Xinhua
10 Dec 2021, 08:48 GMT+10
BELGRADE, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Serbian basketball champion Red Star narrowly overcame Olympiacos 81-76 in the 14th round of the Euroleague on Thursday in Belgrade, largely owing to a great performance of veteran Nikola Kalinic.
Cheered by over 4,000 fans at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, the home team gained an early advantage, but the Greek team proved more experienced towards halftime and made a turnaround (36-38) before the break.
The two teams fought fiercely for every point in the second half, but the home team broke the deadlock in the third quarter (56-53), and maintained the lead for the rest of the game thanks to several precise 3-pointers and tough defense.
Kalinic scored 25 points and made six assists for the winning team, while Tyler Dorsey contributed 18 points in the defeat of Olympiacos.
With nine wins, Olympiacos remains third-ranked in Euroleague standings behind Barcelona and Real Madrid who have 11 wins each, while Red Star sit at 12th place with six wins.
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