Kolossus – Larissa 93-75: Margaritis and Floyd kept Rhodes in a quartet

The Colossus broke out on the fiercely fighting Larissa in the fourth quarter (season score 28-9) and prevailed 93-75 in Rhodes for Game 14 of the Stoiximan Basket League. Both teams offered a nice spectacle on the floor, both in the offensive and in the defensive part. Larissa lost in the first half by 13 points but turned the situation around and was up to 7 points ahead. Gradually, the Rodites returned with Floyd’s beautiful moves and broke out in the fourth quarter, shooting the difference to 18 points.

The Thessaly team suffered a blackout, stopped playing sensibly and circulating the ball, and suffered defeat after three straight wins. The colossus returned to winning results after losing at home to Olympiakos and now leads 6-1 at home. The hosts’ top scorers were Margaritis with 23 points and Floyd with 22, while Larissa’s Mundi stood out with 17 points.

The race

The hosts came into play better with their three-point gun and were four points ahead while having twice as many assists as their opponents by the end of the first period. Tili and Margaritis were very important, with the Frenchman excelling on both offense and defense (1 steal, 1 block). Combining things with individual actions from Moody and Tsairelis, the Thessaly team was getting closer to the point, but the colossus didn’t rush into attack and found excellent cooperation. Williams upped his game and gave the home team the biggest difference of the game (+13). Thessaly reduced the score and went to the dressing room at -5.

The game started in the second half, Larissa passed the goal, but the answer came immediately from Rhodes. Moody was in great shape and gave Larissa a 5-point lead, but Margaritis was the one who brought the match back to two points with single actions. The game turned into a derby, the hosts closed in and brought the game to a draw, while Margaritis’s shots put them back up five points (73-68). Floyd’s three took the match to +8 and forced Larissa-Bank to call a time-out. From that point on, the hosts didn’t look back, reaching the difference of up to 18 points, with Margaritis and Floyd delivering a shocking match.

THE REFEREES: Koromilas, Lortus, Milapidis

THE TEN MINUTES: 21-16, 43-38, 65-66, 93-75

COLOSSUS: Momirov, Williams 16 (4/5 two points, 2/4 three points), Tili 13 (3/4 two points, 1/2 three points, 5 rebounds), Hatzidakis 2, Pot 5 (9 assists), Prapas, Kampouris , Margaritis 23 (6/8 two points, 3/4 three points, 8 rebounds), Billis 5 (1), Miller 7 (3/4 two points), Floyd 22 (4/8 two points, 3/4 three points ). , 5 assists), sleeping sakis.

ΛΑΡΙΣΑ: Hudson 16 (2/9 two points, 7 rebounds), Kroumbali 13 (11 rebounds), Tsairelis 13 (4/7 two points), Green 2, Moody 17 (5/13 two points), Spyropoulos 4, Berzins 3, Zaras 7 (1), Karabelas, Papantoniou.

Group Stats – Colossus: 22/36 two points, 11/23 three points, 16/23 shots, 35 rebounds (28+7), 20 assists, 10 errors, 8 steals, 2 blocks.

Group Stats – Larissa: 14/34 two points, 7/24 three points, 26/38 shots, 38 rebounds (22+16), 9 assists, 14 errors, 5 steals, 4 blocks.

The following team games: In the 15th game of the championship, Kolossos plays Apollon Patras away (December 2, 5:00 p.m.), while Larissa hosts AEK (December 2, 8:00 p.m.).