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Olympiakos, after defeating Aydin and closing the difference from defeat at SEF, have taken the next step in Women’s EuroCup and become the first team called up after Athinaikos and the 2010/11 season that has reached into a European tournament so far in women’s basketball.

The Olympiacos women’s basketball team enters the next phase of the EuroCup Women. Despite losing by four points in their first game against Aydin at SEF, the Zimbarts red-whites were unstoppable in Turkey and secured their place in the top eight teams of the tournament that took place on Wednesday afternoon (23/2, 18:00 CET). p.m.) will take place in the first match between them and France’s Bourges.

This is a special system as under normal circumstances Olympiacos would be in the Quarterfinals. But that is exactly not the case here. The Red-Whites are one stage away from the quarterfinals, as if crossing the Bourges barrier, then four teams from the EuroLeague groups will advance to the EuroCup quarterfinals (the 5th and 6th teams of each group) and together with The four of The tournament will compose the teams of the quarterfinals.

Women's EuroCup: Olympiacos follow in Athenian's footsteps with aim to make their mark in Europe
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This is a major achievement for women’s basketball at European level, as the last time a Greek team went far in a European tournament was Athinaikos in the 2010–11 season. If Olympiakos overcome the Bourges obstacle, they will match the success of Athinaikos, who reached the semi-finals in 2011 after winning the Women’s EuroCup title a season earlier (2009/10).

Stamolabrou in a match from Olympiakos

Stamolabrou in a match from Olympiakos
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It was April 2010 when Nikos Hardalias’ Athenian (known to many as the former Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crisis Management and now Deputy Minister for National Defense) won the EuroCup trophy and became the only Greek team to win the European top spot in women’s basketball. Not much has changed since then as no other team in our country has been able to reach such heights.

In early April he defeated George Dikaioulakos 57-65 on the bench at Nadezhda in Russia, laying the foundation for winning the EuroCup. A week later, on April 8, 2010, she suffered the sweetest defeat in her history. She lost at home to the Russian team 53-57, but the difference she made compared to the first game was enough to propel her to the top of Europe and give her the precious trophy of the tournament.

Athinaikos lifts the EuroCup trophy aloft

Athinaikos lifts the EuroCup trophy aloft
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Athinaikos then gathered the best Greek players around him and, together with the top foreign athletes, conquered the top of Europe triple crown (Championship, Cup and European Championship). The list of this dream year for the Byron team was compiled by Tula Kalentzou, Aphrodite Kosma, Zoe Kehagia, Poly Saregou, Lolita Lymoura, Olga Hatzinikolaou, Ruth Riley, Nicole Souleim, Vakina Voronera, Vakina Volinaro Candice Wiggins. A year later, she again reached the top of the tournament with top-flight players, but failed to defend her title and lost in the semifinals, eventually winning third place.

Since then, no Greek team has been able to match the performance of Byron’s team. Athinaikos held the title of the most successful Greek team in Europe to date. Athenaikos is no longer in the A1 category but has left a name and achievements that will mark his jersey for life. Olympiakos has played within the limits in women’s basketball with several successes in recent years, but a good course in Europe is something he’s lacking and is aiming for in the 2021/22 season.

It has a mix of top Greek athletes and excellent foreigners who can achieve a little more in the organization and at the helm of a successful coach who knows how to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Although the first game against Aydin wasn’t perfect, the Red-Whites made up the difference at the end of the first game and hit the gas pedal in the second and ended up getting what they wanted, the qualification.

With Tolfri, Stamolamprou, Stamati, Nikolopoulou, Alexandri, Spyridopoulou, Vitola, Syrra, Fouraki, Diela, Vamvaka, Panteli, Hublin and Plouf, the Piraeus team is called upon to turn the tide once again in the Greek women’s European basketball team map after the 2010 season /11.

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Flu outbreak in one of Europe’s best clubs. Championship match will be postponed

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Greek “Panathinaikos” The team faced serious personnel problems due to the flu epidemic.

Eight players and three members of the coaching staff were immediately diagnosed with influenza A with severe symptoms.

Panathinaikos has shown good form in recent matches, but flu A has spread to Greece and has affected the team, which will most likely lead to the postponement of the Greek championship match against Maroussi, scheduled for December 27.

The problem is not only related to the championship match, but also to the derby against Olympiacos in the Euroleague, which is scheduled for January 2, as the epidemic prevents the team’s normal preparations.

Since many players have severe symptoms, no one can say for sure how the disease will progress and when everyone will be healthy.

The names of the sick people have not been disclosed at this time.

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NBA: Utah with Mikhailyuk sensationally beat Detroit and other results of the night

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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.

Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.

The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.

Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

NBA. Regular season, December 27

Utah-Detroit-131:129 (33:36, 34:32, 44:35, 20:26)

Utah: George (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (30), Nurkic (16 + 11 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (9), Bailey (0) – start; Sensabaugh (20), Love (14), Collier (9 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Filipovski (2), Hendricks (0), Clayton (0).

Detroit: Cunningham (29 + 17 assists), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (14), Düren (11), Thompson (8) – start; Ivey (11), LeVert (11), Holland (11), Green (8), Jenkins (6), Stewart (4), Reed (0).

Atlanta-Miami-111:126 (32:32, 19:31, 33:27, 27:36)

of Atlanta: Young (30 + 6 assists), Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (12 + 7 rebounds), Daniels (8), Risache (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (15), Krejci (11), Gueye (4), Newell (2), Wallace (0).

Miami: Powell (25 + 7 rebounds), Larsson (21), Wiggins (18 + 8 rebounds), Ware (16 + 13 rebounds), Mitchell (6 + 7 assists) – start; Jaques (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Yakucionis (8), Smith (6).

Washington – Toronto – 138:117 (35:32, 38:30, 29:38, 36:17)

washington: George (23), McCollum (21), Coulibaly (21 + 8 rebounds), Sarr (15), Middleton (6) – start; Carrington (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (8+7 ​​rebounds), Riley (8), Bagley (6), Brenham (3), Watkins (0), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0).

toronto: Ingram (29), Quickley (25), Barnes (14 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (13 + 11 rebounds), Agbadji (8) – start; Walter (15), Shed (6), Dick (5), Lawson (2), Temple (0), Bettle (0), Mobo (0).

Indiana-Boston-122:140 (39:28, 22:47, 30:36, 31:29)

indiana: Nembhard (18 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Maturin (13), Siakam (11), Huff (9), Jackson (6) – starts; McConnell (13), Walker (12), Thompson (11 + 6 assists), Furphy (9), Potter (9), Jones (4), Bradley (4), Peter (3).

Boston: Brown (30), Pritchard (29 + 9 rebounds), White (21 + 6 assists), Keta (8 + 7 rebounds), Walsh (3) – start; Houser (23), Garza (15), Simons (8), Scheierman (3), Gonzalez (0).

Orlando-Charlotte-105:120 (28:38, 20:19, 29:39, 28:24)

orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).

Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).

Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)

Chicago: White (13 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Giddy (12 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Buzelis (10 + 8 rebounds), Okoro (8), Vucevic (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Collins (15), Jones (15), Smith (12 + 8 rebounds), Herter (9), Dosunmu (8).

Philadelphia: Embiid (31), Maxey (27 + 8 assists), George (15 + 12 rebounds), Edgecombe (10 + 7 rebounds), Barlow (7) – start; McCain (6), Drummond (2), Grimes (2), Bona (1), Walker (1), Edwards (0).

Memphis – Milwaukee – 125:104 (25:35, 35:15, 32:33, 33:21)

Memphis: Jaren Jackson (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocks), Morant (17 + 10 assists), Coward (15), Wells (14), Aldama (12 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Spencer (19), Caldwell-Pope (13), Jackson (7), Koloko (4), Small (0).

Milwaukee: Green (20), Porter (16 + 8 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Portis (15 + 12 rebounds), Kuzma (15 + 8 rebounds), Turner (8) – starts; Rollins (15), G. Harris (8), Jackson (3), Coffey (2), Sims (2), Anthony (0), Nance (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).

New Orleans – Phoenix – 108:115 (23:26, 25:27, 32:28, 28:34)

new orleans: Murphy (19), Fiers (9), Bay (9), Quinn (7 + 7 rebounds), McGowens (4) – start; Williamson (20 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (19 + 6 assists), Alvarado (11), Missy (7), Matkovic (3), Peavy (0).

Phoenix: Booker (30 + 9 rebounds), Williams (24 + 13 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 9 assists), Brooks (14), O’Neal (3) – start; Dunn (9 + 8 rebounds), Ighodaro (6), Fleming (6), Goodwin (4), Buey (3).

Portland – Clippers – 103:119 (35:25, 27:31, 16:29, 25:34)

Portland: Avdija (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Kamara (20), Sharpe (16), Clingan (10 + 8 rebounds), Murray (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Love (14), Ruper (5), R. Williams (4 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (1), Rith (0).

cutting machines: Harden (34 + 6 assists), B. Lopez (31), Lenard (28 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Collins (8), Dunn (7) – start; Sanders (5), Miller (3), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (0), Christie (0), Niederhäuser (0).

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Euroleague: Len’s failure, Maccabi’s defeat, Olympiacos’ hard-fought victory

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Euroleague: Len’s failure, Maccabi’s defeat, Olympiacos’ hard-fought victory

Three matches were played as part of the 18th round of the Euroleague on December 26.

