The hungry Panathinaikos broke out in Marousi with a bang and now… devil’s week

It broke out and… Panathinaikos continues! After two straight defeats in the Euroleague, his team Ergin Ataman dismantled the 100-74 Maroussi in OAKA, remained undefeated in the league (8-0) and is now going into a difficult “devil’s week” with Barcelona within and They were partisans away from home.

The “clover” was asked to line up without them Kendrick Nunn (sickness), Ioannis Papapetrou (internal regulation), Omer Yurtseven (7th stranger), Costa Antetokounmpo (injured) and Marius Grigonis (outside domestic roster). However, he imposed his own pace on the game early on, took a double-digit lead and never looked back.

Leading the way for the winners with 17 points and 8 rebounds (7/10 from the field) Juancho Hernangomet. He had 15 points Kostas Sloukas with 3/4 three-pointers, 17 points and 5 rebounds Dinos Mitoglou, 12th Chedi Osman with 3/5 long shots, 11 by Matias Lesor and 9 by Panagiotis Kalaitzakis. All 10 players used by Ataman scored. From Maroussi, which fell to 2-6 and did not look competitive at all, 15 points were scored by Cameron Reynolds and 14 o Elvar Fridriksson.

In the next matchday of the championship, Panathinaikos will face away from home Panionio and Maroussi at home the Carditsa. Both have interim European obligations. The “greens” will host it Barcelona (03/12) and they will play outside with her They were partisans (05/12) for the Euroleague, while Marousi will play in Turkey with Tofa (04/12) for the FIBA ​​Europe Cup.

The match

The Maroussi scored the first basket of the game with a three-pointer by Reynolds (0-3), while Lessor went to the line and wrote 2-3. Grant shot the way he likes, over defense, for 4-3 from mid-range. After an impressive tapa by Kalaitzakis, Hernangometh nailed (6-3), but Fridriksson responded with a basket to surprise and Sanogo took shots, writing 6-7. Panathinaikos ran to surprise and found three points with Kalaitzakis (9-7), while Lessor made a terrific dunk assisted by Brown for 11-7. Juancho stole and ended the period in the open field (13-7). Mandzoukas beat Juancho and the Spaniard responded with four straight points to make it 17-11. Grant found Kalaitzakis with a full court pass and he scored (19-11). Juancho and Lessor each scored, while the Spaniard nailed another steal to make it 23-11. Mandzoukas made it 23-14 in the first period with a three-pointer.

Maroussi came out stronger in the second quarter and cut it to 25-18 with baskets from Reynolds and Tanoulis. Fridriksson narrowed the gap even more (25-20), with Sluka providing a solution from long range (27-20) and Osman putting in a shot for 28-20. Brown also made 1/2 from the line (29-20) and o Osman made a 3-pointer for 32-20. The Turkish forward hit both shots (34-20), with Sanogo nailing it for 34-22. Brown also found a target from the charity stripe (36-22), before Mitoglou scored from a long shot to make it 38-22. Reynolds gave a solution to Maroussi with a difficult three-pointer (38-25), but Brown stole and took shots, which he made for 40-25. Mitoglou finished the phase from close (42-25), while Langewein reduced with a follow for 42-27. THE Reynolds beat the clock with a terrific 3-pointer for 43-30.

In the second part, Grant scored in the surprise (45-30), before Lessor made it 47-30 from close range. Sanogo gave an answer and went down (47-32), with Sluka scoring to make it 49-32. The “yellow and black” forward made another layup and made it 49-34, but the “green” leader followed with two consecutive three-pointers and made it 55-36. Slukas continued with a third long shot, while Juancho also hit from the corner for +21 for the home team (61-40). The match took a freer form, with both teams scoring in their attacks and the Lessor to steal the show with a terrific nailing (65-46). THE Juancho with a 3-pointer from the corner and Lessor with a hook made it 70-49. The third quarter ended with a basket by Grant for 72-49.

The fourth period started with Samoturov’s first basket (74-49), while Keane made a three-pointer for 74-52. The match was now procedural, with Mitoglou to make an acrobatic basket for 76-52. Osman also found a goal from a distance (79-52), with Mandzouka reducing it to 79-54 with a layup. The difference got away even more, with Osman making a third three-pointer and Mitoglou, Kalaitzakis scoring easy baskets for 86-57. THE Dino rounded the difference to 30 with a foul goal (91-61), with Moraitis finding his first basket for 94-63. The only interesting thing now was whether Panathinaikos would manage to reach the 100th mark, with Mitoglou to make a three-pointer for 100-71.

The quarters: 23-14, 43-30, 72-49, 100-74

Panathinaikos (Ataman): Kalaitzakis 9 (3/6 2-pointers, 1/1 3-pointer), Brown 7 (0/4 2-pointers, 0/2 3-pointers, 7/8 shots, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals), Grant 6 (3/4 2-pointers, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 fouls), Hernangometh 17 (5/6 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 1/2 shots, 8 rebounds, 2 steals), Moraitis 4 (1), Sloukas 15 (3/5 2-pointers, 3/4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Osman 12 (3/5 3-pointers, 3/4 shots), Samonturov 2, Mitoglou 17 (6/7 two-pointers, 1/3 threes, 2/3 shots, 5 rebounds, 3 assists)

Marousi (Zouros): Sanogo 13 (4/5 2-pointers, 1/3 3-pointers, 2/2 shots), Reynolds 15 (3/5 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Nikolaidis 2 (0/3 shots, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) , Kin 5 (1/4 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers), Langewein 5 (6 rebounds), Karakostas, Fredrickson 14 (5/7 two-pointers, 1/4 three-pointers, 1/1 shot, 4 assists), Radulitsa, Iordanou, Giannopoulos 3 (1/4 three-pointers), Tanoulis 8 (4/7 two-pointers, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Mandzoukas 9 (2/3 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds)