Competitive only for one half was Panathinaikos in Milan, as in the second he stayed in the locker room and lost with the heavyweight 75-54 from Armani.
Priftis’s team allowed series 12-0 at the beginning of the second half to the Italians, who from that point onwards had complete control of the match and did not look back again. Thus, the “greens” retreated to 4-11, while on the other hand Messina’s team went to 10-5.
Top of Armani o Hall with 19 points, with Hines to add another 14p.
From the “clover”, he stood out Fig, who was also the only double-digit with 14 points.
The match
Panathinaikos started with Papagiannis, White, Papapetrou, Makon and Sant-Ross. Very aggressive first five minutes from both teams, with Macon playing almost alone against Armani’s defense, for 13-13. Then the pace of the game plummeted, with failures and errors from both. Daniels… broke the pomegranate with his own basket, but with the “green” defense to “block” the Italians and the three-pointers of Kaselakis and Bohoridis, they sent the “clover” to +4 (15-19), at the end of the first period.
The collected mistakes of Panathinaikos at the beginning of the second ten minutes were punished by Armani, where with Rodriguez ahead (24-21), in 13 ‘. Then, the “greens” improved defensively, spoiled the momentum of the hosts and with baskets through the racket balanced (29-29), until 18 ‘. However, in the last two minutes, Priftis’s players were very inaccurate, with those of Messina taking advantage of the shooting bonus and going to the locker room with +4 (33-29).
Tragic start from Panathinaikos in the second half. The “greens” made one mistake after another and giving easily in the open field in Armani, she made a series of 12-0, which sent her to +16 (45-29), in 24 ‘. There, Priftis turned the defense into a zone and blocking the hosts, his team made a series of 8-0 (45-37), until 26 ‘. However, with the return of Rodriguez on the floor and the appetizing Hines, Messina’s team reacted and went to +17 (57-40), with Perry making it 57-42 in the third period.
Through his defense, Panathinaikos showed a pulse at the beginning of the fourth period, reducing to -10 (59-49), in 32 ‘. Armani’s answer was a personal crescendo of Hall, who was unstoppable and with his own shot sent the difference to +18 (69-51), in 35 ‘. From that point until the end, the last minutes were procedural, with the “greens” knowing the defeat with the final 75-54.
MVP: There were two great Armani distinguished in the match. The first was Hines, who marked the attack for the key series at the beginning of the second half, while Hall was the one who put his signature on the victory of the Italians, with the crescendo he had in the fourth period.
The number that made the difference: The defense made a big difference in the game. On the one hand, Armani was not pressured enough by Panathinaikos, making only 6 mistakes and sharing 15 assists. On the other hand, the “greens”… sold the ball 16 (!) Times, handing out 12 final passes.
The ten minutes: 15-19, 33-29, 57-42, 75-54
See here the film of the match
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