100 points for the winter Champion
Olympiacos performed a power exhibition in the Elefsina court destroying the home team 102-66 and winning the unofficial title of the winter Champion of the SKRATS Basket League.
Our team began the game in an impressive manner with Vassilis Spanoulis passing one assist after another and with Lojeski, Darden and Hunter finishing the plays, hence leading at the end of the first quarter 13-27.
In the second quarter the players of Giannis Sfairopoulos did not play the defense required by their coach, which the hosts capitalized on and closed in the margin with half-time ending 35-45.
The Piraeus team was unstoppable in the third quarter. The players of Giannis Sfairopoulos offered both substance and show time. Darden, Lojeski, Hunter and Dunston were exquisite and the reds with a partial 19-34 in the third quarter were leading 54-79.
The Olympiacos players kept stepping on the gas in the last quarter as well. Kostas Sloukas was passing assists, Kavvadas and Printezis were scoring without continuously and hence the difference went above 30 points (59-90), with five minutes to the end of the game.
At the end, the reds surpassed 100 points and won the game 102-66 completing the first round of the SKRATS Basket League with 12 victories and one defeat.
The quarters: 13-27, 35-45, 54-79, 66-102
Elefsina (Koustenis): Kox 16 (4), Mitrovic 10 (2), Tsakaleris, Vassilopoulos, Looby , Athanassoulas 4, Markovic 22 (3), Ioannou 6, Johnson 4, Kalles 4, Avramidis.
Olympiacos (Sfairopoulos): Hunter 10 (5reb), Dunston 6 (7reb, 2as), Spanoulis 9 (2 3p, 11as), Darden 15 (3/3 1p, 3/3 2p, 2/2 3p), Sloukas 14 (2 3p, 10as), Mouratos, Lojeski 14 (1), Christodoulou 3, Printezis 10 (2), Mantzaris 6 (2), Kavvadas 10, Katsivelis 5 (1).
GIANNIS SFAIROPOULOS: "We were serious and focused from the beginning to the end. In general, we were serious with our defense, except for a part in the second quarter when we allowed the opponent to score four threes in a row. The 33 assists is an important element, you don't see a number like that all the time, and this proves team play. Tonight's game is not a criterion for Elefsina, they are doing good work, I wish them all the best. I have said that everyone on our team is important, they all have to remain focused and when the opportunity is given, they should go for it".
ANDREAS CHRISTODOULOU: "We need to focus at one game at a time, to give 100%, we played well today, but we also made mistakes which we need to fix. Good luck to Elefsina. We look ahead".
GIORGOS PRINTEZIS: "I wouldn't call the game a practice session. These are games that help you find rhythm. You have to take each game seriously. We are now focusing on the very tough game against Laboral Kutxa. Young guys try at every game, at every practice and it's only good that they take any opportunity comes their way".