PAOK – Lavrio 66-65: He was longing, but… Clean (video)

PAOK needed five extra minutes, but still prevailed over Lavrio in a low-scoring match that ended 66-65.

the PAOK Welcome in context Round 15 From her league Basketball league In Thessaloniki Laurel. After a match in which both teams remained in 'low-flying' mode but it took extra time to find a winner, it was the home team who eventually cruised to victory by a single point and the score 66-65.

PAOK – Lavrio: The match

From the start of the match both teams seemed unable to find a rhythm, and at 5:26 the score was 5-3 in favor of the home team! The Thessaloniki team, despite the bad image, managed to gain the upper hand and ended the first quarter at +6 with the score 14-10.

The second period developed in a similar way, as PAOK was at a safe distance and went to the locker room for the half-time break, leading 32-20.

Lavrio responded and managed to take a 42-40 lead at the end of the third quarter, after scoring a partial score of 22-8.

PAOK tied the score at 5:42, 47-47, with Chiesa, while Margaritis shortly afterwards put the “double-headed” in front again, 49-47. Zaras kept Lavrio in the game with a 3-pointer in the final two minutes at 53-50 while Moratos tied the game with a well-placed 3-pointer and the players went to the bench for a timeout at 1:17.

Alston missed the first shot but made the second for a one-point lead at 0:39 (54-53) as both teams returned to the bench for another timeout. With 21.6 points remaining, Thorton made just one shot and the score rose to 54-54, with the game going to overtime.

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Moratos gave Lavrio the lead with a long shot, but he received a technical penalty kick for his celebration, as he showed his team signal to the PAOK fans, and was sent off, the score was 57-55, and the clock indicated 4:25 remaining. Fredrickson made it 60-59 with a 3-pointer, but Castañeda promptly tied it again from the free throw line.

Castañeda found the basket again and even hit a layup, sending the score to 63-62. Fredriksson was accurate with his shots and made it 66-63 while there were 35.8 remaining before the end of the five-minute period, while after the end of the specified time, Castaneda reduced his shots to one point. He himself made moves in the final stage and thus PAOK won 66-65.

Quarters: 10-14, 20-32, 42-40, 54-54, 65-66

Where held: Following in the footsteps of Castañedas in Lavrio's final phase of extra time, possession passed into the hands of PAOK with only two seconds remaining.

The best ever: Alston, who finished with 17 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out two assists.

They expected more: From Caled Moore and Noah Hortzler, who at the end of the game had only 3 points and 1 point respectively.

Rivals in victory: Harrison had 15 points and Biliauskas had 11 points. Fredrickson also scored important baskets but only had 5 points.

His performance went: Castañeda who scored 18 points in 26:22 minutes on the court while also grabbing 9 rebounds and providing 4 assists.

Match statistics: Three-point shooting percentage for both teams. PAOK got 23% (8/34) while Lavrio got 29% (8/27).

What happened in the first round: In the fourth match of the basketball league, Lavrio won 86-76.

Their next duty: PAOK faces Olympiacos at SEF Stadium on Saturday (27/1, 17:15) while Lavrio hosts Prometheus on the same day at 18:00.