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00:00He had 9 points in the second quarter.
00:02And the manner in which he got those 9 points,
00:04hitting turnaround jump shots,
00:05some of them deep in the shot clock,
00:07he was letting the game come to him,
00:08and then when he was confident that his stroke was working smoothly,
00:12let it fly from long range,
00:13and sunk that 3-ball perfectly
00:16to go 4-4 from the field,
00:17all in the second quarter.
00:19I've got only two words for you, Ron.
00:21Silky smooth.
00:22No doubt.
00:2340% practically at 39% from 3-point territory this season
00:26is the second half underway.
00:28It's Olympiakos Perez with the opening possession.
00:31War Cup rotates to Vazenkov,
00:33who pulls the trigger
00:34and drops the 3-pointer
00:36right into the eye of the shot blocker.
00:39Kem Birch,
00:40the perfect start to the second half
00:42for Olympiakos Perez.
00:43Are you kidding me, Ron?
00:45The way that he came out,
00:46sized up, squared his feet.
00:48That's an MVP caliber shot by Sasha Vazenkov.
00:52The drive off the iron.
00:54War Cup secures the rebound.
00:55Kem Birch back to his feet,
00:56but it's a momentary one-man advantage
00:58for Olympiakos.
00:59Oh, and they're threading the needle
01:01with the feed inside
01:02to Nikola Milutinov.
01:04It's Sasha Vazenkov,
01:05who has his fingerprints
01:06all over the early stages
01:07of this third quarter.
01:08And that's so important
01:09for Milutinov to get his confidence goal.
01:11First two points of the game
01:13for the first EuroLeague team center.
01:19So down to the corner.
01:20Mele being defended by Walker.
01:22He gambles with the steal.
01:23He got his arms entwined.
01:25Mele entwined.
01:26Mele managed to get it out.
01:27But Berrovic off the heel of the hoop
01:29with the shot clock buzzer
01:31about to sound.
01:32Another suffocating defensive effort
01:33from Olympiakos Perez.
01:35The baseline's open for Vazenkov.
01:37Swatted away by Kane Birch,
01:38but only after the ball
01:40kissed off the window
01:41and was on its downward trajectory
01:43towards the bucket.
01:44Goaltending is the call.
01:46Five points in a flash
01:47in the second half
01:48for Sasha Vazenkov.
01:49Well, I got a feeling here, Ron,
01:51that Sasha heard me on the air
01:53when I said he had only
01:54two points in 12 minutes
01:55in the first half
01:56because he absolutely
01:57came game busters
01:58in the second half
02:00with five easy points.
02:0316 points, the advantage.
02:05We see the five on the floor
02:06for Fenerbahce.
02:08And the decibel level
02:09being dialed up
02:10to be on maximum here
02:12is Mele.
02:12Three-pointer off the back iron.
02:14Rebound Kostas Papenikolaou.
02:16Then the quick outlet
02:17to Tyler Dorsey.
02:18Galloping with the dribble
02:19towards the Hashemov.
02:22Turns the corner.
02:23Pulls up at the free-throw line
02:24and drills it confidently.
02:27Tyler Dorsey
02:28adds to his 11th
02:30first quarter point haul
02:31to move to 13 points
02:33in the game.
02:33And for the third
02:34consecutive quarter,
02:36Olympia Kostporeas
02:38have put the foot
02:39to the throat
02:40of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.
02:42This time to the tune
02:43of a run of nine points
02:45without reply.
02:46Time out on the floor
02:47by coach Sarunas
02:49Yassikovacic.
02:50He wants to talk things over
02:52and try to find a way
02:54to disrupt
02:56Olympia Kostporeas
02:57offense which is playing
02:58with incredible efficiency.
03:00Olympia Kostporeas
03:00has to get
03:01to the next
03:02of the penalty.
03:03Let's go.
03:04Okay.
03:06Now,
03:06in offense,
03:07we can go
03:08to the side portion.
03:10Side portion.
03:12Okay.
03:13Let's go, baby.
03:14Let's go.
03:15Defense.
03:15Head of the idea.
03:19Well, Ron,
03:20I'm assuming
03:20that coach Bartzok
03:21has had a tough talk
03:23with Olympia Kostporeas
03:24players at half
03:25because he didn't like
03:25what he saw
03:26in the last two,
03:27three minutes
03:27of the second quarter.
03:28And here's the result.
03:30Nikola Milutinov
03:31just cocking it back
03:32and slamming it home.
03:33And here,
03:34a tough three-pointer
03:35coming up the lane
03:36by Sasha Vazenkov.
03:37An incredibly tough shot.
03:38And what a start
03:39for Olympia Kostporeas.
03:409-0,
03:41as you mentioned.
03:42And it gives them
03:43their largest lead
03:45of the game.
03:45They are up by 18.
03:48And Fenerbah
03:48Chebeko,
03:49Istanbul.
03:49There'll be no panic
03:50in their quarters yet.
03:52But they have got
03:53to try and find a way
03:55to disrupt Olympia Kostporeas
03:57because the more
03:58they settle into a groove,
03:59the more difficult
04:00a task that is going to be.
04:02Well,
04:02it's a one-game scenario.
04:03They better react quicker.
04:05And they are averaging
04:0782 points,
04:084 points per game.
04:09They have scored
04:10only 24 so far,
04:11Barr.
04:14And again,
04:15the sixth man
04:16that is the capacity.
04:17Red and white clad crowd
04:19making their presence felt
04:20as we've got a whistle
04:21on the play.
04:22Kostas Papanikolaou
04:23raising his hand
04:24immediately
04:25to acknowledge that foul.
04:27That was a smart foul
04:28by Kostas Papanikolaou
04:29as he was clearly beaten here
04:31by Thalen Horton Tucker.
04:34So just over
04:35two minutes gone
04:36in the third quarter
04:38and it has been
04:39all Olympia Kostporeas
04:41so far.
04:44Aggressive rip-through
04:45from Devon Hall
04:46driving on Milutinov
04:47has it batted away
04:48and it's last off
04:49Devon Hall.
04:50Everything falling
04:51favourably for Olympia Kostporeas
04:54and Fenerbahce
04:55immensely frustrated.
04:57Well,
04:57here you see
04:58the quickness,
04:59the agility of
04:59Nikola Milutino
05:00with his big body
05:01he can move his feet
05:03in the lane
05:03and deny Devon Hall
05:04at the counter
05:05and a shot.
05:07So walk up
05:08from the half court logo.
05:11Swings it,
05:11Papanikolaou inside,
05:13Vazenkov
05:13turnaround shot
05:14off the front tie
05:15and rebound
05:15Baberovic.
05:17That was not a bad shot
05:18by Sasha Vazenkov
05:19who hit last two shots.
05:23So Wade Baldwin
05:24one-on-one
05:24with Vazenkov.
05:25Vazenkov down
05:26in his defensive stance
05:27and we've got a whistle
05:28on the play
05:28for a kicked ball.
05:31So the shot clock
05:32reset to 14.
05:33Nondo Di Colo
05:34preparing to check in.
05:36Devon Hall
05:37taking a seat
05:38on the sideline.
05:39He had a great
05:40impact on the game
05:41for Fenerbahce
05:42in the first half
05:43in the first substitution
05:44that he came on the floor.
05:45Let's see
05:46if he can repeat that
05:47in the second half.
05:49Fenerbahce
05:49being down by 18.
05:52So Meili
05:52swings it out
05:53to Horton Tucker
05:54goes behind the back
05:55sidestep from the elbow
05:56extended
05:57off the back iron
05:58rising high
05:58is Tyler Dorsey
05:59and he eventually
06:00gets the deflective rebound
06:01back in his possession.
06:03Olympiakos
06:03really shutting down
06:04to Interif
06:05and Arbacha
06:06settling for the jumpers.
06:07Dorsey driving
06:08beneath the basket
06:09and back out
06:09the other side
06:10of the lane.
06:11Everybody left him
06:11momentarily
06:12and that is
06:13the wrong man to lead
06:14because the game's
06:16leading scorer
06:16Tyler Dorsey
06:17moves to 15 points
06:18in the game
06:19on 50% shooting
06:20from the field
06:21to make it
06:22an 11-0 run
06:23to begin
06:24the third quarter
06:25and it's a
06:2620 point lead
06:27finally
06:28with three and a half
06:30minutes gone
06:31Fenerbahce
06:32put the ball
06:32in the basket
06:33in the second half.
