Derby from the old days at “Palataki” with PAOK to take the matzara on himself Mars!
In an improbable and terribly developed derby worthy of the history of the two clubs, the “two-headed man of the north” was the one who smiled in the final, winning with score 82-76 in the great derby of the 7th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League!
His team Foti Takianou she was delightful in the first half and thanks to her excellent attack she went all the way the +20 (54-34), appearing to “clean up” the match early on. However, Ares reacted in the second half and with the help of its amazing defense reduced even the 2 points (68-66), not being able to complete the reversal in the finale! In fact, this was the eseventh consecutive win of PAOK on Mars in Pylaia!
Leader for the winners, who went up to 4-3, was Kendall Smith with 18 points and crucial baskets in the finale, while valuable solutions were also provided by Alston (17p., 8r.), Harrison (16p.) and Tsairelis (14p.).
For the “yellows”, who fell to 4-3 knowing her third straight defeat them in all events, stood out Galinat (19p.) and Sanogo (17p.), with the last even to leaves supported early in the fourth period with an injury.
The match:
THE PAOK started with Fridrickson, Harrison, Schiza, Gilmore and Alston in his starting five, while Mars the match began with Katsivelis, Bohorides, Galinat, De Souza and Sanogo. The pace of the match at the beginning of the match was very good and fast, with both teams they emphasize the offensive leg of the game, raising the score high.
The “yellows” started the match quite accurately and as a result took the lead with 7-4 in the first two minutes. Fridriksson’s three-pointer and his magical assist in the next attack put PAOK ahead with 9-7, before Harrison with two improbable goal-fouls made it 17-13 at 6′. With his six points ToliopoulosAris cut to 24-20, with Tsairelis scoring six straight points in the final minute to the 30-22 of the quarter.
The team of Yannis Kastritis reacted at the beginning of the second period, where o Galinat took Aris by the hand and won the match with eight straight points tied (30-30) at 12′. Somewhere there, the “two-headed man of the north” skyrocketed his performance, completely dominating the floor of Pylaia. It is indicative that they kept the hosts at bay without a field goal for 8:12 minutes (!)thus catapulting the difference to double digits!
With Michalis Tsairelis and Kendall Smith to lead the offensive part being the tip of the spear, PAOK unleashed tremendous energy scoring in every possible way, thus going to the locker room with the advantage of +20 and 54-34 at half time!
The scene is different in third quarter, after the frantic pace of the first half could not be continued. Giannis Kastritis’ team came out on the court with a clearer mind and showing toughness and energy in their defense. This had the effect of keeping PAOK’s score low, at the same time “gnawing” the difference up to them 11 (56-45) at 25′, period in which Sanogo scored 7 points. PAOK found a small offensive “breather” and with a quick 6-0 from Fridriksson and Alston, they went again at +17 and 62-45 in the 26th minute.
Aris, however, not only did not… chew on the fact that the difference escaped again, on the contrary, faithful to his plan, he managed to “gnaw” the difference even more, with his excellent three-pointer in this quarter, Sanogoreduced by as many as 7 (66-59), with the third period ending with score 68-59.
The derby turned into… a thriller, since Aris had returned for good to claim the match. Playing excellent defense and “locking” PAOK’s offensive assets, the guests reduced to a basket with Galinat’s three-pointer (68-66) in the 33rd minute. The “two-headed man from the north” found his first points four minutes after the start of the quarter and thanks to a short 5-0 run went to +7 (73-66) in the 36th minute. Harel and Katsivelis reduced the score to 73-70, with Fridrickson and Alston again giving the hosts a safety “cushion” (77-72). Yes, the 3-pointer by Kendall Smith at 1:10 before the final, he made the score 80-74, essentially clearing the match for PAOK, who won the Thessaloniki derby with the final 82-76!
The quarters: 30-22, 54-34, 68-59, 82-76.
See here the statistics of the match.
Watch the video of the match here.
Source: Sport Fm
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