By… paradise to hell again back for Karditsa!
Although found at +16 in the third period finale, the Prometheus reached the overthrow with the mythical appearance of Jordan Walker and his 20 points in the last quarter (!) For 73-74 in 9 seconds before the finale, with the side to “hit” last and with a shot at 3 tenths to give victory to Karditsa with the final 75-74!
As such, Nikos Papanikolopoulos’s total equalized in 1-1 the quarter-final series of Stoiximan GBL’s playoffs, sending her to Third and last game in Patras for qualifying for the ‘4’!
Top for the winners were the Kasselakis and Hochler With 16 points, with Lewis adding 11 points and 6 rebounds. For the Patriots, Walker finished the match with 26 points and 6 assists.
The match:
Quite balanced and very closed was the first quarter of the match, with the defenses of the teams dominating. As such, neither of the two could escape in the score, as the lead changed a total of six times hands, and there were three draws. Won in this Treaty the Prometheusclosed the period ahead with the Minimum value of the difference (15-16). As time went on, the match opened, with the attacks slowly finding a pace. With three -pointers of the Caberides and the baskets of Hochler and Lewis, the Karditsa preceded by +7 (33-26) At 18 ‘, before the Patriots with the twin of wheat and Walker reduce for 35-33 of the half.
In the third quarter, the hosts were the ones who dominated the parquet and fully controlled the pace of the match on both ends of the parquet. Thanks to her good defense, which kept the guests at just ten points, Papanikolopoulos’ team found many shots behind 6.75m. With Kasselakis, Lewis and Hall, launching the difference up to +16, with the period completed at +14 and 57-43.
And while everything seemed that Karditsa would easily get the victory, Prometheus not only reacted, but managed to touch the victory. Absolute protagonist in the come back of Patrons The Jordan Walker with 20 points in the fourth period (!), He wrote 73-74, 9 seconds before the finale. In the last attack, the Side With a difficult basket, he saved Karditsa and made the final 75-74, at a time when the visitors missed a victory shot in the 3-tenth remaining.
The quarters: 15-16, 35-33, 57-43, 75-74.
See the statistics of the race here.
Source: Sport Fm
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