He strangled Alba and Panathinaikos “flew” with Meikon-Papagianni

he Panathinaikos left no room for Alba! Playing excellent defense from the middle of the second period onwards and with Meikon-Papagiannis “building” an amazing chemistry in the attack, the “clover” prevailed 82-57 in OAKA and went up to 4-10 in this year’s Euroleague.

Enjoyable in execution and creation o Fig that had 20π. and 11as. and just one mistake, while Papagiannis in 33 ‘of participation had 14p., 10r. and 4 plugs. However, much in tonight’s victory is due to Kaselaki (33 ‘) who had 17 points. (4 / 4tr.) And 4p. and in Saint-Ross (33 ‘) that stopped at 16p., At 4r. and 3 aces.

On the part of Alba, who finally missed the Sikma, especially when Panathinaikos aggressively denied her the quick game, the first scorer was Erickson with 18p. and 4/9 tr. and was followed by Da Silva (13p.) And Smith (11π.).

The match

The match had a rock rhythm from the first minute, something that perfectly matched Alba’s competitive DNA and after 5-0 and 8-3, the Germans took the lead with three-point “bombs”. Erickson gnawed the differences (17-14, 25-22), but Panathinaikos kept the difference in their favor having in an amazing night the Kaselaki, who had three three-pointers, helping the “clover” to close in front of the score with 30-25.

The second period started with Alba “shooting” from everywhere, taking the lead with two quick three-pointers (30-31), while taking advantage of the blackout of Priftis’s players, the difference reached 9 (34-43) thanks to more a three-pointer by Erickson. The Greek coach called a time-out, made sure to give his players to understand that without defense the game will not turn and they listened to him. The last four minutes h defense was made of granite, in the attack Makon did everything and the season ended with 9-0 by Panathinaikos and in 43-43.

As the second period ended, so did the third, with Panathinaikos giving rest to the defense and finally completing a series 15-0 (49-43), showing that now the game was at its own pace. Alba had some outbursts with either Erickson or Da Silva, but Panathinaikos with the collaborations of Meikon-Papagiannis and the excellent Sant-Ross had control of the match, closing the season in 57-52.

The first minutes of the fourth period were the ones in which Panathinaikos lost its concentration in the second half, as Da Silva and Snyder made the 57-57, but the reaction was exemplary. Kaselakis, Meikon and Saint-Ross built a new 10-0 streak, making it 67-57 and effectively ending the match, as it was obvious that Alba could not return. The rest of the match turned into a με party with the difference reaching 18 (80-62) and Neoklis Abdalas to enter the match and achieve his first points and even by nailing, with the “clover” reaching victory with 82-67.

MVP: And only that Daryl Macon caught numbers Basket with 20 points and 11 assists, making Papagiannis, he absolutely deserves the MVP award.

The number that made the difference: Panathinaikos was back in the score with 34-43 in 16 ‘. In the remaining 24 minutes he conceded 24 points, completely changing the pace of the game. The defense made the difference.

The ten minutes: 30-25, 43-43, 57-52, 82-67

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