Olympiacos threw a “party” in Kaunas!

With a cheetah, the gas entered Olympic after the break!

Despite their absences Larentzaki, Williams-Goss, Mitrou-Long, Milutinov and the Papanikolaou to play with injection, the “red and white” equalized 95-76 the Zalgirisin Kaunas, with the duo Walkup-McKissick to have a “party”!

The game was a derby only in the first half (39-41), with the Piraeus pressing the gas in the second and with a total individual score 37-54they emphatically left Lithuania, having the… alien 78.1% on two-pointers (25/32). Thus, their record rose to 16-11 which keeps them on course for the top six, while on the other hand the home team relegated to 11-16.

THE Walkup He made career record with 22 points, sharing 7 assists, while on the other hand o McKissick add another 20p. Good showing from him Peters with 16p., as well as from Wright with 11 p.

From his team Trinchieristood out Evans with 18 points.

The match

Olympiacos started with Fal, Peters, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. Through their defense that found baskets in the open field, the “red and white” entered well and escaped to +6 (4-10), in the first three minutes, while with a three-pointer by Peters they went to +7 (8-15), in 5′. Then, the tempo of the match picked up, as with the entry of Lekavicius and Schmitz, Zalgiris found a score in the attack, reducing to three points (16-19). However, on the other hand, the Piraeus team maintained the good tempo they had and with Fal and Walkap they closed the first period at +3 (20-23).

With poor offensive choices and a 3-pointer by Schmitz, the game was tied (23-23) at the start of the second period. With the good defenses from McKissick, Olympiacos ran again in the open field and with help from Walkup went to +5 (25-30), at 14′. Then, the “red and white” lost the defensive rebounds and with the three-pointers the Lithuanians went ahead (31-30), with McKissick responding and the Piraeus regaining the lead, for +4 (35-39), at 18 ‘. The home team responded with a 4-0 run by Lekavicius, but a wildly impressive buzzer beater by McKissick sent Barzoka’s team into the locker room ahead 41-39.

The pace of the match was very fast at the beginning of the second half, with Walkap’s three-pointers sending Olympiacos to +5 (42-47), at 22′. Then, the “red and whites” pressed on defense and with Peters and Wright entering the offensive…equation, they initially went to +11 (45-56). Manek temporarily reduced for Zalgiris, but Wright continued…untouchable and Piraeus escaped to +15 (49-64), at 27′. In the remaining time, Lekavicius aggressively kept the home team, but McKissick kept the safety distance and so the end of the third period found Barzoka’s team with +13 (56-69).

With Petrusev and McKissick, Olympiacos initially escaped to +16 (58-74) at the start of the fourth period. Then, the “red and whites” made repeated defenses and with the three-pointers of Papanikolaou and McKissick they sent the difference to +21 (61-82), in the 34th minute. Afterwards, Barzoka’s players relaxed enough and thus gave Zalgiris the right to drop the difference (73-87), in the 37th minute. After a timeout, the Piraeus regained their concentration, suffocated the hosts, escaping to +22 (73-95) and taking the victory with the final 76-95.

The quarters: 20-23, 39-41, 56-69, 76-95

See here the match statistics

Watch the film of the match here