Although Olympiacos had a disastrous second quarter, as Giorgos Bartzokas pointed out, they overturned the score and with Sasha Vezenkov leading the way won 94-91.
The international Bulgarian forward finished the match with 21 points (10/11p., 4/5d., 1/2tr.), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 foul and 28 PIR in less than 29 minutes of action (28:39), scoring several important baskets at the end of fight.
THE Vezenkov after the end of the match he admitted that Olympic he didn’t play as well as he wanted in defense with the exception of 7-8 minutes, but it is important that he extended the winning streak.
In detail what he said:
“Maccabi is a very good team. At the end of the day it’s a win. They scored 91 points. We have to look at our defense I think. We didn’t play the way we wanted to, with the exception of 7-8 minutes in the 3rd period and in the first quarter we played the way we wanted to defensively. But at the end of the day it’s a win against a very talented team. We have to keep improving. We are happy to close the devil’s week with two wins. We have time to rest and move on. The Euroleague is so tough, with very good teams and we are happy about that».
On Devil’s Week, he stated:
“It was difficult. We came after a great victory against Panathinaikos, which always in these matches, you lose a lot of energy. We didn’t play well I think in both games but at the end of the day, as I say again, it’s two wins so we’re more than happy».
Source: Sport Fm
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