By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Olympiacos started the season as the Euroleague champions and ended it the same way. Despite starting the game being behind in the scoreboard by 17 points after the first quarter (27-10) the Reds got the 100-88 win.
Αfter changing their coach from Dusan Ivkovic to Giorgos Bartzokas and replacing center Joey Dorsey midseason, the Greeks were proven to be the team of destiny. For the first time since Maccabi Tel Aviv’s run in 2004 and 2005, a team defends its title in Euroleague and they did it in a spectacular way, playing in London probably their best basketball this season.
It’s the third Euroleague crown for Olympiacos with Vasilis Spanoulis having an incredible game after a very bad start in the first half with zero points, but finishing the game with 22 and Acie Law adding 20 and many big plays. Spanoulis, the season MVP got also the MVP award of the Final. He has a streak of 6/6 wins in Final Four games and three Final MVP titles. For Real Madrid Rudy Fernandez had 21 points and Sergio Rodriguez added 17 points, however the Spaniards couldn’t keep up with the furious champions who scored 39 points in the last quarter.