His emphatic answer Panathinaikos AKTOR… chief present!
With the leader of the improbable Kostas Sloukas which set a career record with 29 pointsthe “greens” won emphatically with a score of 95-79 Maccabi Tel Aviv in OAKA-volcano, they tied the series at 1-1 and go to Belgrade for the “double” that will give them a qualification lead!
For about 15 minutes, Panathinaikos AKTOR brought out on the floor the same problems as those of the first match, with Maccabi to hold the reins comfortably. From the 15th minute onward, with forwards him Kostas Sloukas in the attack and him Ioannis Papapetrou on defense, the home team went on a 19-3 run that turned a 32-36 lead into a 51-39 lead, setting the stage for the win.
Even when the Maccabi came back and reduced it to 3 in the fourth quarter (71-68), the two were there and put the home team under complete control again in the match against Panathinaikos ACTOR to turn the match into a party in the finale.
Beyond the 29 points of Sluka, who was deified, o Papapetrou had his best game this year with 15 points, 4/7 three-pointers and a tremendous job in defense, rhythmically hearing his name from the stands, while 14 points were Dino Mitoglou11 o Matias Lessor and 10 o Kendrick Nunn. On the Maccabi side, 18 points were scored by Lorenzo Brownand 12 by Anthony Cleveland and Jake Cohen.
Next match in Belgrade on next Tuesday (30/04, 20:00)while the second away game of the “greens” will take place on next Thursday (02/05) at 21:45.
The match
The visitors scored first with a three-pointer by Cohen, while he also scored a second three-pointer. THE Mitoglou nailed and cut to 4-6, while Nan tripled from the top to make it 7-8. Brown and Cohen went 7-12 in transition, while Mitoglou again went 9-12. After terrible defense by Grant, Grigonis ran and scored (11-12), while Nunn scored from the corner to make it 14-12. The terrible one Cohen quickly became double-digits and equalized (14-14), while Nimbo and DiBartolomeo again brought the guests to +5 (14-19). The appetite Mitoglou cut short (16-19), but Webb answered and Brown pinned after an error for 16-23. The difference became -9 with his basket Rivero (16-25), before Slukas and Rivero reduced it to 20-25. Rivero hit a 3-pointer from the corner and the first period ended 20-28.
At the beginning of the second quarter, o Sloukas with an impressive layup he cut it to 23-28, while Kostas Antetokounmpo cut it even further, before Blatt made a three-pointer to make it 25-31. THE Vildosa with three shots it was reduced to 28-31, while Nimbo made a difficult basket for 28-33. Kalaitzakis and Cohen exchanged points for 30-35, while o Sloukas he went to the basket and scored 32-36. The captain of Panathinaikos AKTOR made two consecutive three-pointers and tied the game at 38-38, stirring up the crowd at OAKA, while a little later he hit a third time, with Papapetrou to win at the same time unsportsmanlike and the score to reach 46-38 after his three-pointer. The half ended with a score of 51-39 thanks to his long shot Mitoglou.
In the second part, Papapetrou followed with a score of 53-39, while Mitoglou scored taking the foul for 56-39. Brown gave Maccabi a solution with a three-point shot (56-42), but Nan answered him from mid-range for 58-42. Papapetrou scored for three, while Rivero nailed it with the score going to 64-48. Blatt reduced with a long shot (64-51), but Slukas re-entered the match and answered him for 67-51. Blatt continued to “shoot” and reduced it to 67-54, but o Sloukas scored again for 69-56. The third period ended with his nailing Antetokounmpo and Colson’s layup after his foul Nan for 71-60.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, o Cleveland nailed impressively and reduced to single digits after an hour (71-62). Rivero took over and narrowed the gap even further (71-66), while o Cleveland brought Maccabi within striking distance (71-68). Lessor cut Maccabi’s lead from close range (73-68), while o Sloukas made a big shot for 75-68. The terrible Cleveland again reduced with a layup on defense, but Lessor emphatically nailed the Israeli basket and brought the difference to +8 (78-70). THE Papapetrou made a big 3-pointer from the corner to make it 82-70, while Grant continued the three-point dance to make it 87-72. THE Sloukas with a layup he signed the green triumph and the victory of the home team, as he could not change anything until the finale.
The quarters: 20-28, 51-39, 71-60, 95-79
Detailed match statistics here.
Source: Sport Fm
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