The… broken Hapoel Jerusalem paid for it Maroussi!
A few days after the narrow defeat in the BCL, the Pigeon bwin he reacted, prevailing with the an impressive 95-72 of Amarousiou at “Andreas Papandreou”, for the 16th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League.
Having a total of six players in double figures in points and shooting at excellent rates behind his line three-pointers (12/24 sq.), the hosts comfortably reached the pink match sheet, thus remaining in 3rd place in the standings with 10-6 record.
The first scorers for the winners were Rangland and Hoogaz with 19 points each, with the first having 3/3 three-pointers and the second 5/8!
For Marousi, which fell to 5-11, the standouts were Thousand and Radulitsa with 20 and 13 points respectively.
The match:
The Pigeon bwin came into the game very strongly and with Thompson off to a “hot” start, took the lead with 10-2 at 3′. In fact, a little later, Dangubic’s three-pointer sent the difference to double digits for the first time (15-4), before Maroussi found an offensive rhythm with Radulica for the 15-10 at 7′. The home side continued to be efficient in attack, as a result of which they maintained the upper hand on the scoreboard, ending the first period in front with score 21-16.
Vassilis Spanoulis’ team continued to maintain a gap close to 5 points early on second periodwith Williams and Love extending the gap to 31-22 at 15′. Then the visitors gradually “gnawed away” at the difference, cutting it to 2 (34-32) with a three-pointer by Hill three minutes later, before Hoogaz with two consecutive 3-pointers in the final minute, send the bwin Dove to the locker room with the advantage of 42-36.
The first minutes of the third period turned into a… bra de fer between them Rangland and Thousand, with the first scoring 6 points and the second 7 for 51-45 at 23′! The 34-year-old American guard of the home team continued to find the way to the opponent’s basket and with Kenny Williams also entering the equation of the match, the Peristeriotes even reached +15 (70-55), closing the quarter in front by 70-58.
With a “dowry” of “safety” difference, the bwin Peristeri continued to find solutions with a clear mind in the offensive part, shooting consistently with good percentages behind 6.75m. Somehow, the home team continued to widen the gap, cruising to victory with the final 95-72.
The quarters: 21-16, 42-36, 70-58, 95-72.
See the match statistics here.
Source: Sport Fm
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