May 21, 2013
Regular Season Game 9 - December 20, 2006 CET: 19:45 Local time: 20:45 - PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP STADIUM
Olympiacos 94 - 67 Climamio Bologna

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
1-0 Regular Season 0-0
6-2 Overall 2-6

Referees

Crew Chief
REMS, IZTOK, Slovenia
Referee
MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO, Croatia
Umpire
LEPETIC, NIKOLA, Montenegro

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
87.5 Points 78.8
37.6 Rebounds 31.9
13.1 O. Rebounds 10.8
24.5 D. Rebounds 21.1
12.9 Assists 13.3
8.0 Steals 12.3
3.1 Blocks 1.1
14.8 Turnovers 12.9
54.6 % 2PT 49.4 %
38.0 % 3PT 38.5 %
77.2 % FT 70.2 %
95.6 Index 79.8
Team Stats - Olympiacos
Team Stats - Climamio Bologna

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
16.5 / Acker Points 17.1 / BLU, DAVID
7.5 / Acker Rebounds 9.1 / THOMAS, JAMES
2.6 / Acker OR 3.5 / THOMAS, JAMES
4.9 / Acker DR 5.6 / THOMAS, JAMES
3.6 / PENN, SCOONIE Assists 4.0 / EDNEY, TYUS
2.4 / Acker Steals 2.0 / SHUMPERT, PRESTON
0.8 / VASILOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS Blocks 0.5 / THOMAS, JAMES
3.6 / Acker Turnovers 2.5 / EDNEY, TYUS
100.0 % / HARISSIS, C. 2PT 58.5 % / THOMAS, JAMES
100.0 % / HARISSIS, C. 3PT 50.0 % / BLU, DAVID
88.9 % / PENN, SCOONIE FT 88.9 % / HAMANN, STEFFEN
20.3 / Acker Index 14.9 / BLU, DAVID
Team Roster - Olympiacos
Team Roster - Climamio Bologna

THE TAKE

Two Euroleague classic teams with very different goals in Group A meet in Greece on Wednesday when Olympiacos hosts Climamio Bologna. Olympiacos (6-2) is fighting to win Group A or, at least, to become the top-ranked second team at the end of the regular season, which carries the same weight in the Top 16 draw. Meanwhile, Climamio (2-6) is tied for seventh place, but won two of its last three games and is back in the Top 16 survival race. Olympiacos is the best rebounding team in the competition and the second-best scoring due to a run-and-gun offense that head coach Pini Gershon has made part of his basketball philosophy. Meanwhile, Climamio has slowed down its offense this season, looking for better options for star perimeter players Marco Belinelli (10.6 ppg.), Preston Shumpert (11 ppg.) and David Bluthenthal (17.1 ppg.), a face-up power forward who is the third-best scorer in the competition. It is a special game for Tyus Edney (11.5 ppg., 4 apg.), who visits Olympiacos for the first time since leading the Reds to the Quarterfinal Playoffs last season. Edney will have a tough test against Scoonie Penn (15.1 ppg., 3.6 apg.), while Belinelli will go against all-around guard Alex Acker (16.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 2.4 spg.), who has been virtually unstoppable so far, in one of the biggest matchups in this game. Shumpert and Stefano Mancinelli (7.6 ppg.) will share minutes at the small forward spot against Henry Domercant (13.3 ppg., 16.5% 3FG) and versatile big man Panos Vasilopoulos (5.4 ppg.). Defensive ace Alain Digbeu is set to make his Euroleague return with Climamio. Meanwhile, Daniele Cavaliero (3.4 ppg.) is expected to see his playing time extended, as Steffen Hamann (4.7 ppg.) remains questionable for this game. With Arvydas Macijauskas and Damir Mulaomerovic in the injured list, Christos Harissis will also see more minutes against Climamio. The Reds will have their frontcourt references in Andrija Zizic (16.4 ppg., 65.3% 2FG) and Sofoklis Schortsianitis (6.7 ppg.), a player able to change any game. Ryan Stack (4.6 ppg., 3.8 rpg.) and Giannis Bouroussis (7 ppg., 70.6% 2FG), who put up his biggest numbers all season in a road loss at Tau last week, will be ready to contribute, as well. Schortsianitis and Stack will test their rebounding skills against Vasco Evtimov (4.4 rpg.), who might see more time than usual because James Thomas (10.3 ppg., 9.1 rpg.), the Euroleague's second-ranked rebounder, missed an Italian League game and is questionable against Olympiacos. Bluthenthal will do what he does best, provide points, while veteran Dan Gay will offer his experience and know-how if required. Olympiacos is the favorite in this game but with a motivated Edney and a talented roster, Climamio wants to prove it is back completely and can beat anyone, anywhere.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Euroleague.net, Marco Martelli ( Bologna)

