THE AEK with their leaders Keno Colom and Nikos Pappas got a tremendous victory in the details with 77-75 on the way to the play-offs. As much as Apollon Patras fought throughout the match, they lost the pink card of the match for a shot.
The most valuable player was Kino Colom, but Nikos Pappas and Ian Hamer could very well be honored.
For the guests, Jerel Simmons stood out with 18 points while in the same number, George Tsalbouris stopped in combination with 13 rebounds, but he was fatal in the end.
The match:
THE AEK started the match dynamically (10-2), finding solutions aggressively with proper circulation, distances, correct choices and big shots towards the end of 24 seconds, completing the first period ahead with 30-20.
In the second period, the difference remained stable in favor of AEK, continuing its riveting defense in circumference and racket. In the middle of the second twelve minutes, Apollon increased the pace and found great shots, in order to bring the match to “equal” (35-35). The two teams went hand in hand until halftime, with a narrow lead the “union” with 43-41. An absolute snapshot is undoubtedly the stopper in the surprise by Nikos Pappas!
At the beginning of the second half, the two teams appeared short-circuited offensively, without a clear mind and with the failure to enter the equation… brought the score to 58-53. The referees temporarily suspended the match due to the behavior of some AEK fans in the seats next to the floor, but the order was quickly restored and they returned from the locker room.
The last period developed into a personal affair for both Kino Colom and Nikos Pappas, where the two AEK regional players cut and sewed, giving a 70-57 lead. The match took place rodeo towards the end (76-75), with Apollon taking advantage of AEK’s mistakes and having the opportunity to win, but first Tsalbouris’s misplaced three-pointer and then the wrong return to 2.9 seconds before the end formed the final 77-75.
Ten minutes: 30-20, 43-41, 58-53, 77-75
See here the statistics of the match:
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