With Kevin Porter Jr. missing the triple-double by one assist, PAOK easily defeated Karditsa 85-70 in the “palataki” for the third matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League play outs and with two wins was in second place in the special standings , with -1 from AEK and +1 from Maroussi and Lavrio, claiming the seventh and eighth place for the playoffs and leaving Thessaly in fifth place and virtually out of the target for the rest.
The “doubleheader” reached +6 at the conclusion of the first half and, with Porter, Fredrickson in the third and fourth periods, reached double-digit differences with two 7-0 runs.
The former NBA star had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists and left complaining to Stathis Nerandzakis shortly before the end of the match, supported by the Icelandic international guard with 17 and Alston with 18 points.
The match
THE PAOK led 5-0, but Carditsa with a 9-0 streak he reached 5-9 with Kamberidis as the protagonist. Porter started the counteroffensive and sparked an 11-0 “Two-Headed” run with offensive versatility from the racket and perimeter and several offensive rebounds for a 16-9 run. The foreigners from Karditsa with a 6-0 run reduced to 16-15 and Fridrickson’s three-pointer made it 22-18 at the end of the first quarter.
PAOK maintained a +2 to +4 at the start of the second period with correct choices on both sides inside the opposing rackets. With a 5-0 streak, the “two-headed” led 33-26 and so on Michalak by Porter they maintained +6 to +8 for the “black and white” and 36-30 at the end of the half. PAOK had 10/22 two-pointers and 25 rebounds, with Porter having 5/8 two-pointers and Karditsa 12/13 two-pointers, 2/12 shots and 14 rebounds.
The foreigners of PAOK maintained +6 to +8 at the start of the third period, with his three-pointers Mac to keep Thessalians in the match. With a 5-0 run, PAOK reached +10, but a 5-0 run by Karditsa reduced it to -4, but Tsairelis and Porter starred in a 5-0 run for the +9 of the “doubleheader” and, with Tsaireli to make it 60-49, we got to 60-51 at the end of the quarter.
Porter was +11 at the start of the fourth quarter and he was leading his players Stathis Nerantzakis and starred in the 5-0 run for the +14 of the “doubleheader” with the perimeter shots of the American star. Mak led a 7-0 run for Thessaly that brought the score 67-60, but there he “woke up” offensively and organizationally Fredrickson and brought a 9-0 run for 76-60. The consecutive three-pointers of Thessaly reduced to 76-66. Alston “unstuck” the “doubleheader” for 78-66, PAOK maintained +10 to +13 and the young Skoulariotis shaped the final 85-70.
The quarters: 22-19, 36-30, 60-51, 85-70
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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