06:34Well they're going to
06:35have to play defense
06:35as well
06:36it is absolutely
06:37crucial
06:37for Fenerbahce
06:38to stop Olympiakos.
06:42So Tyler Dorsey
06:43with the offensive rebound
06:44he goes again
06:45up in the air
06:46ball
06:48deflected
06:48and into the hands
06:49of Taylor and Horton Tucker
06:50he's on the charge
06:51and we've got a whistle
06:52on the plate
06:53as he got all the way
06:54to the defensive
06:55semicircle.
06:56There's much you can do
06:57if Tyler and Horton
06:58Tucker is racing
07:00full speed
07:01full steam against you
07:02there's a step back
07:03jumper
07:04the first two points
07:05for Fenerbahce
07:06from the hands
07:06of Wade Baldwin
07:10and here
07:11that was the
07:13box out
07:14and the rebound
07:17worth pointing out
07:18that there was
07:19a significant disparity
07:20in free throws
07:21in the first half
07:22Olympiakos got to the line
07:24on 14 occasions
07:25making 9 of them
07:26Fenerbahce got to the free throw line
07:28just 5 times
07:29as Wade Baldwin
07:30makes both free throws
07:32and plenty of encouragement
07:33coming from the sidelines
07:34as the defending champions
07:36continuing to hang tough
07:37but Fenerbahce really struggling
07:39on offense
07:407 of 18 from 2
07:42as Dorsey misses
07:43the long distance shot
07:44and 3 of 16
07:45Fenerbahce really shooting
07:47the ball poorly
07:48so Baldwin
07:491 on 1 with Walker
07:51remember we mentioned
07:53the cross-pollination
07:54that exists
07:55between so many players
07:57out on the floor
07:58Wade Baldwin
07:59made his EuroLeague debut
08:00with Olympiakos
08:01during the 2019-2020 season
08:03and appeared in 24 games
08:05for the teammates
08:06of a large number
08:08of this squad
08:09and played under coach
08:10Bartzokas
08:10during his tenure here
08:11he's closely guarded
08:13by Thomas Walker
08:14one of the best
08:15defensive players
08:16in the league
08:173 ball drilled
08:19confidently
08:20from top
08:21the top of the key
08:21from Nondo DiColo
08:23who has made
08:23a positive contribution
08:25offensively off the bench
08:26once again
08:27absolutely
08:27a second entry
08:28in the second half
08:30and he immediately
08:30makes a 3.04
08:32of 17
08:32for Fenerbahce
08:33finally knocking down one
08:37I believe
08:38there was a whistle
08:38on Talon Horton
08:39Tucker
08:40Sharas
08:40Isakavich
08:41doesn't like it
08:42as he praises
08:43player for
08:44increased intensity
08:48so off the back
08:50high
08:50Nikola Militinov
08:51with the offensive rebound
08:52the EuroLeague leader
08:53on offensive board
08:54terrific takeaway
08:54from Wade Baldwin
08:55keeping himself
08:56up strong
08:57lots of contact
08:58terrific challenge
08:58from Kostas
09:00Papanikolaou
09:00Talon Horton
09:01Tucker
09:01with the offensive rebound
09:02and the corner
09:04three points
09:05are rattled home
09:05by Tariq
09:06Boberovic
09:07three of six
09:07from downtown
09:08he becomes
09:09Fenerbahce's
09:09first double digit
09:10scorer
09:11with 11
09:11well too quick
09:12three corners
09:13there for Fenerbahce
09:14momentum
09:14slightly shifting
09:1510-0 run
09:17for Fenerbahce
09:18the best burst
09:19of offense
09:20in this first
09:21semi-final
09:21we've got a whistle
09:22on the play
09:23as Talon Horton
09:24Tucker
09:24winds up
09:24on the hardwood
09:25again a smart foul
09:27by Papanikolaou
09:28he just wanted
09:28to snob the fast break
09:29at all costs
09:30after that half court
09:31here with a foul
09:32a tough foul
09:33I think that
09:35Talon Horton
09:35Tucker fell
09:36that right shoulder
09:37right in his midsection
09:40so that 10-0 burst
09:42after being hit
09:43with a 9-0 run
09:44and held scoreless
09:46for 3 minutes
09:4726 seconds
09:48cut Olympiacosta's
09:49largest lead
09:50of the game
09:51in half
09:51they went up
09:52by 20
09:5344-24
09:55after that 11-0
09:56start to the third quarter
09:57well one of the
09:58favorite sayings
09:59of our colleague
09:59Liam Canney
10:01he says basketball
10:02is a game of rounds
10:03and that's surely
10:04what we are seeing
10:04here in the first
10:05semi-final
10:06the two Olympic
10:07teammates
10:077th Fournier
10:08and Nando DiColo
10:09briefly went head-to-head
10:10picking up the loose ball
10:11as Bobrovic
10:12crosses up
10:12Bezenkov
10:13step back 3
10:14off right
10:15rebound walk-up
10:17lead pass
10:17Bezenkov
10:18and despite the efforts
10:20of Bobrovic
10:21as cool as you like
10:22Sasha Bezenkov
10:23with another
10:25field goal
10:25to take him
10:26to 9 points
10:27in the game
10:277 right here
10:28in the second half
10:29Sasha Bezenkov
10:30just leaking out
10:31there offensively
10:32getting the easy basket
10:35ends the run
10:36of 10 straight points
10:37posted by Fenner
10:38Jantunen
10:39corner 3
10:40good look at the basket
10:41can't get it to 4
10:42Wade Baldwin
10:43fighting ferociously
10:44on the offensive glass
10:45Bezenkov
10:46eventually securing
10:47possession for Olympiakos
10:48with his 4th rebound
10:50of the game
10:50that was a big miss
10:51by Jantunen
10:52he's a good shooter
10:53oh that is a degree
10:55of difficulty
10:56of the highest order
10:57on that bucket
10:58from Sasha Bezenkov
10:59back to back
11:00scores from Sasha Bezenkov
11:02in completely
11:03contrasting fashion
11:04the first one
11:05where he leaked out
11:06for the fast break
11:06finish while under
11:07pressure
11:08and then this one
11:09double clutching
11:10hanging in the lane
11:11and kissing it
11:12off the window
11:12and they respond
11:13to the 10 straight
11:14points they were
11:15subjected to
11:16with a burst of
11:174 points without
11:17reply from the
11:18hot hand of Bezenkov
11:19timeout on the floor
11:21the lead is back
11:21up to 14
11:23great second half
11:25star there by Sasha
11:26Bezenkov
11:27the reigning MVP
11:279 points
11:28we create a wall
11:32that was it
11:33we create a wall
11:35ok
11:36and when it comes
11:37to go out
11:37the media means
11:39we take away Sasha
11:39well Sasha Bezenkov
11:41set the tone
11:42in the second half
11:44for Olympiakos Perez
11:46drilling a 3 pointer
11:48then hooking up
11:49Nikola Militinov
11:51for a jam
11:51this is his start
11:52in the second half
11:53and then he threaded
11:55the needle to find
11:55Bezenkov
11:56all over
11:57the second half
11:58scoring
11:59that is most recent
12:00score
12:00that give and go
12:01with a double clutch
12:02kiss off the window
12:03as the quick reaction
12:04in the lane
12:05Sasha Bezenkov
12:06is he
12:06why he's so good
12:08he doesn't need
12:09a dribble
12:09to create a shot
12:10on the roll
12:11kisses it off
12:12the glass
12:12masterfully
12:13here we see him live
12:14and that's
12:15what we kind of
12:16expected
12:17I mean he's
12:17number one
12:18in scoring
12:18number one
12:19in PIR
12:20averaging
12:2119.4 per game
12:23had only two in the first half
12:25but he is sizzling hard
12:26in the second
12:27so gate 13
12:28occupied by the red and whites
12:30of Olympiakos
12:31here at the house
12:32of Panathinaikos
12:34Panathinaikos
12:36being hit by Valencia Basket
12:38who won both of the games
12:39here in 3 and 4
12:41then back at home
12:41at the Royce Arena
12:43to secure their first ever
12:45appearance in the final four
12:46Taylor Horton Tucker
12:48moves to 8 points
12:49in the game
12:49on 2 of 3
12:50shooting from 2
12:51to end the 4 straight points
12:53put on the board
12:53by Bezenkov
12:54well great unusual play there
12:56by Taylor Horton Tucker
12:58against Papa Nikolov
12:59Fournier
13:00looks at the 3
13:01keeping his options alive
13:02lobs it up
13:03terrific athletic catch
13:04strong take to the rack
13:06by Tyreek Jones
13:07but what an initial reception
13:09seems to hover in the air
13:11like a helicopter
13:11well I thought he was
13:13looking for the alley
13:14up he comes down with it
13:15and that is not a bad
13:16foul there by
13:17Jan Thunen
13:18who sends
13:21Tyreek Jones
13:21to the free throw line
13:22here the individual play
