Much lower than the circumstances appeared the Panathinaikos in Moscow, where without Ioannis Papapetrou he was easily defeated 97-77 from CSKA, who did not have Sengelia, Feigtman and Hackett.
Thus, the “greens” retreated to 3-10, with the team of Dimitris Itoudis going to 8-5.
Top scorer of the “clover”, which was “hurt” a lot from its periphery with 7/25 three points, was the White with 19 points, with Papagiannis having 14 points. and 9 rebounds.
Of the Russians, the biggest “damage” was done by Svend with 17p. and 13 assists, while from 16p. had the Claiborne and Antonov. Milutinov reached the double-double with 9 points and 13 rebounds.
The match
Panathinaikos started with Papagiannis, White, Sant-Ross, Makon and Perry. The good defenses in the first two minutes kept the “greens” ahead (3-6), but then the failure from the periphery and the slow returns, gave baskets in the open field for CSKA, which responded with an 8-0 (11 -6), at 4 ‘. There, Nedovic entered the floor, with the game taking on a frantic pace. On the one hand, the Serb came in hungry, but on the other hand Itoudis’s players “warmed up” from the periphery and with three-pointers escaped to +9 (20-11), which they maintained until the end of the first period (31-22 ).
Panathinaikos had problems in reducing Svend at the beginning of the second period, with the Russian creating for Boloboi and he sending the difference to +13 (39-26), in 14 ‘. However, at the same time, the “greens” were facing offensive problems, with Claiborne sending the hosts to +17 (47-30), in 17 ‘. In the last minutes, White with personal actions held the “clover” aggressively, but the periphery of the “army team” worked exceptionally and so the score of the first half was 53-38.
CSKA punished the repeated mistakes of Panathinaikos at the beginning of the second half and with a 9-0 went to +24 (62-38), in 23 ‘. From then on, the game gained a very free rhythm, with the Russians in complete control and the difference and the “greens” being held aggressively with Evans, White and Nedovic. Thus, at the end of the third quarter, the “army team” was at +21 (75-54).
Panathinaikos took advantage of CSKA’s laxity at the beginning of the fourth period and with White in front reduced it to -14 (79-65), in 34 ‘. However, the players of Itoudis did not allow the further return of the “greens” and keeping the difference at the same levels, reached the victory with the final 97-77.
MVP: With Dimitris Itoudis, Alexei Svend proves to the fullest his talent. The Russian star made a very “smart” match, where without blackmailing situations and getting “pulled” efforts, he had 17 points, while at the same time he distributed 13 assists.
The number that made the difference: The big difference in the game was made by the shots outside the 6.75m., With CSKA having the excellent 14/28 on three-pointers and Panathinaikos the disappointing 7/25.
The ten minutes: 31-22, 53-38, 75-54, 97-77
See here the film of the match
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