The "Hellenians" thus took revenge on the "Reds" for the defeat in Athens three days ago.
Greece is now 3-1, while Montenegro is at half-time (2-2), as is Portugal. Romania is at 1-3.
Našu reprezentaciju u posljednjem „prozoru“ u julu očekuje gostovanje Portugalu i duel sa Rumunijom kod kuće. Ekipu će tada s klupe predvoditi Zvezdan Mitrović, koji će naslijediti Andreja Žakelja, privremenog selektora u ovom ciklusu.
Unlike the match in Athens, when they hit only six three-pointers out of 34 attempts, the Greeks were much more precise tonight – they hit 14 three-pointers out of 37 attempts. As many as half of the guests' three-pointers, from behind the 6.75 line, were scored by the enthusiastic and almost unstoppable Panathinaikos player, Toliopoulos.
Vasilis Spanoulis' team led almost the entire match, led by the in-form Toliopoulos, and by the middle of the third quarter had a 17-point lead (52:37). Montenegro came back with three-pointers by Đorđi Jovanović and an excellent roll by Igor Drobnjak, and reduced the deficit to minus four before the decisive quarter (57:53).
We had several attacks to get closer, but we didn't take advantage of them, and Greece made a 10:0 run through Toliopoulos in the opening four minutes of the decisive period, regaining a double-digit lead, and there was no turning back for Zoran Nikolić and his teammates...
Toliopoulos played a fantastic game – he scored 27 points (10/18 from the field), along with 10 assists and five rebounds.
On the other side, Igor Drobnjak was better than the others with 14 points, six rebounds and two assists. He was followed by Dino Radončić with 13 points and five steals and Đorđije Jovanović with 10 points and four rebounds.
SWORD FLOW:
At the end of the game, Greece won the "Morača" (79:65) and took revenge on Montenegro for the defeat three days ago in Athens.
10′ Papanikolaou “fixes” Mitoglu’s miss – 65:79.
8′ New three-pointer for the Greeks – Papanikolaou was left alone in the corner and scored for plus 12 – 65:77. Timeout for Žakel with 120 seconds left in the match.
8′ Three-pointer by Larencakis over the arm, but Radničkić responds promptly with the same measure – 65:74.
7′ Drobnjak reduces the difference to a single-digit minus from the penalty spot – 62:71 with three minutes left in the game.
6′ Radončić turned nicely and scored, then stole the ball, but Toliopulos steals the ball from Drobnjak and passes for – 58:71.
5′ Haralampoopulos is safe from the penalty spot both times – 56:69.
5′ An important three-pointer by Hadžibegović, these are also our first points in the fourth quarter, something similar to the third when we were without a basket in the first four minutes – 56:67.
4′ Toliopoulos three-pointer for the big plus 14 – 53:67. We're still without a basket in the last quarter.
4′ We lost the ball twice in about 30 seconds, Haralampopoulos doesn't use the shot, but Mitoru-Long scores with a foul, but doesn't use the extra throw, however Greece is back in double figures – 53:64.
3′ Toliopoulos did a great job on Antetokounmpo, alley-oop dunk for plus nine – 53:62. Timeout for Žakel.
2′ Toliopoulos hits a three-pointer (sixth of the game) – his first points of the game – 53:60.
2′ We missed a few attacks to further reduce the gap.
1′ The final quarter has begun.
THIRD QUARTER:
10′ Vučeljić was left alone on the three-pointer, but missed. Greece leads before the decisive quarter 57:53We were down 17 points in the third quarter, but we managed to get back into the match on the wings of Jovanović and Drobnjak.
10′ First points for Balša Živanović – he made both shots – 53:57.
10′ First points of the game for Mitrou-Long – 51:57.
10′ After another offensive rebound, Jovanović earned a foul and two throws, which he used for minus four – 51:55.
8′ Young Balša Živanović is on the court for the first time, and Danilo Ivanovic scores both times from penalties – 49:55.
7′ Antetokounmpo ends our great streak with a penalty kick – 47:55.
7′ Drobnjak accurate both times from the line for minus six. Montenegro series 10:0 – 47:53.
7′ Drobnjak scores from minus eight, great reaction from our team, "Morača" is on its feet, we are close – 45:53.
6′ Two consecutive three-pointers by Jovanović for minus 10 – 43:53.
6′ Mitoglu half-time from the penalty spot – 37:53.
In our group, Romania defeated Portugal (101:96) on home court in an NBA match for its first win in the qualifiers.
5′ After four and a half minutes we score the first basket in the second half, Aleksa Ilić scored from an offensive rebound, and previously Drobnjak and Hadžibegović were inaccurate for three points – 37:52.
