Balanced-scoring Olympiacos dismantle Promitheas by 43 points to take 1-0 lead / News - Basketnews.com

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Olympiacos Piraeus kicked off the best-of-five semifinal series in the Greek Basketball League on a high note, demolishing Promitheas Patras 116-73 (24-19, 29-13, 36-14, 27-27) and taking a 1-0 lead.

Free throws this season

69%11,1Points made:11,1Accuracy:69,1%Place in standings:19Record max:24Record min:5Most made FTs:Dimitrios AgravanisTeamEuroCupStatisticsSchedule

The 116 points marked Olympiacos' highest-scoring performance in the 2021-22 season.

Game 2 is scheduled for June 1, at 18:30 CET, in Patras.

The Reds decided the game outcome in the second quarter. Georgios Bartzokas' men arranged a 15-0 run at the start of the second tally and gained a solid 21-point advantage (42-21).

From that point, the EuroLeague Final Four participant never looked back and secured a crushing W.

Tyler Dorsey led the scoring race for the winners, posting 18 points (3/4 2PT, 3/4 3PT, 3/3 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 turnover.

Olympiacos: Tyler Dorsey 18, Shaquielle McKissic 17 (4 REB), Sasha Vezenkov 15 (7 REB), Kostas Papanikolaou 12, Giannoulis Larentzakis 11, Livio Jean-Charles 10, Thomas Walkup 9 (6 AST), Kostas Sloukas 7 (6 AST).

Patras: Georgios Tanoulis 17, Nikos Gikas 15 (4 AST), Dimitrios Agravanis 11, Marcus Foster 9.

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