Olympiacos made history through hurdles and adversity / News - Basketnews.com
Credit Rodolfo Molina/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Image Olympiacos Piraeussnatched Game 5 in Barcelona, becoming as one of the first teams to do it away from home.
Nikola Milutinov
MIN:18.34PTS:8 (69.95%)REB:5.72As:0.84ST:0.28BL:0.64TO:1GM:25ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024Technically,Fenerbahce Beko Istanbulbecame the first one simply because the game started earlier. Nevertheless, up until Wednesday, away teams had a 0-19 record in Game 5s.
"To be honest, it feels amazing,"Shaquielle McKissicsaid about being a part of history in a conversation withBasketNews. "It's not the end goal. It's just one of those things where I still can't believe that we won."
"Records are meant to be broken, right?"Isaiah Canaan asked. "We deserve it, and we're blessed to be going back to [Final Four].
Isaiah CanaanCredit Panagiotis Moschandreou
What's even more impressive about Olympiacos win in the series is that they were 1-2 down after Game 3. The Reds became the first team that bounced back from such a deficit without having the home-court advantage before the series started.
On top of that, there was that referees' mistake in Game 3, when the officials should have called a 5-second violation onTomas Satoransky.
To bounce back in the way Olympiacos did, knowing all circumstances, is impressive, to say the least.
So, where does this character and determination come from?
"It's kind of
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