Olympiacos: “dead” intervals and Vezenkov’s absence brought defeat to Belgrade

After a terrible time with 6 wins against difficult opponents, he was defeated away with 78-70 by Zeljko Obradovic and his streak stopped in the 12th Euroleague race. Olympiacos was better than Partizan during the most part of the race, but two blackouts in the attack allowed Serbs to celebrate a great victory in Euroleague, taking “breath” in their own effort to “fight” for a place in the playoffs. George Bartzokas’ team continues to be within the target and close to the top positions of the rankings, but showed Belgrade that Sasha Vezenkov’s absence can prove to be an insurmountable “block” in some games. The blackout that cost the Piraeus The defeat of Olympiacos from Partizan came despite the fact that the Piraeus team started the game ideally, but also that they were found with a significant difference in the fourth quarter of the race, due to some “dead” intervals. Olympiacos was outstanding in his defense for 35 minutes, but in the attack he recorded two blackouts that eventually led him to defeat. After an impressive first period, which even brought him to a double digit difference, Olympiacos scored only 12 points in the next quarter and put Partizan back in the game. The scene was repeated in the second half, after +9 during the third period “disappeared” quickly in the final quarter, with Olympiacos only achieving 13 points, with some of them coming after the game had been decided. Vezenkov’s noticeable absence Sasha Vezenkov’s injury was given that it would affect Olympiacos, as it is the once MVP of Euroleague, but his absence became even more noticeable in Belgrade when Fournier was “fighting” himself in the finale of the match. Peters was one of Olympiacos’ best against Partizan and finished the match with 12 points and 8 rebounds, having 4/6 shots, but a missed three-pointer was at a critical point in the match. The Pirates did not find a solution in the end for a big shot, from what Sasha Vezenkov usually takes. Bulgarian forward will still need a few more days to return to the competition and Olympiacos will have to come out… dry until then in Euroleague to stay in a position of “shoot” from the top.