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Panathinaikos: First place in the regular season is a sign of a title

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With the victory over PAOK in “Palataki” o Panathinaikos ACTOR mathematically secured the first place of the regular season in the Stoiximan Basket League, one game before its completion and although this year there will be the innovation of the third round.

The “greens” take for 14th time in their history first place in the regular season but first after a three-year period, as in the previous two years they finished behind Olympiakos.

In the 73.33% (22/30) of the previous 30 seasons of the professional league – not counting the 2019/20 season that was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and no playoffs took place, the teams that won the first place in the regular season celebrated at the end of the season and the title.

THE Panathinaikos AKTOR in the twelve occasions when he emerged first in the regular season – not counting the 2019-20 season – he was also crowned champion at the end of the season.

At the same time, Ergin Ataman’s team finished the first phase of the season undefeated away from home (11-0) for the second time in its history in the Stoiximan Basket League and after that of the 2017/18 season (13-0).

This was the fifth time overall that a team went through all the regular season spots unscathed in the pro league years. This is because Olympiacos managed it three times in the 2010/11, 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.

Source: Sport Fm

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