Take it…thriller vs Pigeon bwin confirming that it is in very good condition o PAOK!
In a game that was a derby throughout, the “Double Head of the North” took victory with 69-64improving their record to 2-1 and celebrating their second consecutive big win, following the midweek double over Galatasaray for the BCL.
On the other hand, Peristeri bwin continues to show that it needs a lot of work, continuing to be winless in this year’s Basket League after three games.
Top for the winners are McNeese (19p, 10 rib) and Harrison (18 points, 5 assists), while for the guests they stood out Hunts (13p, 8 rib) and Kenny Williams (13p).
Next match obligation for PAOK, its away match against Lavrio for the 4th matchday of the Basket League, after its match with Hapoel Jerusalem was postponed, while Peristeri bwin will host next Tuesday (24/10, 19:30 ) Hungary’s Sobatelli for Matchday 2 of the BCL, before playing Prometheus next week.
The match:
The Pigeon bwin led 6-2 at the start of the match thanks to six consecutive points from Kaselakis, before PAOK leveled at 6-6 with back-to-back accurate efforts from McNeese. Hunts and Ragland they once again gave the lead (11-8) to the visitors, before the Thessalonians reacted with a short run, taking the lead for the first time in the match (13-11). However, bwin Dove regained momentum, finishing the first period in front with 22-19.
Vassilis Spanoulis’ team took their biggest lead up to that point in the game (19-25), thanks to a well-timed 3-pointer by Mitro Long at the start of the second quarter, but then went without a basket for three minutes, allowing PAOK to approach 23-25. The Pigeon bwin then maintained their marginal lead, going into the locker room with their 36-34.
The third period started with his three-pointer Williams for 39-34 in favor of Peristeri bwin and with PAOK responding with a 10-5 run, tying the score at 44-44. Kenny Williams scored again to make it three for the visitors, with Fridriksson hitting a trey of his own to tie the game (49-49), before Harrison gave PAOK the lead. The derby continued with the two teams entering the fourth period tied 53-53.
THE McNeese put PAOK ahead (55-54) with a beautiful hook at the beginning of the last period, with Beliauskas and Gilmore giving a four-point lead (58-54) to Fotis Takianos’ team. In fact, PAOK escaped for the first time in the match with a 6-point difference (67-61), thanks to a three-pointer by Gilmore and impressive foul basket Harrison. From when the clock showed 6:26 left until the final minute, Peristeri bwin scored on just three Ragland shots, allowing PAOK to escape 67-61, a goal that proved decisive, with the home team finally celebrating the victory with 69-64.
The quarters: 19-22, 34-36, 53-53, 69-64
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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