2023-05-19 19:55:25
Friday, May 19, 2023, 7:11 p.m.
Olympiacos went into halftime 12 points behind after a great first half from Monaco. However, after passing through the locker room there was a spectacular transformation of the Greek team, which endorsed the rookie an incredible 27-2 run in the third quarter to sentence the pass to a Euroleague final that will be played six years later. in search of his fourth great continental title.
In that third period in which Olympiacos swept Monaco, the Hellenic team scored almost the same points as in the first two, in which they were handcuffed by the rival’s defense. In the second part, the script completely changed and the Greeks signed a dream ten minutes. To the reaction of Olympiacos, full of energy and relaunched by Sasha Vezenkov, Kostas Papanikolau, the triples and the defense, the collapse of the team led by Sasa Obradovic joined, who went almost six minutes without scoring a single basket, while that of Georgios Bartzokas was flying to victory and the decisive game with a fourth for the history of the Final Four.
Olympiakos
Walkup (-), Canaan (7), Papanikolau (15), Vezenkov (19) and Fall (12) – the starting quintet. Lountzis (-), Larentzakis (4), Sloukas (9), Bolomboy (2), Peters (-), Black (3) and McKissic (5).
76
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62
Monaco
Loyd (11), Ouattara (-), James (17), Brown (4) and Motejiunas (7) -starting five-. Okobo (17), Moneke (2), Diallo (2) and Hall (2).
Partial:
14-20, 15-21, 27-2 y 20-19.Referees:
Ryzhyk (Ukraine), Latisevs (Latvia) and Vilius (Lithuania). No deleted.Incidences:
First semifinal of the Euroleague 2023, played at the Zalgirio Arena in Kaunas.
Mike James, the oldest and, apart from Elie Okobo, almost the only threat for Monaco to dream of surprising the leader of the Euroleague regular season and favorite to be proclaimed champion in Kaunas in the semifinals, disappeared completely in the third quarter. The American denied before the defensive commitment of Olympiacos, who also exhibited a huge punch to put land in the middle. He waited for the Greek team for his moment and, thanks to his experience and enormous superiority, he erased the very limited Monaco from the track.
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