By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With five players scoring in double figures and a solid defensive output on the other end, Olympiacos defeated Aris Thessaloniki 84 – 54 in Piraeus to do the 1 – 0 in the Greek League semifinals in a stylish fashion.
Kostas Papanikolaou paced the winners with 17 points (15 in the first half) and 4 rebounds, Erick Green dropped 11 points and served a season-high 6 assists while Patric Young had 11 points plus 6 rebounds. Vassilis Spanoulis and Giorgos Printezis dropped 10 points apiece.
The guests were truly competitive only for the first quarter (21 – 17). They fell behind 44 – 31 at halftime and completely lost track with their opponents in the third period where Oly overpowered 20 – 7.
Former Olympiacos player Vassilis Kavvadas was the top performer for Aris with 14 points and 6 rebounds while Will Cummings and Vlado Jankovic scored 10 each.