The immediate return to victories and good performances will seek to return tonight Panathinaikos AKTOR, which is hosted by Anatolou Efes (19:30, Novasports 4, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) at “Sinan Erdem” in Istanbul for the 12th matchday of the Euroleague.
In what used to be his “home” for many years Ergin Atamanthe “greens” will seek to “erase” the ugly – in the way it came – defeat of the last match against Partizan (92-87 par.), while starting in the best possible way the third “devil’s week” of this year’s event.
The “clover”, found in 5th place of the Euroleague standings with a record of 6-5, comes from Saturday’s comfortable victory over Karditsa (77-53) for the Stoiximan Basket League, a game in which he had the opportunity to rest several of the key players. On Thursday (07/12, 21:15), the very difficult and demanding home game against the pioneer and champion of Europe follows. Real Madrid, with the “green” KAE announcing from Monday that it will be held in a packed OAKA.
“The years I spent in Anatolian Efes were excellent. The first year I came in the middle of the season and Efes was in last place in the EuroLeague. We immediately changed the players and the mentality of the team and from last place within a few months we reached the final. Basketball history will write that Efes won the titles in 2021 and 2022.
Sometimes you will win, sometimes you will lose. However, all of us have a huge desire to take Panathinaikos to the top level, as in the past. It will certainly not be easy to reach the title directly, but Panathinaikos will be one of the teams that will fight with the rest for the Euroleague title”said Ergin Ataman ahead of tonight’s battle.
On the other side now, the Anatolou Efes he is in a strange “moon”, since the Turkish club is facing a lot of important things racing problems. At Euroleague level, they have a record of 5-6, which has brought them to 14th place in the standings. Last week they were defeated by Red Star in Belgrade with a score of 97-83, while on Sunday they prevailed… after hard work and suffering with 101-92 in overtime over Petkimspor for the Turkish championship. Positive for Efes is the fact that it has 4 wins in five matches at home this year in Europe.
“The strength of Panathinaikos is obvious. A difficult double match awaits us. We’ve been dealing with some injury problems for a while now. Nevertheless, we will prepare for this game in the best possible way”said Erdem Chan, among others.
Sta competitivelyPanathinaikos AKTOR cannot count on the services of Ioannis Papapetrou and Juancho Hernangometh for one more game, while Efes has to manage the absences of Clyburn, Beaubois, Zizic and Willis, at a time when Bryant and Plais are extremely doubtful.
Referees: Radonic, Peruga, Perardi.
Source: Sport Fm
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