Basketball February 6, 2016, Saturday. 02:00 In spite of the great debut and desperate resistance, near Moscow “Khimki” again gave away in the Euroleague – this time champion of Greece
Olympiacos: Printezis (30 + 9 rebounds) , Spanulis (14 + 6 assists), Hackett (14 + 3 assists), Hunter (10 + 10 rebounds), Johnson-Odom (5 + 4 assists), Loyeski (5 + 3 assists), Strawberry (5 + 2 block shots) Papapetrou (4), Milutin (2), Atineu, Mantsaris.
Khimki: Rice (14 + 8 assists), Augustine (13 + 5 rebounds 3 steals), Monya (12 + 3 assists + 2 blocked shots), Swede ( 11 + 4 assists), Draghici (11), Vyaltsev (7), Honeycutt (5 + 9 rebounds), Sokolov (3), Todorovic (1 + 6 rebounds), Koponen.
Percentage of realization: the game (49.3 / 42.4) from behind the arc (42.9 / 37.9), with the penalty (66.7 / 58.8).
February 5, 2016, Friday. 22:45 MSK. Athens, Greece). Peace & Frendship Stadium. 10 000 spectators.
The fact that the defense of the Greek “Olympiakos” – tough nut to crack, the Russian fans of basketball, it became clear long before the start of the disputed in Piraeus. In general terms the television prior to the submission team, the most attentive viewers noticed the owners bench. Behind her overweight thug from arena security ( «Peace and Friendship.” – Note ‘Championship ».) tried to twist the ram’s horn mascot” red “, a cute teddy bear. The fact is that toed usually supports its standing directly behind the bench Yannis Sferopulosa . Today is somehow opposed to this security and single-handedly holding back the pressure far more dimensional “predator”. Toward the beginning of the fight, however, he is still the mascot took his usual position: apparently, the intercom alert odёrnul officer senior in rank. But the symbolism of the situation spoke for itself: if the local thugs, non-athletes are willing to bare hands to fight for a position with a bear and win, “Khimki” who love to attack from the “ink” under someone else’s ring will break through the extremely difficult
Sorry. , instinct is not deceived. If, before a long break from the wards of Rimas Kurtinaytisa ball in attack healthy moved both vertically and horizontally (thus stretched the Greek defense and create a sparse space under someone else’s basket), after intermission, the guest traffic virtually zeroed. Statistical proof: nine minutes, join the third and fourth quarters, the yellow-blue scored just six points, having passed in response to almost three times more
Who to blame.? First of all opponents. “Olympiacos” exemplary played jokers that for the time being concealed in the sleeve. Raised from a deep reserve of Johnson-Odom , like a wedge hammered between combinations of flank players Russians and fragmented communication in the “light”, without a rest on the bench Augustine, the top five Russians. Pursuit is reeling from the trauma Hackett in the interval of nearly a quarter of a brilliantly replaced by Spanulisa and the tractor went through the back of the line of guests. On the one hand, the Americans landed on fouls Swede , which is sensible replacement in Kurtinaytisa was not found ( Koponen for their 4.5 minutes in “Navariya “in the rear of the roof), on the other – fought in their half, taking advantage over the competition in anthropometry
It is equally important to be off the attackers priorities Piraeus.. Sferopulos appreciated how great the players “Khimki” in their half of the change of use, without losing as destruction. So punish their players play a little easier – one to one, clearing a space for driblёru obygrysha. In such cases, the Russians had come to the aid of his comrades – and here is where the Greeks appear “superfluous”, which they played with gusto. For comparison: the red before the break a lot of barriers activated, tried to play “two” or even multi-stage interaction. But there is a shift away demolished the entire efficiency ideas. By isolating the glasses began to pick up everything of the guys went to the site on Friday, a Mantsaris Yes collector “junk” time Afinayu left without points in the asset
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Finally, the Greeks very well patched the hole on which their cart stream flowed glasses first. We are talking about transit protection. Before the intermission Tyrese Rice with glitter sent into hiding as a fellow back-row (in particular, the Swede) and forwards “Khimki” – the Greeks after the struggle for material removal in the native land returned disunity. But as soon as “Olympiacos” reduce the number of stray attacks from beyond the arc, as well as to refuse the mass campaign for selection as light points are no longer replenish “Khimki” piggy bank. For Kurtinaytisa it was akin to the EU sanctions, to neutralize the effect of which he could not.
While trying every possible way. For example, the course on exchanges Dragic Spanulisa at some time bring positive effect: Greek veteran spent a lot of effort to enter the throwing position, lost the ball, hit the ring inaccurate. Opposition to the host’s reservists rise from the bench with Honeycutt Todorovic until the final ten saves in the game balance. Why, even with the time-out, then who took early in the fourth, then activate the command during peak Kurtinaytis with more fell into the stream. However, the match was decided not reported in the global response to questions, and in fine detail.
detail of this “Khimki” paid insufficient attention. Otherwise, throwing solutions Swede proved to be much more justified and balanced, not turned on in the sad exit 4 of 17. This also otnesёm slurred game Second Third room: the sloppy lateral transfer in the attack turned around Speedy red, the uncoordinated actions at doubling in their half led to a breakthrough opponents to an empty ring. And it is really sad Russians looked, releasing the thread of the game out of hand. If “Olympiacos”, even “roll away” by 10 points, continued to tolerate and stick to their line (transmission Printezis somehow found the addressee, and he barely missed – goals reached 9 of 13 shots from the game – and became the hero of the evening ), is yellow-blue, “floated” in the end, somehow very quickly blown away.
Perhaps the only Rice even once tried to fight and motivate partners to “comeback”. But comrades, barely a difference for the “Khimki” was threatening not found. Of course, to believe in it is not wanted, but so far, it seems, stands the pressure and the pressure for visiting the site owners Eurocup looks a burden. After five (!) Of the seven visiting season struggles in the international arena basketball players from the suburbs gave an opponent. Forces take their guys Kurtinaytisa only lasted in Madrid and Strasbourg. Not enough there for the team, seeded in the “group of death” Top 16 of the Euroleague and plans to break into the playoffs? ..
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