Panathinaikos and Olympic completed their obligations in the Euroleague, with the “clover” conquering the cup and sewing the 7th star on its jersey. The “greens” slowly and after the completion of the crazy celebrations for the European with the team’s return, yesterday (27/05), in Athens, they now turn their attention to the championship, which, after all, is also their main goal, as stated by the leader of the group, Kostas Sloukas. In the “trefoil”, after their huge success in Europe, they want to take the scepters within borders as well, from Olympiakos, after two years. As for Piraeus, the championship it is now even more importantafter the team was limited to the 3rd place of the Final 4 in Berlin, at the same time that the “eternal” rival conquered the top of Europe.
We remind you that Panathinaikos counts three wins in the same number of matches in the Stoiximan Basket League and for that, after all, finished in 1st place of the regular season and has home court advantage. Next Thursday, therefore, the 30th of the month, Olympiacos faces Peristeri bwin in the semi-finals in Game 1 between the two, with both teams they clash again on Saturday at “Andreas Papandreou”. Panathinaikos, on the other hand, welcomes Aris on Friday (a new fiesta is expected to be set up at OAKA) and then the series moves to Alexandrio on Sunday. If the two series do not need a third match (judged on the two wins), then the question is when will the finals start. The answer is directly. And not only that, but the “eternals” will be thrown on the floor every 2 to 3 days!
The reason, of course, for this fast track process of this year’s finals is about that the league must end on June 14since on the 17th the preparation of the National Team begins in view of the Pre-Olympic Games in SEF and the Vassilis Spanoulis he wants his internationals to rest even three days
So, about the finals schedule, there are two scenarios: If Panathinaikos and Olympiacos “clean up” with two wins by Sunday, the finals will probably start on Wednesday 5/6 and the matches for places 3-4 one day before, on Tuesday. And the finals schedule goes like this: 5/6, 8/6, 10/6, 12/6, 14/6! However, if a third match is needed in one or both of the semi-final series, it will go something like this: 6/6, 8/6, 10/6, 12/6, 14/6! In short, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos will be called upon to play breathlessly to claim the championship!
Source: Sport Fm
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