Panathinaikos turned into a good training session the away obligation with Apollon Patras for the Stoiximan Basket League, with the “clover” reaching a comfortable double (48-90) and breaking out after the “heavy” defeat by CSKA Moscow in the Euroleague.
The “greens”, which they had, went up to 9-1 in the championship top Nedovic (17 points, 5 assists) and Bohoridis (17 points), while all 11 players used scored. Meikon and Mantzoukas did not play.
On the other, for the most deficient Achaeans (Newcomers Mitrou-Long and McLean did not play) Davis stood out (12 points, 8 rebounds).
The match
With Papapetrou starting… hot, Panathinaikos gained a small lead from the beginning of the match (2-9 in 4 ‘). The Achaeans reacted and with 3 consecutive three-pointers tied at 12-12 (7 ‘). Somewhere there, however, the “greens” pressed the accelerator and with the entry of Bohoridis-Nedovic on the floor, they ran a series of 7-0, while they closed the quarter with +7 (16-23).
At the start of the 2nd period, the “clover” continued from there who stopped in the final of the 1st and extended his streak to 18-0, as a result of which he shot up to +21 (16-37 in 15 ‘). The hosts had no way of reacting and the crescent of Priftis’s team outside the 6.75m. brought the champions to +29 (18-47 in 18 ‘). With a 5-0, Apollon players reduced to the final of the half (23-47).
Not much changed in the 3rd quarter, from the moment Panathinaikos he did not seem willing to “relax” and Vetula’s team did not have the strength to resist. The “greens” maintained a difference just above-just below 30 points, while they closed the season with +31 (37-68).
The 4th quarter turned into a standard process, with the coaches of both teams testing shapes and faces. The only thing left to be ascertained was the final score, with the “clover” reaching the difference in its maximum value with the final of the match (48-90).
The quarters: 16-23, 23-47, 37-68, 48-90.
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