It’s done, Evan Fournier played his first home match in the Euroleague and everything went well! Even if Olympiakos was very scared by wasting an 18-point lead, the Piraeus club reassured its hot audience with a 74-68 victory against Zalgiris Kaunas, and the French winger responded with 15 points 5 of 11 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in 25 minutes.
Beaten the previous week at Fenerbahce, Olympiakos knocked out the Lithuanians from the start before playing small. As a result, Sylvain Francisco’s teammates (13 points) chipped away at the deficit, to the point of coming back to one possession with 84 seconds remaining. It was Sasha Venzekov (17 points, 11 rebounds) on a 3-pointer, then Kostas Papanikolaou on free throws who put an end to Kaunas’ dream of a hold-up.
Still looking for his role
“It was the first home game for me and it was very exciting” reacted Fournier after the meeting. “It wasn’t our best game, but I’m happy. As they say, a victory remains a victory. Zalgiris gave their all, and they showed resilience. In defense, we relaxed from the 15th minute. »
Asked about his integration and his role in the team, Fournier added: “It’s not easy to join a team where some have played together for years. I’m still trying to find solutions to help more. I’m a very aggressive player by nature, even if that’s not the team’s style. I try to do the best I can, play defense first, have intensity, talk… and then in attack we see how it goes. »
