Relaxed Panathinaikos AKTOR in Karditsa and now… derby!

He did his… debt o Panathinaikos AKTOR!

The “greens” won without particularly stepping on the “gas” with a score of 87-64 on Carditsathey went 19-1 at Stoiximan Basket League and they now turn to the crucial derby with Olympic for Euroleague (14/03, 19:45).

The hosts were very competitive in the first quarter, which ended in a 22-22 draw. But beyond that, his team Ergin Ataman “tightened” her defense and at one point ran an individual score 6-25, which turned 32-34 into 38-59. From there on, the Carditsa he fought back and was temporarily reduced, but was unable to re-enter contention for victory, with Panathinaikos AKTOR to take the easy pink card.

Leader of the winners with 16 points and 8 rebounds was Matias Lessorwhile 15 points and 7 rebounds in just 16 minutes were scored by Dino Mitoglou. Good match with 8 points and 7 assists for him Jerian Grantmore positive than ever with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks o Olek Balcherovsky. Very positive in the second half with 12 points o Panagiotis Kalaitzakis.

Of the losers, who fell to 6-14 but still have a safety distance from the trailing Apollo, a very good match with 13 points was made by Shaq Buchanan and Ray McCallum.

The match

Panathinaikos AKTOR started with two consecutive baskets by Balcerovski, while White responded with his own to tie the game at 4-4. THE Kalaitzakis put in a reverse layup, but White again nailed it to tie the game at 6-6. Kamberidis with a long shot gave Karditsa the first lead (9-6), o Grant but he quickly took it back with his own three-pointer (9-9). The match had a very high tempo, with Nan hitting for three and the Mitoglou to score in the surprise for 11-14. The hosts answered with surprises from Buchanan and McCallum (15-14), while Mack scored consecutive points for 20-16. THE Nan attacked the basket and lowered, while Mitoglou tied the game at 20-20. The first period ended with Lesor’s spike for 22-22.

At the beginning of the second quarter, o Abdala ran into the surprise and nailed for 24-22, while Slukas with an offensive rebound tied the game at 24-24. THE McCallum easily found a way to the basket (26-25), while Lessor scored 6 consecutive points for 26-30. Mack responded with a 3-pointer, but the fearsome French center again scored back-to-back points to make it 32-36, reaching an early 14-point lead. THE Grant with shots and o Papapetrou they increased the difference even more, while Mitoglou also visited the line for the first double-digit lead of the match (32-42). This was also the score of the first half.

At the beginning of the second part, after his tapa Balcherovsky and a layup by Grigonis, Panathinaikos AKTOR found himself at +12 (32-44), before the Pole scored with a hook for 32-46. The streak of the “greens” reached 14-0 with a double attempt by Mitoglou, which made it 32-48. Karditsa stopped the individual score of the guests with one of his shots McCallum (33-48), but the Grigonis hit a 3-pointer from the corner for 33-51. The difference began to “surge” over 20 with consecutive points by Mitoglou (38-59). With Buchanan and White, Karditsa reduced to 43-61, while o Camberides made a 3-pointer to make it 46-61. Juancho scored with a hook, while McCallum responded with shots to make it 48-63. The third period ended 48-65 with a layup by Moraitis.

In the fourth quarter, Panathinaikos AKTOR entered strongly again, with Lesor nailing emphatically for 48-67. Jankovic made a layup from close, then hit a 3-pointer a short time later to make it 53-69. THE McCallum dropped the difference even more (55-69), but o Kalaitzakis answered him for 55-71 from middle distance. The home team did not give up and got closer to 12 (59-71) with McCallum and White, but the Balcherovsky and Kalaitzakis restored order (59-74). Mack and Buchanan brought Karditsa closer again (64-75), but o Kalaitzakis scored 5 consecutive points with a three-pointer and a layup, ending the match for good (64-80).

The quarters: 22-22, 32-42, 48-65, 64-87

Detailed match statistics here