After 9 years of waiting, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos meet again in a Cup final for the 10th time in their history and first in Heraklion, Crete (20/2, 17:00, bwinSPORT FM, sport-fm.gr, ERT3).
Despite the difficulties encountered in the first half, the “clover” prevailed 85-68 of Prometheus in the semifinals of the Final Four, with Evans leading (15 points, 11 rebounds), Nedovic (17 points, 4 assists) and White (12 points, 7 rebounds).
On the other, the “red and whites” were quite stressedbut they prevailed 76-70 of the hard-fought AEK in the other semifinal, with Papanikolaou (16 points) and Vezenkov (15 points, 9 rebounds) standing out.
Panathinaikos will be found for the 26th time in its history in the final of the event, while he is the polynic of the institution with 20 conquests in his previous appearances.
On the opposite bank, Olympiakos declares “present” in a Cup final for the 19th time, having 9 trophies in his past participations there.
The coach of the “greens”, Dimitris Priftis, does not count on the services of Ioannis Papapetrou, who is still recovering from the operation in which he underwent sinusitis. The coach of Piraeus, George Bartzokas, does not face problems of absences.
We remind you that the two groups have already met twice during this season, with the “clover” prevailing 81-76 of Olympiakos in SEF for the Greek championship (22/11) and the “red and whites” taking the rematch on 23/12, when they were imposed 84-65 in OAKA for the Euroleague.
“Green” tradition
The two “eternals” will clash for the 10th time in a Cup final and first after 9 years. Panathinaikos counts 7 victories against 2 of Piraeus.
The delivery of the two “eternals” in Cup finals in detail:
1979: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 79-72 Panathinaikos Stadium
1983: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 72-62 Glyfada
1986: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 88-78 SEF
2008: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 81-79 Elliniko
2009: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 80-70 Elliniko
2010: Olympiakos-Panathinaikos 68-64 Elliniko
2011: Olympiakos-Panathinaikos 74-68 Elliniko
2012: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 71-70 Elliniko
2013: Panathinaikos-Olympiakos 81-78 Elliniko
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