The first big double of the season was celebrated on Saturday night (18/10) o PAOK!
Yuri Zdovts’ team produced an outstanding second half in Patras and “Dimitris Tofalos”, coming back from -14 down to take a narrow 75-73 victory over Prometheus in Game 3 of the Stoiximan GBL.
The Thessalonians held the home team to just 24 points in the second half, which saw five of their players score in double figures for their second win of the season (2-1). The leader of all was Brown with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. For Patrinos, he stood out Hammonds with 21 points and 6 rebounds, but he was also the one who missed a huge opportunity for the victory with a free three-pointer in the final.
The match:
Stormy start to the match for Prometheuswhich stars him Hammonds who scored 8 points, led 16-6 in the 4th minute. With a quick 7-0 run, o PAOK reduced to 3 (16-13), before Gray and Hammonds again increased the lead for the hosts to 24-15 of the period.
The offensive crescendo of Patrina continued in the second quarterwith the guests following the fast pace and finding their way to the opponent’s basket quite often. Nevertheless, Giorgos Limniatis’ team was able to maintain the difference with relative comfort on the edges of ten points, with McCollum and Coleman in the final to write 49-38 at halftime.
With another three-pointer by the awesome and terrible Hammonds, Prometheus went for the first time at +14 for 52-38 at the beginning of the third quarter. PAOK reacted and with an 8-0 run reduced to 52-44 and a little later even in 4 (60-56)re-entering the contention of the race with the period to it ends at 66-59.
Having the psychology on their side, the Thessalonians, thanks to their pressing defense, as well as the baskets of Dimsa and Jones, tied the game for the first time, making it 70-70 in the 36th minute. In fact, two minutes later, Dimsa and Moore’s layups sent the “black and white” to +3 (71-74), with Gray tying the score from the line for 73-74 in the 39th minute. After consecutive missed attacks, Prometheus has a huge chance to take the win in the last 3 seconds, but the Hammonds missed a shot from behind 6.75m all by himself, with PAOK taking the win with the final 75-73.
The quarters: 24-15, 49-38, 66-59, 73-75.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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