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The Euroleague fights returned more than half a year later, and for Kaunas “Žalgiris” (1/0) led by Martin Schiller, they started on an optimistic note: in the guests. 68:67 (23:18, 11:19, 13:21, 21: 9) defeated the Piraeus Olympiacos club (0/1).
Rokas Jokubaitis free throws gave the victory 3 seconds ago.
The Piraeus team allowed Žalgiras to score just 2 points in the first three minutes, while Aaron Harrison scored six and was the only scorer in the Olympiad ranks. Rokas Jokubaitis and Joffrey Lauvergne (7:10) started to close the gap, Marius Grigonis also contributed and Lukas Lekavičius weighed the result – 11:10. The difference was further amplified by the people of Žalgiris (16:12), R. Jokubaitis created effective episodes, Artūras Milaknis stabbed a triple, and after half the guests led at 23:18.
What a blockade from Kostas Papanikolaou!# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/9oztQbWK0N
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 1, 2020
Thanks to Georgios Printezis, Olympiacos compared the result (29:29), although M. Grigonis and Th.Walkupas returned the lead to Žalgiris – 34:33. In this half, the fight was tenacious, but Hassan Martin and Alexander Vezenkov still managed to hit, and the Žalgiris people were unable to score points in the last two minutes: 37:34.
J.Lauvergne already accumulated a double-digit number of points and compared the result (41:41), but Kostas Sloukas responded with three points, H.Martin added the shot, A.Vezenkov shot from a distance. The streak already lasted to 8: 0, resulting in Žalgiris being 41:49 behind. The difference was already in double digits, for the first time in the match (52:41), and OLY played the best quarter, followed by 58:47.
Starting to pull some strings
👀 @kos_slou #EuroLeagueisBack pic.twitter.com/luwbb4HFZR
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 1, 2020
At the initiative of M. Grigonis and A. Milaknis, the gap began to decrease (57:62), and the Olympiacos attack was completely frozen. J. Lauvergne also took advantage of it – for four minutes the hosts were without points and “Žalgiris” was even closer – 62:60. The point foul was stopped by Octavius Ellis, but R. Jokubaitis responded, taking a shot with a foul – 63:64. It is true that the same was created by V. Spanoulis, although Th.Walkup replied: 66:67. Only 3 seconds left and R. Jokubaitis fouled V. Spanoul in an important moment. The stone free throws hit the target and OLY called for a break: 68:67. Olympiacos could not see the last attack and had to admit the victory of the rivals.
Žalgiris: Marius Grigonis 15 (6th chamber, 4 res.), Joffrey Lauvergne 13, Rokas Jokubaitis 12, Thomas Walkup, Lukas Lekavičius and Artūras Milaknis – 6 each.
“Olympiacos”: Hassan Martin 12, Vassil Spanoul 9, Aaron Harrison and Alexander Vezenkov 8 each, Shaquielle McKissic 7.
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