Soul deposit from him PAOK and a big “double” in the Czech Republic!
The beginning of the fourth period found the “Bicep of the North” at -15 (64-49), however the players of Lykogiannis made the terrible comeback and won 75-71 the Nimburg, firmly entering the qualifying game for the next phase of the BCL.
A big protagonist for the team of Thessaloniki was love with his crucial points in the last seconds, but also a terrible defense of Jones!
At the same time, PAOK “folded” the Czechs, as it overcame the -1 of the defeat in Pylaia. In the 2-2 is now the record of the two of them in the group.
Top was the Griffin with 22 points and 7 rebounds, with Jones to have 18p.
From the Czechs, the Harding and Rivers with 17p. and 16p. respectively.
The match
Both teams were close from the start, with PAOK having a small lead (7-10). Then, Nimburg reacted and with three points reached +5 (17-12), with the “Northern Biceps” responding in the last minutes and closing the first period in a draw (21-21).
With Carter’s three-pointers, the team of Thessaloniki maintained its lead (26-27), until 12 ‘. Then, the Czechs pressed and made a series of 7-0 for +6 (33-27), with Jones and Griffin putting PAOK ahead again (33-35), in 17 ‘. However, in the remaining time, the players of Lykogiannis lost their rhythm, with the hosts going to the locker rooms with their favor 40-37.
“Dikefalos tou Vorras” made a bad start in the second half, with Nimburg making a partial score of 10-2 and going to +11 (50-39), in 24 ‘. From that point on, the Czechs were in complete control, even reaching +13 (61-48) and DiLeo made it 61-49 in the third period with 1/2 shots.
With Rivers’ three-pointer, Nimburg reached +15 (64-49) at the beginning of the fourth period. However, from that point on, Lykogiannis’s players changed the… chip, where playing an excellent defense and starring Griffin and Carter in the attack, they made a partial score of 2-19 for the lead (66-68), in 36 ‘. Griffin was holding the “Northern Biceps” (69-70) in front, to follow an offensive foul by Jones and Harding’s difficult basket (71-70), in the 40 ” before the end. With the basket and the foul by Lov, Lykogiannis’ team took the lead again (71-73), with Jones in the next attack making a terrible cut to Harding, at 12 ” before the end. Then, Love made 2/2 from the line in 7 ‘, with the defense coming out at the end and PAOK taking the victory with the final 75-71!
The ten minutes: 21-21, 40-37, 61-49, 71-75
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