Crushed her AEK Betsson BC With a three -point “storm” and goes with terrible psychology to Spain the PAOK!
A few days before they face away from home Bilbao for the First between them final in FIBA Europe Cup (M. Wednesday 16/04, 21:00), the Thessalonians made a stunning appearance and dominated the palace on the “yellow -blacks”, whom they dispersed with the Impressive 94-69 for Game 2 of the Stoiximan GBL quarter-finalsequaling the order and sending it to Third and final game in Ano Liosia! Recall that Game 3 will take place On April 27 (17:15) at “Snel Arena”due to the European obligations of the two groups.
His team Massimo Kanchelieri He had gotten … fire behind 6.75m. Throughout the match, completing the game with the impressive 51% percentage in three -point, In 16 of the 31 shots he attempted!
On the contrary, AEK, pulled out signs of fatigue and lack of concentration After the game of last Wednesday and her Victory against Nader in “Sunel Arena” For BCL’s playoffs, with the whole of Dragan Sakota looking like having her mind on Game 2 of the series, which will take place in France on Wednesday (16/04, 21:30).
The top scorer for PAOK tonight was the Reynolds with 17 points, with the Goat to add 16, the Cruiser 15 and Bartley 11, while for the ‘Union’, the only one rescued was Rison tackerwho in his debut in the Greek league had 19 points, 3 rebounds and a number of assists.
The match:
Very good was the pace at the start of the race, with both teams making tension, energy and mood on both sides of the parquet. The first two minutes evolved into a duel with tacker, with his center PAOK to score 7 points and her guard AEK 6 to 2/2 three -pointers. Then, the “yellow-black” mistakes, as well as the absolute domination of the hosts, allowed the Thessaloniki to run a quick 10-0 series with Cruzers, Reynolds and Bartley For 17-6 at 5 ‘!
Gray gave an aggressive “breath” for the “Union”, which, however, saw PAOK in the … twilight zone and with Katsivelis, Apson and Cruose to launch the difference At +16 and 24-8 one minute later! The timeout and the voices of Dragan Sakota “awakened” the guests, who tightened their defense and with Gray at the spearhead, ran a 9-0 one for 24-17, before Henderson with Buzzer Beatr, Buzzer Beatr. set up 27-17 of the first period. Huge difference in the quarter made the mistakes, with PAOK to finds 16 points out of AEK’s 8 errorswhile the “Union” is just 7 of the 6 errors of the hosts!
A little bit of the pressing defenses of both teams, a little bit of the fact that both “biceps” they had their minds … elsewhere And specifically in the middle -class critical European matches, mistakes on … errors continued and In the second quarter. AEK came out in this informal competition in the first minutes of the season, where with its two gathered baskets Tackerand the three -pointers of Heil and Kuzminskmanaged to gnaw the difference and approach a distance of a basket For 31-29 at 15 ‘.
OR PAOK’s reaction was immediate, With “Doubles of the North” re -raising the difference at a double -digit price, thanks to Papadakis’ two three -pointers and Bartley’s indirect three -pointer within 2 minutes, For 40-29 at 17 ‘. In the last three minutes of halftime, the “yellow -blacks” managed to gather a little bit thanks to Hale and go to the locker room with the Score at 41-33.
As in the first quarter, so in the third, PAOK entered the throttle on the throttle. Massimo Kanchelieri’s team saw … like a barrel the opposing basket and with a three -point storm launched the difference at high prices! It is characteristic that in the first five minutes of the period, the “black and white” shoots with the Amazing 6/7 behind 6.75m.with Persides, Bartley, Cruose and Reynolds (3) scoring from afar, For 59-40 at 25 ‘!
The active tonight, Rison Tucker, with a goal-in, along with Kuzminsca’s three-pointer reduced to AEK At 15 (61-46)But with PAOK continuing his aggressive crescendo and with many protagonists in scoring, closing the period at the maximum price of the difference tonight and At +20 for 71-51!
Like that, the Fourth and last quarter It became a procedural character, with PAOK, however, not turning around and even reaching +26 (83-57) in the 34 ‘starring Katsivelis, before AEK temporarily reduced to 19, with the home side finding easy baskets in the end and celebrating the home side. final 94-69 and brought the turn to 1-1!
The quarters: 27-17, 41-33, 71-51, 94-69.
See the statistics of the race here.
Source: Sport Fm
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