Iphi’s shots in the finale found Paris-Olympiacos despite Vezenkov’s “32ar”

His second defeat in equal number of friendly games was met on Sunday afternoon (14/09) Olympic in the sixth Tournament “Neophytos Chandriotis” in Cyprus.

One day after the marginal defeat from Monaco to extension, The “reds” lost again in the details, this time by Paris with a score of 90-87 at “T. Papadopoulos’ by Nicosia.

The match:

THE Olympic He started the match with their top five Wokap, Fournier, Ward, Vezenkov and Milutinov, with the first two competing for the first time in the Cyprus tournament after being absent from yesterday’s match against Monaco. Quite balanced was the first quarter, with the ‘reds’ taking out some beautiful phases both in the transitionas well as after rapidly circulating the ball. With Sasa to enter the appetizer match and succeed nine gathered points, The “reds” were ahead by 10-6, with Fournier doing a little later 12-7 after his own offensive rebound in 5 minutes.

With Morgan’s three-point lead and one of the Cavalier’s leap, Paris immediately equalized at 12-12, before Vezenkov with one basket and Donda passed as a change and scored six consecutive points – of which an unlikely nail – raise the difference at +6 and 20-14 in 7 ‘. There was a “dead” interval for the two teams with many lost shots, especially three-pointers, with Paris, but reducing to 20-17, at a time when Vezenkov with 3 shots in the finale, Write 23-17 of the period, closing the quarter At 14 points! The only negative for Piraeus in this time was just 1/8 three -pointers.

Quite different was the beginning of the second period for the Piraeus, who could not present the same intensity and the same concentration on the two sides of the parquet as earlier. With Giorgos Barzokas’ team not having good choices in the attack and to It fails to many three -pointers – Of which they are quite free – but also the Parisians to “often” hit the transition, the Francesco Dabelini team with pluralism in the attack overtaken In the score for 31-35 in the 16th minute.

From that point to halftime, the champions of Greece tightened their defense and slowly, but steadily tied at 36-36 with a two-pointer and Vezenkov’s three-pointer. In fact, with two wonderful Ward and Lee Drave, as well as the shots of Vezenkov and Lee, Piraeus went on In the locker room in front of the score with 42-37, With the “wound” of the tripod, however, they remain, as they shot with only 16.7% (3/18m).

With a terribly fast and aggressive pace started the third quarteras both teams scored, both close and distant. With a quick series of 5-0, Paris equalized in 42-42 In the first minute, to follow the “answer” of Olympiacos who with a goal by Vesenkov and a McCisik nail to surprise, he sends the difference to +5 again For 47-42 a minute later. In fact, a little later, the Ward After several lost three -pointers, it was “connected” behind 6.75m. For +6 (50-44). But again, the Francisco Tabelini team managed to equalize (52-52) in the 25th minute with its athletics, with the three-pointers of Vezenkov and Lee, as well as Milutinov’s shots to send the difference to +6 (60-54) again. All the typical guests were able to do was gather the difference with Robinson and documents for 63-60 of the quarter.

Quite sluggish was the start of Piraeus in the fourth and final periods, at a time when Paris starring Watara and Robinson ran a fast 9-2 run, preceded with 71-67 in the 33rd minute. In spite of the Occa watched points of Vezenkov, the French easily found baskets with Iphi, Robinson and Ebaighee, raising the difference again. For 83-76 at 36 ‘.

More in a little while …

The quarters: 23-17, 42-37, 63-60, 87-90.

See the statistics of the race here.