Seriously … Panathinaikos is sick. He only appeared in Belgrade and at the “Aleksandrar Nikolic Hall” the … ghost of the “greens”, who suffered a historic defeat losing by +33 to Red Star and 81-48, in the heaviest defeat in their European history.
The …. patchwork presented by Dimitris Priftis had no beginning, middle and end, with the result that delivered unconditionally to the Serbs.
On a night that will be indelibly written with … black letters in the history of the club, did not do anything right for the “clover” which ended the match with 13.6% on the three-pointer (3/22), but also 20 errors for eight assists, while also allowing the Reds to get twelve offensive rebounds.
Somehow, Panathinaikos fell to penultimate position in the Euroleague, having reached six defeats in the first eight games. Top for the hosts – who went up to 3-5 – was the Walters with 18 points. From Panathinaikos only Daryl Macon was saved with 15 points.
The match
Panathinaikos started with them Perry, Saint-Ross, Papapetrou, Evans and Papagianni in his starting lineup, entering quite concentrated in the defense. With Papagiannis and Sant-Ross easily finding baskets up close, the “clover” preceded 6-2 in 3 ‘.
Somewhere there, however “Switch” fell suddenly for the team of Dimitris Priftis, giving the Red Star the opportunity to fully dominate at both ends. By Walters to score his team’s top ten points, the Serbs ran a 14-0 run raising the difference at +10 (16-6 at 7 ‘). The “greens” connected with the opponent’s basket after 4:20 ‘with a nailing of Papagiannis, whom the home team had earlier marked and “hit” a lot in the defense. With a short streak at the end, the Reds closed the ten minutes at +13 and 21-8.
In the second ten minutes, Panathinaikos came in loud and with a “four point” by Macon and a two point by Floyd gnawed the difference (21-14 in 12 ‘). Two consecutive mistakes Ferrell but allowed the Red to find 4 easy points and go back the difference to double digits (25-14).
The many and effortless mistakes of the “greens”, however (13 in the first half), in combination with the … annoying failure behind the 6.75m. (1/10 sq. M.) Kept the guests in the … shallows. With a new “outburst” of Radonjic’s team and with a partial score 10-2, he shot the difference at +19 and 39-20 at 19 ‘. In the last minute, Sant-Ross with great defenses and baskets in the surprise narrowed the difference for 39-26 of the half.
The second half developed just like the first ten minutes, with history unfortunately being repeated for Panathinaikos. With Sant-Ross being the only one who fought and pulled “nerve” and tea from the “clover”, the Reds hit as and when they wanted the opponent’s defense. With a series of 7 points, the Reds raised the difference again at +19 (51-32 at 27 ‘), while in the last minutes, taking advantage of Panathinaikos’ fouls, it even reached the +21 at the end of the quarter (57-36) from the line of fire.
The broadcasting of Panathinaikos continued in the fourth and last ten minutes. Unable to prevent one historical radio and with Macon being the only player still … fighting, the “greens” not only could not keep the difference at these levels, but were even behind with +36 (81-45), with the last horn and the 81-48 to end a … nightmarish night for Panathinaikos.
The quarters: 21-8, 39-26, 57-36, 81-48
MVP: The one who made the difference for the Red Star was Nate Walters with 18 points (6/10 double, 2/2 quarter), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. In fact, he was the one who, both at the beginning of the match and at the beginning of the second half, scored critical shots, not allowing Panathinaikos to gnaw the difference and return to the match.
The statistic that made the difference: Panathinaikos shot with only 13.6% behind the three-point line, having 3/22 shots. Another statistic that made the difference was the 20 errors for just 8 assists from the player of Dimitris Priftis.
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