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The absences were many and significant. Harrison, Charalambopoulos, Vezenkov, Jean-Charles, Ellis were all out of the game, but Olympiacos knew this was the new reality of the Euroleague at the time of the pandemic.
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Piraeus hosted Baskonia at the Peace and Friendship Stadium for the eleventh game of the regular season, lost (76-90) to a senior rival who had more depth and pace of play, fell to 5-4 and saw the Basques go up to 5-5 which definitely places them in the game of the first eight.
Both coaches went with a rotation of eight players. George Bartzokas saw the quartet of Slouka, McKissick, Brindisi, Martin do the best they could, while Dusko Ivanovic will drink tonight for the health of Pieria Henry who filled his statistics, but also Yusufa Fal who put the bases of victory in the first period.
This was Baskonia’s first victory in the SEF, in which they lost continuously from 2007 onwards. The rojiblancos had 15 consecutive victories against the Basiro in Faliro, but traditions are to be broken.
Read what George Bartzokas said at the press conference
The MVP
Great match for Pieria Henry who three years ago was in the sights of Olympiacos, but preferred something different. The American did everything in the SEF, scored, played defense, created, collected rebounds, stole balls, if he had avoided two or three mistakes he would have made one of the best appearances of his career. In the 35th minute he crashed with the basket and left with discomfort, but had done everything possible to lead Baskonia to this comfortable victory and finally returned to finish with 17 points of 5/8 two points, 2/2 three points and 1/3 shots, six rebounds, 11 assists and three steals in 35 minutes of participation.
THE WEAK LINK
This match is not suitable for important conclusions, Olympiakos went to a rotation of eight players and those who played made their effort, but surely George Bartzokas would expect something more from Costas Papanikolaou who in 22 minutes had seven points from 1/3 of three points, 4/4 shots, two assists and a steal.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
Yousufa Fal closed the first ten minutes with 7 points, 7 rebounds, an assist and a block, while at half-time Olympiakos had 7/19 two points (36.8%) versus 12/16 for Baskonia (75%). At the end of the night, the rojiblancos had 7/22 triples and 12 assists for 13 errors, in contrast to Basconia who counted 13/26 shots from the periphery, finished with 67% in two points, had 23 final passes and 14 points in second Chances. .
THE RACE
Koniaris, Sloukas, Papanikolaou, Printezis, Martin opened the match for Olympiakos, who received the 3-pointers from Baskonia early, had difficulty getting close to his racket due to the presence of the giant Yusufa Fal, but continued with the shots of Slouzka – Prin -10 at 5 ‘. Fal had 7 points and 5 rebounds in six minutes, Piraeus did not have the body to face him, Peters was injured from the bench and with a goal-foul he scored 15-23 of the first half with the center of the Basques doing things and wonders playing the first ten minutes.
The Basques took it to 17-33 with a Peters basket in the 13th minute and a triple from Polonara in the 14th minute, Henry reached six assists very quickly sharing the ball in an amazing way and Olympiakos just couldn’t match the energy levels of your opponents in defense and attack. With good collaborations and a score in the surprise, Baskonia went to +19 (21-40) three minutes before the break, Ivanovic had more players on a good night and 6-26 (from 15-17 to 21-43 ) gave his team not only the winning advantage, but also a distance that seemed difficult for Olympiacos to cover.
Piraeus needed an outburst early in the third period, McKissick had energy, Printezis scored and 37-49 from a 6-2 run forced Ivanovic to call his first timeout early in the second half. This was followed by two baskets by Henry for 39-53, a triple by Dragic for 44-57 and as much as Olympiakos tried to balance the game, he was unsuccessful. A surprise foul by Peters (49-62 in the 28th minute) helped the Basques stay at a safe distance, with McKissick – Brindisi stubbornly playing for 58-67 in the quarter.
The effort of the rojiblancos was remarkable, they had stubbornness and passion in the attack, but they saw Bascona put in some strokes of luck and until 30 ‘they could not threaten her. In the 32nd minute and with a difference of seven points (60-67) the referees changed their decision, giving Spanoulis unsportsmanlike after using the repetition, with Peters making the shots and Henry making the tray for 60-71. This was a crucial point for Olympiakos, who wanted to reduce from seven and found themselves at -11, received a triple from Dragic by 60-74 and reconciled early with reality.
THE REFEREES: Belosevic, Radovic, Bisang
THE TEN MINUTES: 15-23, 31-47, 58-67, 76-90
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Larentzakis 6 (2), Koniaris, Spanoulis 7 (2/4 two points, 1/4 three points, 5 errors), Sloukas 15 (2/5 two points, 2/3 three points, 5/7 shots, 3 assists) , Martin 12 (5/8 two points, 2/2 shots, 8 rebounds), Printezis 15 (6/8 two points, 1/3 three points, 5 rebounds), Papanikolaou 7 (1), Jenkins 2, McKesick 12 ( 4/5 two points, 0/6 triples, 4/4 shots, 3 assists, 2 steals, 5 errors)
BASCONIA (Ivanovic): Wildosa 6 (1), Jekiri 6 (5 assists), Henry 17 (5/8 two points, 2/2 three points, 1/3 shots, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, 7 errors, Fal 7 (7 rebounds ), Peters 16 (3/4 two points, 2/5 three points, 4/4 shots, 5 rebounds), Dragic 18 (4/5 two points, 3/6 three points, 1/2 shots), Gendraitis 6 ( 2/9 shots), Polonara 14 (3/4 three points, 3 rebounds)
Olympiacos team stats: 20/35 two points, 7/22 three points, 15/18 shots, 25 rebounds (16 defensive – 9 offensive), 12 assists, 9 steals, 13 errors
Basconia group statistics: 20/30 two points, 13/26 three points, 11/18 shooting, 32 rebounds (22 defensive – 10 offensive), 23 assists, 8 steals, 19 errors, 2 blocks
The next matches of the two teams: In match 12, Olympiacos will go to Moscow to face CSKA (3/12 at 19:00), while Baskonia will play Anadolu Efes in Turkey (4/12 at 19:30).
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