The longest hour – until the next one – is now for him Olympic! The “red and white” welcome her Barcelona (21:30, NovaSports Prime, News Bulletin 247 and sport-fm.gr) at CHEF for the third game of its playoff series Euroleague and with the series at 1-1 they want the victory that will put them in a leading role for his ticket Final 4.
The presence of Piraeus in Barcelona only successful it can be defined. The team of Giorgos Bartzokas, despite starting with a home disadvantage, managed to make the break from the very first match, winning 77-75, having as their main protagonists Gosh and Caanan.
The second game didn’t go well for last year’s tournament finalists, who paid for a poor first and last quarter in a 77-69 loss that brought the series to perfect balance. However, Olympiacos did what he wanted, since it is up to him to clear the series at home, the CHEF which is expected to be full, in order to support the effort of the “red and whites” to qualify for a third consecutive Final 4.
Bartzokas will have all the players at his disposal, with him Kostas Papanikolaou to overcome the virus that afflicted him and to declare himself present for the crucial matches.
“Players are people, not machines, and a lot depends on the human factor. But there will certainly be the same tension, the so-called physicality. Petrusev is fine, Papanikolaou trained with the team yesterday. He seems to be a bit underpowered. Obviously he won’t have to play 30 minutes, but he will be present and I think he will help us“, he said, among other things, in his statements Bartzokas.
On the opposite bank, Barcelona before coming to Greece he had a tragic performance, knowing a very heavy defeat with 108-92 by the 12th in the league, Andorra. It is easy to see that the “blaugrana” had the battles with Olympiakos in mind, however, this does not justify their poor competitive image.
THE Roger Grimmow he gave rests to Gian Vesely and Ricky Rubio, who did not compete, while trying to manage the time of his key players, which was crucial in the loss.
“I don’t have good memories (laughter included). These are in the past, but every experience helps you. We know how tough it is (including SEF) and how focused we have to be. I remember the people here. I have it in my mind, Printezis’ three-pointer (laughter). It was a good shot that killed our Final Four dreams. But being a part of that game is an advantage for me“, he said in his statements about the match Thomas Satoransky.
The program of the series in detail:
Game 1 (24/04) Barcelona-Olympic 75-77
Game 2 (26/04) Barcelona-Olympiacos 77-69
Game 3 (04/30, 21:30) Olympiacos-Barcelona
Game 4 (02/05, 19:45) Olympiacos-Barcelona
Game 5 (if necessary 08/05) Barcelona Olympiacos
Source: Sport Fm
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