Premiere… nightmare for him Panathinaikos in 2022!
After the inaction, due to the many cases of coronavirus, the “greens” did not have the strength to oppose the CSKA Moscow, knowing the crash with a score 98-74, in OAKA, who took them to 4-14.
Only in the first ten minutes, the team of Dimitris Priftis showed a little resistance, as then they watched the polyphony from the whole of Itoudis to “party” on the floor.
Papapetrou and Peri with 16p. and 15p. respectively stood out from Panathinaikos.
On the other hand, from the “army team” all 12 who scored scored, having the excellent 17/34 three points and now going up to 11-7.
First scorer was Grigoniwith 19 points, with Hacket to have 17p. and the Σενγκέλια 16π.
The match
Panathinaikos started with Evans, White, Papapetrou, Sant-Ross and Perry. The game gained a fast pace early on, with CSKA having a small lead (7-10) in the first three minutes. The “greens” responded with Papapetrou and Sant-Ross and with a 6-0 for their overtaking (13-10), with the Russians reacting with 7-0 for the +4 (13-17), in 6 ‘. With the entry of Papagiannis on the floor, the “clover” went forward again (18-17), however the answer of Itoudis’s team was Grigonis, who pushed the guests to +6 (20-26), of the first period.
At the beginning of the second ten minutes, CSKA had caught fire in the periphery and with a storm outside the 6.75m. with Ludberg in front, initially made a series of 14-0, for +20 (20-40), in 13 ‘. From that point on, the “army team” had broken up aggressively, Panathinaikos’ defense could not follow Sengelia, Hackett and Grigonis with the difference being shot at +27 (30-57) and if it stays there until the end of the first half (33-60).
Panathinaikos showed an offensive mood, mainly with Papapetrou, at the beginning of the second half, but CSKA did the same, with the difference going to +30 (41-71), in 25 ‘. Since then, Itoudis’s players dropped their turns, as a result of which they made many mistakes and with Perry having found an excellent offensive rhythm, the score of the third period was 55-77.
Disappointment was evident in the “clover” and at the beginning of the fourth period. with Hackett 7 signing a 7-0 streak for +29 (55-84), in 32 ‘. Naturally, the last minutes were procedural, with Panathinaikos knowing the defeat with the final 74-98.
MVP: The image of Panathinaikos was so bad that CSKA had several protagonists and one can not say that it needed someone specific for the victory. Hackett may take the… prize, since in addition to 17 points, he also had 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
The number that made the difference: The statistics clearly reflect the dominance of CSKA on the floor, in all areas. However, the most impressive was undoubtedly the three-pointers, where Itoudis’s players had 17/34 outside the 6.75m, with 50% and especially away from home being almost perfect.
The ten minutes: 20-26, 33-60, 55-77, 74-98
See here the film of the match
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