Partizan hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv and suffered a heavy defeat.

The home team, which started the match better, was separated from the opponent by 11 points (28:17) in the first quarter, and at the end of the first 10 minutes, they missed the 3:13 attack and reduced the difference with the opponent team to 1 point (31:30). In the second quarter, Maccabi seized the initiative and after a 14:0 move, they fell behind by 15 points, 56:41. This part of the game was decisive, since then the away team increased their advantage and achieved +33 points – 92:58 at the end of the third quarter, after which they relaxed a little and allowed the opponent to reduce the gap to the last 25 points – 87:112.

This was Maccabi’s fifth consecutive win in the Euroleague, which moved them up to 14th in the standings.

While the most productive player of the match was Walker, who scored 20 points, overall five of Maccabi’s players scored 10+ points.

Monaco had a tough home win against Real Madrid.

The Monegasques were ahead almost the entire game against Los Blancos, but they could not gain a comfortable distance. At the beginning of the third quarter, the home team had a 14-point lead, but then they missed a move at 4:14 and allowed their opponent to return to the game, and at the end of 10 minutes, Real equalized the score: 70:70. The decisive factor in the fourth quarter was Monaco’s 12:0 breakthrough towards the middle of the 10-minute period, which gave them a 12-point advantage: 87:75. After this, although the guest team reduced the gap, they did not fully return to the game. As a result, Monaco won with a score of 100:95.

Real Madrid’s Ukrainian headquarters Alexey Len He spent 6 minutes on the field and made 1 incorrect two-point shot and 1 foul during this time.

The two visiting players immediately recorded double-doubles. Tavares had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Campazzo had 28 points and 10 assists. Okobo scored 22 points for the winners, but Monaco showed more team play; 6 home players scored 10+ points.

Virtus Bologna hosted Olympiacos and almost staged a surprising comeback in the fourth quarter.

The home team won the first quarter with a score of 25:23, but then the game went sideways and at the big break the Greeks had a 9-point advantage – 50:41, and before the last minute of the third quarter the away team was ahead +20 – 77:57. The fate of the match seemed certain, but then Virtus got back into the game with a move at 18:3. There was an even game further down the field, where the home team tried to equalize the score, but Fournier’s three-pointer with a score of 92:93 and successful free throws helped the Greeks preserve the victory, but Virtus made a three-point shot for equal score at the last second through Alston’s efforts.

Dorsey scored 23 points and Fournier scored 21 points for Olympiacos.

Europa League. Regular season. 18th round, 26 December

Partizan – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 87:112 (31:30, 12:28, 16:34, 28:20)

Partisan: Payne (15 points + 3 rebounds + 6 assists), Brown (12+2+4), Bonga (10+4+1), Jones (10+6+2), Marinkovich (9+2+1), Washington (8+1 assists), Osetkovski (8+1+3), Fernando (6+4+1), Lakic (6+1+1), Calathes (3+2+2).

maccabi: Walker (20+2+5), Sorkin (17+6+3), Leaf (14+6+1), Brissett (11+3 rebounds), Santos (10+2+2), Gord (9+4+2), Ryman (8+4 rebounds), Clark (7+3+6), Blatt (6+4+7), DiBartolomeo (5+3+1), Lundberg (3+2+2), Levy (2+1 selection).

Monaco – Reality – 100:95 (21:20, 26:23, 23:27, 30:25)

Monaco: Okobo (22+2+2), James (15+4+5), Nedovich (12+3 rebounds), Strazel (12+4 rebounds), Diallo (11+7+2), Mirotic (10+1+2), Theis (8+7+1), Blossomgame (6+4 rebounds), Hayes (4+7+1).

Real: Campazzo (28+5+10), Tavares (21+11 rebounds), Okeke (12+2 rebounds), Dec (9+4+2), Abalde (7+2 assists), Hezonja (6+5+2), Maledon (5+1+2), Procida (3), Garuba (2+2 rebounds), Kramer (2+1 rebounds).

Virtus Bologna – Olympiacos – 94:97 (25:23, 16:27, 19:27, 34:20)

virtus: Wildosa (17+2+4), Morgan (15+5 assists), Edwards (14+1+2), Diouf (12+4+1), Smailagic (9), Alston (8+2 rebounds), Niang (7+4+1), Hackett (6+3+4), Payola (4+1+4), Akele (2+1 rebounds).

OlympiacosDorsey (23+4+3), Fournier (21+1 rebounds), Vezenkov (16+5 rebounds), Milutinov (13+9+5), Peters (13+6+1), Papanikolaou (5+4+2), Walkup (2+2 assists), Ntilikina (2+1+2), Hall (2+2 assists), Morris (3 rebounds + 2 assists).

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