OUR Olympic was defeated 73-69 by Fenerbahce in the second match in Istanbul and after a 2-2 draw by his team Dimitris Itoudisseries returns to CHEFnext Tuesday (September 5, 9:30 p.m.), in game 5, the last game to determine qualification to the final four Kaunas.

Tradition is on Olympiacos’ side, however, as they have never been eliminated in the fifth game when they have home advantage.

Both teams gave their best on the court, the defense was in the foreground for both teams. The match was… a thriller until the very end, but Piraeus, who saw their tall players get fouled early, paid the price for a mistake from the three-point line (7/25).

Shakiel McKissick had 20 points and threes of his own in the Olympiacos end when Pierre hit three big threes for his team in the final minutes of the game at Ulker Sports Arena to turn the tide in Olympiacos’ favour. home team. Vezenkov was left with 2 points, Slukas with 3, Peters with 2, while Fall and Keinan scored 12 points each.

Pierre (17 points, on 4/6 three-pointers) and Dorsey (16 points) were the leaders of the Fenerbahce, drawing energy from the … hellish atmosphere created by its fans.

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Olympiacos got off to a great start and led 0-5 thanks to a three-pointer by Keinan and a ball from Vezenkov. But the four missed Piraeus 3-pointers that followed gave Fenerbahçe the opportunity to respond with a 7-0 series and take a 7-5 lead (from a 3-pointer from Dorsey, Kalati and Pierre). The hosts got off +5 (12-7) after Dorsey’s three-pointer. Both teams worked at a furious pace and Walkup finally found a target outside 6.75 at 12-10. Fal and Papanicolaou drew 14-14. Itoudis removed Calathes (instead of Goodrich) along with Dorsey, and Black took Fal’s place when the French center got the second foul. It was also the turn of the “executioner” Fener in the third game, Costa Sluka, to step on the floor of the Ulker Sports Arena to the disapproval of the Turkish fans instead of Keinan. 17-14 from a foul by Goodrich found a response from black (17-17), and Calathes determined the score of the 1st period with 1/2 hit from a black foul. Fener had 12 rebounds to Olympiacos’ 6, with Piraeus also hitting 2/8 3s. Dorsey had 6 points, Pierre 5, while the points were distributed more evenly among the Red-Whites (4 Papanicolaou and 3 each for Kanan, Walkup and Black).

With the new faces of McKissick and Larentsakis, alongside Sluka, Vezenkov and Black, Olympiacos advanced to the 2nd quarter. Black was fouled for the second time (Motley went 19-17) and Barzokas was forced to drop Boloboi, who did not play in the first three playoff games against Fenerbahce. And he, with the help of Sluka, scored in the first phase after entering, 18-19. Edwards replaced Dorsey at Fenerbahce. Thanks to Sluka’s points, Piraeus got away with +4 (21-25). However, Itoudis then sent two attackers upstairs to close the passage to Sloukas. Despite free-kicks, Barzoka’s team shot on goal in the following minutes, resulting in a partial 11-2 scoreline in Fener’s favour, taking them up from -4 to +5 (32-27). The “key” player of the Turkish team was Edwards, who scored 9 points! Olympiacos continued to put pressure on the defense, recovering balls, and equalized at 32–32 with McKissick and Keenan (a second accurate 3-pointer). Piraeus took a one-point lead (32-33) in the dressing room at half-time, with Boloboy’s 1/2 shot on Edwards’ penalty.

The bodies fell in the 3rd period, in which both opponents scored 16 points each. Pierre, Kalatis and Hayes broke through the Greek team’s defense and kept Fener at arm’s length. Olympiacos also saw Walkup earn 3 fouls with Sluka taking his place. Kanan, however, gave the decision to Piraeus, for 44-49 in favor of the “red-whites”. The hosts responded with a 4-0 series (2/2 Gudurika and Motley) with a score of 48:49 in the 30th minute.

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Two Hayes three-pointers in a row extended Fenerbahce’s streak to 10:0, which was again in the lead with +5 (54–49). Returning to the court, Fal beat the tall players of the home team (54-51). However, immediately after that, he was defeated by the tall Jonathan Motley Fener at the racket (56-51). Peters kept Olympiacos close to the score and shortly after the foul, McKissick equalized (56-56). McKissick gave Olympiacos the lead again, fearlessly entering Fener’s racket (56-58). With five minutes left, Motley equalized (58-58), and the thriller continued … until the last second. McKissick put up sensational fights and won fouls 59-60 with his punches. However, he left Pierre alone outside the three-point line (62-60). When Hayes called Walkup’s 4th foul, Fenerbahce avoided +3 (64-61) after Fall had 1/2 off the line earlier. Pierre made another three-pointer, 67-61, with 2:42 left. Fall followed up on a missed Walkup layup, cutting it to 67–63. Olympiakos played well in defense in Motley, but Papanikolaou missed a three-pointer alone from above. And Dorsey answered with his three-pointer (70-63). McKissick kept Olympiacos (70-66) alive with his 3-pointer. But Pierre hit the third three-pointer (73-69). McKissick responded with another 3-pointer (73-69). Dorsey missed by three, Hayes went on the offensive and also missed by two. Hayes played…in defense with his foot in Olympiacos’ next attack, 13 inches left, and Piraeus had the ball. Walkup failed in the last attack, Fal took the ball but passed to… nowhere with 2.4 minutes left, and Fener was now in an embrace, equalizing 2-2.