13:23the third round jumper
13:24by Taylor Horton Tucker
13:26over Papa Nikolov
13:27that was the last basket
13:28for Fenerbahce
13:30so Tyreek Jones
13:32made both of his free throws
13:34in the first half
13:38can't find the role
13:39on the first
13:40but I think it's a lot more
13:42here the brothers
13:43the owners
13:44Manajotis
13:45and Georgios Angelopoulos
13:47the president's
13:48owners of
13:49Olympiakos basketball club
13:50always in attendance
13:51very classy people
13:56so Tyreek Jones
13:58doesn't get the shooter's
13:59roll on the second
14:000 of 2
14:01on that trip
14:01to the foul line
14:02lead is 12
14:04for
14:07Olympiakos
14:07as Horton Tucker
14:08one on one
14:09with Tyreek Jones
14:10down in his defensive stance
14:11and moving his feet
14:12magnificently
14:13then a double team
14:14between he and Fournier
14:15applied
14:15on Taylor Horton Tucker
14:17the corner three ball
14:18off the mark
14:19Sasha Vizenkov
14:20with the rebound
14:21it's one and done
14:21for Fenerbahce
14:22once again
14:23good looks at the basket
14:24there from
14:24Viala d'Arc
14:26for Jantun and Alfa too
14:28so
14:29two points in the semi-final
14:31coming against Limoges
14:32and Real Madrid
14:33many years ago
14:35Real Madrid
14:36looking to add to their
14:37title hall
14:38as they'll contest
14:39the second semi-final
14:40against Valencia
14:41basket
14:42in an all-Spanish affair
14:43coming up here
14:44from the OACA
14:45Talon Horton Tucker
14:46deep three-pointer
14:48scorching the twine
14:49beautifully
14:49Talon Horton Tucker
14:51after going 0 of 3
14:52from downtown
14:53to open his account
14:54finally gets 1 to 4
14:55and reduces the arrears
14:58to just 9
14:59that's important
15:00for Talon Horton Tucker
15:01to get gone
15:02let's not forget it
15:03he's the leading scorer
15:04of his team
15:055 points in a row
15:07for Talon Horton Tucker
15:08as Thomas Walkup
15:09with the pump fake
15:10drawing the foul
15:11on Nando Decolo
15:12now
15:13if that's on Nando Decolo
15:15that's going to be
15:16foul number 4
15:19that's a smart fake
15:21there by Thomas Walkup
15:22here the last three-pointer
15:24the first one of the game
15:25for Talon Horton Tucker
15:26and it is on Nando Decolo
15:28who just picked up
15:29his 4th personal foul
15:30and he's been really
15:32impactful there
15:33for Fenerbah
15:33just 6 points
15:34and an assist
15:37and he came off the bench
15:38once again
15:39during that 10-0 run
15:41to nail a 3-pointer
15:43Nicolo Mele
15:44called for the foul
15:47defending the driving
15:48Evan Fournier
15:49well that's team foul
15:50number 4
15:51this one by Nico Mele
15:53so next foul
15:55is free throws
15:55for Olympiacos
15:56they will be getting
15:57into the bonus
15:58so the 3rd quarter
16:00currently tied at
16:0015 points apiece
16:02in what is a low-scoring
16:03tussle here
16:04Evan Fournier
16:05oh that is a tough bucket
16:07Evan Fournier
16:08with the crab dribble
16:10left and stringing it
16:11sweetly from beyond the arc
16:12Evan Fournier
16:13with his first field goal
16:15of the night
16:17used to 4 points
16:18in the game
16:19I thought you said
16:20a low-scoring affair
16:21and immediately
16:21you see a 3-pointer
16:23down by Evan Fournier
16:25deep 3-pointer from Taylor
16:27and Horton Tucker
16:27just short of the mark
16:28Evan Fournier
16:29picks up the pieces
16:30and he's off and running
16:31down the right side
16:34Walker
16:34down to the corner
16:36nobody defending
16:37Papa Nicolaou
16:38reaching
16:38with Wade Baldwin
16:39now is that a foul
16:40on Wade Baldwin
16:41win or out of bounds
16:42I think it's out of bounds
16:43but Ron if you remember
16:45game 3 against Monaco
16:47here's the 3-pointer
16:49by Fournier
16:50he had 6 3-pointers
16:51he was the MVP
16:52Adidas player of the game
16:53in game 3
16:54at Monaco
16:55so he can get going quick
16:56you also
16:57reminded the viewers
16:59of his 31 points performance
17:00in the semi-final
17:01in Abu Dhabi
17:02so don't discount
17:03Evan Fournier
17:04he will fill it up
17:05in the moment
17:05again his career high
17:07coming against Fenerbahce
17:08earlier this season
17:09in that rescheduled
17:10round 14 outing
17:12as Sasha Bezenkov
17:14admiring his stroke
17:15from the corner
17:16as he drilled the trifecta
17:17to move to 14 points
17:19in the game
17:19and put his team up
17:20by 15
17:21and they are having fun
17:22there Olympiacos
17:23Evan Fournier
17:24making the extra-fast
17:25wide open Sasha Bezenkov
17:27in the corner
17:27back to back
17:283 balls
17:29for Olympiacos
17:30Pireyes
17:31as Wade Baldwin
17:32hits the mid-range
17:33J from the edge of the lane
17:34and that is the type
17:35of mid-range mastery
17:36we so readily associate
17:38with him
17:38wow that's a tough
17:39bucket there
17:40for Wade Baldwin
17:41he really had to
17:42work hard for it
17:46lots of space
17:47behind the highline
17:49Fenerbahce defense
17:50for Zenkov
17:51bulldozing his way
17:52to his desired destination
17:53and getting the
17:55Dimsy-Doo flip
17:56off the window to fall
17:57that was route 1
17:58from the wing
17:59right through the gut
18:00of the Olympiacos
18:01of the Fenerbahce defense
18:03and finishing
18:04with the flip off the glass
18:05what a shot
18:06with his off and
18:07off balance
18:08Sasha Bezenkov
18:09playing like a true
18:10MVP
18:11Sasha Bezenkov
18:13with 14 points
18:15in the period
18:15to lead all scorers
18:17with 16
18:17Tyreek Jones
18:18with the steal
18:19offloads to
18:20Papa Nikolaou
18:21Fournier
18:22pull up 3 pointer
18:23and that off the iron
18:25Tyreek Jones
18:26fighting for the
18:27offensive rebound
18:28couldn't get a hand
18:29on it
18:30but Tyreek Jones
18:31number 7 in the
18:33Euroleague
18:33in steals
18:34pocketing 1.2 in the
18:35game
18:36per game rather
18:37and that pick
18:38was sensational
18:39one of the best
18:40athletes in the
18:41Euroleague
18:41no question
18:42as the last shot
18:43the horn sounds
18:44for the third quarter
18:45so we're not going to
18:46have any change
18:47on score
18:47it is 56
18:49for Olympiacos
18:5041
18:50Fenerbahce
18:51Beko
18:51that is a 15 point
18:53lead for Olympiacos
18:54who have looked
18:55phenomenal in the
18:56third quarter
18:57so three quarters
18:59completed here at
19:00Telecom Centre
19:01and we have an end
19:02of third quarter
19:03score of Olympiacos
19:04Piraeus 56
19:05Fenerbahce
19:06Beko
19:06Istanbul
19:0741
19:19so
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19:22fan favourite player
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19:30so a look inside
19:31the numbers
19:32through three quarters
19:33of play
19:33after a third period
19:34with Olympiacos
19:36put their highest
19:37points total
19:37on the board
19:3823 points
19:39and despite
19:40Fenerbahce
19:41posting a best
19:4217 points
19:43in the period
19:43they were still
19:44outscored by 6
19:45and still
19:46Fenerbahce
19:46shooting only 26%
19:48from
19:49beyond the arc
19:50the three-pointer
19:51not coming there
19:52for Fenerbahce
19:53and his group
19:54here we're looking
19:55at the high score
19:55Sasha Bezenkov
19:57being the high score
19:5814 points
19:59in the second quarter
19:59to go up to 16
20:0011 for
20:02Dalen Horton
20:03Tucker
20:03and Tarek
20:04Beberovich
20:04on Fenerbahce's side
20:07so the assist numbers
20:08after five in the first half
20:11five in the period
20:13for Olympiacos Perez
20:14and Sasha Bezenkov
20:15with that 14-point outburst
20:18named as the outstanding performer
20:20of quarter number three
20:21and he really did play
20:23like his MVP caliber player
20:25the reigning two-time MVP
20:27in the competition
20:28only two points
20:29in the first half
20:30but 14 in the third period
20:32and he really looked
20:34as easy
20:34and as a man
20:35on a mission
20:36shooting from the outside
20:37running the floor
20:38playing defense
20:40Sasha Bezenkov
20:41did it all
20:41for Olympiacos Perez
20:43in the third quarter
