Peristeri also went through Lavrio, who cannot raise his head

Peristeri scored his fifth win in the Basket League, beating Lavrio 85-79. Vassilis Spanoulis’ team didn’t even need to play to their best as Christos Serelis’ team, with seven defeats in as many games, seems to have no way of breaking the streak.

Five players from the winners had double-digit points, led by Miro Bilan, who scored 14 (3/5 2-pointers, 8/9 shots), while RJ Cole had 24 points (4/9 2-pointers, 3/8 3-pointers , 7/9 shots), 9 assists and 2 steals.

The race

Lavrio showed two faces in the first half of the game. Christos Serelis’ team started in earnest, leading by up to 9 points (22-13, 7’30”), but was particularly ineffective in the second period (4/6 2-pointers, 0/5 3-pointers).

As a result of the year, Peristeri increased his pace in defense and offense. Vassilis Spanoulis’ team, who scored 8/19 threes, went into the dressing room with the upper hand (43:36, 20th).

The team from the western suburbs achieved their first double-digit lead (52:41) in the 23rd minute after two precise shots by Miro Bilan. ARJ Cole, the only home team player to easily reach the opposition’s basket, scored 11 points in the third period and kept his side’s hopes alive (64-57, 30′).

Peristeri maintained a safety margin through to the final, reaching the doubles without even having to play red.

THE REFEREES: Manos, Tsolakos, Milapidis

THE DECADES: 26-20, 36-43, 57-64, 79-85

LAURIO (Serelis): Gray 9 (1 three, 8 rebounds), Flagg 12 (4 rebounds, 5 assists), Cole 24 (4/9 2-pointers, 3/8 3-pointers, 7/9 shots, 9 assists, 2 steals)Nikolaidis 14 (4/7 threes, 2 errors), Geromichalos 2, Pilavios, Davis 6 (1), Remi 7, Kouseloglou 3 (6 rebounds, 3 assists), Kur 2

DOVE (Spanoulis): Bilan 14 (3/5 twos, 8/9 shots, 4 rebounds), Moraitis 12 (2/5 threes), Radanov 5 (1 threes, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Denmon 10 (2/5 threes ), Agravanis 9 (1/3 threes, 9 rebounds, 4 assists), Juston 11 (1), Poulianitis 5 (1), Kaselakis 12 (2/5 threes, 5 rebounds), Francisco 7 (1/1 two-pointers , 1/9 three-pointers, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 fouls), Stavrakopoulos

Lavrio’s team stats: 18/32 two-pointers, 9/26 three-pointers, 16/23 shots, 30 rebounds (24 defense – 6 offense), 22 assists, 4 steals, 10 errors, 3 blocks

Peristeri’s team stats: 16/30 two-pointers, 11/33 three-pointers, 20/23 shots, 40 rebounds (26 defense – 14 offense), 22 assists, 7 steals, 12 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On match day 8 of the Basket League, Lavrio plays Aris in Thessaloniki (April 12, 3:45 p.m.), Peristeri hosts Ionikos (March 12, 4:00 p.m.).