Panathinaikos never appeared in the city! His team Ergin Ataman had a second consecutive bad match, was defeated with a heavy 93-67 by the Anatolou Efes at the Basketball Development Center and suffered the fourth negative result in its last five Euroleague games.
From the first to the last minute of the match, the home team completely dominated and did not leave any room for Panathinaikos to believe he could claim something from the match. His absence Kendrick Nunn forced the Greens to their worst offensive performance of the year, while their defense did not improve from previous games, resulting in a heavy final score that drops them to 8-7.
Leader of the winners, who also improved to 8-7, was with 16 points o Rodrigue Beauboiswhile 15 achieved o Jordan Nuora and Daniel Oturu. On the Panathinaikos side, only the Kostas Sloukas (15 points) and Chedi Osman (12 points).
In the devil’s week that follows, Panathinaikos AKTOR will play two matches in OAKA with Armani Milan (17/12, 21:15) and Baskonia (19/12, 19:45).
The match
Efes started the match by nailing Poirier, while o Noora he made a three-pointer from the corner and made it 5-0. Lessor scored the first basket for Panathinaikos (5-2), who entered nervously on both sides of the floor. Noora scored from mid-range (7-2), before making a three-pointer for 10-2. Huatso nailed impressively (10-4), while Osman stole and took shots for 10-6. Osmani defeated the Spaniard (12-6), but the Osman made a tough foul field goal for 12-8, missing the shot. Osmani was alone again and found the target (15-8), with Oturu defeating Lessor for 17-8. Lessor gave a solution to Panathinaikos from close (17-10), before Slukas scored the visitors’ first three-pointer for 17-13. Mitoglou reduced even more (17-15), but Bobois responded with a three-pointer for 20-15 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Slukas made another long shot and put the difference in the basket (20-18). Brown scored and then created for Yurtseven, with Panathinaikos taking their first lead of the game (20-22). Oturu responded with a foul goal (23-22), before Brown scored again to make it 23-24. THE Otorou trailed (25-24), with Bryant making accurate shots for 27-24. Otorou continued to be unstoppable (29-24), with Papapetrou executing from the corner for 29-27. Schmitz immediately responded from long range (32-27), before Beaubois drove to the basket for 34-27. Oturu and Lessor traded one shot each (35-28), before o Schmitz kicks a foul field goal for 38-28. Beaubois made two consecutive long shots and increased the gap even more (43-28), with Yurtseven to give close solutions for 43-32. Slukas brought Panathinaikos closer with shots (43-34), before Osmani scored for 45-34 at halftime.
In the second part, Panathinaikos came in strong and found quick baskets in the open court by Huacho and Osman for 45-38. Poirier rose up and nailed the visitors’ basket (47-38), before doing the same with one hand for 49-38. Osman temporarily reduced the score with a layup (49-40), but Nuora came back with three-pointers and brought Efes to +12 (52-40). Bryant restored +15 for the hosts with a goal foul (55-40), while after consecutive missed attempts by Papapetrou, Poirier and Thompson sent Efes to +19 (59-40). THE Osman made it into double figures with a three-pointer and cut it (59-43), but Larkin got it back for the home team with a long shot of his own (62-43). Bryant drove to the basket after his assist Thompson (64-43), before Mitoglou made two shots for 64-45. The third period ended with an impressive 68-46 in favor of Efes.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nuora and Bobois extended even more the lead of Efes, which took the dimensions of a triumph (72-46). The remaining minutes of the game were procedural, with the home team getting close to +30 thanks to Bobois (77-48), before Slukas hit a three-pointer for 77-51. The leader of the greens and Grant they dropped the difference a little (79-58), with Thompson to score for 81-58. Oturu nailed and took the foul too (85-58), with Bobois continuing to score anyway for 87-58. In the final procedural minutes, nothing changed other than a couple of spikes from Costa Antetokounmpo on his return, and Efes got the big win.
The quarters: 20-15, 45-34, 68-46, 93-67
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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