Real Madrid come from behind to beat Olympiacos in their opening Euroleague game at home

Five months after their last Euroleague game at the Movistar Arena, Real Madrid made their home debut in the competition with a hard-fought win against Olympiacos. The Whites won a tough game in which they were down by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, but managed to come back in the second half thanks to a great collective effort. Hezonja led Madrid with 18 points and 19 PIR in a game in which Feliz, Campazzo and Deck also stood out. Tavares was decisive in defensive duties.
Uphill
Olympiacos got off to a better start, a consequence of their great success from the perimeter. Led by Dorsey (14 points in the first quarter), the Greeks took a +12 lead after 7 minutes of play, with 4/4 in two-point baskets and 5/5 in three-pointers (11-23). Krämer, Fernando and Deck tried to close the gap, but were unable to counter the visitors' good early push (19-29; min. 10).
Madrid needed to improve in defence to get back into the game, and they did just that. Llull, with 6 points and Hezonja, with 5, brought our team within three points in just three minutes (35-38; min. 15). Despite baskets from Ward and Lee, the madridistas, with great free throw shooting, went on a 9-1 run to reduce the rival's lead to one point (44-45; min. 18). Vezenkov and Fournier took the reins in the final minutes of the first half to take the game to the break at 47-53.
Scariolo's team takes the lead
Feliz started the second half scoring 5 consecutive points, looking for the comeback. Three-pointers from Hezonja and Abalde materialised the effort to give Real Madrid a minimal but encouraging lead: 62-61 in the 25th minute. However, Olympiacos responded and threatened to recover the lost ground (64-69; min. 30).
Right at the start of the final quarter, Lyles and Deck appeared to level the game again, and they were followed by Garuba to put the Whites ahead (71-69; min. 33). Madrid maintained the lead thanks to good defensive play and the success of free throws that countered the baskets by Fournier and Wallkup (76-73; min. 37). Hezonja, Campazzo and Tavares were responsible for putting more ground in the middle and giving us a +9 lead. Scariolo's team were able to keep the result in their favour and, after a hard-working second half, they completed the comeback to win their first Euroleague home game of the season (89-77; min. 40).
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