THE Olympic Defeat Prometheus Patras 92-83 in his big final Super Cup Basketball in Rhodes, but even so, has reached another year in the first trophy of the season in Greece.
With a terrible start in the game, Olympiacos even found himself at +17 against Prometheus Patras and despite the reaction of the Patrons, he got a security difference and at the end of the third quarter. Limnatis’ team, however, took advantage of his mistakes in the last period to reduce even to -4, before Kostas Papanikolaou came forward and “clean” the match, along with the top of his Super Cup final, Tyler Dorsey.
With the bronze medal with the Greek national team at Eurobasket, the Olympic Guard of Olympiacos was named MVP of the match in Rhodes, with 23 points and 5/7 three -pointers.
The game
Olympiacos made an impressive start to the final, and with Southsey and Vezenkov being unstoppable, leading 13-0, taking the “reins” of the race against Prometheus Patras. The Piraeus scored from all their players in the first minutes and “fired” the difference even at +17, but the Patriots reacting to the end of the season and with a 9-0 series, they made it 26-17 at 10 ′.
The second quarter was more competitive, with the two teams “hardening” their defenses and Olympiacos only Dorsey hot, but easily finding baskets with the hall on the racket and Peters “threatening” up close. Prometheus Patras “responded” with his Greek players to come forward and thus managed to stay close to Piraeus until 49-36 of the half.
After the break, Prometheus Patras tried to re -enter the match and starring Polikap, Macalum and Gray managed to reduce the difference to -10, but Olympiacos “replied” again with the ultimate protagonist of the match. Tyler Dorsey scored two more three-pointers in the match and again fired the difference for the Piraeus, making it 70-53 at 30 ′, which also laid the groundwork for his team’s victory.
In the fourth period, the Patriots started again with their own series of 10-0 and reduced the difference to 7 points, re-derby the final in Rhodes. Olympiacos even continued to give a gift to Prometheus ‘players and Limniatis’ team was even at -4, but the Piraeus shows their … metal in the finale. Kostas Papanikolaou with two steals and a three-pointer put his “stamp” in the final and “signed” Olympiacos’ victory in the final 92-83.
The quarters: 26-17, 49-36, 70-53, 92-83
Players’ statistics
Olympic (Barzokas): Wokap 11 (2/3 three -pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Vezenkov 16 (5/5 two -pointers, 1/5 three -pointers, 3/6 shots, 3 rebounds), Dorsey 23 (3/4 two -pointers, 5/7 three -pointers, 4/4 shots, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), Fournier 5 (21/4 two -pointers, 1/5 three -pointers, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), Ward 3, Le 2, Papanikolaou 7 (1), Netzipoglou, Peters 8 (2/5 two -pointers, 4/4 shots) rebound, 2 assists, 1 block)
Prometheus Patras (Limnatis): Hamonds 7 (2/6 two -pointers, 1/3 three -pointers, 6 rebounds), Coleman 2, McCalum 14 (3/6 two -pointers, 0/3 three -pointers, 8/9 shots, 8 assists, 4 steals), Gray 11 (3/8 two -pointers, 1/5 three -pointers) (3/3 two -pointers, 0/3 three -pointers), Bazinas 17 (2/2 two -pointers, 3/3 three -pointers, 4/4 shots, 5 assists), Prekas 3 (1), Polikap 14 (7/7 two -pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks), Macura 9 (2/3 two -pointers, 1/3)