“Steel” Panathinaikos AKTOR won the derby against the valiant PAOK with top Nan

PAOK was competitive against Panathinaikos throughout the match, they came very close to making the first surprise of the season but in the end the talent of the green players and the almost flawless Nan they gave the victory to the guests (93-96).

The match:

The good day is visible from the morning, says our wise people and the PAOK he was lucky enough to be in one. THE Biceps of the North he was amazing from start to finish and lost on points to the European champion Panathinaikos. His team Chancellery started the game with consecutive accurate attacks and 6/7 inside guys (5/6 2-pointers, 1/1 3-pointers) and got to the point of leading by 5 points (13-8).

But the Kendrick Nunnwho showed his mood early on, had no… rival and scored 11 of his first 15 points “clover”brought his team ahead in the score (14-15) with individual scores of 7-1. Despite this, PAOK reacted with their best Upson, Reynolds, Bartley took the lead again (20-16) just before quarter time (22-21).

THE PAOK continued to control the pace of the match in the second quarter without even losing the lead. The trio Upson, Reynolds, Bartley continued to be decisive and make the difference for the hosts, but an 8-3 of the “greens” at the end of the half by Kendrick Nunn, sent Panathinaikos to the locker room early.

The second half had a similar pace to the first and it seemed that it would be a real derby until the end. THE PAOK started on a 5-0 run and retook the lead. The hosts found themselves for the first time in the match at +6 (54-48 at 24′) with Panathinaikos to be quite misguided from a distance (2/12 sq.).

The “greens” they immediately responded to 57-56 at 27′, with Nan scoring 22p. with the amazing 9/9 in fields, with the Henderson and Katsiveli to raise the difference again to +7 (65-58 at 28′). The “black and white” closed the third quarter at +6 (70-64), scoring 28 points in the period, against a lazy and very misguided Panathinaikos.

In the last quarter, however, the class and experience of the Panathinaikos players came to speak. Lessor and Papapetrou they were pivotal with decisive baskets, at the moment when o Kendrick Nunn he kept on… raging. Grigonis and Grant with consecutive three-pointers they sent the difference to +7 for Panathinaikos and 1:20 before the end they seemed to clear the match for the “clover”.

Cruiser answered with a three-pointer for 88-92, while Reynolds’ two-pointer made it 90-92 40 seconds before the finale. Grant with a long shot made it 90-94, which was to be the final stroke. Mitoglou with two shots and Papadakis with a three-pointer in exhalation formed the final score.

The quarters: 22-21, 42-44, 70-64, 93-96.

See detailed match statistics HERE.