20:44well gate 13
20:46is positively bouncing
20:47a cavalcade of red and white
20:50taking over this oasis of green
20:51in the Greek capital of Athens
20:53because their team
20:55in the ascendancy
20:56and perhaps in control
20:58but Tarek Beberovich
20:59with a dream start
21:00for Fenerbahce
21:01to begin the fourth quarter
21:02lands his fourth three-pointer
21:04of the game
21:05to move to his team's
21:06high point total of 14
21:08and reduce the arrears
21:10now just down a dozen
21:12as we see the five on the floor
21:13for Olympiacos
21:14very important to start
21:16the fourth quarter
21:18with a shot
21:19of Beberovich
21:24so off the front time
21:25tough rebound on the inside
21:28what an effort produced
21:29by Devon Hall
21:31and he's got a whistle
21:32on the plate
21:33now what is the call here
21:36what is the call here
21:38here's Taylor Horton Tucker
21:39on the charge
21:41and I think he's being called
21:43for an offensive foul
21:44when using his body
21:45against Tyson Ward
21:46I think it's on Tyson Ward
21:48but you know what the frustration
21:50was that it was wide open
21:52Wade Baldwin
21:53for the three-pointer
21:54so
21:54Dale Horton Tucker
21:56would have preferred
21:57a no-call on that situation
22:04and there's the five on the floor
22:05as Beberovich
22:06terrific take to the rack
22:08and he'll look to make it
22:09back-to-back
22:09three-point plays
22:10this one the old-fashioned way
22:12after opening the fourth quarter
22:14scoring with yet another trifecta
22:16that's a terrific take to the rack
22:18splitting the gap
22:19between two high flyers
22:20in Tyson Ward
22:21and Tyreek Jones
22:22and finishing with the right hand
22:24while contorting his body
22:25en route to the baseline
22:26and Tyreek Beberovich
22:27really moving into the starting line up
22:29first time in his eight years
22:31yearly career
22:32this season
22:33and really showing you Ron
22:35why he is blossoming
22:37and having a great
22:38breakout season
22:39a statement season
22:41in his long yearly career
22:42Tyreek Beberovich
22:43so Tyreek Beberovich
22:45with six points in a row
22:46having completed the three-point play
22:49and his team
22:50back to within a single-digit deficit
22:53once again
22:54this one
22:54with plenty of life
22:56and twists and turns left
22:57yet one suspect
22:59Joseph can't pick up cleanly
23:01manages to recover
23:02with the piano dribble
23:03Harlem Globetrotter style
23:05Tyson Ward
23:06off the iron
23:07rebound Wade Boardwin
23:08Taylor Horton Tucker
23:09on the fly
23:09and finishes the fast break
23:11to make it an 8-0 burst
23:13to begin the fourth quarter
23:15for the defending champions
23:16the best start to a period
23:18in this semi-final
23:19what a game we have
23:20in the great style
23:21of Olympiacos
23:22in quarter number three
23:23and just flip it
23:24and the exact opposite
23:25true for quarter number four
23:32so we've got a whistle on the play
23:34and it's only a question of time
23:36before Sasha Vizinkov
23:38comes back on the floor
23:39with his 14 points
23:40in the third quarter
23:42he was an instrumental leader
23:44for Olympiacos
23:44but coach George Bertokas
23:46has seen it up
23:47he's called a timeout
23:48as he wants to talk it over
23:50with his team up
23:51by only 7 points
23:52with 8 minutes and 29 seconds
23:54left in the fourth period
23:55fantastic start
23:56to the final period
23:57of regulation
23:58by Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
23:59they have punched
24:00Olympiacos Pereira
24:01square in the mouth
24:02to the tune of a run
24:03of 8 points without reply
24:05and now they trail
24:06by just 7
24:07let's listen in
24:08to coach Bertokas
24:11hey
24:11straight off the offense
24:13set up in
24:14and it's not ready
24:14okay
24:16just simple
24:17do selection
24:18okay guys
24:19come on inside
24:20huh
24:23yeah
24:23side portion
24:25let's go
24:38well the fourth quarter
24:39has been a fantastic start
24:41for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
24:42this is their most recent score
24:43Taylan Horton Tucker
24:44on the fast break
24:46moving to 13 points
24:47in the game
24:48that was how they started it
24:49a three-pointer
24:50of the go-ahead
24:51of the straight-ahead variety
24:52for Tariq Beberovich
24:54his
24:54fourth three-pointer
24:56of the game
24:57and Tariq Beberovich
24:58playing with so much confidence
25:00as you said
25:00four three-pointers
25:01out of eight shots
25:02he really is playing
25:04with best basketball
25:06of his career
25:07this season
25:10this is a crucial
25:11execution
25:12after the time-off
25:14Olympiakos
25:14if you ask
25:15and certainly
25:19beautiful offload
25:20on the inside
25:21hard hackers
25:22Devin Hall
25:23and Tariq Beberovich
25:24converted on Nikola Milutinov
25:26he was looking to rise up
25:27and run it home
25:28but he's been fouled
25:29in the process
25:29he'll go to the free-throw line
25:30and that shows you
25:31the maturity
25:32of Olympiakos
25:33making the extra pass
25:35Alec Peters
25:35he had a good angle
25:36he had a good look
25:37at the basket
25:38but he just saw
25:39Nikola Milutinov
25:40with a better position
25:40right underneath the basket
25:42and decided to go
25:43with the pass
25:43that is the preferred option
25:45with Olympiakos
25:46Nikola Milutinov
25:4779% from the free-throw line
25:50this season
25:51all Euroleague
25:52first team collection
25:53a massage gun
25:55in the hand of
25:56Shaquille McKissick
25:58in the hand of
26:00Olympiakos
26:02supporters being
26:03raised to the rafters
26:04here at the OACA
26:05Nikola Milutinov
26:07with a perfect tip
26:07to the free-throw line
26:08ending the run
26:09of 8 points
26:10without reply
26:11that Fenerbahce
26:12began the 4th quarter win
26:13what a value
26:14you have
26:14with your big man
26:15if he is
26:16with such a good
26:16free-throw shooter
26:17as Nikola Milutinov
26:19indeed
26:19so often
26:20that isn't the case
26:22bigs close to the bucket
26:24with the enormous hands
26:25often struggle
26:25to get the ball
26:27rotating
26:28from 15 feet away
26:29and then the league
26:30second leading rebounder
26:31ensuring that it's a case
26:33of one trick
26:34down the floor
26:34one and done
26:35for Fenerbahce
26:36Beko Istanbul
26:37with that defensive rebound
26:38he's sixth rebound
26:40of the game
26:42Ward
26:43he's just on the move
26:44the outstanding performer
26:46of quarter number two
26:47Tyson Ward
26:47with a difficult field goal
26:48attempt
26:48and then the league's
26:49leading offensive rebounder
26:51in the thick of the action
26:52once again
26:53getting two hands
26:54on the basketball
26:54well there you see it
26:56Nikola Milutinov
26:57with the nose for the ball
26:58just knowing where to be
27:00at the right moment
27:00getting the offensive rebound
27:02he averages 3.1 per game
27:04leading the competition
27:05as you mentioned
27:09so the floor cleaning crew
27:11called into action
27:11and we have to say
27:13the spectacle
27:14that everybody involved
27:15in the organization
27:16here at the OACA
27:17back
27:18here for the first time
27:20since 2007
27:21they have all come together
27:23as a team
27:23to produce a magnificent setting
27:25for this end of season
27:26extravaganza
27:28Fournier
27:29pull up three
27:30from the half court logo
27:31bottoms it beautifully
27:33Evan Fournier
27:35drilling his second
27:36three pointer
27:37of the game
27:38and that one
27:39was from way downtown
27:42that is just a reminder
27:44of last year's
27:45semi-final
27:45here you see
27:46Evan Fournier
27:47absolutely fired up
27:48let's go
27:49he's been playing
27:50like a man on a mission
27:51he has mentioned it
27:52so many times
27:53I want to win
27:54the final four
27:55so badly
27:56he will do anything
27:57to help his team
27:5817 points per game
28:00on 40%
28:01shooting from downtown
28:02over the course
28:03of the playoffs
28:04and Evan Fournier
28:08just drilling
28:09that long range
