Decisive step for the 5th place in the regular season of the Stoiximan Basket League made Peristeriwhich was imposed 68-67 by PAOK in the context of the 18th game.
Absolute protagonist for the team of the western suburbs the Moraitiswho scored on a shot in the 2 seconds before the end, while he finished the match with 12 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds!
So, the Peristeriotes they went up to 8-8 and keep alive their hopes for the quartet, while they “folded” the victories against Thessaloniki, which fell to 7-8.
On the other, for the team of Lykogiannis Jones (15 points, 5 rebounds) and Green (15 points, 5 rebounds) stood out, while Love was fatal, who missed a shot in the final.
The match
The hosts started more dynamically and finding a score from the frontline, gained a lead of 6 points (10-4 in 3 ‘). PAOK reacted and with a series of 11-0, completely reversed the situation (10-15 in 6 ‘), while maintaining its lead until the final of the first period (18-21).
The derby continued until the middle of the 2nd quarter, with the two teams alternating in the lead (26-27 in 15 ‘). Somewhere there though the Thessalonians short-circuited aggressively and gave the right to Peristeri to run a series of 15-0 with Saloustros in front. The half ended with a buzzer beater three-pointer by Jankovic, which reduced to 41-30.
The group of western suburbs continued at the same pace at the beginning of the 3rd period (47-36 in 24 ‘), but PAOK responded with Green (47-41 in 26’). Tomic’s team was eliminated again with a series of 6-0, while it closed the ten minutes with “air” of 10 points (57-47).
And while everything showed that we are walking for a comfortable victory of the hosts, came the reaction from Thessaloniki, who ran 14-0 in the beginning of the 4th quarter and completely reversed the situation (57-61 in 36 ‘)! With 2 accurate shots by Jones, PAOK escaped with +6 (59-65 in 38 ‘)but Peristeri answered and equalized (65-65 in 39 ‘).
The last few seconds have been dramatic, with Green and Moraitis failing in successive attacks, however the guard of the team of the western suburbs won a foul after the offensive rebound received by his teammates and aimed at 1/2 shots in the 2 seconds before the end. The visitors had the last word in the match, but Lov missed a shot from 6 meters and therefore missed the opportunity to give the victory to his team (68-67).
The quarters: 18-21, 41-30, 57-47, 68-67.
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