Greek giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos were considered the main favorites for the passage of the finals, and many desired their mutual trophy calculation.
However, the epilogue is completely different – there will be no Greek representative in the final representative.
In the first semifinals, Fenerbahce was outplayed Panathinaikos, while Monaco mastered Olympiacos in the evening period and thus organized the right surprise.
The first half was extremely equated, with frequent changes in the lead. Still, the Kneževina team managed to go with a treasure of three points (32:35).
The key moment of the match happened in the third quarter, when Monaco stepped up the rhythm and a series of points reached a two-digit advantage – the middle of that period was the result of 42:55.
Olympiacos failed to recover from that rush to the end.
One of the heroes of the second half was Jaiteh, who had put nine in the decisive moments from their total of 11 points.
Monaco calmly handled the match to the end and deservedly fought a place in the fight for the title, where he would play against Fenerbahce on Sunday.
The most efficient in the French representative were Diallo with 2 points, while James added 17 with seven rebounds and the same as assistance. In the defeated team, he provided the most Fournier with 31 points.
The large finale between Monaco and Fenerbahce is played on Sunday 19 hours, while the Greek Derby for the third place between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is scheduled for 16 hours.
(Vijesti.ba)
