Panathinaikos-Anandolou Efes: For 2/2 and the solid qualifying bases

Second mission to Playoffs for Panathinaikos! His team Ergkin Ataman re -welcomes the Anadolu Efes At the crowded OAKA (21:30, Novasports Prime, Sport-fm.gr, BWINSPOR FM 94.6), for the Game 2 of the series for the quarter -finals of Euroleague.

The ‘Greens’ took the first step to qualifying at Final Four of Abu Dhabias they dominated 87-83 against the Turks in the first game and leading 1-0 in a row. Their goal is, of course, to keep the ‘impregnable’ OAKA and make it 2-0 by putting too much pressure on the Efes and solid bases for qualifying.

Indeed, if the Panathinaikos takes two wins, he will be with … one and a half leg in the Final Four. In the story of her playoffs Euroleagueonly once has been overturned in a series of 2-0, and specifically by the Real against Partisan The 2022-23 season.

To do this, of course, this team of Atamanshould show a better racing person than the first match. The ‘Greens’ have encountered problems in defense and attackand found up to -12 (58-70) in the third quarter. Their guide to the second game should be the fourth periodwhich they won with a score of 23-11, playing amazing defense.

As for the racing, Panathinaikos will be lined up again without their Matthias Lesor, Marius Grigonis and Ioannis Papapetrouwhile the status of Wenien Gambrielwho played in the first match with knee discomfort. For Efes, the only absence is that of Rodrig.

The match will be directed by the Damir Yavor (Slovenia), Carlos Peruga (Spain) and Tomislav Hordov (Croatian). Next game the coming Wednesday (30/04, 20:45) At the “Basketball Development Center” in Istanbul.

The program of the series:

Game 1: Panathinaikos-Anadolou Efes 87-83

Game 2: Panathinaikos – Anadolou Efes 24/4 21:30 Novasports Prime

Game 3: Anadolu Efes – Panathinaikos 30/4 20:45 Novasports Prime

Game 4*: Anadolu Efes – Panathinaikos 2/5 20:30 Novasports Prime

Game 5*: Panathinaikos – Anadolu Efes 6/5 or 7/5 TBD Novasports Prime

*If needed.