2019-20Regular SeasonRound 13
Real Madrid 93
Olympiacos Piraeus 77
December 12, 2019 CET: 21:00
Local time: 21:00 WIZINK CENTER

Real gets 8th straight win against Olympiacos

Real Madrid confirmed its good moment in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by downing Olympiacos Piraeus 93-77 in the Spanish capital on Thursday. Real improved to 10-3 and registered its eighth consecutive win, while Olympiacos dropped to 5-8. Fabien Causeur led the winners with 18 points. Anthony Randolph and Facu Campazzo each added 15, Trey Thompkins scored 12 and Rudy Fernandez 10 for Real. Will Cherry and Sasha Vezenkov led Olympiacos with 12 points apiece and Taylor Rochestie added 11 for the visitors. Randolph and Campazzo combined for 16 first-quarter points to give Real a double-digit margin, 21-10. Real found new go-to guys as Fernandez and Thompkins helped the hosts boost their margin to 39-20 midway through the second quarter. Vezenkov and Nikola Milutinov brought Olympiacos a bit closer, 41-30. Causeur had 6 points in a 9-0 run that gave Real a 52-34 margin midway through the third quarter. Los Blancos boosted their margin to 72-48 after 30 minutes and did not find much trouble after that.

Gabriel Deck got Real going with a second-chance layup that Kostas Papanikolaou erased with a driving basket. Kevin Punter soon added a coast-to-coast layup to give Olympiacos its first lead, 2-4. Randolph stepped up for the hosts, scoring 4 points in a 10-0 run in which Jeffery Taylor and Campazzo each struck from downtown for a 12-4 Madrid lead. Georgios Printezis tried to change things with back-to-back jump hooks, but Randolph answered with a layup and a triple for a 17-8 score. Willie Reed hit a turnaround jump hook only to see Campazzo lift Real to a double-digit lead, 21-10, after 10 minutes. Cherry tried to change things for Olympiacos with 5 quick points early in the second quarter, but Fernandez and Thompkins kept the hosts way ahead, 27-15. Jordan Mickey took over with an alley-oop dunk that Augustine Rubit bettered with a bomb from beyond the arc. After Jaycee Carroll hit his trademark floater, Thompkins and Fernandez each added a triple to break the game open, 37-20. Vezenkov matched Carroll's floater with a jumper. Milutinov added a dunk-and-foul that gave Olympiacos hope at 39-25. Milutinov kept pacing Olympiacos and Printezis hit a jump hook to get the Reds even closer, 41-30, at halftime.

Edy Tavares hit a hook shot soon after the break, but Antonis Koniaris brought Olympiacos within single digits, 43-34. Randolph quickly answered from downtown, igniting a 9-0 run in which Causeur added consecutive layups-plus-fouls for a 52-34 margin. Randolph downed another three-pointer and Campazzo added an up-and-under floater that made it a 21-point game. Cherry and Campazzo traded triples before Causeur added a driving layup for a 62-39 score. Reed and Rochestie fueled a 0-7 Olympiacos run, but Campazzo and Causeur each buried a three-pointer and then Tavares established a 72-48 Real margin after 30 minutes. Causeur remained unstoppable early in the fourth quarter, but Vezenkov and Reed kept Olympiacos within 79-56. Brandon Paul found his first points, igniting a 0-9 run that Konairis capped with a layup that made it 79-65 with over 4 minutes left. Fernandez followed a triple with a driving basket and even though Olympiacos kept trying, Real had cruised to an important home win.

Pivotal performer

Fabien Causeur gave Real a boost off the bench and provided the energy his team needed to stay out of trouble until the final buzzer. He had 18 points on 5-of-6 two-point shooting, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. He added a rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 fouls drawn for a PIR of 21 - in less than 17 minutes on the floor!

Game-changing moment

A coast-to-coast layup by Punter gave Olympiacos its only lead of the game, 2-4. It didn't last long, however, as Anthony Randolph, Jeffery Taylor and Facu Campazzo each struck from beyond the arc in a 10-0 run that put Real ahead for good, 12-4. Once it got its momentum going and started to find points in transition, Real dominated the game.

Stellar stat

Once again, three-point shooting made the difference in the game. Madrid downed 15 of 33 shots from downtown (45.5%) and even though Olympiacos had a better percentage (52.9%), it only attempted 17 and made 9. Olympiacos committed 18 turnovers, its most this season.

Did you notice?

With this win, Real is 14-1 at home in EuroLeague home games in 2019. Only Zalgiris Kaunas was able to beat Real in Madrid in the current year, 86-93, on April 4. That Round 30 win allowed Zalgiris to complete a great comeback and qualify for the EuroLeague Playoffs in epic fashion.

Next game

Both teams return to EuroLeague action early next week. Madrid hosts AX Armani Exchange Milan on Tuesday, December 17. Sergio Rodriguez, who won the 2013-14 EuroLeague MVP award and the 2014-15 EuroLeague title with Los Blancos, plays against his former team. On Wednesday, Olympiacos hosts Khimki Moscow Region.

