A very good third quarter was crucial for him Olympicwho won 76-70 the militant and with many shortcomings AEKto qualify for the final of the Final Four of the Cup, where they will face Panathinaikos.
The “red and whites” have yet to arrive and at +18 (60-42) at the beginning of the fourth period, with the “Union” not only giving up, but approaching at -5 (66-61), at 37 ‘. But, there’s George Bartzokas he threw the “basics” on the floor again and his team took the pink card.
Olympiacos were the leaders Papanikolaou and Vezenkov, with the first having 16 points and the second 15p. with 9 rebounds.
From AEK, the Hamer and Flionis with 26p. and 18p. respectively. Colom had 12 assists, but with 4 points. with 1/11 shots.
The match
Olympiakos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Dorsey and Slouka, while on the other hand AEK started with Kolom, Flioni, Hamer, Griffin and Mavroidi. The “red and whites” were not serious in the first minutes, who scored mainly due to quality from the periphery, with the “Union” on the other hand aiming correctly with Hamer and Griffin. Thus, the two teams went together (14-12), until 7 ‘. There, the whole of Dedas made a 6-0 for +4 (14-18), with Piraeus tightening defensively in the last minute and with Papanikolaou reducing in the basket (16-18), at the end of the first period.
An informal “duel” between Papanikolaou and Hamer was the beginning of the second period, with AEK having the lead (23-24), until 13 ‘. Then, Olympiakos took out many defenses with Wokap and running in the open field escaped at +6 (30-24), in 15 ‘. However, from that point on, Bartzokas’s players decided to walk on the floor, as a result of which they lost their rhythm aggressively and disconnected from the basket. The reaction of the “Union” came with Flionis, who brought the match to the point (30-29), with Sloukas forming the 32-29 of the first half.
Olympiakos came out with more energy at the beginning of the second half, finding a rhythm in the attack for +8 (39-31). On the other hand, Griffin tried to keep AEK offensively, with Dorsey and Fal sending the “red and whites” to +10 (48-38), in 26 ‘. From that point on, the team of Piraeus was in control and with Vezenkov taking action, the action escaped to +16 (56-40), with Hamer making it 56-42 in the third period.
With a 4-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Olympiakos went the difference to +18 (60-42), but then the “red and whites” relaxed too much, giving a lot of rights. Thus, initially AEK reduced to -11 (64-53) and since the players of Bartzokas did not say to get serious, those of Dedas approached -5 (66-61), in 37 ‘. There, Sloukas, Vezenkov and Papanikolaou returned to the floor for +10 (71-61), at 1:10 ” before the end. There was no time for the big upset and so Piraeus got the victory with the final 76-70.
The ten minutes: 16-18, 32-29, 56-42, 76-70
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