EL: Zvezda and 20,000 fans not good enough for Olympiacos
In an overtime drama in the 27th round of the EuroLeague regular season, Crvena zvezda mts have suffered their 12th defeat and it was handed to them by Olympiacos at their home court in Kombank Arena in Belgrade. The red and white still haven't secured themselves a Playoffs berth.
Dejan Radonjic (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
The guests were the ones to begin the game better as they have led by 13 points by half time, having limited Zvezda to only 17 points by the break. However, Zvezda bounced back in the third quarter and took a 1-point lead before the beginning of the fourth. As it seemed that the game was going their way – Zvezda had the highest advantage of 8 points in the 34th minute. However, Olympiacos managed to tie the score at 58:58 after 40 minutes.
In the overtime, it were the Greeks which prevailed in the end, thanks to the last second shot by Giorgios Printezis, which decided the winner and set the final score of 66:64.
Marko Gudurić was the top scorer of Crvena zvezda mts with 14 points. Charles Jenkins added 13.
Euroleague Regular Season, Round 27, Wednesday, 22.3.2017:
Crvena zvezda mts – OLYMPIACOS 64:66 (9:17, 8:13, 26:12, 15:16, 6:8)
Gudurić 14, Jenkins 13; Papanikolaou 17, Agravanis 16.
STANDINGS:
| Group Regular Season | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CSKA Moscow (qualified) | 20 | 7 | 2360 | 2122 | 238 |
| 2. Real Madrid (qualified) | 19 | 7 | 2263 | 2075 | 188 |
| 3. Olympiacos Piraeus (qualified) | 19 | 8 | 2102 | 1975 | 127 |
| 4. Fenerbahce Istanbul (qualified) | 17 | 10 | 2065 | 2034 | 31 |
| 5. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (qualified) | 16 | 11 | 2200 | 2140 | 60 |
| 6. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens (qualified) | 16 | 11 | 2037 | 1990 | 47 |
| 7. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 15 | 12 | 2235 | 2224 | 11 |
| 8. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 15 | 12 | 2004 | 1986 | 18 |
| 9. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul | 13 | 14 | 2123 | 2140 | -17 |
| 10. Žalgiris Kaunas | 12 | 15 | 2089 | 2147 | -58 |
| 11. FC Barcelona Lassa | 10 | 16 | 1864 | 1964 | -100 |
| 12. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul | 10 | 17 | 2114 | 2220 | -106 |
| 13. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 10 | 17 | 2124 | 2243 | -119 |
| 14. Brose Bamberg | 9 | 18 | 2122 | 2160 | -38 |
| 15. Unics Kazan | 7 | 20 | 2058 | 2172 | -114 |
| 16. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 7 | 20 | 2179 | 2347 | -168 |
