Everything fell into place for the Reds early — until it didn’t
Real Madrid shut the door on Olympiacos's shooters
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Regular Season
Round 2 of 38
Regular Season
Real MadridRMB
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Olympiacos PiraeusOLY
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Real Madrid secured its first win of the new EuroLeague season with a composed 89–77 home victory over Olympiacos Piraeus. Despite a red-hot start from the visitors, Los Blancos stayed patient, locked in defensively, and completely flipped the script over the final three quarters.
Olympiacos came out firing.
Tyler Dorsey was electric in the opening 10 minutes, knocking down back-to-back three-pointers – including one in transition – and continuing his scoring spree with 16 points in the first quarter alone. He hit all 4 of his three-point attempts.
Evan Fournier added another from deep, while Sasha Vezenkov and Kostas Papanikolaou each connected from long range. The Reds started a perfect 7 of 7 from three-point territory.
By the time Fournier drained an off-balance triple from an almost impossible angle near the sideline, Olympiacos had hit 8 of its first 11 three-pointers and led 29–19 at the end of a near-flawless quarter.
But that was as good as it got from beyond the arc.
Olympiacos would go on to miss its final 16 three-point attempts. Vezenkov and Nikola Milutinov kept the scoreboard ticking with points inside, but Real steadily took control.
When the fourth quarter began, the hosts raised their defensive intensity – and the Reds went scoreless for six straight minutes.
The final-period numbers tell the story: Olympiacos shot just 2 of 8 on two-pointers (25%), 0 of 8 from deep, dished just 2 assists, and committed 4 turnovers.
Meanwhile, Real never let up. Los Blancos' energy and execution on both ends pushed the lead into double digits, a margin that could prove significant later in the season when tiebreakers are in play.