Monday, May 14, 2012
In a thriller-like finale, the basketball team of Olympiacos Piraeus was crowned European Champion during the Euroleague Final Four tournament yesterday in Istanbul. Olympiakos clashed with CSKA Moscow at the final, winning the European title for the second time in its history with a 62-61 score.
CSKA led 53-34 in the third quarter and seemed well on its way to victory, but a 14-point run brought the Reds back to complete their incredible comeback when Giorgos Printezis’s final shot went in with less than a second left to give head coach Dušan Ivković his fifth continental crown.
It was an amazing game led by Vassilis Spanoulis who was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Euroleague Final Four after scoring 15 points, Costas Papanikolaou who scored 18 points and Giorgos Printezis with 12. Thus, the European trophy remains in Greek hands for another year. The other Greek team, Panathinaikos Athens lost to Barcelona and finished fourth in the tournament.
Greek News Agenda: Euroleague Final Four-A Greek affair?
It was an amazing game led by Vassilis Spanoulis who was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Euroleague Final Four after scoring 15 points, Costas Papanikolaou who scored 18 points and Giorgos Printezis with 12. Thus, the European trophy remains in Greek hands for another year. The other Greek team, Panathinaikos Athens lost to Barcelona and finished fourth in the tournament. Greek News Agenda: Euroleague Final Four-A Greek affair?
