Panathinaikos defeated Kolossos in one half and booked a place in the semi-finals!

One half was enough for him Panathinaikos!

The “greens” demolished Kolossos in Rhodes with a score of 89-47, making it 2-0 in the series between them and ensuring the qualification to the semi-finals of the Basket League, where they await AEK the Pigeon bwin!

The Rhodians made it very difficult for Panathinaikos in the first 18 minutes of the first half, but from that point on his team Christou Serelis went on a 22-0 run that turned 27-23 into 27-45. Colossus was unable to react due to the limited solutions, and thus the difference continued to increase until the final score.

Top of the winners was Marius Grigonis with 23 points, while Williams and G. Kalaitzakis had 11 each. 10 added Agravanis and Gudaitis. From Kolossos, only O. stood out Kendall Smith with 14 points.

The match

Panathinaikos started the match without ideas and Colossus he took advantage of his lack of water for a quick 4-0 with Jordanou and Moreira. The guests gradually started to find a rhythm and scored two three-pointers with Grigonis and Bohorides for 4-6, but the Rhodesians regained the lead (9-8) with Smith, before he made it 15-10 with a surprise three-pointer. The hosts continued their good period, and found themselves with him Kofi at +6 (19-13), before finishing the first period at 21-13.

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Early in the second quarter, the Greens went on a quick 6-0 scoring run led by Gudaitis, cutting it to 21-19. The Lithuanian reached 10 consecutive points, and tied the match at 23-23, before the Colossus escaped again with 4 (27-23). THE P. Kalaitzakis made a foul goal for 27-26, while o Grigonis he made two shots for 27-28 and Papagiannis nailed for 27-30. Finally, the half ended with a buzzer beater by Grigonis for 27-32.

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THE Panathinaikos came out “furious” in the second half, and ran a quick 7-0 split with Ponitka and Grigonis for 27-39 and the first double-digit lead. The “greens” were unstoppable at the start and scored two more three-pointers with Grigonis and Williams, going to +18 (27-45), before P. Kalaitzakis sent them to 29-51. The Rhodians tried to react, but the Panathinaikos he was comfortably ahead by large margins (35-56), with Williams extending the gap to 24 (35-59). THE Grigonis reached 23 points and made a new three-pointer for 38-64.

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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, with Agravani and Papagianni Panathinaikos escaped for the first time with +30 (41-71). THE Colossus responded with a quick 4-0 thanks to Young and Coffey (45-71), but o Agravanis made another foul field goal for 45-74 before hitting a 3-pointer for 45-79. The remaining minutes were procedural and the game ended with a score of 47-89.

The quarters: 21-13, 27-32, 40-64, 47-89

Detailed match statistics here