The fierce Panathinaikos AKTOR cleaned Armani with… brief procedures!

Back to winning ways with… walk for him Panathinaikos AKTOR!

The “greens” faced absolutely no problems and won with a score of 79-62 Armani Milan in OAKA, rising to 15-9 and continuing their run for the top four Euroleague!

Only in the first quarter were they able to Italians to project any resistance to its entirety Ergin Ataman, although even then the home team always had the lead. From the second period on, the lead got out to double digits and never fell, with the Panathinaikos ACTOR to celebrate one of the easiest wins of the season.

Exuberant face offensively for the winners, with first scorer Marius Grigonis who had 15 points. Excellent with 12 points and 7 rebounds o Matias Lessorwhile his best match in a long time was played by Juancho with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2/5 three-pointers. X-factor o Panagiotis Kalaitzakis with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, while the “maestro” was with 9 points and 8 assists Jerian Grant.

From Armani, he stood out with 16 points Shabazz Napierwhile he played a good match in the limited time he played Nikola Mirotic with 11 points. It is worth noting that Luka Vildosa returned to action after his injury, while Olek Balcherovsky was also in the 12 but did not compete.

The match

THE Panathinaikos AKTOR came on with a run and found a three-pointer in the surprise with Grant, while Shields put Armani on the board from close range to make it 3-2. The start for both teams was quite edgy with missed shots and mistakes, with Armani leveling at 4-4 thanks to Meli. THE Grant put the home team in front from mid-range, while Kalaitzakis scored a layup and then set up a steal and assist for Mitoglou, making it 10-6 in a matter of seconds. The young guard/forward gave “breath” to his team Ataman, and hit again from close range for the double score (12-6). Mirotic entered the match and scored from close range, but Mitoglou answered him for 14-8. Grigonis scored after a smart rebound, while Nunn kicked a foul field goal to make it 19-10. THE Mirotic he three-pointed in fine style and then a shot to cut it to 19-14, while a drive by Nan to the line brought the score to 21-14. THE Hall scored a fancy layup to make it 21-16 in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second period, Marius Grigonis scored a difficult layup from close, while Juancho hit a 3-pointer from the top for the first double-digit lead of the game (26-16). THE Mirotic answered immediately, but Grigonis took the… baton and found the goal from a distance for 29-19. Huatso was “hot” and again found the target from 6.75m, writing 32-20 with great psychology, and a little later he found the target again from the middle distance for 34-22. THE Nan and Napier traded shots from close range, while Lessor drove to the line and hit one for 37-24. THE Juancho he was unstoppable and made a difficult layup, while o Grigonis steal and foul field goal for 42-24. Antetokounmpo and Poythres exchanged alli-up spikes for 44-28, a score that ended the first half.

With the “good evening” of the second part, o Lessor steal on one end and layup on the other for 45-28. Hall cut in with a tough layup, while the French center went back to the line for 46-30. THE Napier reduced the difference further with a nice foul goal (46-33), while Poythres continued the visitors’ reaction with a nail for 46-35. Antetokounmpo with a cap and Grigonis with a three-pointer they gave the home team a pace again (49-35), while the Greek center secured an offensive rebound and Grant hit twice from mid-range for 53-35. The Italians again showed a reaction with shots Mirotic and floater McGruder (53-39), but o Kalaitzakis sent Montenegro into the air and scored for 55-39, before Antetokounmpo nailed it in front of him for 57-41 in the third period.

In the last quarter, the Shields he dropped a floater and Hines scored from close range for 59-45. Grigonis gave the hosts a solution with a floater, while Lessor made a nice return and scored for 63-46. THE Shields threw the difference with shots, but the excellent Kalaitzakis he immediately brought it back with an offensive rebound and basket for 65-48. The gap began to slip away, with Lessor impressively pinning him as well Nan to score for three, making it 72-50. The French center was the recipient of a long pass and nailed the surprise, rousing OAKA, and from then on there was little time to change anything.

The quarters: 21-16, 44-28, 57-41, 79-62

Detailed match statistics here