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The MVP
Alerik Freeman was “hot” and with 4/6 three points was the top scorer of the game with 14 points. A worthy supporter of the American was center Mustafa Fal 2.18 (12 points), whom the Olympiacos players could not face under the basket.
THE WEAK LINK
Aaron Harrison did not cost much effort and in the 20:36 that he played he scored only one basket. He finished the game with 1/2 two points and 0/2 three points.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
Villeurbanne had 12/28 3-pointers, while Olympiakos 1/14. This was the main difference between the two teams and the most serious reason why the match ended with a difference of 17 points.
THE RACE
Olympiakos started the game perfectly with very nice Slouka – Printezis collaborations and a 6-0 lead, with two assists and a basket from “Slouki Luke”. But also very good defenses, which took Villeurbanne away from the basket. After his team was scoreless for 3.5 minutes, Parker requested a timeout. After that, the degree of concentration of the French rose sharply and 6.30 before the end of the first period came the first basket with Cole.
This was followed by a partial series of 6-0 for Villeurbanne, while later a series of 14-4, taking advantage of the poor circulation of the “rojiblancos”, the battles lost among themselves and the battles under the baskets after the second rotation. . The first period ended 14-12 in favor of the French. In the second period, Bartzokas outscored Spanoulis in the match, but Olympiakos had a hard time setting up his attacks again. At the same time, his defense was problematic. The rojiblancos’ first good moment in the second period was Vezenkov’s impressive start, 6.37 before the end of time. Spanoulis in the role of creator tried to reach the opponent’s basket, but Villeurbanne was very disciplined in defense, he read in pick and roll. Spanoulis with two shots reduced to 27-23, Lighti with three points raised the score to 30-23, while the first half ended with 32-25 in favor of the French team with two points from Cole.
At the start of the second half, Bartzokas recovered Slouka and Printezis, but Villeurbanne with a 5-0 run (nailing Fal and three points to Lighti) increased the difference to 12 points. The first triple for Olympiakos was scored by McKissick, who cut it to 37-28. Freeman with a new three-point shot made it 40-28, to follow a four-point series with two accurate shots from Sloukas and a basket from Printezis in the transition (40-32). Sloukas with a high-level basket (win and foul) dropped to 42-36, 5.25 before the end of the third period (missed shot).
Villeurbanne took advantage of the lost defensive rebounds of the ‘rojiblancos’, especially after the return of the … giant Fal (he has a height of 2.18), while Freeman was … hot 4/6 three points. Olympiakos during this period had found their way with Sloukas in the position of creator, managed to reduce to four points, but in 1.5 minutes the difference rose again due to Fal and Freeman who were unstoppable, but also due to the lack of intensity . in the first line of defense (55-45 at the end of the third quarter).
In the fourth period, Villeurbanne, with offensive defense and excellent precision from medium and long range, easily maintained the difference he had built since the third period. Ellis and Martins did quite well under the French basket and gave solutions with the rebounds they got, but Villeurbanne kept his precision level high, even playing with intensity and a lot of cheek. In the last minutes, the ‘rojiblancos’ not only constantly failed, but had no response to the athleticism of Villeurbanne, who finished the game with 74-57.
THE REFEREES: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Emilio Perez Pizarro, Jordi Aliaga
THE TEN MINUTES: 14-12, 32-25, 55-45, 74-57
VILLARBAN (Parker): Freeman 14 (4/6), County 9, Lacombe, Dio 7 (2/2), Fal 12, Noua 3, Hayes, Light 11, Yaboussele 4, Cole 12 (4/7) tr.), Streisel 2.
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Harrison 2, Charalambopoulos, Spanoulis 5, Sloukas 8, McKissick 8 (1/1 quarter), Martin 10, Vezenkov 6, Printezis 6, Papanikolaou, Jenkins, Ellis 12.
Villeurbanne team statistics: 15/31 two points, 12/28 three points, 8/12 shots, 30 rebounds (21 defensive – 9 offensive), 13 assists, 10 steals, 13 errors, 3 blocks
Olympiacos team stats: 22/40 two points, 1/14 three points, 10/15 shots, 23 rebounds (23 defensive – 8 offensive), 15 assists, 5 steals, 15 errors, 1 block
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