How could this be missed? How can there be a final-4 without the presence of the best Euroleague team of this year? Olympiacos responded decisively to these questions by beating Fenerbahce 84-72 in a crowded SEF in Game 5 of the playoff series, and booked a seat at the basketball festival, which will be held May 19-21 in Kaunas.

Unlike the previous three games with Fener, Olympiacos reminded us of the team we saw in the regular season of the competition. He took the lead from the very first moment of the match and held it comfortably until the very end, when he officially sealed his second consecutive Final 4 appearance on a magical night of triumph.

Olympiacos left no one behind, which was reflected in the overall picture of the match. But the ensemble represented by Giorgos Bartzokas had its own leader. It was Kostas Slukas who masterfully brought the Red-Whites to 15:0 in the second period, when the foundations for a great victory were laid.

The Red-Whites came into the match furious and managed to lead 11-6 (4′) with Kostas Papanicolaou as the main hero, but Fener with Dorsey and Gudurik managed to react and get closer to the score again. Olympiakos picked up the pace Bartzokas insisted on and built a small lead again, but Gudurić kept his team in the match thanks to your long-range shots. However, in the second quarter it was time for the Sookie. The Greek defender did everything on the floor (two-pointers, three-pointers, assists, defense) and, by putting Black and McKissick in the equation, set the SEF on fire, with Olympiacos going 15-0 ahead and leading. 44-31 shortly before the break.
The game didn’t change well into the third quarter as Olympiacos had the clear mind to stick to their plan and keep the lead and go into the finals 65-52 on Slooki’s eight straight points. .
In the last ten minutes of the match, Fenerbahce played everything in the world, trying to change his fate, but again Slukash had a different opinion, as in the 34th minute he made the score 69-56, and the next moment Vezenkov scored 71 – 56 and where It was there that the Turks threw out the white towel with Olympiacos, which reached 84-72 and solemnly closed its presence in the next Final-4.

STATISTICS

OLYMPIAKOS (Bartsokas): Walkup 4 (2/3 2s, 0/3 3s), Kanan 2 (1/6 shots, 4 assists), Luntsis, Larentsakis 2, Fal 8 (2/4 2s, 4/6 shots, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Slukash 22 (5/7 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers, 6/6 shots, 3 rebounds, 6 assists), Vezhenkov 17 (7/10 2-pointers, 3/3 3 -pointers, 5 rebounds), Papanicolaou 14 (5/5 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers, 1/1 shot, 11 rebounds), Boloboy, Peters 2, Black 2, McKissick 11 (2/5 two-pointers, 1 /3 three-pointers, 4/4 shots, 4 rebounds)

FENERBAKHTE (Itoudis): Motley 14 (6/8 2-pointers, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds), Birsen, Edwards 10 (3/8 2-pointers, 0/3 3-pointers, 4/4 shots, 3 rebounds), 2 assists), Hayes 5 (0/4 shots, 5/6 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), Pierre (0/2 3s), Dzekiri 4 (2/4 2s), Goodrich 26 (0/4 2s, 8/12 3s, 2/2 shots, 3 rebounds, 2 assists), Dorsey 9 (3/5 two-pointers, 0/5 three-pointers, 3/4 shots), Kalatis 4 (2/6 shots, 2 rebounds, 2 assists), Antetokounmpo

Team stats
Olympiacos: 25/41 two-pointers, 4/19 three-pointers, 22/26 shots, 39 rebounds (28 defense – 11 offense), 16 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 12 errors, 22 fouls.
Fenerbahce: 16/35 2-pointers, 8/27 3-pointers, 16/18 shots, 36 rebounds (22 def – 14 offensive), 12 assists, 4 steals, 8 assists, 24 fouls.