest of the 14th championship in its history, but also the back-to-back double!

The match

Panathinaikos started with Gudaitis, Williams, Mandzouka, Grigonis and Lee, while Olympiacos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Peters, Luntzi and Walkap. The two teams were tied at the score (7-7) in the first three minutes of the derby. Afterwards, the “red and whites” made repeated defenses with Walkap as the main protagonist, but also with efficiency in shots from outside the 6.75 m. they escaped to +11 (9-20), at 7′. The “greens” reacted and reduced with P. Kalaitzakis, but thanks to the utilization of Fal, the Piraeus closed the first period at +9 (15-24).

Despite the changes in their five, Olympiacos continued at the same pace at the beginning of the second period with McKissick, Sluka and Boloboi sending them to +15 (17-32), at 12′. Mistakes followed on both sides, with Panathinaikos scoring two baskets from offensive rebounds (21-32), until the 14th minute. Then, the “red-and-whites” turned things up with McKissick in front, who “unstuck” them aggressively and contributed the most for +18 (24-42), in the 17th minute. The only reaction of the “greens” was a basket by Pappa, with Barzoka’s team pressing the gas again in the last minutes and Sluka-Fahl going to the locker room with +22 (26-48).

The concentrated Olympiacos took advantage of the mistakes and bad choices of Panathinaikos at the beginning of the second half and with a 7-0 run, the difference increased to +29 (26-55), in the first three minutes. Lee broke the… pomegranate for the “greens”, with the “hot” Vezenkov and Peters sending the difference to +32 (31-63), at 25′. Then, the Piraeus left the foot off the… gas, with the “clover” making a mini-series 4-0 with Papagiannis (35-63) and the derby to be stopped at 2:46” before the end of the third period, due to throwing smoke generators and objects on the guests’ bench. After a few minutes, the order to evacuate the OAKA was given by the first referee, Ilias Koromilas, and then serious incidents broke out, with fans “breaking” the closed Amarousiou and the match was permanently stopped due to the fault of Panathinaikos!

The quarters: 15-24, 26-48, 35-63 (break)

See the match statistics here

Watch the film of the match here