Olympiacos fell head high in Polis!

The details “bent” him Olympic in town!

The “red and whites” made a big comeback in the second half after a poor first half, but a missed shot cost them the defeat 79-77 from the Fenerbahce.

His team Dimitris Itoudis escaped even at +16, with the Piraeus returning him as well Papagianni to keep them in front of the decisive points. At 17.1” before expirationthe possession was for his team Giorgos Bartzokasby Williams-Goss to miss a floater, the heartthrob of the entire match Milutinov (who was playing me with tendinitis) not being able to follow through and thus ending the match.

First scorer of Olympiakos, who conceded to 3-3was the Peters with 19 points, with They did to add another 15p.

On the other hand, for Fener, which went to 5-1the leader was Papagiannis with 15 points, while others 14p. added the Pierrewho scored them all from the first quarter but left with discomfort!

The match

Olympiacos started with Fal, Peters, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. Tragic start from the “red and whites”, who made constant mistakes and with Pierre starting with 3/3 three-pointers, Fener took a 13-1 lead in the first four minutes. Then, Kanan and Peters offered some baskets to Piraeus (17-9), but their defense continued to “fussy”. This resulted in Pierre having a… party and together with Hayes sending the difference to +16 (29-13), at 8′. All that changed by the end of the first period were 1/2 shots from Canaan, making it 29-14.

With a better defense in the first two minutes, Olympiacos entered the second quarter and with Williams-Goss dropped the difference a little (31-20). Then followed errors and bad choices in the attack by the “red and whites” with Fener getting points in the open field with Wilbekin and Dorsey, escaping again to +16 (38-22), at 14′. With a better defense and with Brazdeikis and Milutinov (who was playing with tendinitis) providing solutions offensively, the Piraeus “scissored” the distance somewhat (41-29), at 17′. In the remaining time, the two teams hardly scored with Peters holding the visitors and Motley sending the hosts to the locker room with +13 (46-33).

Olympiacos entered the second half very concentrated defensively, forcing Fenerbahce into unanswerable mistakes and moving the ball well and quickly in the attack with Kanan, Peters and Papanikolaou, made individual scores of 2-13 and got closer to the basket (48-46), at 24 ‘. The hosts “unblocked” with a three-pointer by Papagianni, with the Piraeus answering again and reducing the point (53-52), at 28′. Then, Dorsey gave a temporary “breath” to Itoudis’ team, but Kanan kept that of Giorgos Bartzokas and thus the third period ended with the difference in points (58-57).

Missed defensive rebounds “hurt” Olympiakos at the beginning of the fourth period and thus Fener maintained the lead with Motli and Madar for +5 (67-62), at 34′. The “red and white” reacted through their defense and with Papanikolaou, Williams-Goss and Milutinov equalized (71-71), in the 36th minute. Papagianni’s three-pointer “unstuck” the hosts once again, with Williams-Goss answering for the new tie (74-74). However, Papagiannis with another three-pointer, a nail and a good defense sent Fener to +5 (79-74), in the 38th minute. Peters with a three-pointer gave Olympiakos a “breather” (79-77), with the Turks not being able to score and taking the offensive rebounds and the possession going to Piraeus, with 17.1” before the end, after a successful challenge. Williams-Goss missed the floater, Milutinov missed the follow and Olympiacos lost.

The quarters: 29-14, 46-33, 58-57, 79-77

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Watch the film of the match here