28:10three
28:11to make it
28:12a double digit lead
28:13for Olympiacos Perez
28:14once again
28:15let's listen in
28:16to coach
28:16Yasekavich
28:16pop for that though
28:17pop we go
28:21when we pass
28:22to five
28:30wait
28:31Dalen
28:32and wait
28:34Tariq
28:34we play
28:36handoff to pop
28:38handoff pop
28:39Mika
28:39go
28:40go
28:40back again
28:41hey
28:41what are you talking
28:41come on
28:42wait
28:53so you get the sense
28:54that we are in a
28:55critical passage
28:57of this fourth quarter
28:58of regulation here
29:00Fenerbahce
29:00starting the fourth period
29:02terrifically
29:02with a run of eight points
29:03without reply
29:04but Olympiacos Perez
29:07stemming that rally
29:08with a 5-0 response
29:10of their own
29:11this one
29:11intriguingly poised
29:13the lead
29:13is a dozen
29:14for Olympiacos Perez
29:16it's Benavace
29:17with the possession
29:18out of the timeout
29:20Jantanen
29:20three pointer
29:21short by some distance
29:22Viverovic snatches
29:23the air ball
29:24the shot clock
29:25continues to tick
29:25Jantanen
29:26reset
29:27off the front iron
29:28crucial tip
29:29on the inside
29:29Viverovic
29:30Jantanen again
29:31only finds the iron
29:33he is stone cold
29:34from the field
29:35Mikael Jantanen
29:370 of 4
29:38from 3 point territory
29:39that is tough
29:40because he had
29:41great looks at the basket
29:42and I know he's
29:43a very good shooter
29:44he's shown it
29:45so many times
29:46in his career
29:4637% from downtown
29:48for his career
29:4934% for the season
29:51but he's finding
29:51the basket
29:52with a lid on it
29:53here in the Greek
29:54capital tonight
29:55Horton Tucker
29:57muscling something
29:58towards the basket
29:59not quite top speed
30:01but it was certainly
30:02high speed
30:02and with his body
30:04going to the side
30:05watch the manner
30:06in which he's able
30:06to adjust
30:07and get the field goal
30:08attempt away
30:09while absorbing
30:10that shot to the chest
30:11from Alec Peters
30:12for his third foul
30:13that is absolute
30:14mastery in motion
30:16what a physical
30:17display of athleticism
30:19there by Thalen
30:20Horton Tucker
30:20he's a player
30:22that the Fenerbahce
30:24president Mr. Saran
30:25said he's staying
30:26we're re-signing
30:27Thalen Horton
30:28Tucker
30:28and Tariq
30:29Biberovic
30:30they are not
30:30going anywhere
30:31they will stay
30:32in Fenerbahce jersey
30:33for a long time
30:34to come
30:35305 regular season
30:37games
30:37in his five seasons
30:39in the NBA
30:40remember
30:41when that title
30:42in the bubble
30:43with the Los Angeles
30:44Lakers becoming
30:45the second youngest
30:46champion NBA history
30:47just shy of his
30:4920th birthday
30:51and all of that
30:52experience
30:53now
30:54at the disposal
30:55of coach
30:56and Fenerbahce
30:58and remember
30:59his career
31:00high of 30 points
31:02came in that
31:02rescheduled round
31:0313 game in March
31:04and he was
31:054 of 7
31:06from downtown
31:09and he's the team's
31:11and he's the team's
31:11leading scorer
31:11and number 11
31:13in yearly competition
31:14with the average
31:15of 15.7
31:16that's Thalen
31:17Horton
31:17Tucker
31:17so the three-pointer
31:20foul in the act of shooting
31:22of Alec Peters
31:23showing his efficiency
31:25of getting to the glass
31:26after demonstrating
31:27his stroke
31:28during an outstanding
31:29second quarter
31:29he remains perfect
31:31from the field
31:32does Alec Peters
31:33as he moves
31:34to 11 points
31:35in the game
31:36on 404 shooting
31:37inside the arc
31:38Taylor Horton
31:39Tucker
31:39short off right
31:40Nikola Militinov
31:43secured the board
31:43I got a feeling
31:44if you are
31:45Olympiacos
31:46and you don't know
31:46what to do
31:47with the ball
31:47offensively
31:48just give it to Alec Peters
31:49you know
31:505 or 5 from the field
31:51oh my
31:52and goes for another
31:53three-pointer
31:54Alec Peters
31:55is absolutely
31:57sensational
31:58in the presence
31:59of El Chacho
32:00now part of the
32:01Real Madrid
32:01Brains Trust
32:02it's 5 points
32:03in a row
32:04for Alec Peters
32:05who is a perfect
32:066 of 6 from the field
32:07including 2 out of 2
32:09from downtown
32:18so Poverovic
32:19mid-range jump shot
32:20is long
32:21and off left
32:22Nikola Militinov
32:23secured the defensive
32:24rebound once again
32:25that is 9 rebounds
32:26in the game
32:27for the EuroLeague
32:28second leading rebounder
32:29and look the way
32:30that he influences
32:31the game
32:32so crucial
32:33for Olympiacos
32:34not to give
32:34Fedorovic
32:35any second chance
32:36points
32:36Nikola Militinov
32:37absolutely dominating
32:38the boards
33:07so Poverovic
33:09early shot by Beberovic
33:10I looked at the bench
33:11and Sharunas
33:12just was just saying
33:13guys just take your time
33:15please calm down
33:16we don't need to rush
33:17the shots like that
33:20and of course
33:21you can hear
33:22the Olympiacos fans
33:23coming in live
33:24with 4 minutes
33:25and 39 seconds left
33:27and that's a very
33:28comfortable cushion
33:29day Ronald
33:30being up by 14 points
33:37so Tarek Beberovic
33:39taking a breather
33:41largest lead of the game
33:42for Olympiacos
33:43came when they put
33:4411 point
33:45an 11 point run
33:46on the board
33:46to begin the second
33:47quarter to go up
33:48by 20
33:49at 44-24
33:51and it's still
33:52the Sasha Vezinkov
33:53with 14 points
33:54and quarter number
33:55three on the bench
33:57beautiful baseline
33:58drive from Tyson Ward
34:00he is so athletic
34:02I mean
34:03when he takes you
34:04one-on-one
34:05face-to-face
34:05it is really
34:06difficult to stay
34:08and he was guarded
34:09by one of the best
34:10athletes in the early
34:12by Wade Baldwin
34:13and here's Sasha
34:14Vezinkov
34:14let's go
34:15he is feeling
34:17the reigning MVP
34:18leading the cheerleading
34:20squad
34:20in this
34:23abundance
34:23of red and white
34:24here
34:25at the Oaka
34:27all of them
34:28in sync
34:30in their celebrations
34:32as we edge
34:32ever closer
34:33towards the final buzzer
34:35four and a half minutes
34:36left
34:3614 points
34:38to deficit
34:38not insurmountable
34:40and given the experience
34:41at the disposal
34:42of Fenebache
34:43they will continue
34:44to back themselves
34:45but they have been
34:46stone cold
34:47from the field
34:48they've been
34:49out
34:49rebounded by
34:50Olympiacos
34:51they've committed
34:52three more turnovers
34:53and again
34:53when you're shooting
34:547 of 30
34:55from downtown
34:56and good looks
34:58at the basket
34:58as well
34:59George
34:59it's difficult
35:00to recover
35:00from those types
35:01of numbers
35:13the point is that
35:15one of the
35:16Fenebache players
35:17I think it's
35:17Nico Mele
35:18that snatched
35:19the net
35:20after the whistle
35:30so is this
35:32basket interference
35:33that will result
35:34in a score
35:35for Tyson Ward
35:36here's the contact
35:37with the net
35:37here's the verdict
35:38count the bucket
35:40Tyson Ward
35:41looking to complete
35:42a three-point play
35:44now because
35:44that field goal
35:45will count
35:46Nicolo Mele
35:47attempting to block
35:48the shot
35:49interfering with the net
35:50and thereby the goal
35:52so Tyson Ward
35:53to the free-throw line
35:54one to come
35:54a penny for the thoughts
35:55of coach
35:56Sasha Budenko
35:57and I'll tell you
35:58what you spoke
35:59about insurmountable lead
36:00and Olympiacos
36:01can tell their own stories
36:02they were down
36:03by 19
36:04against Seska Moscow
36:05in 2012
36:06and won the championship
36:08in 2013
36:09under Bartzokas
36:10they were down
36:11by 17
36:12against Real Madrid
36:13and still won
36:14but I think
36:15with 4 minutes
36:15and 32 seconds left
36:17if Tyson Ward
36:18scores his free-throw round
36:19I think the time
36:20is becoming an enemy
36:21for Fenerbahce
36:22so Tyson Ward
36:24completes the
36:24three-point play
36:25after the
36:26goaltend basket
36:27was added
36:28to his total
36:29Tyson Ward
