It returned to positive results and good performances with an away win over them Villerban Olympiacos!
The “red and whites” showed total concentration and were superior to their opponent throughout the match at the newly built and highly impressive “LDLC Arena”, finally celebrating the victory 85-73 and improving his record to 8-8!
Many protagonists for Giorgos Bartzokas’ team, with Canaan to be the one who “sealed” the victory with big baskets in the last minutes and finishing the match as the top scorer (19 points, 4/7 three-pointers)! Amazing performance from him too Fal, who despite scoring only 2 points, made a personal record with 8 (!) blocks, while also having 7 assists and 7 rebounds! He had 17 points Peters13 (all in the second period) had o McKissickin his best appearance after the injury that afflicted him, while he also had a very good performance Williams-Gosswith 11 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds!
As for her Villerbanwhich remained at the bottom of the standings with a 2-14 record and without yet celebrating a home win (0-8), stood out Louvavu-Kambaro (16p), Paris Lee (16 points, 7 assists), Scott (12Ï€) and Loverne (10 points, 8 rebounds).
The match
With his… classic starting five consisting of Walkup, Kanaan, Papanikolaou, Peters and Fal, the game started with George Bartzokaswhile o Pochekowho did not have the injured person at his disposal De Colo, chose Lee, Louvavu-Cambaro, Lighty, Loverne and Yussuf Fal. Villerban led 7-4 at the start, with Lee scoring 5 points, but Peters he reached 8 personal points very quickly, putting Olympiakos ahead with 10-7! THE Walkup hit the first 3-pointer of the night for the Reds, extending their run to 9-0 for 7-13, while Cabaro cut it to 11-13 with back-to-back points. THE Scott tied it at 16-16, but Kanaan hit his second three-pointer to make it 16-19, then went down the court to Williams-Gossproviding solutions with correct options in the attack, before Papanikolaou ideally closed the first period, with a buzzer-beater three-pointer for the 18-25!
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THE Villerban came close to three (24-27), with Kabaros starring in its attack, reaching 12 points, before going to the floor and taking action for Olympiakos McKissick, who first scored with back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 24-30 and 26-33, and then had a steal and layup to make it 26-35! The difference became double digits for the first time (28-38), with shots of Lorentzakis and Petrushev, with the Greek guard giving aggressive solutions to his team, making the score 33-45. McKissick, who was outstanding in the second period, was the one who set it up 37-49 of the first half, reaching 13 points in the quarter!
THE Olympic returned loaded from the locker room, throwing the difference in his favor to +18 (39-57) with consecutive three-pointers from Peters and Walkup, but then the “red and whites” lost their concentration, making consecutive mistakes in their attacks and allowing Villeurbanne to go on an 11-0 run, reducing it to 51-59. At that point, the solution to Bartzoka’s team was given by Canaan, who scored 9 straight points with a foul basket and two 3-pointers, for 52-68. The “red and white” streak reached 12-0, thanks to his three-pointer Lorentzakis with which it was done in 52-71, before o Li scores a crazy buzzer-beater three-pointer with a backboard, for the 54-71 of the third period.
The fourth quarter started with Olympiakos maintaining the difference in their favor at 10-12 points. THE Williams-Goss scored off his seventh assist Fal for 63-75, while Paris Lee hit a three-pointer for 66-77, while the referees also gave an unsportsmanlike foul in this particular phase, in a strange decision that brought strong protests from Olympiakos. THE Canaan made it 67-79 with a well-timed floater at the end of the attack and scored again with a three-pointer for 67-79, effectively “sealing” the victory for the “red and whites”, who eventually prevailed with 85-73!
For the next matchday, Olympiacos will travel to Berlin to face them Alba (29/12, 21:00), after playing with Apollon Patras at SEF (24/12, 15:00) for the 11th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket Leeague, while Villerban will host Real Madrid.
The quarters: 18-25, 37-49, 57-71, 73-85
The match statistics
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