The coach of the podium: Defense and three-pointers gave the victory to Olympiakos

After four consecutive defeats, the Olympic returned to the right path, prevailing 72-62 of Basconia.

The “key” for the pink card of the “red and whites” was clearly the excellent defense, but also the three-pointers.

The coach of the podium records on www.sportfm.gr everything that judged the match…

Concentrated from the beginning on defense: “Fernando Buesa Arena” is one of the… downhill stadiums in Europe and Olympiacos has experienced this in the past. Thus, Bartzokas’ players came in very focused from the beginning, keeping the Basques very low, without allowing them to run. The proof was the only 29 points passive in the first half and despite the not so effective in defense, it was the “weapon” that kept them throughout the match. In fact, the defense at the end… signed the victory, as when Alec Peters had “fired” for the draw (60-60), in 37 ‘, the steals (which were 13 in total) gave the decisive 10-0 .

Vezenkov and Dorsey… 2021: In the four defeats of Olympiakos, many of its main pillars were not at their standards and at the level they played in 2021. Two of them are, of course, Vezenkov and Dorsey. The Bulgarian forward stood at… his height in Vitoria, with good personal defenses, assists in rebounds and of course baskets whenever the “red and whites” needed him. On the other hand, the international guard was the good old… Dorsey. Without abusing efforts and with very good percentages (2 / 2b., 3 / 4dp. And 3 / 6tr.) He had 17 points, while at the same time he helped both defensively and creatively with 3 assists.

Logical… use of the periphery: In general, Olympiakos may not have excelled in the attack, as they distributed 13 assists for 14 errors, but the region’s choices were mostly correct. Despite the pressure from Baskonia, Bartzoka’s players used the three-pointer correctly, with their options in shots outside the 6.75m. to be correct. The proof is the excellent 52.4%, with 11/21 three-pointers, which was especially decisive for an away game. In this, special mention can be made of Costas Papanikolaou, who like the good old “Pap”, in addition to the great reliability he offered to the defense, also had 4/4 outside the 6.75m.

Important work in rebounds: In the recent game of Madrid, Piraeus was “hurt” a lot by the rebounds, allowing 14 forwards to Real. This time, however, Bartzokas’ players showed more mood in this area. They had a total of 27 “rubbish” against 29 of the Basques, but the “key” was that they allowed only 5 forwards and so the team of Spachia did not have many second chances.

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