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In the first half it was heartbreaking, with incredible mistakes, no energy, no efficiency in defense and attack. In the third ten minutes, Olympiacos was another team and in the fourth they cleared the mission against Alba. He beat it 75-71, went up to 5-3 after the eighth EuroLeague game and left it at 1-5 before the devil’s week that follows.
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Sakil McKissick was amazing in the second half, Livio Jean-Charles did a great job on both sides of the court, Sloukas, Vezenkov (scored two crucial 3-pointers) and Spanoulis (who also scored two important long-distance shots) put the stones down without be extravagant and Piraeus got the positive result that is more important at this stage of the season than a magnificent appearance.
A blunder by Alba, with Gifai going to the shooting line and executing the first while Lo was fouled with the score 43-44 was crucial for the Germans, who lost their cohesion there, got angry, accepted the outburst of the hosts and no matter how hard they tried in the final, they couldn’t turn the game around.
The MVP
Livio Jean-Charles did a great job (13 points from 4/6 two points, 0/2 three points, 5/5 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks), but Shaquille McKissic was again the one who changed the image of the game, with tremendous energy in the third period that seems … to adore. The American peripheral had 14 points of 3/5 two points, 2/4 three points and 2/2 shots, three rebounds, three assists, three steals and only one error, countless good personal defenses, even more creations than the figure shown by the final passes and he is still excited about his complete game.
THE WEAK LINK
Marcus Erickson (8 points from 2/8 shots in 32 minutes) had “killed” Olympiakos last year at SEF, but this time he did not do significant damage. Bad night for Luke Sikma (4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 errors in 24 minutes). The two share the title of the weak link, in these two Aito García Reneses leans more.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
Olympiakos closed the first ten minutes with eight errors, had 2/11 3s at halftime with Sloukas to zero from 0/4 shots and Spanoulis also to zero from two attempts. Piraeus did not have a point in surprise in the first half, they put one from a wrong opponent and another from a second attempt. 27-9 was the partial score of the third half, with Olympakos finally closing the game with a positive sign in the ratio of assists / errors (21/17) and Alba with 7/23 three points.
THE RACE
Bartzokas opened the game with Sloukas, Jenkins, Papanikolaou, Jean-Charles, Martin, and Olympiakos did not perform well either in defense or attack. Alba led by seven (0-7), it took almost five minutes for Papanikolaou to score his team’s first basket, which was at -12 at the end of the first period (10-22) as he had 2/8 two points, eight mistakes and could not harness the energy of the Germans.
Bartzokas was trying to find solutions, he reached deep into his bench, used Charalambopoulos who hit two baskets, but Piraeus still had a serious problem in terms of creation and execution. Alba kept the difference in two digits (14-28), missed the hosts, went to +15 (20-35) and the dressing room with eleven points (24-35) thanks to his stubbornness and toughness.
With McKissick stepping on the gas again in the third half, Olympiakos cut to seven (30-37 in 23 ‘) and found a small outburst that was needed, reduced to the point with a triple from the American (38-39 in 26’) what which was shocking. The rojiblancos reduced again and again to the point, but could not advance and that began to stress them more, until the 28th minute when the Germans made an incredible mistake. He won it fouls and shots, Gifai was, executed and scored the first illegally, with the result that Alba missed the opportunity, Olympiakos took possession, Jean-Charles scored 45-44 and said thank you. . From there, Spanoulis took the lead, to make two triples for 48-44 and 51-44, to close the season on this scoreboard and to write an impressive 27-9 individual.
With Jean-Charles and Slouka scoring a free kick 59-52 and with McKissick stealing and nailing 61-52 in the next round, Olympiakos laid the groundwork for victory in the 34th minute. Vezenkov’s long 3-pointer brought the difference to 12 (66-54), scored from the corner at 70-60 and finally decided the game in the 38th minute.
THE REFEREES: Radovic, Javor, Koljensic
THE TEN MINUTES: 10-22, 24-35, 51-44, 75-71
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Charalampopoulos 4, Spanoulis 6 (2/3 three points, 6 assists), Sloukas 9 (3/6 two points, 0/3 three points, 3/5 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), Martin 2 ( 6 rebounds), Vezenkov 11 (2/7 three points), Printezis 4, Papanikolaou 8 (2 three points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 errors), Jean-Charles 13 (4/6 two points, 5 / 5 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 errors), Jenkins, Ellis 4, McKissick 14 (3/6 two points, 2/4 three points, 2/2 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals)
SUNRISE (Reneses): Lo 10 (1), Gifai 13 (2 triples, 6 rebounds, 4 assists), Delou, Erickson 8 (2/8 shots), Matisek 3 (1), Fontecchio 8 (4/9 shots, 4 rebounds) ), 2 assists, 6 errors), Team 10 (5/7 two points), Granger 7 (1 three points, 5 assists, 3 steals), Sikma 4 (3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Lammers 8 (4 / 7 colon))
Olympiacos team stats: 18/34 two points, 8/24 three points, 15/19 shots, 33 rebounds (23 defensive – 10 offensive), 21 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 17 errors
Alba team statistics: 21/34 two points, 7/23 three points, 8/13 shots, 30 rebounds (23 defensive – 7 offensive), 20 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 17 errors
The next matches of the two teams: In the next week of the devil, Olympiacos will play in Barcelona (11/18 at 22:00) and in Lyon with Villeurbanne (11/20 at 21:45), while Alba will host the French (11/18 at 9:00 p.m.) and the Zenit of Saint Petersburg (11/20 at 9:00 p.m.).
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