36:30moving to 8 points
36:31in the game
36:32very effective
36:33it's a 17-point lead
36:35for Olympiacos
36:43so Baldwin
36:44pull-up three
36:45in the face
36:45of Tyson Ward
36:46and drills it
36:47and that is
36:48welcome
36:48Tonic
36:49for Fenerbahce
36:50Beko Istanbul
36:50Wade Baldwin
36:51one of three
36:52from downtown
36:539 points
36:53and 4 helpers
36:54for him
36:54well still
36:55Wade Baldwin
36:56is the second
36:56leading scorer
36:57of the theme
36:58in single digits
36:59in scoring
36:59they need his
37:00points quickly
37:01that ended
37:02at 8-0 run
37:03put on the board
37:04by Olympiacos
37:04as Tyson Ward
37:05sees the seam
37:06field
37:06contact
37:07and count the basket
37:09Tyson Ward
37:10with his afro
37:11flaying behind him
37:13still able to keep
37:14his concentration
37:15and find the finish
37:17through the foul
37:18what incredible
37:19body control
37:20and fantastic touch
37:22from his offhand
37:23to kiss that one
37:24off the window
37:25that's an incredible
37:26play there
37:27by Tyson Ward
37:28the way that he
37:29finds the contact
37:30initiates the contact
37:31and is able to draw
37:33the foul
37:33while finishing
37:34a play
37:35just incredible
37:36very good contribution
37:37there by Tyson Ward
37:40so corner three
37:41Bonzi Colson
37:42off the mark
37:43Panabachi needed that
37:44Bonzi Colson
37:45the third most accurate
37:46marksman in the Euroleague
37:47hitting up 49%
37:49this season
37:50couldn't find a range
37:51on that occasion
37:52and an offensive foul
37:55called on Tyson Ward
37:56as he pushed off
37:57Nando Decolato
37:59and Ron you said
38:00it before
38:01this could possibly
38:02be with only
38:03three minutes
38:03and 36 seconds
38:05left
38:05and down 16
38:06the last game
38:07of a long long
38:09career for Nando Decolato
38:10in the yearly competition
38:15again
38:15Panabachi will tell
38:17themselves
38:17that they can
38:18muster something up
38:19that is the type
38:21of spirit
38:21and tenacity
38:22will show them
38:22take the title
38:23Mele
38:24straight away
38:24three points
38:25and good look
38:26at the basket
38:26but it bubbles out
38:28once again
38:28and Olympiakos
38:29doing an outstanding job
38:31of securing the possession
38:32by wrapping up
38:33the defensive ball
38:348 of 33
38:36that is a key stat
38:37here
38:38Panabachi just not able
38:39to shoot the ball
38:40from long distance
38:41that is the story
38:42of the game
38:43so now
38:44the clock
38:45very much the friend
38:46of Olympiakos
38:47and they will look
38:48to milk it
38:49deep in the shot clock
38:50Evan Fournier
38:50doesn't get the shot
38:52shooter's role
38:52Tyson Ward fighting
38:53for the offensive rebound
38:54Zocu Nikola Militinov
38:56Tyson Ward hitting the deck
38:57tail and Hawk Tucker
38:58comes away with it
38:58Wade Baldwin
39:00on the fly
39:00underhanded scoop
39:01off the iron
39:02and a foul
39:03is being committed
39:04by Alec Peters
39:05that will be
39:06foul number 4
39:07he'll join Tyson Ward
39:09on 4 fouls
39:10for the Red and White
39:11well there's gonna be 2 free throws
39:13coming up for Wade Baldwin
39:14as they will foul
39:15number 5
39:17for Olympiakos
39:18so Wade Baldwin
39:19will go to the free throw line
39:20and the clock is stopped
39:21this is something
39:22that Olympiakos
39:23doesn't want to do
39:26so Wade Baldwin
39:27to the free throw line
39:28for the first time tonight
39:3179% free throw shooter
39:33for his career
39:34right around his career
39:35mark of 80%
39:36and that smile
39:38just beginning to
39:39trace across the lips
39:40of the reigning
39:41two-time MVP
39:43suggests that
39:44he feels
39:45that Olympiakos
39:47are back
39:47on their way
39:49to a EuroLeague
39:50championship game
39:51and Ron
39:52can you believe
39:52that Sasha Bezenkov
39:53has played
39:54only 22 minutes
39:55and 10 seconds
39:56he will be very rested
39:57for the championship game
39:58if Olympiakos
40:00should stay ahead
40:01in the semifinals
40:02so Ward
40:03rotates it to Fournier
40:05Fournier using the screen
40:06from Militinov
40:07Militinov taking up
40:08residence down low
40:09too strong
40:09from Tyson Ward
40:10and he acknowledges
40:12that turnover
40:12on that trip
40:13down the floor
40:14for Olympiakos
40:15Perez
40:16and coach
40:17Bartokka
40:18has not wanting
40:18to take any chances
40:19just puts experience
40:21and explosive scoring
40:23on the floor
40:23with Tyler Dorsey
40:26back into the lineup
40:28with 2 minutes
40:2829 seconds left
40:29in the fourth quarter
40:30Kaelin Horton Tucker
40:32weaving his way
40:33through a crowded lane
40:34Wade Baldwin
40:35goes right back
40:35to the same destination
40:36swatted away
40:37from Thomas Walker
40:39but he fouls
40:40Wade Baldwin
40:41in the act of shooting
40:42Wade Baldwin
40:43will go to the
40:44free throw line
40:45for foul shots
40:45four and
40:47five
40:47excuse me
40:48three and four
40:49tonight
40:49and I told you
40:50before
40:50here's a nice
40:51stake by Baldwin
40:52he's an incredible
40:53athlete
40:53he got to the spot
40:54that he exactly
40:55wanted
40:55and the foul
40:57by Thomas
40:58Wokum
40:58stops the clock
40:59and this is
41:00exactly
41:01what Olympiakos
41:02doesn't want to do
41:03stop the clock
41:03let it run
41:04let it run
41:05time is on the side
41:06of Olympiakos
41:07at the moment
41:33and this could be a key possession for Olympiakos as we are nearing the two-minute mark of the free
41:37throw line
41:37mark in the fourth quarter if they score here if they score here it could be the dagger
41:4214 points of deficit faced by Fenerbahce in a game where they have not taken the lead
41:48three points
41:49oh that is a big bucket and it is that man once again Alec Peters remaining perfect from the field
41:56three out of three from downtown in his game high 17 point total
42:02his shot has been fired with metronomic consistency tonight and that could well be the bucket
42:09that takes Olympiakos Poreas through to the championship game and eliminate the defending champion
42:15well they still I guess
42:17check if Alec Peters has stepped on the line
42:21as the basket value review
42:24no it's a three-pointer by
42:27that's the play that has happened before
42:29the Wade Bowman three-pointer
42:31but how about Alec Peters
42:33he's been the absolute definition of a microwave player
42:36just scoring 17 points in 16 minutes off play
42:41that is just incredible
42:44so the basket value of the Wade Bowman three-pointer which ended Olympiakos' 8-0 run
42:51that put them up by 17 at 69.52
42:55we thought Wade Bowman had hit a three-pointer
42:58but if his toe is on the line
43:00that will reduce the total by a point and so instead of it being 69.55 it will be 69
43:07.54
43:07then 55 and it will be 56 points on the total of Fenerbahce to see them down after that three
43:16ball from
43:17and Alec Peters down by 18
43:23well clearly one of the best performances of a long career for Alec Peters
43:28you mentioned he played for Tesco Moscow he played for Baskonia
43:31now with Olympiakos in his fifth season Alec Peters just really showed why he's been such a seasoned veteran on
43:39the EuroLeague fall
43:40Alec Peters winning that 2019 EuroLeague title for CSKA Moscow
43:48with Nondo DiColo
43:52Wade Baldwin, Nikolo Meili from the wing off the iron once again and that has been the story of Fenerbahce
44:00Beko Istanbul's semi-final
44:02Nikola Milutinov with his yet another rebound
44:06Nikolo Meili ofa from downtown
44:09look at Nikola Milutinov 11 rebounds round
44:13two of those offensive
44:15taken away by Tariq Baburovic
44:17and now the question remains as to how big is Olympiakos' margin of victory going to be
44:23remember there is no third fourth game as Nikolo Meili gets himself the jam on the inside
44:31well the Olympiakos fans are on their feet are absolutely ecstatic
44:35their team running and sticking to the game plan to perfection here in the first semi-final of the EuroLeague
