The statistic showing that Panathinaikos AKTOR and Olympiacos are for the Final Four!

Its normal duration Euroleague was completed, with both Greek teams securing a place in the playoffs. Panathinaikos AKTOR, on the one hand, finished in 2nd place in the ranking and will play with Maccabi or Virtuswhile Olympiacos took 5th place and will face with a home disadvantage Barcelona.

What is certain, is that the two “eternal” managed during the season to reach high standards of performance. Both started their duties relatively modestly in the top European eventthe “green” due to the many changes in the roster and philosophy, and the “red and white” due to the major injury problems but also the loss of key players.

Nevertheless, in the course of the games, both Panathinaikos AKTOR as well as Olympic they can be proud that they managed to convince even the most… pessimistic with their performance, that they can aim high. As a matter of fact, this is also reflected statistically, with a key number showing… Final Four.

Specifically, we refer to net ratingi.e. the difference between the points which puts and receives one team per 100 possessions. Although usually most people just focus on active and passive of each team per game, it does not take into account the pace of each match, so the numbers can be misleading.

In contrast, with the net rating, each team starts from the common denominator per 100 possessions, so we can accurately understand the ease with which he scores, but also the difficulty with which he concedes points. He is, in other words, the best statistical performance indicator.

It follows, therefore, that Panathinaikos AKTOR and Olympiacos they are ready to challenge for cup. In detail, the “greens” are third in the entire Euroleague in net rating with +5.9 points from their opponent per 100 possessions, while the “red and whites” follow in fourth place with +5.6 points per 100 possessions. It is worth noting that in the first two positions are Real Madrid and the Fenerbahce.