Basketball
Peters and Fal reached career highs and Olympiacos defeated Red Star to return to a positive record
Alec Peters worked miracles in scoring, Mustafa Fal cleared the rebounds and Olympiacos prevailed (88-83) against Red Star and returned to a positive record after the 9th game of the EuroLeague.
Olympiakos fans expected a fight at SEF and saw a fight on Thursday evening (11/16), in which Giorgos Bartzokas’ team won against Erythros Asteras (88-83) on matchday 9 of the EuroLeague.
The Piraeus (3-2 home and 2-2 away) rose to 5-4, with another great night featuring Alec Peters (career-high in the competition with 28 points), Mustafa Fal (career-high with 14 rebounds) and Isaiah Kanan (4th). /7 3-point shots). Tomas Walkup organized but was ineffective in execution, Kostas Papanikolaou stepped up in the second half and now everyone is waiting for the return of Nigel Williams-Goss (in about four weeks), Shaquille McKissick and Nikola Milutinov to open the rotation and To catch my breath into a more manageable schedule for next month.
Red Star fell to 3-6 (3-1 home and 0-5 away), which posed a big problem in terms of lineup as Sabz Napier was not in the squad and Milos Teodosic placed more emphasis on goal. The leader was Nemania Nedovic, who scored 26 points from 20 shots (4/8 two-pointers, 5/12 three-pointers) and from then on Yannis Sfairopoulos looked for another player but never found him.
The MVP
Alec Peters heard and read a lot last year. When some people said he was a good player, he was just patient. And this year he shows his class almost every evening. Against Red Star he scored a career-high 28 points (5/7 2-pointers, 4/8 3-pointers, 6/6 shots), filled his stats with four rebounds, three assists, one steal, he was simply magical.
The weak link
Yiannis Sfeiropoulos expected more from some of his players, but the one who definitely played well below his potential was Rokas Giedraitis. The Lithuanian didn’t help in any area of the game and missed a three-pointer at 80-75 as Nedovic and Teodosic tried to carry Red Star for most of the forty minutes.
The statistics that stood out
Asteras finished the first period with 5/9 three-pointers, while Nemanja Nedovic had 11 of his team’s 23 points. At halftime the assists were 14-6, the errors were 5-3, but also the points in the surprise were 0-7. In the third period the Serbs only gave one last pass and in the 30th minute they shot 40.7% the two pointers. In the final, Olympiacos had a lot of missed shots for another game, but had an amazing assist/error ratio, and when two players set career records, you just can’t lose a game like that at home. An improbable 15/33 on two-point and three-point shots from Red Star, who surprisingly took the points (16-2), but that’s all.
The race
Barzokas’ five didn’t change (Wokap, Kanan, Papanikolaou, Peters, Fal), but Olympiakos started the game rather cautiously. He made three errors in five minutes and had five shots against Asteras 10 (8-10), but he found a rhythm in the attack and with Kanan making the outside throws, he ended the quarter with his biggest problem at 20-23 Nedovic had 11 points.
The situation did not change in the second third. Olympiacos continued to chase the Serbs, Sikma played the role of second center, Mitrovic gave Asteras a big boost, but Lorentzakis followed suit, leading to a 10-0 run for the home team and a 41-39 lead. Fal had no opponent in the field (12 points, 6/6 two-point shots, 6 rebounds) and at halftime there was a relative balance between both teams (45-44).
Fahl and Peters came into the second half brilliantly, the latter hitting a three-pointer from the right corner in the 22nd minute to make it 50:44, and Kanan had his third long shot to make it 55:47. He scored a fourth goal to make it 61:50, with Walkup adding eight assists and SEF also playing its own role in the development of the game. Astera’s problem continued to be in the design, Teodosic scored but didn’t manage it and the 64:53 in the third period was fair.
With Walkup sitting on the bench with three fouls, Lountzis hit a three-pointer from the corner to make it 79-69, Papanikolaou followed to make it 72-61 and Olympiacos seemed ready to decide the game. He went to +15 (78-63) but accepted a 2-12, with Red Star reduced to five but stood and had a bit of luck. Giedraitis missed a free three-pointer, allowing Peters to take the lead, make the shots and clean up the laundry without further incident.
THE REFEREES: Latishevs, Travitsky, Radojkovic
THE DECADES: 20-23, 45-44, 64-53, 88-83
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Walkap 6 (1/8 shots, 3/6 shots, 5 rebounds, 8 assists), Kanan 15 (4/7 threes, 3 rebounds), Lountzis 3 (1), Larentzakis 1), Fal 14 (7 /10 2-points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Papanikolaou 11 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Brazdeikis 2, Peters 28 (5/7 2-pointers, 4/8 3-pointers , 6/6 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Sikma 2
Red Star (Sfairopoulos): Lazarević, Teodosic 15 (4/7 three-pointers, 3/4 shots, 3 rebounds, 2 assists), Davidovac 5 (1), Mitrovic 8 (5 rebounds, 2 assists), Tobi 7 (1), Boloboi 7 (1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Ilic, Nedovic 26 (4/8 2-pointers, 5/12 3-pointers, 3/3 shots), Giedraitis 6 (0/5 3-pointers), Dos Santos 9 (3/4 3-pointers, 3 assists, 3 fouls)
Olympiakos team statistics: 17/30 2-pointers, 13/30 3-pointers, 15/24 shots, 39 rebounds (27 defensive – 12 offensive), 26 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks, 11 turnovers, 18 fouls
Red Star’s team statistics: 15/33 2-pointers, 15/33 3-pointers, 8/11 shots, 31 rebounds (20 defensive – 11 offensive), 14 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers, 25 fouls
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 10, Olympiacos Piraeus hosts Zalgiris Kaunas (November 24th, 9:15 p.m.), while Red Star plays against Armani Milano in Belgrade (November 24th, 9:30 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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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).
tournament table
Source: Sport UA
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Croatian “Zadar” reported on its official website the transfer of a basketball player from the Ukrainian national team Ivan Tkachenko.
After a short trial period during which the Ukrainian player met the requirements of the coaching staff, a contract was signed with him at the end of the season.
The club has already announced that Tkachenko will participate in the Adriatic League and the Croatian Championship, so the Ukrainian can make his debut for the new team in the local championship match against Kvarner on December 27.
Tkachenko did not sign a contract with any club at the beginning of the 2025/26 season and played in only two official matches after the start of the season – as part of the Ukrainian national team, against Georgia and Denmark in November as part of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
Last season Ivan played for Mitteldeutscher, where he won the German Cup. The forward, who played in 32 matches in the 2024/25 Bundesliga, averaged 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes.
During his club career, Tkachenko played for Ukrainians Cherkasy Mavpy and Prometheus, as well as Finland’s Helsinki Seagals.
Zadar is in sixth place in the Adriatic League Group B with 4 wins in 10 matches, and is in second place in the Croatian Championship with a score of 10-1.
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Star player of Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic Against the background of the embarrassing defeat of Houston Rockets (96:119), he explained what the team had to change to improve the results:
“I don’t know exactly what needs to change, but something definitely needs to change. We need to figure it out, that’s what we need to do. Everyone should discuss it.”
I know JJ Redick said it would be disturbing. And that’s the way it should be.
As I said, we need to discuss this. It may be uncomfortable, but everyone needs to try harder, starting with me.
We just have to challenge each other. Everyone should challenge themselves and their teammates. “There’s no way to play the way we play, so we’ve got to be better than that.”
Source: Sport UA
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