4′ Hugaz scores at the end of the attack from half-distance for a maximum plus 17 – 35:52. We've been without a basket for four minutes, timeout for Žakelja.
2′ Moraitis' three-pointer, then Hugaz from an offensive jump shot, practically from a volleyball – 35:50.
2′ Nikos Hukgaz half-time from the penalty spot – 35:45.
1′ The third quarter has begun.
HALF TIME: Greece leads at halftime (44:35). After all, it can be said that minus nine is acceptable from the point of view of our team, because the rival had a 16-point lead. Toliopoulos played an unreal first half, scoring 19 points (5/6 for three). On the other side, Derik Nydam and Igor Drobnjak have so far rebounded with eight points each, Petar Popović added five, Zoran Nikolić four.
SECOND QUARTER:
10′ Drobnjak's three-pointer at the end of the first half – 35:44.
10′ Easy points from Nidam on the counterattack, we are down 12 – 32:44.
10′ We have a lot of problems with defensive rebounding, Greece won the ball four times in one attack, or extra possession.
9′ New points from Nikolić after an offensive rebound – 30:44.
8′ Mitoglu passes and lays easily, then hits a three-pointer from the corner for a big plus 16 – 28:44.
7′ Drobnjak half-times from the penalty spot, and then Zoran Nikolić from an offensive rebound. The hero of the victory from Athens scores the first points tonight, but at a crucial moment – 28:39. Spanulis calls timeout.
6′ Unreal Toliopoulos scores two three-pointers in less than a minute, Greece goes up 14 – 25:39. The Panathinaikos basketball player has already scored 19 points.
5′ Kalaicakis scores from a counterattack, for the first time Greece has a double-digit lead – 23:33.
5′ Another three-pointer by Toliopoulos, three out of three. He is now at 13 points, and the guests have an eight-point lead for the first time – 23:31. Another timeout for Žakel.
4′ Petar Popović accurate both times from the penalty line – 23:28.
3′ Kalaicakis hits a three-pointer from a corner – 21:28.
2′ Three-pointer by Larencakis at the start of the second quarter – 18:25. Radončić answers outside the line 6.75 – 21:25.
1′ The second half has begun.
FIRST QUARTER:
10′ Karaicakis half-time from the penalty spot – end of the first quarter which the guests won 18:22.
10′ Antetokounmpo steals the ball and scores for 18:21.
10′ Igor Drobnjak hits both shots – 18:19.
9′ Vasilis Haralampopoulos scores from an offensive rebound – 16:19.
8′ Dino Radončić's three-pointer from a corner – 16:17.
7′ Giant Kostas Antetokounmpo's first points for plus four – 13:17.
6′ Đorđije Jovanović is safe from the penalty spot both times – 13:15.
5′ Needham breaks up the rival's run and series, scores on a foul, and then hits the extra point – 11:15.
4′ Two consecutive three-pointers from the unstoppable Toliopoulos, he already has 10 points, and four minutes have passed – 8:15Andrej Žakelj reacts after a minute of break.
3′ Petar Popović's three-pointer for a new lead, but Mitoglu is precise on the other side – 8:9.
3′ Greece takes the lead for the first time after a Moraitis three-pointer from a corner – 5:7.
2′ New points from Toliopoulos, this time safe from half-distance – 5:4.
2′ Greece hits back through Toliopoulos, but on the other side Edin Hadžibegović from an offensive jump – 5:2.
1′ Derrick Needham opens the match with a three-pointer – 3:0.
1′ The match in the packed "Morača" has just started. Our team has the first attack.
18.55 Before the start of the match, the first man of KSCG, Dragan Bokan, presented an award to coach Andrej Žakelj, who will lead the "reds" for the last time tonight as coach.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Montenegrin basketball players will host the Greek national team tonight (7pm) at the M:tel "Morača" hall in a match from the fourth round of Group B of the World Basketball Championship qualifiers.
Just three days ago, the "Reds", led by Zoran Nikolić, defeated the same rival in the middle of Athens (67:65), and tonight, with the support of the fans, they will try to achieve another triumph over the giants.
After three rounds played, three teams have a score of 2-1 – along with Montenegro and Greece, Portugal has the same result, while Romania is at the bottom without a win (0-3).
This will also be Andrej Žakelj's farewell match on the national team bench, as Zvezdan Mitrović will take over the helm from the summer.
Compared to the duel in Athens, our team will be without captain Marko Simonović, who was released from the second match against the "Hellenic" in agreement with Turk Telekom. He will be replaced by Podgorica basketball player Mašan Vrbica.
You can follow the match live in text broadcast on the TV PG Portal.
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