Olympiacos started their duties in the Stoiximan GBL with a victory. His team Giorgos Bartzokas won more difficult than the final 93-75 shows Laurel away from home, in the match that closed the first matchday of the championship. Now, the “red and white” turn to the match with the Zalgiris in SEF for the Euroleague (11/10, 21:15).
The hosts made it very difficult for Olympic for three quarters, having for most of the match until then the precedence and reaching at some point up to +8 (40-48). However, in the fourth quarter the “red and white” put the foot on the “gas” and ran a partial score of 24-11, reaching the victory without stress in the final.
Leader of the winners was with 25 points and 9 rebounds o Sasha Vezenkovwhile 16 points had o Philip Petrushev. Crucial in the final part of the match o Luka Vildosa with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. From Lavrio, they stood out with 13 points Sam Griffin and Taj Sherman.
For Olympiakos, the injured did not compete Nikola Milutinov, Mustafa Fal and Keenan Evanswhile he was “cut” from the six foreigners o Shaquille McKissick. He took a breath Thomas Walkupwho did not compete at all. A “tightening” was felt by Nigel Williams-Goss, but which does not seem to be something to worry about.
The match
THE Olympic scored the first points of the match with Vezenkov (0-2), while Wahab tied the score at 2-2 for the hosts. Lavrio took the lead with Slater (4-2), while he scored again before Muratou’s goal-foul for 8-4. Vezenkov reduced with his own basket and foul (8-7), while o Vaughn answered from close range for 10-7. Fournier equalized with a very difficult three-pointer (10-10), before Vezenkov gave Piraeus the lead (10-12). Vaughan answered with a three-pointer (13-12) and scored again after an assist from Muratos (15-12). THE Wright reduced by nailing (15-14), with Tsami making a nice goal-foul but missing the shot (17-14). Wright reduced in the same way, but Sherman answered him with a three-pointer (20-16), while Tsamis unexpectedly scored 22-16. The first period ended 22-19 with Wright and one shot Peters.
In the second quarter, Griffin made a three-pointer and Petrushev answered with a difficult shot for 25-21. Dorsey took one shot, missed another, got a rebound and scored (25-24), before Godikas responded with a layup (27-24). Peters equalized with a three-point shot (27-27) and Slater made a very difficult basket from mid-range (29-27), before Petrusev put Olympiakos ahead (29-30). Griffin and Wahab responded for Lavrio (34-30), while o Vildosa scored for three for 34-33. The “red and white” regained the lead with Petrushev (36-37), but Wahab gave it back to the hosts (38-37). Sherman scored under very difficult conditions (40-37) and a little later made a three-pointer (43-39). The half ended 43-40.
THE Muratos he made a three-pointer at the beginning of the second half (46-40), while in the next phase he won three shots smartly and made two (48-40). Fournier scored and then set up for Vezenkov (48-44), before Muratos scored again to make it 50-44. Olympiacos responded with a three-pointer by Larentzakis and a foul goal by Wright (53-52), before Wahab gave the home team a solution (55-52). Vezenkov was a… team by himself and reduced to 57-56, while o Sherman made another difficult three-pointer (60-58). THE Ladybug brought Lavrio to +4 (62-58), but Goss responded with two consecutive layups in the surprise (62-62). After plenty of time with the teams only making shots, Fournier hit a layup to make it 64-65. Vildosa closed the third quarter with a buzzer beater for Olympiakos 64-69.
In the last period, Gondikas and Peters they scored for 66-71. After back-to-back missed three-pointers by both teams, Griffin hit one to cut it (69-71), with Petrusev answering from close range for 69-73. Slaters reduced but the Peters answered with a three-pointer for 71-76. Vildosa made another important three-pointer (71-79) from the corner, while Vezenkov increased the difference to double digits with a foul goal (71-83). THE Olympic was now in complete control of the match and escaped with +18 thanks to Vezenkov and Petrusev (71-89), with Lavrio having no reaction and Piraeus taking the victory.
The quarters: 22-19, 43-40, 64-69, 75-93
Detailed match statistics here.
Source: Sport Fm
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