Fenerbahce grabbed 14 offensive rebounds in an 82-71 derby victory over Olympiakos.
Olympiacos didn’t play good basketball, however till the thirty fifth minute the match was a derby (65-65). Within the final 5 minutes, Fenerbahce discovered the required options, Piraeus didn’t and thus the house group gained 82-71.
Fenerbahce's 14 offensive rebounds in addition to its failure in two-pointers (50%) and three-pointers (20%) had been an enormous blow for Olympiakos.
Fenerbahce, spearheaded by Marjanovic, began the match higher and, profiting from some hasty selections by Piraeus, took a 10-4 lead (5'). Bartzokas within the timeout calmed down his gamers who returned with higher dedication to their defensive duties and with Vezenkov's first basket they bought fairly shut (12-11, 7'). Wilbekin's knee damage “froze” everybody and at last the opening interval ended with 17-13.
Baldwin's 3-pointer gave the house group a 9-point lead (24-15, 12'), however because of Walkup's creation and seven consecutive factors from McKissick, they shortly rallied (26-24, 15'). The entry of Marjanovic on the ground once more made the lifetime of Olympiakos tall troublesome, however then again his sluggish ft and his unhealthy returns within the protection gave the appropriate for consecutive surprises with the protagonists of Walkup, Wright for 30-32 (17 ') and 32-36 at halftime.
Baldwin's offensive streak together with easy layups by Vildosa and Dorsey gave the house group the chance to go on an 11-0 run and take a 47-42 lead (24'). Wright managed with 7 consecutive factors to deliver the “purple and whites” again inside respiration distance (51-49, 26'). Fournier and Vezenkov put Olympiakos within the lead (52-56) shortly earlier than the tip of the interval, however Fener discovered factors after a number of consecutive offensive rebounds (56-56, 30').
Originally of the final quarter, the tall groups took motion with Sanli and Petrusev scoring for 65-63 (33'). Fenerbahce in essentially the most essential a part of the sport discovered an 8-0 run escaping with 73-65 (36') and regardless of the “purple and white”'s try to assert the victory once more, they didn’t succeed as Baldwin made certain to provide the house group the options and that's how the match ended with a rating of 82-71.
The quarters: 17-13, 32-36, 57-56, 82-71
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