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With the defense in the first half – at least – disappointing and their attack throughout the forty minutes obtaining a very low score, Panathinaikos OPAP was defeated by Red Star in Belgrade (74-71), in the curtain of the first round in Euroleague.
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Like three days ago against Iraklis, so tonight, Giorgos Vovoras’s players were unable to defend consistently, allowed the home team to find rhythm (they had 10/18 3-pointers until half-time) and were forced to chase for almost forty minutes. Even when consistency in the backcourt improved, the attacking options were poor, the shots even worse, with the rojiblancos coming to victory.
Whatever Ioannis Papapetrou tried in the last five minutes (he had 16 points from 35 ‘to 40’), it wasn’t enough for the Greek team, who saw the match from -17 go to “X” at 55 ‘for him. final, but an error by Nemanja Nedovic in the 21 ” is decisive.
Or MVP
Corey Walden lit red and white fire in the first half, and it was he who made the difference for his team. The main ace of the Red Star finished the game with 17 points (with 2/5 two points, 3/8 three points and 4/4 shots), 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 errors in 29’01 ” participation . Above all, however, it was a headache for the Greek defense from the first to the last second.
THE WEAK LINK
There were many who in Aleksandar Nikolic Hall did not exactly like his performance. Marcus Foster did not manage to show much in the 3’11 ” used, Dinos Mitoglou did the same in the 13’02 ” of participation, while Howard Sant Ross did not offer the least offensive in the 20’58 ” that he found. on parquet.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
The defense of the greens in the first half went from bad to disappointing, they gave many free throws to the rojiblancos. At first this seemed to be the goal of the defense (that is, to execute specific players), but very quickly the Red Star hit a triple after another. The rojiblancos closed the first half with triples of 10/18, while after the break they only had 2/12 from 6m75.
THE RACE
Panathinaikos OPAP started the game well, at least for the first three minutes. The greens found themselves very quickly at +6 (2-8) with Giorgos Papagiannis having two blocks up to that point and Selvin Mack doing an excellent job attacking. Somewhere, however, the switch fell.
The greens were too vulnerable on defense, they let the rojiblancos find a rhythm from 6m75 and the momentum changed abruptly. The main culprit for this was Corey Walden of 11 points (with 3/4 of three points) and 2 assists in the first ten minutes, which found the Red Star at +7 (22-15).
Panathinaikos OPAP’s defensive absence continued for a long time, as Dejan Radonic’s players scored in bursts from the periphery. With Ognjen Dobric now taking over from 6m75 (started with 0/3 triples, followed by 3/3 until halftime), the hosts were up +17 (48-31) in the 18th minute of the match.
George Vovoras constantly made changes in faces and shapes (from short with Ioannis Papapetrou in “4” to very high with Aaron White in “3” in a few minutes), but nothing could change in essence. If it weren’t for Nemanja Nedovic’s 12 points, Panathinaikos OPAP could have easily gone to the locker room with the difference against them being much greater than -11 (48-37) in the 20th minute.
The third ten minutes were disappointing for the friends of the sport, with two teams making poor decisions in attack and scoring a single digit number of points (each with nine points). It is indicative that the first basket of the third period was scored after five minutes of play, by Ben Bentil.
But the essence has not changed. The greens significantly improved their image in the back of the court, but at the same time they were unable to score. They had 5/14 shots and 3 errors, unable to close the gap to single digits (57-46).
Despite many mistakes and failures, Dejan Radonjic’s players continued to maintain a safety margin relative to the visitors in the fourth quarter. Rebound control and consistent shots helped the hosts stay ahead, but Ioannis Papapetrou’s little outburst gave Panathinaikos OPAP the right to claim victory in the final. The captain of the greens hit consecutive baskets and with two of his own triples (one direct and one indirect), the match reached “X” (68-68) with 53 ‘to go.
There, the Red Star players looked fresh from the shots (they were 6/6 from the line), while Nemanja Nedovic was fatal with the mistake she made at 21 ” to go, and while Panathinaikos OPAP was looking for the shot from the victory. The victory ended precisely for the Serbian team (74-71), at a time when the clover saw that another match ended on the opposite side.
Referees: Pereth – Paterniko – Semes.
The ten minutes: 22-15, 48-37, 57-46, 74-71.
Red Star (Radonjic): O’Brien 5 (1/5 shots, 4 rebounds), Walden 17 (3/8 3s, 5 assists), Davidovac 6 (2/8 shots, 4 assists), Lazic, Reth 7 (1), Radanov 5 (1 ), Dobrich 11 (3/7 three points), Jagodic – Kurica 6 (2/7 shots, 4 rebounds), Kuzmic 4 (7 rebounds), Kolom 13 (3/5 three points).
PANATHINAIKOS OPAP (Vovoras): Mac 5 (1 three points, 5 assists, 4 errors), Papagiannis 5 (5 rebounds), Bohoridis, Papapetrou 20 (5/6 two points, 3/6 three points, 1/2 shots), Kaselakis 3 (1 three points , 5 rebounds, 3 assists), Foster 2, Nedovic 16 (3/6 2-point shots, 2/10 3-point shots, 4/4 shots, 4 assists), White 8 (1/4 triples), Mitoglou 4, Bentil 6, Sant Ross 2.
Group Stats – Red Star: 11/27 two points, 12/30 three points, 16/19 shots, 31 rebounds (22 + 9), 12 assists, 8 steals, 10 errors, 1 block.
Team Statistics – Panathinaikos OPAP: 17/28 two points, 8/29 three points, 13/15 shots, 35 rebounds (25 + 10), 16 assists, 5 steals, 15 errors, 4 blocks.
The next obligations of the two teams: The second day of the Euroleague begins for Panathinaikos OPAP with the home match against Zenit (7/1, 9:00 p.m.), with Red Star also playing a home match, against Fenerbahce (7/1, 20 : 00).
Photo credits: Eurokinissi
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