With a crescendo by Isaiah Kanaan (27 factors), Olympiacos defeated Fenerbahce 84-81 in time beyond regulation (comparatively 69-69), took fifth place and can face Barcelona with a house handicap within the play offs.
Olympiakos and Fenerbahce performed for the victory, however the “pink and white” had been those who conquered it with 84-81 (ok.a. 69-69) even when they wanted an additional 5 minutes. The guests had the victory of their arms, however they had been counting with out Isaiah Kanaan who with 9 straight factors and a vital steal turned the state of affairs round and gave the victory to his workforce.
Giorgos Bartzokas' gamers completed in fifth place and within the play offs they should face Barcelona with a house drawback so as to take part within the Closing 4 in Berlin. Fener will face Monaco.
The guests began the match significantly better. Fenerbahce's attacking operate included glorious spacing and really rapidly with scores from Dorsey and Sanli they led 2-11 (4'). Barzoka's timeout not solely introduced calm, but additionally 3/3 three-pointers from Kanaan's palms with the American placing the world within the equation of the sport (13-14, 8'). However “Isaias” didn’t keep there and with one other three-pointer from the suffocating strain of Papagiannis, he equalized at 19 factors on the finish of the opening interval.
Olympiacos needed to benefit from the tempo and the second interval began with steals and lay ups for the primary lead (23-21, 12'). Not like Barzoka's time-out earlier, Jasikevicius's time-out failed to interrupt the stress of the Olympiakos gamers, so with successive surprises it turned 29-23 (15'). Nonetheless, the visitors had many options and regardless of the promising return of Milutinov, because of Hayes Davis they lowered the rating to 36-34.
Within the first minutes of the third interval, neither workforce was taking part in basketball and the partial rating resembled soccer (2-1). The visitors had been the primary to get forward by 40-41 (24') because of a well-timed two-pointer by Dorsey. It was Sikma who modified the tempo with a three-pointer and a shot, giving the lead again to 49-46 (27'), however Wilbekin stored his workforce “alive”.
The final quarter began with Fenerbahce working a 6-point streak from Wilbekin and Papagianni, main 53-58 (32'). The Piraeus reacted. First with Fal after which with Larentzakis they discovered a strategy to take the lead once more (61-60, 34'). The sport entered the final three minutes with the groups in absolute stability (64-64). Two phases that includes Kalathis and Hayes Davis gave Fenerbahce a 4-point “air” (65-69, 1:30 to go). Olympiacos didn’t quit the trouble. McKissick factors and a shot by Goss made it 69-69, however Goss' tragic choose on the finish despatched the sport into time beyond regulation.
Within the further 5 minutes, Gudurich along with Kalathis had been those who stored Fenerbahce in entrance of the rating (73-78, 43'). However Kanaan refused to lose and with a troublesome three-pointer, 2/2 photographs and a floater he went on a 7-0 run of his personal to make it 80-78 with 18 seconds on the clock. Wilbekin hit a 3, however Walkup made photographs to seal the 84-81 win.
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