Olympiacos did not stay alone at the top of the standings for long, as the Monaco easily passed by her headquarters Alba Berlin for its 19th game Euroleague and with this victory (90-105) his team Vasilis Spanoulis is in the company of the “red and white” in first place with a record of 13-6.
Another great appearance was made by Mike James scoring 23 points, while also handing out seven assists. Along with the American, he was also impressive Mathieu Strazel with 18. On the part of Germans o Matt Thomas he recorded 17 points, exactly the same as his teammate Yanni Wetzel.
The Monegasques appeared terrible in the first period, dominating with the… good morning of the match. OR Monaco managed to reach up to +12 in the game (28-16), with the Alba but to reduce for a while, finishing the first 10 minutes at 30-21.
In the second quarter, the image of the visitors continued to improve with his team Vasilis Spanoulis to literally do whatever he wants on the court. For this very reason the difference reached such great levels with the half ending at +20 on the Monaco (55-35).
With the resumption of the game the Alba she did everything in her power to get back into the match again, desperately trying to close the gap, which she did to some extent. The third period ended for the Germans at -12 (79-67), but the chances of overturning the score were slim.
In the fourth and last period the Monaco quickly raised the difference to +18 (87-69), effectively putting a “tombstone” on her hopes Alba. Until the referee’s final whistle, the visitors simply managed and they finished the match with 100 points for the final 105-95.
The quarters: 21-30, 35-55, 67-79, 90-105
See the match statistics HERE
Source: Sport Fm
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