He continues to impress this season Prometheus of Patras!
Ilias Papatheodorou’s team defeated him 106-68 Apollo in the “battle” of Patras, in a match in which only the first period was balanced, as thereafter the match belonged entirely to the hosts, who offered a spectacle and easily reached the pink sheet, which is also reflected by the difference of 38 points.
Absolute protagonist of the match Hunter Hale with 25 points, four rebounds and the same number of assists, while outstanding were Reynolds and Cowan with 14 and 13 points respectively. On the opposite bank, Denzel Washington stood out with 20 points and four assists, while he achieved a double double Chad Brown with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Thus, Prometheus rose, albeit temporarily, to second place with a 5-2 record, while Apollon remained penultimate with one win and six losses in this year’s league.
The match:
Contrary to the final score and the overall picture of the match, the beginning of the match was completely competitive. The hosts scored the first points (3-0) and then the match was perfectly balanced (5-4). In the 4th minute, Ilias Papatheodorou’s team went to +6 (13-7), however, Apollo immediately reduced with a 5-0 (13-12). In fact, the visitors took the lead in the 7th minute (19-22) having an excellent day from Muratos who scored 14 points in the first period, but Prometheus closed the first period with a lead in the score (28-27).
At the beginning of the second quarter Skordilis put his team in front (34-36), however, from that point onwards Hale took action. The American scored a bunch of points, Prometheus’ defense improved significantly and with a three-pointer by the 26-year-old, the difference went to double digits for the first time (44-34). The home team had a great day on the offensive side, they successfully achieved what they had in mind and finished the half at +17 (61-44).
In the second part, Prometheus continued with his foot on the gas, the Reynolds and Cowan were worthy supporters of the terrible, Hale and Prometheus closed the period at +27 (82-55). The continuation could not be different in the last ten minutes of the match, with the home team surpassing 100 points and prevailing in the end with 106-68 of Apollo.
The quarters: 28-27, 61-44, 82-55, 106-68
See the match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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