A good cut towards the circle to finish in a layup, then a winning basket in transition. And there you have it Evan Fournier launched with his team's first five points, during their confrontation against Anadolu Efes.
More discreet thereafter, the Frenchman from Olympiakos produced a huge 3rd quarter to allow his team to hang on. In just 16 minutes, the international tricolor finished with 20 points (7/11 on shots, including 4/6 from distance) on the clock, but his team lost narrowly (91-89) against teammates from Shane Larkin (24 points).
And he feels responsible for errors in “money time”. “ It's my fault. I do two bad things. The first one where I get a ball stolen because my dribble is too high and the other one which is just a bad read. I felt good but these two actions caused us to lose the match, when the team needed me the most. It's frustrating », he laments on the microphone of Novasports.
An average start for Olympiakos
Author of his personal best on the European scene, he remembers the good and the bad about this match. “ We started the match well. We did good things offensively. We moved the ball well. We must build on that. And make sure we take care of rebounds and turnovers first », Claims the one who lost 3 of his team's 9 balls.
In the Euroleague, Evan Fournier has been yo-yoing in his performances so far: 5 points against Fenerbahce to start, then 15 against Kaunas, and 5 against Milan, before this record. With a record of 2 victories for as many defeats, his team occupies 7th place in the ranking.
