Prometheus – Hamburg 81-77: High in the EuroCup with super young – condition

It wasn’t an easy game, no one could describe it that way. And he proved it during his forty minutes. Prometheus and Hamburg put up a great fight for Day 4 of the EuroCup in Tofalos of Patras on Tuesday night (1/11) with Makis Giatras’ team winning (81-77) and competing in their group with a 3-1 record , while the Germans fell back to 2:2.

Joe Young and George Condit had 45 of their team’s 81 points (15/26 2-points, 12/16 field goals), 6/24 3-points were weak but had 29 field goals and a positive assist/foul ratio (15-11 ) made the difference against the German team, who had 53 rebounds (!) but 22 errors in 14 final passes.

The race

Prometheus didn’t start the match well (5-11 in 5′, 2/8 shots with no assist) but turned the game around with a 9-4 run to lead by four (21-17) by the end of the period. At a time when the Germans had 1/8 threes, Young and Condit put in incredible things for 34-29 (from 13 points each) and for the 45-36 halftime where the visitors thanks in the huge difference in rebounding (16-29) and in their good two point percentage (13/25, 52%).

With Young and Simpson pulling most of the helm in attack, Prometheus stayed ahead early in the second half (56-50 at 26 minutes), going 61-60 at 30 minutes left the game open for any result and Yatras with his mouth open because of the decisions of the referees. The game was a derby throughout, with Condit hitting 19 points for 67-66, Ghika hitting a big three for 70-68 at 37 minutes, but the Germans had answers. Condit made it 74-73 at 39, Childs had 1/2 shots to tie at 55″ and Young 3/3 for 77-74 at 38.8″.

There followed a Hamburg error and a surprise goal from Dangubic, a phase that decided the game as the Germans went into two possession games, unable to do anything.

THE REFEREES: Jimenez, Yuras, Buber

THE DECADES: 21-17, 45-36, 61-60, 81-77

PROMETHEUS (Doctor): Cowan 6 (1/5 shooting, 4/5 shots, 5 assists), Dangubic 4, Young 23 (6/12 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers, 8/11 shots), Condit 22 ( 9/14 2-pointers, 4/5 shots, 9 rebounds), Tsairelis, Muratos 1, Ghika 5 (1 three-pointers, 4 assists), Kaklamanakis 2, Simpson 10 (2/3 two-pointers, 2/5 three-pointers ). -pointer), Kulboka 8 (2/12 shots, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds)

HAMBURG (Corners): Schurman 3, Meller, Meissner 6 (2), Woodard 12 (2), Samar 3 (1/9 shots), McCallum 15 (3/8 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 6/7 ). Shots, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 turnovers), Heinrichs 11 (1), Clark 2, Wohlfarth-Botterman 8 (7 rebounds), Childs 17 (8/11 2-pointers, 1/6 shots, 16 rebounds)

Prometheus team stats: 20/42 2-pointers, 6/24 3-pointers, 23/29 shots, 35 rebounds (22 defense – 13 offense), 15 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 11 fouls

Hamburg team statistics: 22/41 2-pointers, 7/25 3-pointers, 12/18 shots, 53 rebounds (33 defensive – 20 offensive), 14 assists, 6 steals, 22 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On Matchday 5, Prometheus will play in Poland against Slask Wroclaw (23/11, 9:00 p.m.), Hamburg will host the London Lions (22/11, 8:30 p.m.).