44:41campaign
44:48so Dorsey the outstanding performer of quarter number one
44:51drifting baseline off the back iron
44:53what an offensive rebound is that man once again
44:56the league's leading offensive rebounder Nikola Milutinov with his third offensive rebound of the game
45:01in his hall of 12 boards overall now flirting with a double-double
45:06six points and 12 boards
45:09as the corner three is a case of too little too late
45:12finally ending in drought after missing his first score Nikolo Meili
45:15and the Olympiakos just using the clock to run it down
45:19as we are down to 30 seconds of play ahead by a 15
45:23it is the ovation and the elation in the stands by the red and white
45:28the fans of Olympiakos can be ecstatic
45:30as Evan Fournier makes a three-pointer from the logo
45:35Evan Fournier landing yet another three ball
45:39his third of the game in his ten-point total
45:42three of eight from downtown
45:44and now handshakes taking place early at half-court between the coaching staff
45:50and the OACA erupts into a thunderous ovation
45:55as the designated home team Olympiakos Perez have made the short journey
46:01from the port city of Perez to the Greek capital
46:04and they have set up camp here
46:06at the house of their arch rivals
46:09Coach Bartzokas has made it 11 wins in a row
46:13in EuroLeague play here at the OACA
46:18Nondo de Colo
46:21that's likely to be the last time we see him in a EuroLeague uniform
46:25in EuroLeague action
46:26what a servant of the game he has been
46:28and the defending champions Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
46:32eliminated at the semi-final stage
46:35not able to join the three clubs in the modern era
46:39who won consecutive EuroLeague crowns
46:42they fought valiantly to make it through to the final four
46:45but it is victory to Olympiakos Perez
46:48and that is what is being acknowledged by Coach Bartzokas
46:52as this capacity crowd erupts into a standing ovation once again
46:57thunderous applause reverberating all around the OACA
47:01the ownership group absolutely ecstatic
47:03so too the players
47:05and they are remaining milking this moment
47:07before they rest recover and return to contest Sunday's final
47:11at the end of four quarters of play here in semi-final A
47:16it is a wire-to-wire victory for Olympiakos Perez
47:19to eliminate the defending champions
47:21with a final score of Olympiakos Perez 79
47:24Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 61
47:27and a rightful win there for Olympiakos
47:29who started the game right
47:30and a great entry to the second half
47:32and they were pretty much in control the whole game
47:34Ron with the decimal shooting of Fenerbahce
47:38they are rightfully going to the championship game
47:41and as you said we will have a new EuroLeague champion
47:44in season 25-26
47:48so Nondo DiColo
47:50we can only marvel
47:53at the miraculous
47:57exploits that he has put forth during the course of his legendary career
48:00perhaps a few tears filling his eyes
48:03as he made his way over to the sideline
48:05the realization that a lifetime of work
48:09will come to an end in terms of his contribution on the court
48:13but his contribution eternally memorable
48:16particularly that 2015-2016 season
48:20when he was the EuroLeague MVP
48:22the Alphonso Ford winner of the top
48:24of the EuroLeague's leading scorer
48:26and the EuroLeague Final Four MVP as well
48:29but this moment belongs to Olympiakos Perez
48:32and that is why
48:35everybody wearing red and white is up on their feet
48:38cheering their basketball heroes to the heavens
48:41and we'll see them again on Sunday
48:44here we go
48:45the Motorola magic moment
48:49is Evan Fournier's deep 3 pointer off the dribble
48:54despite the desperate defensive attempts of Devon Hall
48:57Evan Fournier landing 3 3 pointers of the 8 that he attempted
49:02one of the multitude of double digit scorers for Olympiakos Perez
49:07part of a magnificent offensive effort
49:11by the regular season standings leaders
49:13who are now confident of ending the curse of first
49:16after going through to Sunday's final
49:19well here we see the stats leaders
49:22Alec Peter with a phenomenal game of the Benji
49:25he did not miss a shot in the game today
49:27he's got 17 Tariq Dabarovic counter with a strong performance
49:30of 17 Nikola Milutinov absolutely dominant
49:34the cleaner on the boards with 13 rebounds
49:37three of them offensive
49:39phenomenal performance on the inside for the Serbian big man
49:43so there a look inside the numbers a consummate team effort
49:48once again from Olympiakos Perez
49:50he contributions from so many players
49:53and tonight's Adidas player of the game
49:56is none other than Alec Peters
49:59a 2019 champion with Cisco Moscow
50:02all of his experience
50:03and his unparalleled shot making ability
50:06on display here in this semi-final
50:08a perfect output of 7 of 7 from the field
50:12to be the joint high scorer for the game
50:15with 17 points including 3 of 3 from downtown
50:18let's hear from him
50:24Alec Peters that must have been a hell of a lot of fun
50:28these get these events man like
50:29they're special for a reason special moments happen
50:32and uh yeah we're we started out
50:34started out the gates exactly how we wanted to
50:36defensively and it was uh yeah we had the tone from there
50:39the best defensive first five minutes
50:41in the history of the EuroLeague Final Four
50:44so Brennan Bache couldn't score
50:45but a little focus on you
50:4617 points in 16 minutes
50:48as you said to me before
50:50you get paid to make shots
50:51100% from the field
50:53can't be any better than that
50:54efficiency man
50:55that's uh
50:56that's the name of the game
50:56that's the name of the game of basketball
50:57whoever's the most efficient
50:58usually comes out on top
50:59so I'm glad that we were uh
51:00we had more points than them
51:02it was a it was a battle man
51:03they you know
51:04they give us the problems for a reason
51:06it's because they're well coached
51:07they got a lot of good players
51:08and you know we just came out on top today
51:10and I'm glad it was uh
51:11the semi-final
51:11you take a moment to enjoy this evening
51:13and it'll get straight into thinking about what's happening on Sunday
51:16wind down a little bit
51:17um you know I'm sure
51:18you know by dinner time
51:19everybody's gonna kind of uh
51:20hopefully get a little bit tired
51:21and get to sleep because uh
51:22yeah the recovery starts now
51:23nice job tonight Alec
51:25wish you good luck in the final
51:26thank you thank you
51:29Alec Peters
51:30with typical understatement
51:32saying efficiency is the name of the game
51:34and it does not get
51:35any more efficient than that
51:37seven out of seven
51:39from the field
51:40and he let the game come to him
51:42hitting those shots
51:43inside the arc first
51:44on turn around
51:45and then driving in
51:47three-point daggers from the perimeter
51:49a perfect offensive display
51:51from Alec Peters
51:52you said you were not happy with your team at half-time
51:55you challenged them
51:56did they step up to that challenge
51:57yeah I think yes
51:59it's uh
52:00we have a lack of uh
52:01we had a lack of creativity in the first half
52:03only five assists which is our best game
52:06and uh
52:07we moved the ball more
52:08we were more patient in the second half
52:10we find a lot of opportunities to score from
52:13from the box and of course uh
52:15from outside
52:16and the defense was really solid for 40 minutes
52:18which is very important in this kind of games
52:20there is a lot of intensity
52:22a lot of tension
52:23so you need to be physical
52:24you need to play really good defense
52:26as we did today
52:27and every time Fener made a run
52:30you managed to halt it
52:31and get the rhythm back to the favor of Olympiacos
52:34yes it was important
52:34whenever they tried to
52:36uh
52:36to come back in the game