Facundo Campazzo - Real Madrid - EB19
Thursday, December 12, 2019
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Referees: JAVOR, DAMIR; ZAMOJSKI, JAKUB; VILIUS, GYTIS
Attendance: 8206
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Olympiacos Piraeus10304877
Real Madrid
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 CAUSEUR, FABIEN 16:49 18 5/6 2/3 2/2   1 1 2 1 1     1 3 21
3 RANDOLPH, ANTHONY 26:06 15 1/3 4/9 1/2   2 2   2         1 12
5 FERNANDEZ, RUDY 19:15 10 2/2 2/6                   3 3 6
7 CAMPAZZO, FACUNDO 20:42 15 2/5 3/6 2/2 1   1 6   3     3 2 12
8 LAPROVITTOLA, NICOLAS 19:18   0/3 0/2         4   3     2 2 -4
14 DECK, GABRIEL 19:09 2 1/5     3   3 1         1   1
20 CARROLL, JAYCEE 13:11 4 2/2 0/1     2 2 1 1 1     1   5
22 TAVARES, WALTER 21:14 6 2/2   2/2 3 7 10           1 2 17
25 MICKEY, JORDAN 18:46 8 2/3 1/1 1/2 1 3 4 2   1 1   2 2 12
33 THOMPKINS, TREY 13:54 12 1/3 2/3 4/4 1 4 5     2     1 3 14
44 TAYLOR, JEFFERY 11:36 3   1/2     1 1 1   1     1   2
50 MEJRI, SALAH DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           1 1 2               2
Totals 200:00 93 18/34 15/33 12/14 10 21 31 17 4 12 1 0 16 18 100
        52.9% 45.5% 85.7%
Head coach: LASO, PABLO
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
Olympiacos Piraeus
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 PUNTER, KEVIN 12:14 3 1/4 0/1 1/1   2 2 1   1     2   -1
1 ROCHESTIE, TAYLOR 20:22 11 4/6 1/2     1 1 9   4     3 4 15
2 BALDWIN IV, WADE 2:00                              
3 PAUL, BRANDON 20:56 3 0/3 1/4 0/2       3 2 1     3 2 -2
6 KONIARIS, ANTONIOS 17:53 6 0/1 2/3     2 2 3 2 3     3 1 6
10 CHERRY, WILL 27:31 12 2/4 2/3 2/2           2     1 2 8
11 MILUTINOV, NIKOLA 17:18 6 2/4   2/3   3 3   1 2       3 8
14 VEZENKOV, SASHA 17:27 12 3/5 2/2     5 5 2         2   15
15 PRINTEZIS, GEORGIOS 17:15 6 3/5       2 2     1       2 7
16 PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS 19:04 2 1/1 0/1   1 4 5   2 2     1   5
21 RUBIT, AUGUSTINE 10:06 5 1/2 1/1   1 1 2     2   1 2   1
33 REED, WILLIE 17:54 11 5/6   1/1 4 2 6           1 1 16
Team             3 3     1         2
Totals 200:00 77 22/41 9/17 6/9 6 25 31 18 7 19 0 1 18 15 80
        53.7% 52.9% 66.7%
Head coach: KEMZURA, KESTUTIS

Head Coaches

LASO, PABLO
Real Madrid
"I honestly think that we had a very good start to the game defensively, setting the game rhythm. In the last 2 minutes of the second quarter, we missed very easy shots and that made us lower our concentration and they recovered a bit, but after that, in the third quarter, we took the reins of the game and got a big lead that we managed to handle until the end. In general terms, I am very happy that everybody got involved in a game in which we were able to read situations. We played very good defense against Brandon Paul and in some moments, not having Spanoulis made them be a bit lost. In general, I am happy with the work my team did and with the victory. We shouldn't think too much about this eight-game winning streak. I believe that the EuroLeague level is really high and know how difficult every game is. We are happy, but know that every game is tough and different. We have two strong opponents next week, Milan at home and Baskonia on the road. It is almost mandatory for every team to know that the competition is very demanding and if you relax a little bit, any team can beat you. I am obviously happy with the winning streak and the way my team is playing but we have a game in less than 48 hours and three games next week, so everybody has to be ready."
KEMZURA, KESTUTIS
Olympiacos Piraeus
"First of all, congratulations to Real Madrid. They deserved to win, and I am disappointed with my team tonight not because we lost. You can win or lose, and we played against a really good team, but the way that we fought and the way that we played. We were too soft. We were not concentrated and turned over the ball too many times. We didn't do what we said we would do, what we were going to do, our game plan. Maybe we were satisfied about the way people talked about us in the derby last week. We had a great game and kind of calmed down. We think it is done or it is easy. We have become a great team and now and we just have to show up. It is not true. We have to play all these games. We are not yet at the same level as Real Madrid. We are not together as long a time as they are. We have talent, but the effort level is not the same. And this, for me, was the biggest disappointment. Like I said, one team controlled the game and played and we didn't have any chance. We had sparks in which we were coming into the game, cutting the lead, trying to come back, but there was always a turnover, a missed layup or a mistake defensively, not using the fouls properly and again, they dominated us. So basically, we had no chance today."

Players

CAUSEUR, FABIEN
Real Madrid
"It's always important to win at home against a team like Olympiacos. We know that is always a tough game. I think we played good defense, especially in the beginning. We could not score, but we were very solid on defense, especially on defensive rebounds. And when the shots started to fall, we started rolling and our offense got much better. Knowing that Sergio Llull is hurt, you don't think you are going to take his spot. All players have to step up. Everyone has to bring something to the table, and we are showing it every night."
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