Panathinaikos AKTOR honored the memory of P. Giannakopoulos with an unforgettable evening at Kallimarmaro!

In a “magical” evening at Marblethrough which the Panathinaikos AKTOR and approx 35 thousand followers they honored his memory Pavlos Giannakopoulos creating an unforgettable atmosphere, the result, even if negative, did not matter.

With dozens of “dignitaries” from the Greens present and past watching on, his team Ergin Ataman became a god and gave her first domestic match of the year with people on her side, one week before the start of official duties.

OR They were partisans of Zeljko Obradovicwho was not absent from this celebration, left the Panathinaiko Stadium victorious with a score of 75-64, as she was superior throughout the match, had the lead all the time, and showed more will and “appetite” so as to get the victory, leading the “greens” to their third consecutive friendly defeat.

Of course, Mr Panathinaikos AKTOR earned a standing ovation from his home crowd in the final despite the result, with the club’s supporters recognizing that the season now begins and showing their support for Ataman’s side in characteristic fashion.

The Turkish coach gave playing time to all the players, except him Lorenzo Brown who suffers from an inflammation and did not fight, but also his Panagiotis Kalaitzakis which has a bruise. However, the Matias Lessor (sprain), Kostas Antetokounmpo (thumb) and Kostas Slukas they didn’t play much.

For the winners, Dwayne Washington with 13 points and Brandon Davis with 12 points were the leaders, while from the home team’s side, Kendrick Nunn who scored 16 points.

THE Panathinaikos AKTOR he has two more friendlies ahead of him before the Super Cup, against Galatasaray and her Effectson Turkish soil (September 24-25).

The match

THE Brandon Davis opened the scoring for Partizan from mid-range (0-2), with Panathinaikos entering the game without a goal and Lessor being quickly charged with three fouls. THE T. Jones he scored from close range (0-4), while Nakits continued the visitors’ streak (0-6), with the “greens” remaining without a basket for almost half a quarter of an hour. Papapetrou broke the… pomegranate from close range, with T. Jones impressively nailing the Panathinaikos basket for 2-8. Yurtseven scored two shots (4-8) and Mitoglou another (5-8), with Washington to answer with a three-pointer (5-11). The greens continued to not find solutions and Partizan got away with +9 after a nail by Davis (6-15). THE Osman hit twice from the line (8-15) and the first quarter ended with Panathinaikos having just one field goal!

In the second period, Koprivica made the double score for Partizan (8-16), before Grant reduced it from a medium distance (10-16). Jones scored back-to-back baskets for the Serbs 12-20 (Nan cut in between), who were comfortably ahead of the score and escaped with +9 with Lundberg (15-24). Nunn reduced the lead with a layup (17-24), but Davis responded with a basket and a foul for 17-26. Grigonis and Grant reduced (21-26), but the Serbs responded immediately with four points in a row by Pokusevski (21-30). THE Nan made the home team’s first three-pointer (24-30), but consecutive points by Davis and a basket by Washington followed for Partizan’s +12 (24-36). THE Grant scored from close range at the end of the half for 27-36.

In the second part, Mitoglou and Grant scored to make it 31-40, but Pokuszewski made the difference in double figures with a layup on the spur of the moment (31-42). Grant made a foul goal (34-42) and reduced it, while Juancho further reduced the gap with a three-pointer (37-42). Washington gave a first answer for Partizan with a layup (37-44), while Jones and Nunn exchanged baskets for 39-46. Yurtseven reduced by two shots (41-46), but the They were partisans started to break away again with Jones and Lundberg as protagonists, reaching even +14 (41-55) with a partial score of 9-0. The third quarter ended 43-57 with the Moraitis to score and Dilikina to set a buzzer beater.

In the fourth quarter, Nan and Mitoglou temporarily cut it to 47-59, but Lundberg hit an improbable foul field goal to make it 47-62. Partizan continued to maintain a high margin in their favor with relative ease, with Osman dropping it with a free goal for 55-65. Nevertheless, the Serbs reacted immediately and escaped again with +14 (55-69). Samonturov with two shots and Papapetrou with a three-pointer cut it to 60-69, while the Greek forward made another long shot for 62-69. However, the time was not enough, with Partizan taking the victory as well Panathinaikos the great applause from his world.

The quarters: 8-15, 27-36, 43-57, 64-75

PANATHENAIKOS AKTOR (Ataman): Moraitis 2, Sloukas, Osman 5 (4 rebounds), Samonturov 2, Papapetrou 7 (4 rebounds), Grant 11, Nan 16 (1/4 three-pointers), Lesor, Antetokounmpo 1, Grigonis 4, Hernangomet 3, Mitoglou 7 (6 rebounds ), Yurtseven 6 (8 rebounds).

PARTIZAN (Obradovic): Davis 12 (5 rebounds), Lundberg 8, Jones 9 (4 rebounds), Dilikina 4, Washington 13 (1/5 3-pointers), Koprivica 1, Nakic 2, Pokuszewski 8, Brown 2, Bonga 5, Jones 11 (8 rebounds) .