June 19, 2013
Regular Season Game 1 - November 02, 2005 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - GALATSI OLYMPIC HALL
AEK Athens 73 - 71 Strasbourg

Records

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0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 0-0
0-0 Overall 0-0

Referees

Crew Chief
LOVSIN, ANDREJ, Slovenia
Referee
DOZAI, SRDAN, Croatia
Umpire
SUTULOVIC, ZORAN, Montenegro

Team Stats

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0 Points 0
0 Rebounds 0
0 O. Rebounds 0
0 D. Rebounds 0
0 Assists 0
0 Steals 0
0 Blocks 0
0 Turnovers 0
0 2PT 0
0 3PT 0
0 FT 0
0 Index 0
Team Stats - AEK Athens
Team Stats - Strasbourg

Player Stats

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0 Points 0
0 Rebounds 0
0 OR 0
0 DR 0
0 Assists 0
0 Steals 0
0 Blocks 0
0 Turnovers 0
0 2PT 0
0 3PT 0
0 FT 0
0 Index 0
Team Roster - AEK Athens
Team Roster - Strasbourg

THE TAKE

AEK Athens will host Strasbourg, the French League champion but a Euroleague newcomer, in a game where most of the players will be making their Euroleague debuts. AEK underwent an off-season makeover which saw eight new faces arrive - half of whom have never played in the Euroleague - while Strasbourg has only one player with Euroleague experience, forward Sacha Giffa, but he did not make the trip to Athens. Despite the players' lack of experience at this level, they have all played proven themselves in the past against fierce competition. The game promises to be as much about tactics as it is about ability, since both squads boast deep benches with players that can quickly change the look of the team at any moment. Strasbourg's chances in the opener could hinge on the play of two of its top guns, guard Alvin Young, who is always at threat to score - especially with the game on the line - and power forward K'Zell Wesson, who is in the battle for every rebound and loose ball on the court. However, even if AEK coach Lefteris Kakiousis chooses to target those two, Strasbourg has numerous other potential game-breakers, including versatile guard Stanley Jackson, sharpshooter Jeff Greer and big center Ondrej Starosta. AEK can play big or small up front, with lineups that use bruising center Yiannis Bouroussis, high-scoring rookie Taylor Coppenrath or Amit Tamir, who prefers to do his damage away from the basket. In the backcourt AEK will turn to veteran Slaven Rimac, while scrappy Dror Hagag awaits his chance on the bench. For both Kakiousis and Strasbourg coach Eric Girard, the game is a chance to test their mettle at a new level. Assuming the players produce as expected, the coaching matchup could be what determines which team starts the season on a high note.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Euroleague.net

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AEK survived a hard battle in its Euroleague Basketball season opener by edging Strasbourg 73-71 in Athens on Wednesday night. Ioannis Kalampokis was the man of the game by drawing a foul with 3 seconds to go and calmly making both free throws to allow AEK to start Group A with a victory. With 7 crucial points in the last 2 minutes, Kalambokis led the winners with 15 points and 5 assists. Slaven Rimac added 12 points, Giannis Bouroussis posted a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds, Amit Tamir also scored 11 points while Spyros Panteliadis added 10 for AEK. Zelly Wesson led Strasbourg with 14 points and 8 rebounds while Alvin Young had 11 points for the guests. It all came down to the final minutes, in which Strasbourg rallied to get a 68-69 edge. Kalampokis didn't panic, as he nailed a critical three to keep his team alive and then sealed the outcome from the free throw line.

The tipoff of the game found the two balanced teams, neither with an easy chance to take a solid lead. AEK tried to play good defense and to take advantage of its fastbreak opportunities, but Strasbourg managed to control the game rhythm and used a 0-5 run for 2-5 jump on the scoreboard. Kalambokis dunked for AEK to tie 7-7, but Young didn’t allow the hosts to take a lead. He scored 7 quick points, mainly on drives, good enough for a three-point Strasbourg lead, 9-12, midway through the first quarter. Spyros Panteliadis sank a three-pointer for a 12-12 tie and Michalis Pelekanos pushed AEK ahead 13-12 lead. Tamir hit another shot from downtown to cap an 11-4 run with a 21-16 AEK lead. The visitors lacked concentration, especially in defense, but only let AEK with the first quarter 21-19.

