Unconditionally surrendered o PAOK!
The “two-headed man of the north” forgot to… get down on the floor, as a result of which he lost with a score of 95-63 from the Tofa losing home-court advantage in their BCL play-in series!
Now, his team Foti Takianou he must do a “double” in Bursa next week (09/01, 19:00) so as to send the series to a third game in “Palataki”, otherwise he will say goodbye to the competition!
The match is not amenable to commentary, since from the first to the last minute the Turkish they dominated in all areas, having an unimaginable difference in rebounds (20-41) but also in three-pointers (6/22 for PAOK, 14/23 for Tofas). As if that wasn’t enough, o Fotis Takianos was expelled early with two technical penalties, while o Justin Alston he was injured and left under support.
The leader of the game with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists was Cassius Winstonwhile 21 points were scored by the former guard of Panathinaikos AKTOR and Peristeri bwin, Marcus Denmon. Jay Jay O’Brien scored 15 points and Austin Wiley added 12 with 9 rebounds. From PAOK’s side, O Andrew Harrison with 16 points and o Jamani McNishwho returned with 10 points and 4 rebounds.
The match
THE Tofa entered the floor better and took a quick 0-4 lead thanks to baskets from Homsley and O’Brien. The former also scored a three-pointer for 0-7, with McNish opening the scoring for PAOK with a nail (2-7). Harrison hit the first long shot for the home side to make it 5-7, while O’Brien scored on a defense to make it 5-9 and Wiley shots for 5-12. Homsley hit a three-pointer in the surprise, forming the first double-digit difference in the match (5-15). McNish was an “oasis” for PAOK and found a way to the basket, but the Tofa answered with a 3-pointer by Winston to make it 9-20. Luke May and Harrison exchanged long shots, while Sakic with two shots recorded 12-25. THE Winston with an easy layup made it 12-27 of the first period.
THE Sakic with a three-pointer he extended Tofa’s good period, writing 12-30, while the experienced Margaritis provided solutions for 16-30. Marcus Denmon took his … gun and hit 8 straight points with two 3-pointers, going 16-38 with personal points, while two technical penalties on PAOK they carried an equal number of shots for 16-40. THE O’Brien he nailed after another mistake by the home team, signing Tofa’s +28 (16-44), while Winston scored a free for three, further increasing the Turkish lead (20-49). The situation did not change until the end of the first half, which ended with a score of 26-53.
In the second part, O’Brien increased the difference to 30 again with a three-pointer (26-56), and then made a very difficult foul field goal for 28-61. THE PAOK couldn’t find offensive solutions to slow down, and Tophas took advantage with Winston and O’Brien for 30-66. The “two-headed of the north” tried to drop the unbearable difference with points from Harrison and Alston, but the Tofa he constantly had solutions and found himself at +37 with Denmon (34-71). The third period continued at the same pace and ended with the heavy for PAOK 42-77.
The fourth period was now a procedural one as the scoreline got out of hand with the Turks securing the pink card. THE Tofa managed to reach +40 with May’s three-pointer, which made it 42-82. The Turkish team slowed down and gave the right to PAOK to approach with consecutive points from McNeese and Harrison for 50-82, while Arsenopoulos made a three-pointer for 56-84. With a long shot by Denmon, the difference was rounded to 30 (57-87), while Pearl dropped her again to 59-87. From then on, there was no interest in the match, which ended in a triumph for Tofa.
The quarters: 12-27, 26-53, 42-77, 63-95
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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