Loud “slap” for Olympiakos in Berlin!

He stopped in Berlin Olympic!

The “red and whites” appeared much inferior to the circumstances against Albaknowing the heavy defeat 90-75which cut them the series of four victories.

Thus, the team of Piraeus retreated to 16-10 (rating with Russian teams) and this means that he can hardly look above the fourth place. On the other hand, the Germans went to 11-16.

The biggest “damage” was done by Lo with 27 points, with Smith to have 15p.

They stood out from Olympiakos Vezenkov and Martin with 19p. and 17p. respectively, with 4/15 three points to be deterrents from claiming something in the German capital, with the hosts on the other hand having 13/21.

The match

Olympiakos started with Fal, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou, Dorsey and Wokap. Very “numb” start offensively from the “red and whites”, who could have taken the offensive rebounds, but did not cross the basket, with Alba going to 5-0. About 3:30 ” Piraeus needed for their first points in the game, but they remained very inaccurate, with the Germans having a steady lead (11-6), until 6 ‘. There, Bartzoka’s players tightened defensively and with Fal and Vezenkov ran a series of 8-0 for the overtaking (11-14), which they maintained until the end of the first period (16-17).

Many mistakes from both teams at the beginning of the second quarter, but the duo Sloukas-Martin kept Olympiakos firmly ahead, with Printezis ‘three-pointer sending him to +4 (22-26), in 14’. Then the “red and whites” ξανά disconnected again from the basket, losing from lay up to free throws, with Lo and Smith taking… forward and pushing Alba to a partial score of 12-2, which sent them to + 6 (34-28), in 19 ‘. The only reaction of Piraeus was a pair of shots from Jean-Charles, with Da Silva’s three-pointer sending the hosts into the locker room with +7 (37-30).

With a lot of good defenses and hitting with Dorsey and Vezenkov, Olympiakos made a partial score 2-10 at the beginning of the second half, taking the lead (39-40). The reaction of the hosts came with Lo, who continued the same “hot” -with the first half- for the overtaking again, which reached +9 (55-46), in 28 ‘, after the “red and whites” they made one mistake after another, completely losing their rhythm. In the remaining minutes, Vezenkov kept the Piraeus, with the end of the third period finding them at -6 (57-51).

Despite its good offensive rhythm, Olympiakos was bad in defense at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with Alba going with a “weapon” the three-pointers at +9 (68-59), in 32 ‘. The reaction came with Dorsey and Vezenkov for -4 (68-64), but Lo and Smith were unstoppable and so the Germans escaped at +12 (78-66), in 36 ‘. From that point on, Piraeus… stumbled on the floor, with Lo continuing his… violin for +17 (85-68), in 38 ‘. The last minutes were procedural, with Olympiakos knowing the defeat with the final 90-75.

MVP: Who else but Maondo Lo? The German guard “partyed” in the almost non-existent defense of Olympiacos, having in addition to 27 points and 7 assists.

The number that made the difference: When Alba had 62.2% in two-pointers and 61.9% in three-pointers, the “red and whites” could not claim anything with 51.1% in two-point shots and the tragic 26.7% in those out of 6 , 75m.

The ten minutes: 16-17, 37-30, 57-51, 90-75

See here the film of the match

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