Efes “stopped” Olympiakos!

He lost ground for the four o Olympic!

The “red and white” did not have the antidote to her excellent night Effects from the district (14/27 3-pointers) and suffered the loss 85-72 in Istanbul, after six consecutive victories.

Piraeus did not lead even once in the match and the end of the first half found them at -11 (48-37). In the third period they counterattacked and came close on the point (62-61) at 29′, however they did not have similar continuity and the bad start in the fourth cost them even more. In fact, at 4.8” before the end, o Giorgos Bartzokas was disqualified by the referee Baena.

The first scorer of the “red and white” was Alec Peters with 19 points, while 14p. had o Mustafa Fal.

From the Turkish team, five players had double-digit points, with Shane Larkin and Will Clyburn with 15 p. and 14p. respectively.

In the 18-12 now Olympiacos, while on the other hand Efes moved up to 13-17 and kept whatever hopes he had of catching the top ten.

The match

Olympiacos started with Fall, Peters, Brazdeikis, Kanan and Walkup. Bad and wrong choices in the attack by the “red and whites”, while on the other hand the three-pointers from Plais (the German entered with 3/3) and Clyburn gave the opportunity to Efes to lead 12-2, in the first four minutes. Piraeus found points with Fal and Peters, but Larkin responded with three points, first sending the home team to +11 (19-8) and then to +12 (22-10), in the 6th minute. After that, Barzoka’s players made repeated defenses with steals and thanks to Fal’s offensive rebounds, they gathered the difference (24-20). Beaubois responded with a basket and a shot by Fall to make it 26-21 in the first period.

Thanks to Wright’s energy at the beginning of the second quarter, Olympiacos went on a 4-0 run, maintaining the point difference (28-27) until the 12th minute. Then, the “red and white” made many easy mistakes, losing the rebounds as well, with Thompson and Bryant sending Efes to +8 (35-27), at 15′. With Larentzakis and Williams-Goss, the Piraeus reduced (38-33), however the home team still did not… lose a three-pointer and with Willis (and he with 3/3) they went back to +11 (46-35), at 18 ‘. The fall was reduced temporarily, with Bryant sending the Turks to the locker room with a 48-37 advantage, who closed the first half with 10/14 three-pointers.

With Papanikolaou in front and on both sides of the floor, Olympiacos dropped the difference to single digits (48-41) at the beginning of the second half. Efes reacted with Clyburn and Larkin escaping to +13 (55-42), at 23′. The “red and white” responded with defenses and with Peters finding a shot from the perimeter, as a result of which they reduced (57-52), at 26′. Larkin kept the home team in check, but Kanan “heated up” and Barzoka’s team got closer to the point (62-61), in the 29th minute. However, in the last minute the “red and whites” did not have a similar continuation and the home team closed the third period with a 4-0 run (66-61).

Olympiacos entered the fourth period with unanswered mistakes, with Efes punishing them with a 6-0 run, going to +11 (72-61), in the first four minutes. With Kanan’s return to the court, the “red and whites” found a score and went down (73-66), but mistakes and big shots from Clyburn followed, with the home team escaping to +15 (81-66), in the 37th minute. From that point on, the Piraeus had no other strength, while Bartzokas was even disqualified with 4.8” before the end, knowing the defeat with the final 85-72.

The quarters: 26-21, 48-37, 66-61, 85-72

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