THE PAOK faces tonight Anvil in Wloclavek for the FIBA Europe Cup, returning to the lairs where almost 30 years ago he had scored a big (in the area) victory with Peja Stojakovic raging.
It was the end of January 1996, when he had faced the same team, which at the time, however, due to a sponsor, was called Nobiles Wloclawek. The Two-Headed of the North had taken an emphatic victory with 112-57with +-55 being the heaviest defeat in the history of the Polish team. In that match, Peja Stojakovic he had set a record with PAOK’s shirt having 37 points.
What KAE PAOK reports:
PAOK returns to Poland for an official match after nine years. Such days in 2016 (10/19), they were defeated by Rosa Radom 93-85 in a match decided in the 3rd overtime!
But he is also returning to Wloclawek after about 30 years. In fact, it will be there again after 29 years and 8 months or 10,856 days. In the exact same city where he was found at the end of January 1996.
In the group stage of the 1995-96 European Cup, they had faced the same team, which at the time, however, due to a sponsor, was called Nobiles Wloclawek and played at their old stadium, Osir.
On January 30, 1996, PAOK played in that stadium that resembled a theater, due to the exterior behind the two baskets, and scored an emphatic 112-57 victory. This difference of 55 points is PAOK’s third biggest away win in its history in European competitions. And it has also been recorded as Anwil Wloclawek’s worst European night in her history!
However, Peja Stojakovic set a record in this game. He scored 37 points, which are his most productive night with PAOK in Europe. Pezza played for PAOK in 52 European competitions over four seasons and his 37 points in Poland against Nobiles is his best European performance. The 37 points were achieved with excellent percentages: 8/10 shots, 7/10 two-pointers, 5/5 three-pointers, with 5 rebounds and 2 steals and all this in just 20 minutes!
The following players played with PAOK in that game: Nikolaidis (10), Boutouris (3), Prelevits (13), Balogiannis (6), Christou (6), Tsekos (2), Garrett (12), Rentzias (15), Giannoulis (8).
With that victory, PAOK secured qualification and first place in the group, reaching the final of the competition, where they were defeated 88-81 by the home team Taugres.
The emphatic victory of PAOK over Nobiles, the amazing night of the future NBA Champion Peja Stojakovic and the presence of PAOK fans in Osir, were admired and commented on by the Polish press of the time, such as Basket Magazine, from which the visual material comes, but also by the tribute made by the page Nobiles Anwil Wloclawek HISTORIA on facebook.
In total against teams from Poland, PAOK “counts” 4 wins and 2 losses and more specifically…
He has a 2-0 record against Nobiles (109-66 victory in Thessaloniki and 112-57 in Poland.
In the 2014–15 season, PAOK faced Zielona Gora (in the Eurocup group stage), PAOK won (85–66) at PAOK Sports Arena, while they lost (84–77) in the game played in Poland.
Against Rosa Radom, defeat (93-85) in the BCL premiere in the 2016-17 season and victory (85-66) in Thessaloniki.
Source: Sport Fm
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