Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 78-88: The “red and white” giants.

With an impressive 12-0 lead in overtime, Olympiacos, playing at centre-back, beat Panathinaikos for the second time in less than a week (88-78) and made the best possible start in the Euroleague. Great match from Walkup, Williams-Goss and Peters.

Matsara from the old days. very simple! No matter which team was smiling in the end. And it was her Olympic.

It seems that the ‘red and white’ have captured the atmosphere of Panathinaikos forever, looking for ways to reach the desired result regardless of the circumstances! In store awaka They have been playing the position since he was eliminated Mustafa Fall Nikola Milutinov “lifted” the weight of the racket (15 points and 7 rebounds). walk towards He was once again the orchestrator (17 points and 5 assists) while Goss, Kanaan and Peters contributed the most to Olympiacos escaping Marosi’s victory.

on the contrary, Panathinaikos He had an excellent night Kostas Sloukas He clearly wanted to prove things (20 pages, 3a.), s Juancho Hernangomet He added his little rock, o Marius Grigonis He tried to go it alone at the end, but in the five extra minutes of overtime he was injured… Rhodes Panathinaikos!

Match: Panathinaikos – Olympiacos

But Panathinaikos was in a good mood to press the ball Thomas walk towards He has started the game very well again, both in “execution” and creativity. He was the main player for Olympiacos Bulldozer Who started in the top five could not limit him.

At the same time, Olek Balchirovsky He performed excellently (7 p.m., 5 minutes) against Nicola Milutinov But thanks to its convenience Alec Peters (8 points, in 7′ with 3/3 shots) The Red and White maintained its lead (17-21 in 8′).

Excellent prices in the first period

start in awaka As the attacks “talked” more and the defenses less, which was also reflected in the result of the quarter in which the Piraeus team led 22-23. The period in which the “Greens” made 5/9 two-pointers, 3/6 three-pointers, 3/3 shots, 4-3 rebounds and 5 assists to commit two fouls while Olympic He counted respectively 5/8 2-pointers, 4/10 3-pointers, 1/1 shot, 5-4 rebounds and 6 assists for 3 fouls. It should be noted that Olympic They played the entire quarter with the same five.

His absence walk towards In the second period, after he sat on the bench to take the necessary breaths, he automatically “corrupted” every creature in his ranks. Olympiaco. From the moment it was downloaded Milutinov With two mistakes in the 11th minute, the “Greens” began to gain the advantage in the match. After raising tension in the defence, S Panathinaikos Partially executed 17-6 and was at +10 (39-29) at 18 minutes.

Stick to slokas

the Kostas slokas He took over the offensive baton for his team (13 points) in a period in which the home team got rewarded with early shots after passing the ball to the basket several times. Of course, +10 from 19′ (43-33) became +7 with his 3-pointer Canaan And the half ended with him Panathinaikos To lead 43-36. 11

In the first half of the match, the “clover” scored 9/17 two-pointers, 4/8 three-pointers, 13/15 shots, 9-5 rebounds and 7 assists against 6 fouls, while Olympiacos got 10/15 two. – Points, 5/15 three-pointers (r. 1/5 in the second quarter), 1/1 steals, 7-5 rebounds and 10 assists against 8 fouls.

Derby fonts

But some hasty mistakes by the “Greens” at the beginning of the second half, as a result of the guests’ good offensive defense, gave new interest to the match. With partial 13-7 h Olympic He made the game within one possession to reduce the score to 51-49 at the 25th minute. walk towards, Canaan And Peters They were the spokesmen for their team’s offensive actions up to that point, while (so far) the three-pointer had been missed Isaiah Canaan Bring them Piraeus Within a short (53-52 at 27 minutes) after starting the game from the beginning. But the “Greens” responded immediately and ran a 6-0 streak that again reached +7 (59-52) at the end of the third period. With a very good break from it Juancho Hernangomet.

As it turned out, it was a match of the series. The ‘Greens’ may have had a chance to reach double figures again at the start of the fourth and final period but the ‘Red and Whites’ also played three short (walk towards, Oh, my God, Lorentzakis) went on an 11-0 run to take a 59-63 lead against the flow and momentum he built Panathinaikos During the longest period of the match.

The “green” answer was…ready and instant! With their 7-0 run in hand behavior And The lessor the Panathinaikos It reached 66-63 in the 36th minute in a match reminiscent of the past derby. and again! Olympiacos new streak 6-0 with three points Williams Goss And walk towards His 66-69 Olympiaco Three minutes before the end of the big game. the Marius Grigonis He was the main player for him Panathinaikos With two consecutive three-pointers (72-69 in the 38th minute), while O walk towards For 72-72 in a game of possession.

Dramatic ending in original time

At 40 inches the score is 74-74 The lessor Commit an offensive foul, o walk towards He missed a three-pointer, however The lessor And gregonis They lost the ball in their hands on the rebound with 20 minutes left in the game. The last possession was owned by Olympic. the walk towards He also missed the 6 inches that remained until the end slokas Can’t score to give it up Panathinaikos Winning the regular season.

In the extra five minutes o Olympic It started with a 12-0 to 74-86 lead and basically exposed the landscape of the game. Although it was a match for many series, it was too late for Panathinaikos to respond.

Where the match was referenced: Of course, at the start of extra time, Olympiacos made a 12-0 run that “cleaned up” the game.

The best ever: Thomas Walkup (17 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 rebounds) and Alec Peters (17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) “carried” Olympiacos on their backs.

They expected more: Luca Vildosa did not get into the spirit of the match (5 points, 3 fouls) while Kyle Guy went unnoticed in the derby.

Go ahead… flip his performance: Marios Grigonis played one of his best games against Panathinaikos (17 points, 4/6 points), making attempts when the ball seemed heavy in the final period but it did not reach his team.

Rivals in victory: Milutinov was playing for two teams (15 Pts, 7 FG), Williams Goss was excellent from the 4th quarter onwards (16 Pts, 3/6 QR) and Isaiah Canaan (14 Pts, 4/6 QR) made big shots when Panathinaikos were trying “Build” a line.

Match statistics: Olympiacos 15/32 three-pointers, including 10/17 in the second half, plus 19 fouls for Panathinaikos, 7 of which were made by Sloukas (otherwise very good).

Their next duty: After the Jumbo Ball in the Euroleague, the ‘Eternals’ will make their first appearance in the Basketball League, as they welcome Panathinaikos Marosi on Monday afternoon (10/9, 20:15) in a match that will take place behind closed doors in Ouaka. Olympiacos will travel to Thessaloniki to face Aris (10/8, 17:15) at Alexandrou Stadium.

Quarters: 22-23, 43-36, 59-52, 74-74 (reference), 78-88 (paragraph)