Maccabi – Olympiacos 91-94: A great “double” in Belgrade –

The in-form Olympiacos achieved its fifth consecutive European victory and first outside of Greece, with Maccabi Tel Aviv the “victim” this time: 91-94. The match took place without spectators in Belgrade’s Pionir Hall, where the Israelis have been residing for the past 13 months.

The “red and whites” made a surprising start and led 18-29 with Sasha Vezenkov as the protagonist, but the Israelis quickly got into the game: 31-33 and 44-38 with a 13-0 run in the middle of the third period. The difference reached double digits just before the break (51-41), but Olympiakos’ total recovery in the third period brought the game back into its hands: 63-70, led by Evan Fournier and 76-82 with baskets by Williams – Mr.

Maccabi came within touching distance in the 37th minute (81-82), but a three-pointer by Fournier and one by Williams-Goss solidified the Piraeus lead. Vezenkov hit 2/2 shots 16” before the final, Blatt cut to a point with a 3-pointer at 11”, Vezenkov hit 2 more shots and the game ended with Lee’s miss in front of Milutinov.

Sasha Vezenkov (21) and Evan Fournier (20) were the first scorers of Olympiakos this time as well. Luka Vildosa had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Milutinov had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Giorgos Bartzokas also used Walkup 2, Williams-Goss 10, Dorsey 3, McKissick 2, Papanikolaou 5, Peters 2, Fall 4, Milutinov, Wright 4.

From Oded Katas’ team, Tamir Blatt, son of former Olympiakos coach David, finished the game with 12 points and 8 assists. Hord 20, Randolph 15, Sorkin 13 were also distinguished. The previous player of Mars, DeJulius, scored 7 points.

Olympiacos now has 7 wins and 3 losses, while the loser of tonight’s match fell to 3-7. Maccabi was defeated by Panathinaikos 93-87 on Tuesday night at OAKA. The “greens”, who have a record of 6-3, will be tested tomorrow Friday in Bologna, against Virtus (2-7). The patient Lorenzo Brown will be absent, while the participation of Kostas Sluka is doubtful.