Olympiacos “froze” in the fourth period and saw its winning streak end in Belgrade

Olympiacos paid for his mistake and saw its winning streak come to an end in Belgrade.

The “red and white” for three quarters were in control and entered the fourth period with a lead of 7 points (50-57), looking capable of celebrating their seventh consecutive victory in the Euroleague, but in the end they paid for their failure and experienced defeat with 78-70 from the in the “hot” Beogradska Arena.

Thus, the Piraeus fell to 8-4 and now turn their attention to the upcoming devil week, during which they will face Monaco (out, 4/12) and Paris (inside, 6/12), while on the other hand, Partizan celebrated its second consecutive victory after the one in the big Serbian derby with Red Star and improved its record to 4-8before facing Zalgiris and Panathinaikos at home.

Leading the way for Olympiakos, who struggled without Vezenkov, Wright and started 5/5 from 3-pointers in the first period but finished the game with 7/31, the Fournier (16p), Milutinov (13p, 8 rib) and Peters (12p, 8 rib), while for the winners they stood out Karlik Jones (15 points, 8 assists), Lundberg (13pts, 4 assists, 4 rebounds) and Davis (12p, 5 rib).

The match:



Olympiacos started the match with Walkup, Vildosa, Fournier, Peters and Fall, while Partizan had Dilikina, Brown, Bonga, Mike and Davis in its starting five. The “red and white” started the match impressively, surprising the home team and taking an 8-0 lead thanks to three-pointers by Fournier, Walkup and a nail by Fal, while the Piraeus found themselves at +14 (9-23) very early on, having 5/ 5 3-pointers and with Fournier reaching 8 personal points from his first six minutes fight! However, in the second half of the first period, Olympiacos scored only from six shots, while Partizan reduced to 16-25 of the first quarter, thanks to a three-pointer by Marinkovic.

Milutinov with four consecutive points gave Olympiacos a double-digit lead again (18-29) at the beginning of the second period, but the “red and whites” after their initial 5/5 on three-pointers were 0/6, while Bonga and Dilikina reduced it to 23 -29 for the hosts. Papanikolaou with a three-pointer gave Olympiakos an offensive “breath” for 23-32, but Giorgos Bartzokas’ team had lost its rhythm in attack, while on the other hand Partizan found its footing through its good defenses and with Korprivitsa giving her aggressive solutions, reduced to 31-33. Marinkovic’s one shot tied the game at 34-34 and Koprivica gave the Serbs their first lead of the match (36-34), while the first half ended with Partizan leading by 38-36.

The derby continued in the third period, with Olympiakos leading 41-40 with Fal scoring, while the “red and white” successfully put the ball on the racket and with three foul baskets, they took the lead 43-49, while the Vildosa gave important solutions in defense and attack! Milutinov reached double digits by making it 45-51 after an offensive rebound and a wonderful fade away, Dilikina reduced the score to 48-51 with a three-pointer, but Peters with a new basket and a foul put Olympiacos at +7 (48-55). In fact, a little later he made two shots to reach 10 personal points, before Davis shaped the 50-57 of the third period.

Marinkovic’s three-pointer made it 53-57 at the start of the fourth quarter, Papanikolaou answered immediately for 53-60, but then he committed an unsportsmanlike foul and Karlik Jones with four consecutive points cut it to 57-60 for the hosts, while Partizan took the lead after a long time (63-62), thanks on consecutive 3-pointers by Davis and Karlik Jones. Olympiacos continued to struggle offensively and Marinkovic put the home team at +7 (70-63), while Davis also found a rhythm, making it 72-65. Fournier missed two shots just before we entered the final minute of the game, while the Reds continued to miss, with Partizan eventually getting the win with 78-70.

The quarters: 16-25, 38-36, 50-57, 78-70

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