He performed very well for 30 minutes, but collapsed in the finale and was defeated by the Gran Canaria Mars (66-82).
The “yellows” led at the end of the first period by eight points (28-20), but went back to the score at halftime, while they managed to pull off a turnaround, even when they were down -7 (46-53).
However, they blocked in the final quarter, starting with the… left in the EuroCup premiere. At 22 points he stopped Galinat for the hosts, who were not enough, at 21p. The Slaughter for Jaka Lakovic’s team.
The match
Aris came into the game very strongly and led 5-0 and then 10-3, with Galinat coming out ahead and already counting 8 points by that point. In fact, the hosts increased their difference to +8 (18-10) in the 6th minute, which they maintained for the next two minutes (23-15). Salvo made it 25-20, but a 3-pointer by Harrell ended the first period at 28-20.
In the second quarter, the players of Kastritis did not have good options in the attack, as a result they were not productive at all and scored only seven points. Thus, the Spaniards took the lead with Landesberg as the star, with Bohorides scoring behind from 6.75m in the final and both teams going into the break with 38-35 in favor of Gran Canaria.
Jaka Lakovic’s team was the one that entered the third period better, with Brussino making it 38-46 at 23′, while he also made it 41-48, a minute later. At that point, Aris turned things up, with Galinat making it 45-48 in the 26th minute, while he also tied the game in the 29th minute (52-52). In fact, the hosts overtook with Toliopoulos’ three-pointer, but the third quarter ended with 55-57 in favor of Gran Canaria.
In the final stretch of the game, Aris collapsed, scoring no points in the first five minutes of the period, with the Spaniards trailing 55-71 at the 36-minute mark. Thus, the last minutes were a typical process, with the guests taking the victory (66-82).
The quarters: 28-20, 35-38, 55-57, 66-82.
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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