Another one Panathinaikos appeared on the floor of OAKA!
The “greens” found themselves at -15 at halftime against Zalgirisbut with an incredible second half they finally got the victory with a score of 89-65, showing reserves of soul and great passion in their game!
In this way, his team Dejan Radonic she went 8-13, getting a balmy win, which can give her a huge boost, especially the way she came.
In the first half, Panathinaikos showed the classic pathologies and seemed to be heading for a new disappointment (27-42), but in the second half with the lead of the improbable Paris Lee who scored a career-high 24 points, went on an incredible 62-23 run, dismantling the powerless Zalgiris!
Characteristic is the fact that 1/8 three-pointers in the first half became 10/19, with Panathinaikos hit 9 of the 11 long shots he attempted in the second half!
The leader was Li who set the tone with constant steals and three-pointers, but he was not alone, since Ponitka (13p.), Papagiannis (12p.) and Bacon (13p.) had an excellent second half.
The match
THE Panathinaikos once again he did not enter the match well, giving Zalgiris the right to start with 5/5 in the field and lead very early with +8 (4-12), which with two shots of Schmitz became +10 (4-14). Panathinaikos, raising its performance in defense, found surprises, running a 9-0 run of its own by Williams and Walters for 13-14. The Lithuanians responded with their own 7-2 from Schmitz and Biroutisgoing back to +6 (15-21), which became +7 with a three-pointer by Loukosiunas, before Gudaitis write the final 19-24 of the first quarter.
THE Panathinaikos started badly in the second period as well, receiving a quick 5-0 from Lekavicius and Butkevicius, which he formed in 19-29. THE Panathinaikos ran 4/4 shooting a small partial score to make it 23-29, before Zalgiris responded and pulled away after back-to-back offensive rebounds with 11 (23-34). The rebounding problem continued, as a result of which Zalgiris escaped with 14 (24-38), before Schmitz write with shots the 27-42 which was also the final score of the half.
With the “good morning” in the second half, o Panathinaikos ran a 5-0 with Gudaitis and Lee, down to 10 (32-42). The latter gave the signal for the reaction of the “greens” by scoring a three-pointer for 37-45, before Kalaitzakis made it 40-45 with another long shot. The match had changed format and Dwayne Bacon with another three-pointer he reduced it to 3 (47-50), before with two shots he brought the match to a point (51-52). THE Li he was in a great condition and with a shot from 6.75 he brought Panathinaikos ahead (54-52), before Walters after a bad traffic made it 60-56, with the quarter ending at 64-58.
The improbable period of Panathinaikos continued at the beginning of the fourth period, when Gudaitis and Walters brought the “greens” to a double-digit difference for the first time (69-58). THE Zalgiris had delivered spirit, with Lee, Pony to hit new three-pointers that sent Panathinaikos to 20 (80-60), with the last minutes being procedural and the hosts finally getting the festive victory with a score of 89-65.
The quarters: 19-24, 27-42, 64-58, 89-65
Detailed match statistics
Follow News Bulletin 247 on Google News to be the first to learn the latest news .
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