Rimac came up big early in the second quarter, sinking 2 three-pointers that allowed AEK to soar ahead 31-25. Young copied him from downtown to get Strasbourg withing 31-28 with 5 minutes left until halftime. Strasbourg tried harder on defense, but the Yellows stayed ahead thanks to the good rotations that gave the hosts a lot of alternatives on offense. Rimac scored an extremely difficult basket for 37-32, but the guests reacted, led by Young and Stanley Jackson, whose points forged a 37-37 tie. Strasbourg was dominating under the boards and had outrebounded AEK by 13-6 so far, but a series of turnovers proved to be the X-factor in the last minutes of the second quarter. AEK went on a 5-0 run and reached the locker room five points ahead, 42-37.

As the third period began, Dror Hagag scored to give AEK its best lead yet, 44-37, but Strasbourg did not go away. The visitors didn't face special problems against AEK's zone defense, but rather went on a 7-15 run led by brothers Ricardo and Jeff Greer to regain the lead, 51-52. Kalambokis hit a big three down the stretch to seize the advantage back for AEK, 54-52, and Tamir reached double digits when his jumper made it 56-52. John McCord's three-pointer kept Strasbourg within 56-55, but Bouroussis grabbed an offensive rebound and scored at the buzzer to put AEK up 58-55 after 30 minutes.

Bouroussis opened the fourth quarter with another buzzer basket, to beat the 24-second clock and give AEK a 60-55 edge. When Jeff Greer sank a three-pointer for Strasbourg, Pelekanos matched him from the arc and added a three-pointer to put AEK up 66-59. At that moment, Strasbourg switched to zone defense to zone, causing AEK problems. Wesson pushed Strasbourg on a two-minute, 0-9 run as Young scored again after 23 minutes of silence and McCord bagged four consecutive points with wich the visitors seized a new lead, 66-68. With 1:30 to go, Kalambokis tied 68-68 and followed on AEK's next chance with a big three-pointer for a 71-69 lead. The game was headed for a thrilling end, as Aymeric Jeanneau tied at 71-71, with 33 seconds to go. Kalambokis shot and missed, with the rebound going out of bounds, and the ball awarded to AEK. With 3 seconds left, Kalambokis was fouled by Young and made 2 for 2 free throws for 73-71. Strasbourg tried one more shot to go home victorious, but Greer's three-pointer at the buzzer missed and AEK held on.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Vassilis Skountis, Athens
Referees: LOVSIN, ANDREJ (SLO), DOZAI, SRDAN (CRO), SUTULOVIC, ZORAN (MNE), BAKALIS, PANAGIOTIS (GRE)
Attendance: 250
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Head coach: KAKIOUSIS, ELEFTHERIOS
AEK Athens
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 TAMIR, AMIT 24:00 11 3/4 1/8 2/2 1 1 2   2 1     2 1 5
5 HAGAG, DROR 22:15 7 1/5 1/2 2/2 1 1 2 4 2     1 3 2 8
6 RIMAC, SLAVEN 27:00 12 3/7 2/4     1 1 1   1 2 1 1   7
7 PELEKANOS, MICHALIS 20:00 5 0/2 1/3 2/4   2 2   1 2     4 3 -1
10 KALAMPOKIS, IOANNIS 34:15 15 3/4 2/3 3/4 1 1 2 5 2 2   1 3 6 21
11 PAPANIKOLAU, NIKOLAOS 1:00                              
13 COPPENRATH, TAYLOR 13:45 2 1/3     1 2 3   1       3 1 2
14 BOUROUSIS, IOANNIS 27:00 11 5/7 0/2 1/2 4 9 13     1     3 2 17
15 PAPAIOAKIM, PANTELIS 13:00   0/2   0/2 1 1 2     1     3 1 -5
16 MATOS, ANESTIS 1:15                              
21 PANTELIADIS, SPYRIDON 16:30 10 2/3 1/1 3/3         1       3 2 9
Team           2   2               2
Totals 200:00 73 18/37 8/23 13/19 11 18 29 10 9 8 2 3 25 18 65
48.6% 34.8% 68.4%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: GIRARD, ERIC
Strasbourg
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 WESSON, K´ZELL 34:15 14 4/7   6/10 2 6 8 2   4 2   3 7 19
7 GREER, RICARDO 31:45 8 0/2 1/3 5/8 2 7 9 3       1 1 4 15
8 GREER, JEFF 18:00 7 2/5 1/3   1 3 4         1     5
9 JEANNEAU, AYMERIC 29:45 9 3/4 0/2 3/4 1 2 3 4 1 3     2 5 13
11 BACH, JASON DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 McCORD, JOHN 20:30 8 3/4   2/3 2 3 5 1   3 1     2 12
14 PALMER, CRAWFORD 21:30 6 3/4 0/1         2 1       3 1 5
20 YOUNG, ALVIN 30:00 11 2/5 2/3 1/2   2 2 2 1 3     3 4 9
23 JACKSON, STANLEY 10:15 4 1/1 0/1 2/2   2 2           4 2 3
33 STAROSTA, ONDREJ 4:00 4 2/2     1 2 3     2     2   3
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 71 20/34 4/13 19/29 10 27 37 14 3 15 3 2 18 25 85
58.8% 30.8% 65.5%
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Head Coaches

