Remains strong in the “game” of the quartet o Olympic!
The improved defense of the second half, gave… space to the excellent attack of the “red and whites”, who won 98-88 the Bayernin Munich, going up to 16-9!
After 53 points passive in the first 20 minutes of the match, where in fact they were even at -10 (50-40)the Piraeus “tightened” in the back in the second half and got the important pink card.
First scorer Dorsey with 25 points, with Vezenkov to do an excellent job with 17p., Martin 14p., while in the role of έ maestro o Σλουκας with 11p. and 10 assists.
On the other hand, the Bavarians retreated to 12-13by Rubit to stand out with 18 points and him Luτσιiτς to have 15p. and 8 rebounds.
The match
Olympiakos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Dorsey and Wokap. Explosive start by the “red and whites”, with the “hot” Dorsey and Wookup sending them to +8 (8-16), in the first three minutes. Then, Bartzoka’s players made mistakes, lost some rebounds and gave the opportunity to Lucic and Rubit to make a partial score of 9-1, for the draw (17-17), in 6 ‘. Piraeus reacted with Fal and Dorsey and with a 7-0 (17-24), however their defense was still “breaking”, with Hunter and Jaramaz doing new “damage” and so the Bavarians close the first period ahead (29-28).
With some defenses and Martin, Olympiacos took the lead (34-36) at the beginning of the second half. However, the mistakes reappeared and so Bayern found baskets in the open field and initially escaped at +6 (44-38). The reaction of the “red and whites” was only a basket from Fal with enough… effort, with Rubit and Jaramaz getting… forward for the +10 (50-40) of the Bavarians, in 18 ‘. There, the players of Bartzokas took out some defenses and with Sloukas in front they ran a series of 8-0 (50-48). Walden “detached” the hosts with a three-pointer, with the international guard “speaking” at the end and forming the 53-50 of the first half.
Dorsey entered the second half with the same appetite, but Rubit’s three-pointers (!) Kept Bayern firmly ahead (59-55). Then, Bartzoka’s players made defenses, charged with a foul on Luτσιiτς and Walden and with Vezenkov added to the ωση equation, they escaped at +6 (59-65), at 27 ‘. The reaction of the Bavarians came with the offensive rebounds that kept them close (64-68), with Vezenkov giving the “air” of +7 (66-73), but Hilliard making 69-73 of the third period.
Despite the mistakes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Vezenkov sent Olympiakos to +5 (71-76), which maintained the lead, but Rubit kept Bayern close (76-78). Then, Piraeus took out defenses and with Martin, Larentzaki and McKissik escaped at +8 (79-87), in 36 ‘. From that point on, Piraeus was in control, with the Bavarians having accepted their fate and so the difference in their favor reaches +13 (85-98) and the victory comes with the final 88-98.
MVP: The prize is shared between the two. Dorsey was on an excellent offensive night and with 25 points was holding Olympiakos, when he was having difficulty defensively. The second is Sloukas, who not only scored important shots, but with 10 assists shared the crucial baskets that “sealed” the victory.
The number that made the difference: In many ways the statistics of the two teams were similar and in fact Bayern was superior to some of them such as three points, rebounds, errors… However, the correct offensive game of the “red and whites” is confirmed by the two points, as Bartzoka’s players shot with the amazing 76.5%!
The ten minutes: 29-28, 53-50, 69-73, 88-98
See here the film of the match
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