Quotes Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI
Olympiacos
“Fortitudo Bologna is looking for a big win to stay alive, but we don't want to be their victim. Our opponents are definitely improved in comparison to our first game in Italy and our mission is not going to be easy. Obviously, our two recent losses had a negative reaction psychologically, but when you have high ambitions you must be ready for the next game regardless of what happened before. Either it was good or bad for your team. I am sure that with our fans' help we will accomplish one more win.”
ATAMAN, ERGIN
Climamio Bologna
"What I care the most about now is to see my team fighting. We have to struggle and show our character from the first to the 40th minute, doing what we did against Efes in Istanbul. If we are able to do that, I think that we can play our basketball and see what happens on the floor. Olympiacos is a great team and they are showing it game after game. But now we have to look at our side – not the opponents - because we are the main factor of our games: we won in Istanbul, but we lost at home against Prokom one week later. First of all, I want reactions from my players. Then, we will try to lock down our defense the best we can."

Players

ZIZIC, ANDRIJA
Olympiacos
“I said it after our loss to Panionios that at this moment not talking too much is the best thing to do. What could we say anyway? We have to leave the two recent losses behind us and return to winning. And definitely to finish the year 2006 with a good result and then get some rest and come back stronger to work even harder. We know our fans are distressed by the two straight losses, but now we need them even more and I hope that they will give us the push we need to win the game on Thursday.”
MANCINELLI, STEFANO
Climamio Bologna
"We suffered a tough Italian League loss in Reggio Emilia and we want to react in the Euroleague. We'll restart from the 12-point win against Le Mans that has given us chances to advance to the Top 16. With that win, we can still aspire to the second phase and that’s why we will try everything possible in Athens. The Olympiacos arena is one of the toughest in Europe to visit, but we want to give it a try. In the first leg, we struggled everywhere on the floor because they are a strong and deep team. But compared to that game, I think we improved and we can play a lot better, with a lot more intensity. It’s all about defense and team play."
Alex Acker - Olympiacos Olympiacos reenforced its own Group A position and endangered that of a Euroleague classic when it blew away visiting Climamio Bologna 94-67 at home in Pireaus, Greece on Wednesday. Olympiacos improved to 7-2 and retains second place headed into 2007, while falls to 2-7 and continues sharing the basement with RheinEnergie Cologne. The Reds tooks big leads early and never looked back on their way to an easy victory. Alex Acker led five double-figure scorers for Olympiacos with 18 points. Giannis Bouroussis added 14, Manolis Papamakarios 13, Sofoklis Schortsianitis 11 in 10 minutes and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 10 for the winners. Marko Belinelli poured in 21 points for Climamio, including his team's only 2 of 15 three-point attempts, while Tyus Edney followed with 16 points. James Thomas of Climamio registered a double-double of 11 points and 19 boards, his rebound total matching the fourth-most ever taken in a Euroleague game. The key stat of the game, however, was Olympiacos dishing 23 assists to just 4 for Climamio.

Edney, who wore the Reds' uniform just last season, was given a warm applause by Olympiacos fans, then he and Thomas found easy baskets in the paint to allow the guests to start the game 0-4. Olympiacos didn't wait to react, but rather took off on a 10-0 streak with baskets coming from Zizic, Domercant, Acker. Bouroussis had two, showing his fine form was continuing into this game. Both teams seemed unfocused on defense and the Reds managed to force Climamio into an up-tempo rhythm that proved an advantage for Olympiacos. Edney drove and scored, but again Acker added a pair of layups to make it 14-6. For each single Climamio basket, Olympiacos answered back with two or three. Bouroussis exploded for three consecutive layups, reaching 10 points in less than 7 minutes of play as the hosts rolled in front by 20-8. Zizic increased the margin with a nice hook before Thomas collected an offensive rebound and scored to make it 23-11. Edney added a pair of free but Olympiacos still owned a double-digit lead, 24-13, after one quarter.

