OR Monaco continues to be his evil demon Olympiakou lately, with Vassilis Spanoulis’ team once again doing damage to Giorgos Bartzokas’ team, winning 92-87 in the SEF for the 7th matchday of the Euroleague.
Monaco of Vassilis Spanoulis has get the air of Olympiakos of Giorgos Bartzokas, as he celebrated his fourth consecutive win against Piraeus. Two wins have come for the regular season of the Euroleague, one in the semifinal of last year’s Final Four and one in a friendly.
Both are now at 4-3, with Olympiacos suffering its second home defeat of the year, unable to find an antidote to Monaco’s well-tuned machine.
The two teams, who are also contenders for this year’s Euroleague title, fought an incredible battle for 40 minutes, with the Monegasques cooler in the final and reaching the double, despite Tyler Dorsey’s epic effort in the final.
The big problem in defense
Everyone in the Olympiakos camp stood by 92 points which the team of Piraeus received from Monaco in SEF. This is a number prohibitivewhich shows the big problem that Giorgos Bartzokas’ team still faces in defense.
As the Greek coach has admitted in previous games, Olympiacos still needs work in defense to reach the right level.
Monaco were highly impressive in the second half, scoring 55 points (!), 27 in the third quarter and 28 in the fourth. With such attacking performances, the Monegasques were impossible to lose.
As for the leading players of the winners, they were Diallo and James. The former “killed” Olympiakos from position “3” with 27 points, scoring both from the perimeter and from the paint. The American forward was unstoppable, scoring the crucial points in the final.
James also had a great night, who contributed the most in terms of scoring and creation. Game over with 23 points and 10 assistswith Olympiakos regional players unable to limit him.
Evan Fournier’s nightmarish night
Evan Fournier performed one of his worst performances in the Olympiakos shirt. The French guard is back from injury, but it looks like he still needs time to find his footing.
Against Monaco, he couldn’t help his team at all, in fact he finished the match with a -3 rating. He had just 2 points on 0-of-6 3-pointers, while also missing the crucial game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Dorsey in the twilight zone
The player who proves to be one hundred pounds in this year’s Olympiacos is none other than Tyler Dorsey. The expatriate guard has found himself, has left behind last year’s tragic year in Piraeus and is the best player in Giorgos Bartzokas’ team.
Against Monaco, the regional international went on to take the game on his own. He did not stop scoring in the last minutes, putting all the Monegasques in the baskets.
Overall, he finished the game with 23 points, leading his team by far.
And now Hapoel Tel Aviv
Olympiacos are asked to forget the defeat against Monaco and focus on their next home game against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Friday (31/10/2025).
Dimitris Itoudis’ team sits at the top of the Euroleague with a 6-1 record, is in terrible shape and is an extremely dangerous opponent for Giorgos Bartzokas’ team.