Panathinaikos woke up after the first ten minutes and broke out with Avdala in Kolossos

Gaining speed after a numb start in the first period, Panathinaikos “pressed” the Colossus of Rhodes in OAKA (77-54) and celebrated his 3rd consecutive victory in the Stoiximan Basket League.

Sant-Ross (13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals) and Bohoridis (13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals) are the leaders of the “clover”, which played without Papapetrou, White, who guarded the Reds for the match , but also without Evans, Ferrell, who are not eligible to participate in domestic competitions.

All 11 “greens” used scored, wrote Avdalas, who became the youngest player to score with the Panathinaikos jersey in a match of the Greek championship. Williams stood out for the Colossus (13 points).

The match

Both teams started the game quite nervously and indulged in a series of misguided efforts (3/13 Panathinaikos, 2/11 Kolossos). The “sea” found rhythm and with Williams in front, they took a small lead (9-12 in 8 ‘). Despite the successive changes of Priftis, the “clover” could not be connected to the opponent’s basket (4/20 inside a child, consequently closing the quarter at -3 (13-16).

At the start of the 2nd period, the “greens” increased their speed aggressively and with a series of 7-0, reversed the situation (20-16 in 12 ‘). The hosts took advantage of the continuous mistakes of Kantzouris ‘team and with Kavvadas entering the equation, they moved away with +8 (29-21 in 17’). The “islanders” responded with 6-0, but the duo pressed the gas again and closed the half with “air” of 7 points (34-27).

Panathinaikos entered 3 furiously in the 3rd quarter and with Nedovic running outside the 6.75m, he walked away for the first time with a double-digit difference (42-30 in 23 ‘). The Colossus’ response came with 2 consecutive three-pointers (42-36), but it was a spasmodic reaction. The “clover” ran a series of 13-0 and laid the foundations for its dominance, after being launched at +19 (55-36), while closing the season with +22 (60-38).

The 4th quarter turned into a standard process, from the moment that the “greens” did not allow the guests to approach, with the difference reaching up to +25 (75-50). Priftis found an opportunity to distribute the participation time to his players, with Abdalas writing history, after becoming its youngest scorer in the history of the Greek championship. The final 77-54 gave the doubles their 3rd consecutive victory in the Stoiximan Basket League.

The quarters: 13-16, 34-27, 60-38, 77-54.

See here the statistics of the match

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