Tyus Edney - Climamio BolognaOlympiacos big men Zizic and Bouroussis opened the second quarter with a jumper each as the lead rose to 28-13. Vasco Eftimov connected in the paint for Climamio as both teams continued to run the floor. But run-and-gun wasn't working for Climamio as its 6-for-20 shooting from the floor and 7 turnovers in 13 minutes showed. Bad decisions soon became an Olympiacos problem, too. The Reds did not score at all for more than 5 minutes, but Climamio didn't take advantage, although Eftimov got them within 28-18. Schortsianitis came off the bench then and dunked the first time he touched the ball, while Climamio used free throws to make it 30-21. Edney finished a fastbreak to get the guests even close, 30-23. After Ryan Stack chipped in a jumper for Olympiacos, Belinelli reacted with a basket-plus-free throw at 32-26. Schortsianitis from inside and Christos Charissis from behind the arc allowed Olympiacos to rebuild the difference within seconds, however, to 37-26. Once again, Climamio reacted with Thomas and Belinelli to stay within 37-29, but the half ended 41-31 in favor of Olympiacos.

Edney and David Bluthenthal tried to spark Climamio by making it 41-35 early in the third quarter. Vassilopoulos set the visitors straight then by scoring on a layup-plus-triple combination to restore a double-digit lead, 46-35. When Acker popped in a triple too, Olymiacos had run away again at 49-35. Vassilopoulos was unstoppable as he ran the floor to add a basket-plus-free throw at 52-36. Belinelli offered an offensive solution to Climamio, but Olympiacos kept firing the ball in anyway. Schortsianitis and Acker added points in the paint at 56-40 as the visitors connected only from the line. Olympiacos continued to feed Schortsianitis until scoreboard stood at 63-42. Acker drove from the baseline, Papamakarios nailed a triple and Olympiacos finished an incredible 15-0 run ahead by 71-42. Belinelli scored Climamio's first basket in almost 5 minutes with the visitors' first three-pointer of the game after 8 misses. The 30-point barrier was reached at 73-43 and Olympiacos held on for a 74-46 advantage after 30 minutes.. The final quarter offered no doubts about the eventual outcome. Belinelli connected for 5 consecutive points and Edney created a nice layup to allow Climamio a 0-7 run, while Papamakarios found an open jumper at 76-53. Both teams took the opportunity to play free basketball. Edney drove to the basket again and once again he was applauded by the fans. Stack chipped in another jumper at 82-59, while Papamakarios added another triple at 85-59. Thomas made it 85-61, but nothing was possible to change. The only question that was left to answer was whether Olympiacos could reach 100 points. Papamakarios connected for his third triple in as many attempts at 90-63 as Olympiacos sailed to an easy 94-67 win over visiting Climamio.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Stelios Kyriakoglou, Athens
Referees: REMS, IZTOK (SLO), MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO (CRO), LEPETIC, NIKOLA (MNE)
Attendance: 5500
By Quarter1234
Olympiacos24173320
Climamio Bologna11181721
End of Quarter1234
Olympiacos24417494
Climamio Bologna11294667
Head coach: GERSHON, PINI
Olympiacos
# 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 PENN, SCOONIE 21:30   0/4     1 2 3 6   2     3 3 3
5 PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS 20:15 13 1/2 3/4 2/4   1 1 5 2 3     4 2 12
6 ACKER, ALEX 32:45 18 7/13 1/2 1/1   5 5 3 4 1     1 1 22
8 ZIZIC, ANDRIJA 19:45 9 4/7   1/2 2 5 7 1   1     2 3 13
9 BOUROUSIS, IOANNIS 16:00 14 5/5   4/4   3 3 1 1 1     5 3 16
11 HARISSIS, CHRISTOS 19:45 9 1/1 1/5 4/4       2   2 1   1 2 7
12 BARLOS, NIKOS 10:15   0/2       1 1 1   1     3 1 -3
13 VASILOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS 20:15 10 2/4 1/1 3/3   8 8 1 1   1   3 2 18
