Great Fournier and… legendary escape from OAKA in the match of the decade!

Unthinkable match with Olympiakos triumphant in OAKA! Giorgos Bartzokas’ team prevailed with a score of 94-89 at the home of Panathinaikos and “caught” him 5-3 in the Euroleague, after an unimaginable game that will be remembered for years, between the two most talented teams in Europe.

THE Olympic had the lead for most of the game, going up to +13 (17-30) in the first half. The “clover” made a comeback and managed to turn the match into an improbable derby in the second half, with both teams attacking from everywhere, making the course of the match completely unpredictable.

Somehow, we were led into an incredible fourth period, with both teams constantly exchanging big shots. In the end, the one who decided the game was Evan Fournierwho took every shot he got in the fourth quarter, “hurt” the home team and gave the victory to the “red and whites”, showing the reasons why Piraeus acquired him.

The French star had 22 points, while 20 had o Sasha Vezenkov and 13 o Nigel Williams-Goss. Huge performance from him Nikola Milutinov with 12 points and 8 rebounds, 6 of which were offensive. From Panathinaikos, they stood out with 20 points Kendrick Nunnwhile from 13 had the Matias LessorJuancho Hernangometh and 12 Kostas Sloukas.

The match

Evan Fournier opened the score of the match and wrote 0-3, while Vezenkov ran in transition and went 0-5. Papapetrou took advantage of Olympiakos’ poor return, took a foul and scored 1-5 with a shot. After an error by Brown, Vezenkov made an easy layup to make it 1-7. Vildosa found a corridor and scored (1-9), with Panathinaikos to have a lot of difficulty in his attack in the first period of the match. Nan broke the “pomegranate” for Panathinaikos with a three-pointer (4-11), while Ernagometh blocked on one side and scored on the other (6-11). Fournier made a very difficult basket on defense (6-13), with Fall drawing a foul for 6-15. THE Papapetrou was reduced to surprise after an assist by Nan (8-15), while the American scored for three after his own steal for 11-15. Yurtseven nailed in front of Milutinov, but o Papanikolaou responded with a three-pointer (13-18). Milutinov took two shots, with Yurtseven nailing it for 15-20 in the first quarter.

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At the beginning of the second period, Gosh got a nice goal foul in front of Brown and wrote 15-23. Milutinov rounded the gap to 10 (15-25) and then made two shots for 15-27. Panathinaikos remained blocked offensively, with Peters and Osman exchanging three-pointers for 20-30. After an error by Lessor, Goss also scored from long range (20-33) for the biggest margin of the match up to that point. Grant made a layup (22-33) and McKissick the same to make the score 23-35. THE Sloukas reduced with a difficult basket (25-35), but Goss responded with a three-pointer at the end of the attack (25-38). The captain of the “greens” made two shots and Lessor another, scoring 28-38. THE Hernangomet made a stop on Wright and Grant went to the line for 30-38. Sloukas cut it with a three-pointer (33-38), with Vezenkov scoring just before the end of the half and taking the foul for 33-41.

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At the beginning of the second part, Lessor and Fournier they scored for 35-43. The French center scored for the second consecutive attack (37-43), while he did the same in the next phase reducing to 39-43. Vildosa made an important three-pointer, but Huacho responded and made it 42-46. The Spaniard made a steal and fed to Nan, who scored himself in transition to make it 44-46. Fal got offensive rebound and shots (44-48), with Lessor to continue his good period for 46-48. Hernangomet brought the match to a point (49-50) and Vezenkov gave the visitors a solution with a layup (49-52). Vildosa and Nan each scored a three-pointer (54-57), with Fournier to do the same for 54-60. Mitoglou reduced from close range (56-60), but Vezenkov answered immediately for 56-62. THE Sloukas reduced with a foul goal (59-62), with Milutinov and Huatso scoring for 61-64. The offensive recital continued with three-pointers from Vezenkov and Mitoglou (64-67), while the third quarter ended with a score of 66-71 in favor of Olympiakos.

In the last period, Osman reduced to the basket (69-71) with a three-pointer from the top. Milutinov and Nunn traded baskets (71-73), with McKissick hitting a long shot for 71-76. Olympiacos escaped with +8 (71-79) thanks to a basket by the American forward, with Lessor making an important basket (73-79) and stopping Milutinov on the other side. Juancho hit an incredibly difficult 3-pointer (76-79), with Goss answering from mid-range for 76-81. Nan scored from the corner (79-81) and tied it at 81-81 with a layup after Walkup’s tap on Huacho. Slukas with two shots gave the home team the first lead (83-82), but Fournier immediately took it back for Olympiakos with an unthinkable three-pointer from 8 meters above the defense (83-85). THE Lessor tied with two shots (85-85), with Fournier scoring again in tough conditions for 85-87. McKissick ran in transition after a missed layup by Juancho and made it 85-89 for the Piraeus. THE Fournier he found himself alone and executed for three (85-92), sealing Olympiakos’ victory.

The quarters: 15-20, 33-41, 66-71, 89-94

Detailed match statistics here.