Thrylos takes a 2-0 lead

Olympiacos bested AEK 80-67 for the second semi final of the Basket League SKRATS, is now leading the series 2-0 and had a qualification advantage. The third semifinal is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10 at 18:00 CET (OAKA).

The 'reds' apart from the first quarter, never had any problem against AEK, they completely dominated the game and reached comfortable 80-67 and a 2-0 lead. Now, the Greek Champions are only a victory away from the Basket League SKRATS play-offs finals.

THE DEFENSE: Giannis Sfairopoulos had a lot to complain about in the first quarter. From the second quarter and so forth, the 'reds' once again proved to have the best defense in Europe. They only received 7 points in the second quarter, made the score 44-29 and practically 'locked' victory.

THE OFFENSE: For yet another game the offense was at known high standards. Olympiacos continues scoring easily more than 75 points per game and thus reached another comfortable victory tonight. \

THE MVP: Matt Lojeski. The American - Belgian forward was impressive in the second semi-final against AEK with 17 points and 5 rebounds and was the MVP of the second game.

KEEPS, FORGETS: Keeps the reaction after the initial poor beginning in the game and forgets the first five minutes of the first quarter when entering the match without focus. \

THE POINTS
The quarters: 23-22, 44-29, 61-45, 80-67
Οlympiacos (Sfairopoulos): Spanoulis 8 (9 as.), Μilutinov, Αgravanis 13 (3), Μantzaris 2, Papanikolaou 7 (1), Hunter 5, Papapetrou, Strawberry 2, Printezis 14 (1), Warrick 2, Hackett 10 (2), Lojeski 17 (1).
ΑΕΚ (Zdovc): Sakota 4, Μilosevic 7, Μavrokefalidis 8, Carter 8 (2), Brown 7, Papantoniou 3 (1), Hairston 4, Green 1, Katsivelis, Kalampokis 9 (2), Mavroeidis 16.