Roca Team faces elimination after heavy playoff defeat
By Laurent Duval, MonacoViews Editorial
AS Monaco Basketball trails 2-0 in their EuroLeague playoff series following a crushing 94-64 loss to Olympiacos in Greece.
AS Monaco Basketball's European campaign hangs by a thread after absorbing a punishing 94-64 defeat to Olympiacos in Piraeus on Thursday evening. The loss leaves the Roca Team trailing 2-0 in their EuroLeague playoff series, putting them just one game away from elimination.
The Monégasque side struggled once again to match their Greek opponents' physicality and pace, managing just 64 points in what became a thoroughly one-sided affair. Having already fallen to a 21-point deficit in Game 1 just two days earlier, Monaco found no answers to Olympiacos' relentless pressure.
With their backs firmly against the wall, the Roca Team must now produce something special when the series returns to Monaco. They face the daunting task of winning three consecutive games to advance, starting with a must-win Game 3 on home court.