52:38close to ten points game
52:39uh
52:40we had immediately
52:41we responded immediately
52:43with uh
52:43with good cooperation
52:45good suit selections
52:46you know
52:46going to offensive rebound
52:48yeah
52:49i cannot be
52:50i cannot complain about our performance today
52:52and balanced performance
52:53everybody made a positive contribution
52:55across the board
52:56this is very important
52:57because we have a deep bench
52:58as everybody knows
52:59and at the same time
53:00you know
53:01we're talking about
53:02back to back games
53:03two games
53:04in uh
53:05in 48 hours
53:06so i wanted to keep
53:07we needed to keep the team fresh
53:09for the final
53:10a moment to rest this evening
53:12before you look straight to the final
53:15yeah
53:15it's uh
53:16just uh
53:16a few days
53:17then for the coaches not of course
53:19because we start thinking about uh
53:20the opponents
53:21we will see who is going to be our opponent
53:22but whoever is going to be
53:24we have to fight for every position
53:25we want to go with the same mentality
53:27that we had today
53:28congratulations coach
53:29i'll see you sunday
53:32the work never stops
53:33coach barzocos saying that
53:35they'll be thinking and game planning
53:37depending on who they face
53:39from tonight
53:40that will be determined
53:41at the conclusion of the next semi-final
53:43but what a team display
53:44from olympiakos pereos tonight
53:45man absolutely
53:46that was a great point
53:48by our colleague
53:48martin hedlund saying that
53:50it was a complete team contribution
53:53that's here from sasha bazenkov
53:54the newly minted mvp
53:56sasha even though you were leading at half time
53:58coach barzocos was not happy
54:00what did he say to get you guys on a roll
54:02in the third period
54:02we have to keep playing as we played the first 15 minutes
54:06of the game that our defense for me was elite
54:08but we have some ups and downs in the last five minutes
54:11and especially also like fourth quarter
54:13but you know
54:14fenner has talent
54:16but we played amazing on defense
54:18and we're one more win away from our goal
54:21we have to keep
54:23you know we have to stay humble
54:24because we didn't achieve anything
54:26we have 48 hours to rest and to go and get it
54:29one game at a time
54:30so you've got taking care of this one
54:32we've got one more on sunday
54:34which has a little more importance on it
54:35but again it's just a single game opportunity
54:38at the end of the game at the end of the day
54:39you know you have to play the final to win
54:42we play 40 games until now
54:44but it's not important because
54:45our main goal is on sunday
54:47we have to rest to take care of our body
54:48to watch the tape
54:50to see what we did wrong
54:51and to improve it
54:52and to play a perfect game
54:52so we can win this trophy
54:54you've got to be thrilled with the performance of your full team
54:57it was the threat of you
54:58and then the conversion by everybody else
55:01Alec
55:02and everybody else
55:02Tyson wore big numbers from the whole team
55:04you know we have a lot of talent
55:06we have plenty of depth
55:08even players that are out of the roster right now
55:10you know so everybody has to contribute
55:12everybody has to know his role
55:13and everybody's important in this team
55:15so we showed it today
55:1740 more minutes
55:18one last question for you
55:19it was a virtually home environment
55:2110,000 fans
55:23if that was 10,000 fans
55:24I can't count
55:25it was more like 20 in there
55:27how important was that crowd?
55:28it's really important they gave us
55:30throughout the whole season
55:31a lot of power
55:32a lot of energy
55:33and especially here
55:34for them is something special
55:35but we have to stay concentrated
55:37and we're waiting for them on Sunday
55:39thank you very much
55:40I wish you best of luck
55:42so Sasha Bezenkov
55:43the outstanding performer
55:44of quarter number three
55:46two points in the first half
55:47and then he came out of the gate
55:49in the third
55:50nailed a three pointer
55:51hooked up Nikola Militinov for a dunk
55:53then hit another field goal
55:55and again
55:55a terrific performance
55:57and was able to rest
55:58for so much of the second half
56:00after his player of the game performance
56:02in the third
56:03only 22 minutes of play for Sasha Bezenkov
56:05so I assume that he will be sharp
56:07in the championship game
56:08and I loved it
56:10that we say
56:10we're gonna watch the tape
56:12and we'll see what he did wrong
56:15so let's hear from Coach Yeltsakajvic
56:17Coach a difficult way to end the season
56:19but you got reprise
56:20with the effort you guys put in this evening
56:23well I think you know
56:24we were not ourselves
56:25it's very clear the Olympiacos was Olympiacos
56:28Fenner was not Fenner
56:29every time we get some kind of hope
56:31we just gave too many easy points
56:33I mean
56:33probably we get back within the distance
56:36of 9-7 possibly
56:38you know
56:39two or three times
56:40I mean
56:41we just gave up easy buckets
56:42and so
56:43I mean
56:43congratulations to Olympiacos
56:45they were much better
56:46thank you very much Coach
56:47see you next season
56:49so
56:51Coach Yeltsakajvic
56:52just bemoaning the fact
56:54that his team
56:54weren't able to get over the hoot hump
56:56they did get back
56:57with an 8-0 run
56:58to begin the fourth quarter
56:59to a seven point deficit
57:00at 56-49
57:02but were able to get no closer
57:04despite their best efforts
57:05very honest
57:06Sharunas Yesekevic
57:08about his team
57:09chances just really
57:10paid a lot of credit
57:11and praise
57:11to Olympiacos
57:13and just basically said
57:14that it's why they were
57:15number one in the standings
57:16at the end of the regular season
57:18or Sasha Vizenkov
57:19hitting the three ball
57:20to begin the second half
57:23Nikola Miletinov
57:24with a monstrous performance
57:25on the board
57:26hauling in 13 rebounds
57:28career high for him
57:29in the final four
57:30Tyler Dorsey
57:31got things cooking
57:32at the start
57:33of the first quarter
57:35but we're mentioning
57:36practically the whole
57:36Olympiacos team
57:38and that is because
57:39they epitomized
57:39team basketball
57:40in this semi-final win
57:41here tonight
57:42the team death is
57:43undisputable there
57:44for Olympiacos
57:45only two players
57:46that played 26 and a half
57:47minutes and that's
57:48Thomas Valkov
57:49and Nikola Miletinov
57:50so the minutes
57:51were well spread
57:52across all the bench
57:54and across all the
57:55roster of Olympiacos
57:56of course
57:56Alex Peters
57:57absolutely electrifying
57:59and so efficient
58:00with the inside
58:02and outside game
58:02he hasn't missed a shot
58:0317 points
58:04and rightfully
58:05being named
58:06the Adidas player
58:07of the game
58:07Evan Fournier
58:09all of his field goals
58:10coming from downtown
58:11making three of them
58:12often accompanied by
58:14a high degree of
58:15difficulty off the dribble
58:16as well
58:17he continues
58:18his outstanding
58:19postseason
58:20where he shot at
58:20a 40% clip
58:21for the playoffs
58:22coming into
58:23semi-final A
58:24and in stark contrast
58:25just look at the
58:26difficulty
58:27Fenobachi had
58:28in sinking the
58:29three ball
58:30from downtown
58:31a 22% clip
58:33on 8 of 36
58:34from beyond
58:34shooting better
58:35from 2 from 3
58:36and dominating the boards
58:38that clearly says
58:39the story of the game
58:39Olympiacos winning
58:41the semi-final
58:41rightfully and easily
58:43so let's take a look
58:44at some bracketology
58:46semi-final A has concluded
58:48the defending champions
58:50eliminated
58:51after Olympiacos posted
58:53a wire-to-wire victory
58:54to win by 18
58:56we know the first team
58:57that will contest the
58:58semi-final
58:59the question that remains
59:00now is who will their
59:01opponent
59:01and go ahead
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