Panathinaikos cleaned up Kolossos with… anxiety and started the playoffs on the right foot!

He was a little nervous but entered “with the right hand” o Panathinaikos!

The “greens” defeated him Colossus of Rhodes with a score of 85-76, making it 1-0 in the series for the Basket League playoffs!

THE Panathinaikos had the lead for most of the match, even reaching +15 (68-53) at the end of the third period. However, the visitors made a counterattack during the last quarter and reduced the score to 5 points (72-67), putting stress on the “greens”. Finally, Mr Dwayne Bacon scored 8 consecutive points and made it 80-67, sealing the victory for his team.

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The leader of the match for Panathinaikos was George Papagiannis, who scored 16 points and collected 8 rebounds. Derrick Williams, who had 15 points, was very positive after a while, while Bacon, who had a key contribution at the end, scored the same number.

From the side of the once again very competitive Kolossos, 18 points were scored by Kofi and Yiannopoulos, while Yang and Katsivelis added 10. There is concern among the Rhodesians about the injury of Mike Dixon, who left with support in the first quarter.

The match

THE Colossus was very competitive in the first minutes, finding answers to Panathinaikos points led by Smith (8-6), before Lee hit a three-pointer for 11-6. Papagiannis with a hook increased the difference to +7 (13-6), with Pony and Bacon to sign the +10 (18-8), certifying the good interval of the “greens”. THE Dixon made a breather three-pointer for Kolossos and reduced it to 18-11, but o Papagiannis had an answer for 21-11. The Rhodesians did not give up and ran an individual 5-0 with Yiannopoulos and Kofi for 21-16. The first period ended at 24-18.

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The Rhodians continued to be very competitive in the opening minutes of the second half, with Coffey having an answer to Bohorides and Williams (28-24) and shortly after to reduce to 32-28, before the very positive Williams wrote 36-29. The Colossus with his three shots Giannopoulos reduced to 36-32, but Papagiannis and Williams they increased the difference to 10 (42-32). The half ended with a three-pointer by Grigonis for 45-36.

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At the beginning of the second part, Panathinaikos it went to +12 for the first time with a new three-pointer by Papagianni (50-38), who also scored 52-38 with a hook. THE Yiannopoulos cut it to 52-41, but Bacon scored with a layup to make it 54-41. Kolossos managed to reduce it with… an own basket by Papagiannis and a goal foul of Jordan (57-47), before Katsivelis wrote 57-49. Somewhere there, the home team reacted, finding two consecutive three-pointers from Lee and Williams for 63-49, with the former putting in one more for 66-51. The third period ended with a score of 68-55.

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THE Colossus a quick 4-0 run early in the fourth quarter cut it to 68-59, while Smith cut it to 72-64 shortly after, putting the Rhodians in the match. Its bad interval Panathinaikou continued as a result o Yang to make a three-pointer for 72-67. THE Bacon he in turn made a pivotal three-pointer for 75-67, before scoring another on the move to end the match (78-67).

The quarters: 24-18, 45-36, 68-55, 85-76

Detailed match statistics here

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