Wounded by his attack and his mistakes, o Panathinaikos presented once again this year his bad face, knowing the defeat with a score of 76-69 by Zalgiris and at the same time giving her the opportunity to celebrate her first pink card in this year’s Euroleague.
The coach of the podium records on www.sportfm.gr everything they judged in the match…
Attack ικ storm: Before the game, Panathinaikos had a good opportunity in front of them to get the “double” in Kaunas. Zalgiris are one of the worst teams so far in this year’s Euroleague and no one can say that they had to catch the ικ peak of their performance to get the pink card. The “greens” were ahead 4-0 in the two minutes and after the chaos. From that point until the end, Priftis’ players were chasing the score, with the “heroic” Macon trying to keep them. As if there was no offensive plan from the “clover” and the proof was just ONE assist in the first 18 minutes. Finally, the half ended with three final passes from Priftis’ players.
Except for Macon… nobody: For the umpteenth time in the season, Daryl Macon kept Panathinaikos aggressive. The American guard tried almost alone against the defense of Zalgiris, without any supporters, ending the game with 21 points. The next double-digit was Papapetrou with 10 points, but with 5/9 shots and the… disappointing 2/13 shot. The “greens” played without concentration almost throughout the match and this is confirmed on the one hand by the 13 assists, with an equal number of errors and on the other hand by the 19/28 free throws and the 12/32 two points and 8/24 three points.
Almost every green mistake was punished: The 13 mistakes that Panathinaikos made are many, but one cannot say that it is a huge number. On the other hand, Zalgiris made 9. However, what made the biggest difference in the game was the exploitation. The Lithuanians “punished” the mistakes of Panathinaikos, taking 18 points from them, with the players of Dimitris Priftis on the other hand gaining only… 9 points.
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