THE Olympic became the second group that closed a position on its Final Four Euroleague In Abu Dhabi, sending Real Madrid prematurely, which he won three times in four games.
Olympiacos decided to finish the series in Madrid and not return to Real to continue dreaming. Giorgos Bardzoka’s team prevailed Madrilenes with 86-84 And he got the ticket for the Euroleague Final Four, where he will face the winner of the couple Barcelona – Monaco in the semifinals.
Fournier’s return gave another dimension to Olympiacos attack
Evan Fournier was absent in the third game of Olympiacos’ series with Real Madrid, in the only game that managed to beat the Madrilenes.
The return of the French superstar to the action took off the offensive game of Piraeus, with Fournier stopping at 23 points and Real stopping him only with a foul.
The only flaws in his presence in the fourth game was the crucial shot in the finale, but also the 5 mistakes he made throughout the match.
The leader Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou was not influential in the first half, but in the second it was all the money for the Piraeus, executing Real from the district.
When the ball was burning in the fourth quarter, the Greek forward bombed the Madrilenic basket with three three -pointers, making it clear to Real that this year’s Euroleague trip would end May.
Papanikolaou.
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Kostas Papanikolaou showed why he is the leader of Olympiacos, raising everyone with his passion.
Vezenkov’s quiet night
Sasa Vezenkov made one of the worst half of his career at Olympiacos, staying in the first half of the fourth match in Madrid.
He scored 10 points in total, but scoring critical baskets in the final of the match, and did a lot of work in creation, sharing six assists.
For Vezenkov’s data, however, the night was generally quiet for him, but George Bardzokas’ well -known Olympian knows how to win and without the Bulgarian forward having to do orgies in the parquet.
The Greek coach has built a “Lerna Hydra” team, which has various protagonists who can provide solutions. Today was Fournier, Goku in the first half and Papanikolaou in the second.