The match:
The Pigeon bwin started the game with Mitrou-Long, Ragland, Kaselakis, Dagubic and Thompson in his starting five, with Bonn however, entering the match better and with a clear aim to hit the racket with Kennedy, he led 7-4 in the 4th minute. Afterwards, the home team turned up the heat and with a big star Ragland (7 points in the quarter), not only did they take the lead, but thanks to a 12-0 partial score they led by 19-9 at 8′, keeping parallel to zero Bonn for almost 4.5 minutes. In the last minute, the Germans found their way to the opponent’s basket, as a result of which the first period ended with a score of 19-14.
His team Vasilis Spanoulis he continued to play at a very high tempo in his early days as well second quarter. With the defense… breaking his bones too Ragland to be in the… twilight zone offensively, they went on a 12-2 run, blowing the lead at +15 for 31-16 at 14′. It is indicative that Bonn’s first field goal came after 4.5 minutes in the period with Kirkwood’s drive. In fact, the German guard together with Pape “nibbled” the difference to 8 (33-25) in the 16th minute, before Peristeri responded with consecutive three-pointers by Love and Mitrou-Long once again raised the difference to double digits (39-27). The hosts handled the remaining 3 minutes of the period brilliantly, going into the dressing room with a significant 12 point lead (46-34).
The scene was similar in third period, with the bwin Pigeon coming in spirited, with intensity and a clear mind on both ends of the floor. THE Thompson he was the one who with his good defenses and offensive rebounds gave the necessary impetus, with the Mitrou-Long and Dagubic to perform behind 6.75m, launching the gap for the first time at +19 for 55-36 at 23! The Greek-Canadian guard even continued to be “hot” and provide points to the Greek team, which comfortably maintained the difference of over 15 points. The entry of Germain Love and Nikos Hougaz on the floor after seven minutes, he kept Peristeri’s energy high. The former was unstoppable in the attack and with eight consecutive points sent his team even to +23 (69-46), before Watson in “dead” time formed 69-48 of the period.
Somehow, the Princes of the West Bank entered the fourth and last quarter with a huge lead, which they needed to manage until the finale to send the series to a third match. And the team of Vassilis Spanoulis succeeded famously,
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The quarters: 19-14, 46-34, 69-48, 90-62.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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