JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
GREEK MASTER Olympiakos Euroleague
Greek Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus has been named the best basketball Euroleague season 2012/13. Previously, he was chosen to star team tournament. Champion Greece is the first team since 2005 to win the title twice in a row in Europe.
It’s nice to get MVP, but when my team falls well in the Final Four, joy will be double – said the 30-year-old Spanoulis during Thursday’s ceremony at London’s City Hall.
Defending title Olympiakos Poireus and the most titled team and Euroleague Basketball Real Madrid, who have won eight times Euroleague. The last time he won the title in 1995. In the semifinals Olympiakos Piraeus faced with CSK Moscow and won 69:52 and Hispanic Madrid beat FC Barcelona 74:67
Basketball Olympiakos Piraeus defended the Euroleague championship last year. In the final in London defeated Real Madrid 100: 88 (10: 27,27: 14,24: 20,39: 27). Euroleague Final was held for the first time in the history of basketball in London at the O2 Arena. In the final runner-up met with Spanish champion Real Madrid and Olympiakos Piraeus of Greece, this finale was a worthy final of the club championship of Europe and was from the beginning aligned at the same time the two teams have not given themselves to impose an opponent playing style. This match was jammed and exciting from the first minutes. Olympiakos led to victory Vassilis Sapnoulis who, like a year ago in İstanbul was chosen the most valuable player for the finals (MVP). In the first half is not won or a point for their team, but in the second half won as many as 22, hitting m.ni. Five of the nine throws for three points.
Kick started well Spaniards from Madrid, throws for three points in the implementation Rudy`ego Fernandez and Sergio Llull both were sent two times, and counterattacks podkoszowe shares with the Slovenian Bosnian passport Mirza Begic and, above all, tough defensive led the team from Madrid quickly He achieved a clear advantage 27:10. Champions Greece had recovered from the shock in the second quarter. They began this part of running 8: 0, and this is due substitutes, including Stratos Perperoglou, who twice hit three. Basketball players from Piraeus strengthened the defense of improving the fight against the boards. Systematic reduction of losses. In the 18th minute of the second quarter was only 35:31 for Real. The second quarter Olympiakos won 27:14 and the result ended up only 41:37 and the “Whites” had only a four-point advantage only. In the second half of Piraeus, well played Spanoulis who showed off great actions in the attack. The third quarter of Piraeus took the lead 48:45 after a counterattack finished by the American Ata Left Greeks already led 52:46, but the “Merengues” did not gave up. After 30 minutes it was a draw 61:61, in which the largest contribution was Rudy Fernandez.
The last 10 minutes is a good game and the defense of Olympiacos Piraeus, collaborative actions, hard defensive and effectiveness of attack determined the success of the Greek club. In the last seconds, even Real Madrid Foul tactically but the effectiveness Olympiacos player on that day there was wailing and Greek team Olympiakos Piraeus defeated Real Madrid 100: 88.
Olympiakos Piraeus – Real Madrid 100: 88 (10:27, 27: 14,24: 20,39: 27)
Olympiakos Piraeus composition: VassilisSpanoulis 22, Acie Law 20, Kyle Hines 12, Kostas Sloukas 11, Pero Antic 10, Stratos Perperoglou 10, Georgios Printezis 5, Kostas Papanikolaou 5, Giorgi Shermadini 3, Josh Powell 2, Dimitrios Katsivelis 0
Real Madrid composition: Rudy Fernandez 21, 17 Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull 14, Marcus Slaughter 9, Nikola Mirotić 7, Mirza Begic 6, Carlos Suarez 5, Jaycee Carroll 5, Felipe Reyes 4, donuts Draper 0.