KAKIOUSIS, ELEFTHERIOS
AEK Athens
"It was a very interesting game and a big experience not only for my players but also for myself, because it is my first game ever in the Euroleague as head coach. At the beginning we didn’t have all the energy needed and we missed the good motion, but we stayed on the game thanks to our defense and the small number of turnovers we did. As the game was going to the end, I was hoping that we should beat them easier, but our players are lacking experience and also got tired, so we allowed Strasbourg to come back. Regardless the result I am proud for the effort of the team. The players and the whole staff have a lot of dignity and respect and we promise that we in the future we will force the people to come here and support us more than they do. However I would like to thank the fans who came tonight and tell everybody that AEK is new build team which will fight in every game and. We are dreaming of good results."
GIRARD, ERIC
Strasbourg
"When you lose a game like that, maybe you cannot blame the referees. But something happened there. The referees changed their decision in the ball’s possession and I can accept it. But I want my team either win or lose, either in the regular time or in the overtime not because of a call, but because we deserve so. We played smart and with a lot of heart and we managed to switch our plans and adjust to the game needs. AEK is a good team with good staff, but I think that we should have won if we could avoid some mistakes. It is the first time that Strasbourg appears in a high-level competition and we are happy with our performance, but disappointed for the last call of the referees. However, to be honest, the referees were excellent but from the last call."

Players

KALAMPOKIS, IOANNIS
AEK Athens
"We are very happy for this first win and now we are looking forward. We didn’t know a lot of things about Strasbourg, but as we have scouted them, it is a team which like to run and goes to the offensive boards. We missed our rhythm, since we didn’t play last week, but finally we had the spirit to win it the game. I believe that I was fouled eight seconds before the end, but the referees didn’t call it. Anyway this is not the fact. I scored seven points in the last one and half minutes and this is because of my instinct and the good team’s work and offensive chemistry. Although we were two points down, we made the the right decisions."
YOUNG, ALVIN
Strasbourg
"It was a good game. We faced a tough team on their own court and we were very close to win the match. We didn’t finish it the way we wanted, but is as a good start. Yes, I have memories from Greece, since I played in Esperos, six years ago and I always remember a great game I had against AEK. We beat them and I bagged 30 points."
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