14 STACK, RYAN 10:15 8 4/4                     4   4
21 SCHORTSANITIS, SOFOKLIS 9:45 11 4/6   3/6   5 5 2       1 3 3 12
44 DOMERCANT, HENRY 19:30 2 1/2 0/1     2 2 1         3 1 1
Team           1   1   2           3
Totals 200:00 94 29/50 6/13 18/24 4 32 36 23 10 11 2 1 32 21 108
58% 46.2% 75%
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: ATAMAN, ERGIN
Climamio Bologna
# 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
5 EDNEY, TYUS 33:45 16 6/14 0/1 4/6   2 2 1   1   1 2 6 10
6 MANCINELLI, STEFANO 28:15   0/3 0/1   2 3 5     3     4   -6
10 CAVALIERO, DANIELE 10:00 2 0/1   2/2           1     2 1 -1
11 EVTIMOV, VASSIL 8:45 6 2/5   2/4 2   2           2 3 4
13 BLU, DAVID 31:15 7 2/7 0/3 3/5 5 2 7 1 1 1     3 5 7
15 THOMAS, JAMES 34:00 11 3/7   5/6 4 15 19 2 2 4 1   4 6 28
16 SOMVI, JULIAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 DIGBEU, ALAIN 14:00 2   0/3 2/4   3 3           1 2 1
23 BELINELLI, MARCO 33:45 21 3/4 2/6 9/11   1 1     2     3 7 17
32 FULTZ, ROBERT 6:15 2 0/2 0/1 2/2   1 1   1 3   1   2 -1
Team           1 1 2     1         1
Totals 200:00 67 16/43 2/15 29/40 14 28 42 4 4 16 1 2 21 32 60
37.2% 13.3% 72.5%
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Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI
Olympiacos
"It’s always nice to win, especially with a good performance such as this. Beside the score, I am happy with the way we played too. We had 23 assists and only 10 turnovers. It was a good game for everybody. Today everybody played so the journalists won’t have much to ask me; they usually ask only for those who didn’t play. During the last weeks I try to use all my players from the first half; whoever plays well gets much playing time. My job is to give confidence to the players. We speak for the first place of our group, but the fact is that tonight we actually earned a berth in the Top 16. I hope that Macijauskas will be back soon, while Schortsianitis will be in good shape soon, too. These days I tried some traditional Greek cookies that tasted wonderful; I hope my players don’t eat much of them during the Christmas holidays."
ATAMAN, ERGIN
Climamio Bologna
"There is not much to say from our side after a game like that. We faced a lot of injury trouble the last weeks and the team was influenced by that. Some players left, while tomorrow Jerome Moiso arrives and soon another post player whose name I can’t reveal right now. All these cost a lot of confusion. We knew before the beginning that this was going to be a really difficult game. Actually, we never believed that we could win it. That resulted to the big difference. I have been 4 weeks in the team; we have good players and still will try to qualify to the Top 16."

Players

SCHORTSANITIS, SOFOKLIS
Olympiacos
"I don’t pay attention to the individual performances, but to the team’s. Tonight, the team played well. As for me, I think that the fact that I stayed out for some time, might have helped me; I was pushed to try harder. I don’t want to look back, but only ahead. I feel in good shape, I will keep up working during the holidays and I hope I will get back to high standards. As a team we have to learn to win on road, too. This win was the best way to close 2006."
EDNEY, TYUS
Climamio Bologna
"I think that we had a chance in the first half. We managed to stay close, but we did not execute well. They played better defense and that hurt us. Every Olympiacos’ player who came on court off the bench did something positive for his team. They found many easy baskets and in the third period they ran away. As far as the warm applause from the fans at my presentation, when I scored and after I was substituted, I really like to thank them a lot. It feels nice to see that. I understand that they appreciated my job. I have nice memories from my season in Greece with Olympiacos."
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