James “landed” abruptly on Panathinaikos!

With the… left started the “devil week” o Panathinaikos!

The many lost defensive rebounds, but also the ικός space Mike James in the second half, forced the “greens” in the defeat (91-83) by Monacowho took them to 5-16.

Central point of the match 32 ‘with 36’as from +1 (68-67) the “clover” received a series of 13-0 from the French, which sent them to +12 (68-80) and essentially tilted the scales in their favor.

Big “damage” from the former player of the “clover”, who finished the game with 29 points and so he sent the Monegasques to 11-12as a result of which they remain strong in the game of the octave.

From his team Priftfirst scorers were Nedovic and Evans with 16 points each, with Sant-Ross having 15p.

The match

Panathinaikos started with Evans, White, Sant-Ross, Nedovic and Bohoridis. In the mood for defense, the “greens” entered the first four minutes and with their leaders White and Nedovic in the attack, they went to 12-6. The reaction of the Monegasques came with a 5-0 (12-11), with White and Macon answering and sending the difference to +7 (20-13), in 7 ‘. Then, Kaselakis entered the equation, with the team of Priftis closing the first period at +8 (27-19).

The mistakes and the lost defensive rebounds of Panathinaikos gave the opportunity to Monaco to start with a partial score 1-14 in the second period and with Bacon in front to go to +5 (28-33), in 14 ‘. Nedovic then tried to hold the “greens” aggressively, but James and Bacon sent the Monegasques to +10 (35-45), in 17 ‘. There, Macon returned to the floor and with his own crescendo pushed the “clover” in a series of 7-0 (42-45). However, in the last minute, Priftis’s players blocked aggressively, with Bacon sending Monaco to the locker room with +7 (42-49).

Many lost defensive rebounds from Panathinaikos at the beginning of the second half, with Monaco escaping with Motiegounas at +13 (46-59), in 24 ‘. There, the “greens” found… pulse through their defense and their own offensive rebounds with Evans and White to make a series of 11-0 and reduce to the basket (57-59), in 28 ‘. In the last minutes, both teams scored mainly with shots, with the guests being kept firmly in front (61-65), until the end of the third period.

Panathinaikos entered with the same concentration and with a partial score of 7-2 went ahead (68-67), in 32 ‘. Monaco’s answer came with Lee and James, who pushed their team to a 13-0 run at +12 (68-80), in 36 ‘. From that point on, the Monegasques were in control of the match, with Sand-Ross and Nedovic holding the “greens”, but despite their best efforts they did not prevent the defeat that came with the final 83-91.

MVP: Who else but Mike James? The American guard took Monaco on his back when Panathinaikos took the lead, signing the crucial 13-0 in the fourth period.

The ten minutes: 27-19, 42-49, 61-65, 83-91

See here the film of the match

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