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Every Euroleague game this year is a thriller for Olympiacos. The road game against Armani for the 22nd game of the regular season could not have been a different development.
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Piraeus went to Milan wounded by the defeat in Kaunas, they made a great effort in the third ten minutes to reverse the situation against them from the first half, they were equally effective in the fourth half, but in the end they bowed to the hosts ( 90 -79) and at least they didn’t lose +11 from the first round match.
Olympiakos’ 15 errors gave the Italians 23 points, and Piraeus took just seven points from the seven errors by Ettore Messina’s team. Costas Sloukas (17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists) and Sasha Vezenkov (18 points, 10 rebounds) were the two who stood out, with Kevin Panter (27 points) being the MVP of the game.
Check out Malcolm Delaney’s big shot at 81-79:
The MVP
Great game for Kevin Panter who was motivated against his former team. The American scored 27 points from 4/4 two points, 4/8 three points and 7/8 shots, collected two rebounds, distributed five assists, stole a ball, won four fouls, made no mistakes and scored 33 points in the system. rating. at 33:25 left on the ground. Also great is Malcolm Delaney who scored the triple for 84-79, with the Olympiacos defense almost clearing the phase.
THE WEAK LINK
Aaron Harrison. The American played 21 minutes to score 8 points of 3/5 two points, 0/4 three points and 2/3 shots, in the end he made a tragic shot with enough time remaining with the result that Armani has the opportunity to take the difference . Out of rhythm, missed on wide shots, Olympiakos needs a much more determined Harrison and not the one we saw tonight on the Mediolanum Forum court.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
Armani closed the first ten minutes with 6/11 two points, 3/3 three points and 5 assists on an error, while Olympiakos had an assist for four errors and 1/6 shots from the periphery. At halftime, Piraeus had almost double the rebounds (20-11), they had taken eleven points against the absolute zero of the Italians, but still the assists / errors ratio (4/10) was terrible and explained everything . At the end of the night, Olympiacos had 12/31 triple and double errors from the hosts (7-15), with the result that the Italians scored 23 points and Piraeus just seven of the “gifts” from their opponents.
THE RACE
With Sloukas, Jenkins, Vezenkov, Printezis, Ellis, Bartzokas started the game to face the height of the Italians. Olympiakos had a racket problem, they completed the team very early with Ellis making two in four minutes, Armani had 5/7 shots for 14-9 in the fifth minute, but Printezis was unstoppable and Vezenkov found a rhythm for a small sprout that resulted in 15-15. The errors were the ones that hurt the rojiblancos, along with their bad percentage of the triple (1/6) for 24-19 of the first period written by a triple from Datome.
Vezenkov had a terrible stubbornness and will, but he was not right in the game, the hosts kept Olympiakos at a distance (29-21 in 13 ‘), mistakes hurt Piraeus, an inconceivable dunk by McKissick could give breath to the red and Whites, but again lost possessions created imbalance and poor returns to defense. -14 (37-23) looked heavy in the middle of the second half, the attack didn’t work, fouls were wasted incorrectly, 44-26 created irritation on the bench, but a 0-8 run with Makkisik – Slouka sent the difference in 10 (44-34) in the end of the first part.
Sloukas and Jenkins made the peripheral shots at the start of the third period, Printezis reduced to five (53-48) in the 23rd minute to put Olympiakos back in the game, but the errors, some fouls that gave shots and easy points and the Armani’s pressure throughout the field kept him in front (60-52) before Sloukas took Piraeus on his back and with five consecutive points he reduced to the basket (60-57). Martín’s lack of goal tied the 60-60, with Rodríguez providing solutions to Messina and writing the 65-62 of the quarter which, however, Olympiakos won 21-26.
A shot by Vezenkov (66-65 in the 31 ‘) moved the rojiblanco bench, 68-67 from a difficult basket by Harrison did not put pressure on Armani as expected. The Italians responded with a 9-0 run to 77-67 in the 35th minute, at a time when Olympiakos were taking long shots in poor condition and entering a very difficult situation, from which they managed to survive. Sloukas and Vezenkov made great shots for 81-79 in the 38th minute, but Dilleni made the great shot for 84-79 that judged the match when Sloukas made a mistake and missed the chance for something else.
THE REFEREES: Rizik, Difala, Panter
THE TEN MINUTES: 24-19, 44-34, 65-62, 90-79
ARMANI MILAN (Messina): Panther 27 (4/4 2-point shooting, 4/8 3-point shooting, 7/8 shooting, 5 assists), Leday 6 (6 rebounds), Mitzov 2, Moraschini 2, Rodriguez 14 (2/6 3-point shooting points), Tarzuski 5, Dilleni 16 (0/4 two points, 2/3 three points, 10/11 shots, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 errors), Hines 6, Datome 12 (2)
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Harrison 8 (0/4 three points), Spanoulis, Sloukas 17 (0/5 two points, 5/7 three points, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 errors), Martin 7 (4 rebounds), Vezenkov 18 (2/6 two points, 4/10 three points, 2/2 shots, 10 rebounds), Printezis 7 (1/5 three points), Jean Charles 7, Jenkins 8 (1), Ellis 2, McKissick 5 (1 / 4 three points)
Armani Milano team statistics: 18/33 two points, 10/23 three points, 24/29 shots, 28 rebounds (24 defensive – 4 offensive), 19 assists, 8 steals, 7 errors, 2 blocks
Olympiacos team stats: 17/35 two points, 12/31 three points, 9/11 shooting, 39 rebounds (25 defensive – 14 offensive), 16 assists, 5 steals, 15 errors, 2 blocks
The next matches of the two teams: On matchday 23, Armani Milano will host Zenit Saint Petersburg (1/28 at 21:45), while Olympiakos will play in the SEF against Barcelona (1/28 at 21:00).
Photo credits: Eurokinissi
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