He was hurt by an ex, but this PAOK can overcome in France!

He fought like a … lion in the crowded and burning Pylea, however, after 40 minutes of great battle against the pioneer of the French league, Solothe PAOK was defeated with score 89-88 by a basket of a … ex in the last second of the match.

The Thessalonians looked at the very strong team of Fabrice Lefrassas, showing that this team with a little more attention and passion can make the overrun to France next Wednesday (02/04, 21:00) and get the victory that will send them to his final FIBA Europe Cup!

Recall that in the event of a PAOK victory With a point then the match will be led to the extension, Whereas, with 2 points or more, the “Dikefal of the North” will qualify for the first time after 29 years in a European event final!

The first scorer for PAOK was the moving Reynolds With 20 points, 6 rebounds and a number of assists, with the American still losing a difficult shot in the dead. Up close moved and the Cruiser (16p), Bartley (13p) and Henderson (12p).

For the French, the absolute protagonist who judged the result was PAOK’s once ace, Mosque with the nail at 0.9 ” before the end, with the Ayyagi To complete the match with 26 points and just a lost shot (11/12 on the side).

The match:

The critical and the stake of the race was so big that both teams entered quite a bit carefully and hesitant In the match. The first basket of the race was succeeded by Bartley with hard lea li to follow a quick7-0 of Sole In 2 minutes, thanks to the rebounded offensive. His response PAOK It was immediate and extremely impressive. Playing pressing defense and having good circulation and distances in the attack, the Thessaloniki found a rhythm and with Bartley ahead of 8 points and their score behind 6.75m. (3/6), ran an impressive 12-0 individual For 14-7 in 6 minutes!

Then the French found score after nearly 4.5 minutes of match, At a time when the hosts seemed to maintain control and the game’s momentum. In fact, Kanchelieri’s players continued to “shoot” behind the three -point line, with him Cruiser to achieve two three -pointers and the Goat Another one (6/11 in the quarter), thus closing the first period at +6 and 25-19.

Quite different the second quarterwith the guests tightening their defense and leading PAOK to shooting shots under bad conditions. With Gerald Ayiagi To come forward for Sole and score seven consecutive points and nine in the first five minutes, the French led 30-28 before Reynolds got into the equation of the race and with his own fast 5-0 series, Write 33-30 at 16 ‘.

The whole of Lefransuas, however, had found a pace aggressively with all three three-pointers of Campbell and Melvin, overtaken and reached +6 (36-42), going to Lockes in front with score at 47-40 With a crazy buzzer beater three -point with De Souza’s dashboard.

Excellent was the pace at the start of third quarterwith both teams unfolding their aggressive virtues in the parquet and raising the score. In spite of Sole’s high quality, PAOK saw their Cruiser and Reynolds to score 6 and 5 points respectively For 51-54 at 24 ‘! Indeed, a minute later, Cruisers with Hook reduced to Pontos (53-54), with Smith’s goal-to-go goal to the French, before Henderson’s new three-point “biceps”. 56-57 at 26 ‘.

At that point, the guests, taking advantage of and the five PAOK fouls, found easy points, both from the line of the shots and the transition, resulting in the last minute of the season to raise the score, closing the quarter. at +6 and 68-62.

The thriller continued in the Fourth and last periodwith the players of the two teams fighting Homeric battles to the parquet of Pylea! Thanks to its terrible and pressing defense, but also the passion it took on both sides of the stadium, PAOK He managed with points by Reynolds, Apson, Cruose and Henderson to equalize In 70-70 at 33 ‘!

Sole did not score from the return of the hosts and with a quick 5-0 series he wrote 70-75 a minute later, with the “black and white” responding with the same … coin and with 4 points by Henderson and 3 by Reynolds leading With 77-75 at 36 ‘! Shortly thereafter, Katsiveli’s three-pointer wrote in 81-78, with the French with Macnis in front of Macnis again moving forward (83-85) at 38 ‘. Followed by a huge Bartley three -pointer and two shots of Apson For 88-85 in 80 seconds before the finale. In the next phase, Ayiagi with his 26th point made it 88-87, with Macnis to score with nailing 0.9 seconds before the end. Reynolds took the last attack and failed, with Sole taking the win with The final 89-88.

The quarters: 25-19, 40-47, 62-68, 88-89.

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