He turned his last quarterfinal into… a walk Final-8 for Greek Cup against the Panionio of the Elite League and made an appointment with Olympiakos (17/2, 21:00) o Prometheus!
Without facing the slightest difficulty, the Patrinos dominated from the first minutes of the match, had excellent accuracy rates and confirmed the title of the big favorite, finally taking the overwhelming victory with the emphatic 88-48!
With Ilias Papathedorou resting his starters for the entire second half, the Reynolds (16p with 4/6 three-pointers), Hale (13pts, 7 assists, Basin (13π) and Priest (11p) were the first scorers, while for Panionios the only one who finished the game with a double-digit number of points was Kaklamanakis (10, 7 ribs).
The match
The last quarter-final started with Chrysikopoulos to put Prometheus in front with a basket-foul and with Ghika immediately equalizing, with the first accurate three-pointer of the match. However, this was the only basket Panionios made in the first 5.5 minutes of the game, allowing the Patrinos to escape with 11-3. THE Papadionisiou scored for three, cutting to 11-6, while Chrysikopoulos reached his 9 personal points early and Reynolds scored five in a row, giving the first double-digit lead (19-8) to Prometheus. Papadionisiou made it 8 with his second 3-pointer, cutting to 19-14but Prometheus was “hot” offensively, finishing the first period with impressive shooting percentages (5/5 two-pointers, 6/10 three-pointers), having taken an early “safety” lead (30-16).
The image of the match did not change in the second quarter, with Promethea continuing to confirm the title of favorite and with Panionios struggling to follow in the score. THE You’re a geek hit his second 3-pointer for 34-19, while Halaris made it 36-23 with five consecutive points, but Ilias Papatheodorou’s team responded with a 15-4 run, going to the locker room with a 22-point lead (51-29) and shooting 50% (8/16) on 3-pointers.
Prometheus entered… furious in the third period as well, with Hale to become the second two-digit number after Reynolds and with Koniaris extending his team’s streak to 14-2, thanks to which the difference jumped to +34 (65-31). With the game having evolved from early on into… standard procedure, o Kaklamanakis with his consecutive points, he reduced it to 65-33 for Panionios, while the quarter ended with Prometheus having made the maximum difference in his favor (73-35).
THE Panionios failed to score a point in the first 5:20 of the fourth quarter, trailing Prometheus to reach up to +48 (83-35), before Scandalos and Davis reduced it to 84-41. The final 88-48 fully reflects the ease with which Prometheus prevailed, who now turn their attention to their big date with Olympiacos tomorrow.
The quarters: 30-16, 51-29, 73-35, 88-48
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