In a match that reminded… previous decade, o Olympic got an important victory with 62-58 against the Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 8th matchday of the Euroleague, with his defense deciding the game in the SEF.
Olympiacos had Evan Fournier missing for another match and Sasha Vezenkov below his usual standards, but with Thomas Walkup giving the… signal to the defensemanaged to beat Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 8th matchday of the Euroleague.
Piraeus thus rose to 5-3 in the Euroleague standings and they came close to winning from the top, where the Israelis are now together with Zalgiris Kaunas, with a record of 6-2.
Evan Fournier “broke” the baskets
Olympiacos and Hapoel Tel Aviv stayed very low in the score, making history in this year’s Euroleague, with the fewest points in a period (11-4 the individual score in the 3rd quarter) with Piraeus having all their players miss.
Ward and Nilikina “counted” 0/8 three-pointers and Olympiacos shot a tragic 22.6% overall, but the biggest “burden” in the attack of Giorgos Bartzokas’ team was Evan Fournier with 1/11 shots in 33 minutes of the match.
The French guard is clearly looking to find a rhythm after his injury and failed to help his side against Hapoel Tel Aviv apart from a crucial save in the closing minutes.
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Decisive Walkup at the end of the match
Thomas Walkup also missed for Olympiakos, with 1/4 three-pointers, but the American guard with a Greek passport was the one who determined the course of the game against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Walkup was the star in an amazing defensive performance for Olympiakos, after holding Euroleague leader Hapoel Tel Aviv to under 60 points.
After 58-58, he did not have two great defenses, with a won possession and an offensive foul, which allowed Bartzoka’s team to tilt the “plastiga” in their favor, to prevail with the final 62-58 of the Israelis.
Olympiacos thus took a “breather” after the defeat by Monaco and gained time to integrate Fournier into the rotation, so that he could perform better in the rest of the season.