After a match-thriller, the PAOK left with the victory (61-59) from Lavrio, who raised him to 5-7 in the Stoiximan Basket League.
A big protagonist for “Biceps of the North” was love, as the final score was formed with his own basket at 23.1 ” before the end, while fatal for Serelis’s team was the Smith, who failed to exhale.
Top for the team of Thessaloniki was the Dilio with 15p. and 10 rebounds, with Lo having 14p. and Jones to do that double-double with 13p. and 10 rebounds.
Second consecutive defeat for Lavrio, which fell to 5-8, with Smith being the top scorer with 13 points.
The match
The game had a good rhythm from the beginning, with Smith and Kaklamanakis sending Lavrio to +6 (13-7). Then, PAOK balanced and approached the basket (15-13), but the hosts regained control and closed the first period at +6 (21-15).
Serelis’s team continued the same strong in the second period and making a series of 8-0, went to +14 (29-15), which it maintained (32-18), until 15 ‘. From that point on, the game belonged to the “Northern Biceps”, who through his excellent defense, found baskets in the open field and with Jankovic in front and making a series of 11-0 until the end of the first half, sent the difference in points (32-31).
PAOK entered the second half 4-0, taking the lead (32-35). Aris Lykogiannis’s team was in control and with Love and Jones it reached +5 (39-44), in 28 ‘. However, in the remaining minutes, the guests made many mistakes, with Lavrio taking advantage of them and making a series of 9-0 for +4 (48-44), at the end of the third period.
The players were just as hungry at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with Vaughn sending them to +6 (53-47), in 32 ‘. PAOK’s reaction came with the offensive rebounds, as a result of which it went ahead (53-54), in 35 ‘. Then, nervousness and hard play prevailed, which was in the tie (59-59), with Love making it 59-61, at 23.1 ” before the end. In the last attack, Smith missed and so the “Bicep of the North” got the victory.
The ten minutes: 21-15, 32-31, 48-44, 59-61
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