He was forced but Panathinaikos won! His team Ergkin Ataman It was difficult to score 84-78 of Prometheus Patras In the closed “D. Tofalos’ and maintained her undefeated after 16 racing by Stoiximan GBL.
Very good person for the Patriots, who had the lead throughout the first half and preceded early and +11 (17-6). The ‘green’ reaction came to third period and gave them control of the race, but the Prometheus He fought to the end and could have claimed the match even more if he didn’t lose much free shots in the final line.
Top of winners with 18 points and 9 rebounds was the Chendo Osmanwhile 12 points and 6 assists measured by Kostas Sloukas and from 11 points Central Nan and Dinos Mitoglou. 6 points, 9 rebounds and 3 plugs to again positive Wenien Gambriel. Prometheus, who fell to 8-8, stood out by Jordon Varnando and Jordan Davis, with 22 points each.
In the 17th race the Panathinaikos will play with the Dove (1/2, 20:15) at “Andreas Papandreou”, while Prometheus will welcome the Olympic (2/2, 17:15).
The match
At the beginning of the race, the Prometheus came in much better and enthusiastically, against a very relaxed Panathinaic. The Patriots started the match 7/7 in the field, taking early double-digit (17-6) with excellent Varnando and Davis, and generally a very good image in defense and attack. The ‘Greens’ reacted with continuous baskets from their Gabriel, Kalaitzakis and Nan (17-12), however, Citu and Varnando brought the hosts again to +9 (21-12). Eventually, with a three-point Slouka and a Lei from Mitoglou, the first quarter ended 23-17.
For quite some time in the second period, the same image continued. Two consecutive three -pointers of Chrysikopoulos reinstated the double -digit difference for the upper Prometheus (31-21), who found many easy solutions to attack. Two consecutive leaps from Osman and Mitoglou, and a three -pointer of Jerkthey brought Panathinaikos (31-28), who even equalized with a long shot Slut in 31-31. However, the Patriots reacted and starring Varnando and Davis again managed to regain the lead (46-41) to the break.
In the third quarter, the situation was differentiated. With Chendo Osman To raise the levels of his performance, Panathinaikos began to take the momentum in the match. The Turk gave his team quickly the lead (48-50), before putting a significant three-point lead for 48-53, reaching a double-digit number within minutes. With another long shot she made 52-58, and a few minutes later the Dinos Mitoglou formed the first +9 in favor of Panathinaic (60-69). Eventually, the third quarter ended with a score of 62-69, with the “Greens” now having the upper hand for the pink sheet.
The Patriots did not give up the match, and with the excellent Varnando To make a terrible game they managed to get close to the fourth period at a shot (69-72). A three -point one of Osman He reinstated the … calm for Panathinaikos, while with the shots of Slouka he formed 71-77 for the guests. The “Greens” leader also put an important three-point (73-80), but Prometheus found two baskets from Davis and a three-point lead from Williams and approached again (78-82), losing continuous opportunities with long-standing wils and willers’ shots. To bring the game to Pontus. Gambriel lost two shots, but Reese missed a long shot and Osman was unmistakable from the line for 78-84, which was the final score.
The quarters: 23-17, 46-41, 69-62, 78-84
Detailed statistics of the match here
Source: Sport Fm
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