After the… rigors of the “devil’s week”, o Olympic returns to his European duties, with a must-win game.
The “red and white” host the Zalgiris Kaunas at SEF (21:15, NovaSports Prime, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) for its 10th matchday Euroleagueaiming to continue the streak they have started to build.
The whole of it Giorgos Bartzokas is at 5-4 and is coming off of two straight wins against Maccabi and Red Star, which put the team on… the right track after a shaky start, despite many injury problems. Now, o Olympic he is aiming for his third win in a row, against a team that does not scare but if given rights can do damage.
Indeed, the Zalgiris is at 4-5 and at first glance does not have an impressive roster, however it has a thoughtful way of playing, emphasizes tactic and can make it difficult for any opponent even at home. That is exactly what he did last week at OAKA, when… it bothered him Panathinaikos before finally being narrowly defeated 73-71.
This time, Mr Olympic will have a… tolerable “absence log”, giving “respites” to George Bartzokas. Shaquille McKissick and Nikola Milutinov they are back in full swing, and are expected to provide valuable solutions that have been missing from the team during their absence. The only one who remains outside is Nigel Williams-Gossas of course also Naz Mitrou-Long, which does not yet have the right to participate. The last one is her only… loss Zalgiriswhich has no injuries and will line up full.
The game will be directed by Damir Javor (Croatia), Uros Nikolic (Serbia) and Gedian Cicci (Albania).
The background of the two teams:
20/04/1999 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 87-71 (Semifinal F4)
02/03/2006 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 78-69 (Top 16)
30/03/2006 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 72-99 (Top 16)
29/11/2007 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 90-74 (Regular Season)
01/24/2008 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 88-75 (Regular Season)
27/02/2008 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 86-84 (Top 16)
13/03/2008 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 52-61 (Top 16)
26/01/2011 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 64-71 (Regular Season)
03/03/2011 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 78-64 (Regular season)
25/10/2012 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 61-79 (Regular season)
30/11/2012 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 63-77 (Regular season)
22/01/2016 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 75-55 (Top 16)
03/18/2016 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 74-59 (Top 16)
15/12/2016 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 75-88 (Regular season)
10/02/2017 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 73-64 (Regular season)
28/12/2017 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 74-68 (Regular Season)
06/04/2018 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 85-86 (Regular season)
18/04/2018 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 78-87 (Play Offs)
20/04/2018 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 79-68 (Play Offs)
24/04/2018 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 80-60 (Play Offs)
26/04/2018 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 101-91 (Play Offs)
06/12/2018 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 83-75 (Regular Season)
19/03/2019 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 68-72 (Regular Season)
11/15/2019 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 83-74 (Regular Season)
04/02/2020 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 94-69 (Regular Season)
01/10/2020 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 66-78 (Regular Season)
22/01/2021 Zalgiris-Olympiakos 61-79 (Regular Season)
19/10/2021 Olympiacos-Zalgiris 83-68 (Regular Season)
15/03/2022 Zalgiris – Olympiacos 73-84 (Regular Season)
14/10/2022: Olympiacos – Zalgiris 90-80 (Regular Season)
16/03/2023: Zalgiris – Olympiacos 72-74 (Regular Season)
Source: Sport Fm
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