“Kids of Biceps The Battle (Now) Starts, Make AEkara Queen again, give her the crown once again!”
His team Dragan Sakotawith nearly 9,000 friends on her side in the crowded and hot “Snel Arena” subjugated Nader with the deafening 104-69made it 2-1 in the series of playoffs and celebrated the Qualifying for the BCL Final 4, where she will host herself, reminiscent of … 2018 days!
With an unmistakable appearance in the 2nd and 3rd quarter to be mentioned for years, where the Individual score was at 63-22 (!), The Union has reached +45 (80-45), reaching the coveted victory and qualifying for its own Final Four, in the closed Ano Liosia!
An appearance in a magical atmosphere that was rightly deserved by the “yellow -black” team, on a night where everyone stood out! It is characteristic that five players had a two -digit number of points, with the Hale to measure 23 points and 7 assists, the Golden 19 points and 6 rebounds, Hub 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while the Netzipoglou and Tacker They had 10 points!
Now, seven years after winning the BCL at OAKA, AEK is moving all over its 4th European title, in the Final 4 of Ano Liosia, where the Galatasaray, Tenerife and Unikaha Malaga, with the “Union” facing the last in the semifinals.
The match:
With an ally of the… hell and hot atmosphere by her nearly 9,000 friends, the AEK He came in with great confidence in the match. With Predress to hit the racket‘Union’ preceded by 7-2 In the first three minutes, having completely blocked the Nanner. The French, however, began to find a rhythm and with Rodriguez in front of it, they overtaken for 7-9 two minutes laterat a time when the “yellow -blacks” took almost four minutes to connect to the opposing basket. The entrance of Hale and Kuzminskas gave a “breath” and aggressively unveiled AEK, with the baskets of Brace and Golden equalized at 14-14 at 8 ‘, before the Lithuanian with great posting and Hale with an unlikely buzzer beater tripod, 19-18 of the period!
That’s how you end the Quarter, Hunter! ??#BasketballCl | @aekbcgr pic.twitter.com/tsldf8xdzh
– Basketball Champions League (@basketballCl) April 23, 2025
To Second quarter AEK was just … queen! By taking inexhaustible energy from the magical atmosphere of the stadium, the players of Dragan Sakota … chewing iron in defense and attack! With the Trinity of Hale, Kuzminskas and Gray connecting with the opposing basket, the “Union” ran a 12-0 run for +13 and 31-18 In the 13th minute. With a quick counterattack, Nanter reduced to 6 (31-25) a minute later. This was also the only good time of the Parisians in the period, as AEK dominated perfectly, bombarding the opposing basket with many protagonists and different points. With Tucker coming off the bench and scoring two three-pointers, and Hale and Golden offering valuable solutions, the “Union” ran an unlikely 15-1 series, launching the difference At +20 and 46-26! All the guests could do was to reduce In the finale at 48-31 of the halftime, In a 20 minute where Hale had 13 points and 5 other AEK players from five or more!
?? Game time in Athens ??#BasketballCl I @aekbcgr pic.twitter.com/k6p7yfutnh
– Basketball Champions League (@basketballCl) April 23, 2025
The short half -minute break not only did not spoil AEK’s rhythm, on the contrary, it launched it! And this is because, with “steel” defense, the “yellow-blacks” with Golden, Gray, Bryce and Nezipoglou baskets arrived in a double score and 62-31 at 24 ‘, before the mythical series continued Until 21-0 for the deafening +38 and 69-31 at 26 ‘! It is noteworthy that Nanter scored for the first time 4 minutes before the finale of the season (69-33), with the Hamb and Hale then engaging in a three-point competition, sending the difference At +45 and 80-35 at 28, with the period completed with the unmistakable individual Score 34-9 and 82-40!
Q3 Score ??
?? AEK 34 – 9 Nanterre 92 ??#BasketballCl | @aekbcgr pic.twitter.com/n9MSMPelfx
– Basketball Champions League (@basketballCl) April 23, 2025
With the party having been set up here long at Snel Arena, the Fourth and last periodnot only did he acquire a procedural story, but, he gave the “Union” fans the opportunity to put Sakota players and make dreams of the sequel, Asking the European title! In the racing track, AEK could only enjoy the moment, so that the French would gnaw a little bit, with the union to Celebrates qualifying for the Final Four with the deafening 104-69!
?? Final Four Mood ??#BasketballCl I @aekbcgr pic.twitter.com/upda43fyq
– Basketball Champions League (@basketballCl) April 23, 2025
The quarters: 19-18, 48-31, 82-40, 104-69.
See the statistics of the race here.
Source: Sport Fm
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