The role of… observer was in OAKA Panathinaikoswho was watching her Zalgiris to “party” and him wins (96-83)for the second time this year in the Euroleague.
Undoubtedly, the important absences for the “clover” played a role, but with a few exceptions and short intervals in the match, Priftis’ players did not get the energy they needed.
The coach of the podium records on www.sportfm.gr everything that judged the match…
The bad day from the first ten minutes appeared: Agree that the game had no scoring motivation for either of them. But, based on his last two appearances, where he got the same number of victories with Villeurbanne and Red Star, Panathinaikos should enter with the same dedication, from the moment he played in OAKA. However, the exact opposite happened. Zalgiris was the one that came in very seriously with the initial 0-7 turning into 5-15, in the first four minutes. There, the “greens” not only did not respond, even to balance the match, but with the “air defense” that continued to play, the Lithuanians felt like playing in ου Kaunas, with open shots, closing the first period at +19 (10-29).
Rebounds and three-pointers: A good defense in basketball not only spoils the opponent’s attack, but also gives rhythm to that of the one who applies it. This was something that Panathinaikos never did in the match. Zalgiris circulated the ball with relative comfort, found open shots and scored with relative ease. Something that is confirmed by the very good -for away- 11/26 three-pointers, but also 61.9% in two-pointers (26/42). However, even if Zdovch’s players failed, they had the alternative offered to them; generously those of Priftis. And those were the rebounds. In the field of mood, then, the Lithuanians completely dominated the game, getting a total of 32 rebounds, of which 11 were offensive. On the other hand, the “greens” lagged behind in this part having 19 “garbage”, with only 5 of them being aggressive.
“Damage” from the Lithuanian frontline: Without Papapetrou, but also in the absence of White, who returned obviously unprepared from his injury and played only for 1:44 ”, Panathinaikos was known to have a big gap in “4”. In this, it is taken into account that Papagiannis also gave a very demanding game with Ethniki, less than 24 hours ago, with the result that he was also exhausted, along with the trip. There, then, Zalgiris “stepped” to a great extent. Zdovch’s team aimed the match through the racket and that is why the biggest “damage” was done from the front line. The two forwards Ulanovas-Cavanaugh and center Lowern all together scored more than half of their team’s points, namely 54 out of 96 points. At the same time, the three of them collected all 25 of the total 32 rebounds.
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