In the Euroleague, Panathinaikos beat his beloved Berlin with the right hand!

Panathinaikos AKTOR returned to the scene of the “crime” with victory! 130 days after May 26thwhen they “stitched” their seventh star on the jersey, the “greens” visited the “Uber Arena” again, with over 1000 followers on their side, and won relatively comfortably with a score of 87-77 Alba Berlinstarting with the “right” this year Euroleague.

His team Ergin Ataman he didn’t lose a single… second in the lead in the German capital, constantly maintaining a gap that never got too far. Whenever the competitive Alba did some counter-attack and reduced the score, the visitors had an answer and finally went away with it pink leaf without getting stressed.

An exuberant appearance in the offensive part for Panathinaikos, who took advantage of Alba’s “soft” game to share 21 assists for just 4 mistakes! Defensively, there were some issues, especially in their transition game Germanswho often quickly ran up individual scores taking advantage of the poor returns of the “greens”.

Of the winners, who had five double-digit scorers, o Kendrick Nunn he was first among them with 16 points. The leader of the match, Matias Lessorhad 14 points and 8 rebounds, o Kostas Sloukas added 10 points and 5 assists while o Juancho Hernangomet scored 11 points on 3/5 3-pointers.

Of the newly acquired, positive with 8 points and 3 rebounds in 14 minutes Omer Yurtsevenhelped with 5 points and 5 assists o Lorenzo Brown. It will still take time Chedi Osmanwho went 5 points and 2/5 from the field in nearly 15 minutes. For Alba, he stood out with 12 points and 9 assists Martin Hermanson.

The match

Lessor and Nan quickly put him in front Panathinaikos with a score of 0-4, while Olinte quickly reduced it to 2-4 with a hook from close range. Mitoglou scored the first three-point shot from the corner (2-7), while Matisek with a goal foul reduced the score to 5-9 for the home team. After two good defenses, Mitoglou and Nan won shots for 5-13. THE Lessor won back-to-back duels and posted 6 straight points for 7-19. THE Grigonis he continued the good period of the guests (11-22) with a three-pointer from an assist by the Frenchman, while Grant made it 13-24 with a reverse layup. Yurtseven nailed it by entering for 15-26, while the first quarter ended with a score of 17-26.

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In the second period, Yurtseven scored with a hook, while Trevion Williams responded with a three-pointer for (20-28). Turkos nailed it (23-32) enjoying Sluka’s assists, while a little later Hernangomet restored +10 with a free three-pointer (25-35). McDowell-White and Grant made layups to make it 29-37, and Alba got even closer with a 3-pointer by Justin Beane, forcing Ataman into a timeout. THE Osman he opened his personal account with a three-pointer (32-40), while Lessor came close to… knocking down the opponent’s basketball with a terrible dunk (32-42). The first half ended with a three-pointer by Nan and his follow-up Olinda for 36-45.

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With the beginning of the second part, o Hermanson cut it with a layup to 38-45, while Lessor got another personal duel with Williams (38-47). Olinte scored in transition (40-49), while Hermanson reduced even more with shots (42-49). Nan answered in the same way (42-51), but o Kumaji with Hermanson they brought Alba even closer (45-51). Osman gave a solution in his almost 4 minutes Panathinaikou no field goal with a layup on the spur of the moment (47-53), while Nunn made a foul shot for 47-56. Hermanson reached double figures with 5 straight points (52-56), with Spaniolo leading the hosts to the basket (54-56). THE Brown put a critical foul goal (54-59), while Huacho scored for three (54-62) and brought the greens back to a safe lead. McDowell-White hit a three and the quarter ended 57-62.

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In the fourth quarter, Grant provided a solution from mid-range (57-64), while Nan shot on defense (57-66). Juancho with an impressive nailing brought the difference back to double digits (57-68), while Grant took it with a three-pointer to +14 (57-71). McDowell-White provided a solution with another very demanding three-pointer (60-71), but the Yurtseven answered with a layup for 60-73. Offensive tackle Trevion Williams cut it with a 3-pointer from the top (63-73), while Maticek added another for 66-73. Justin Bean brought the hosts close again (68-73). The greens responded with two consecutive three-pointers from Hernangometh and Sluka, escaping again (68-79). The home team ran a quick 5-0 partial score with Kumagji and Williams (73-79), while Olinte made two shots for 75-79. THE Sloukas scored a decisive three-pointer (75-82), with Alba making a mistake in the next attack and him Grant to end the game (75-85).

The quarters: 17-26, 36-45, 57-62, 77-87

Detailed match statistics here.