He could not achieve the seventh consecutive European victory of Olympiacos: 78-70 from Partizan of Zeljko Obradović. The match took place in front of 20,000 Serbian fans at the “Beogradska Arena”, where the final four is expected to be held in 2025. At halftime, the score was 38-36, while the “red and whites” lost a 9-point difference in the last quarter.
The amazing start quickly gave Olympiakos a double-digit lead: 8-21 in the fifth minute with 5/6 3-pointers from Fournier, Walkup. The Serbians quickly came back from -14 and tied the game before the break: 34-34. Vildosa, Peters gave a new boost to Piraeus: 40-44 and 48-57 towards the end of the third period. However, Partizan got back into the game and went ahead 63-62 with a three-pointer by Karlik Jones. Marinkovic made it 72-63 in the 37th minute and the difference never fell below 6 points again, despite Fournier’s efforts.
Olympiacos now has 8 wins and 4 losses. Sasha Vezenkov was also absent this time, while the patient Moses Wright stayed in Greece. Evan Fournier, who missed practice due to a virus, was Olympiakos’ leading scorer with 16 points. Nikola Milutinov finished the game with 13 points and 8 rebounds against his hometown team.
Tyler Dorsey returned to action scoreless. Giorgos Bartzokas also used Walkup 6, Williams-Goss, Vildosa 8, McKissick, Papanikolaou 7, Peters 12, Fall 8.
For Partizan, who are 4-8, Alexei Pokushevsky was absent against his old team. K. were distinguished. Jones 15, Lundberg 13, Davis 12, Marinkovic 10, Koprivica 8, Dilikina 7.
On Friday, Panathinaikos will host Monaco, who will have Vassilis Spanoulis on their bench for the first time. Among others, the former “greens” Giorgos Papagiannis, Mike James and Nick Calathes, who remains injured in the knee since the beginning of the season, compete in the Principality’s team. The two teams are tied at 7-4, while Sarunas Jasikevicius’ Fenerbahce leads the standings with a 9-2 record.
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