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A week after their best performance during the Oded Katas and +18 rounds against Maccabi, Panathinaikos OPAP took a step back and was defeated at home by Red Star (86-82). The greens were bad for most of the game (excluding the period from 23 ‘to 28’), they paid for the inconsistency they showed in defense and were forced to another defeat at home, in the 30th Euroleague match.
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Jordan Lloyd is ready to land a big deal this summer, that’s his goal after all. At OAKA he showed for the umpteenth time this year that once he finds a rhythm, he is unstoppable. With 16 points in the last period (and 25 in total), the explosive Red Star guard was the one who did everything for the Serbian team. He had a total of 27 points (of 7/9 two points, 3/7 three points and 4/4 shots), 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 errors in 25’07 ” participation.
THE WEAK LINK
Panathinaikos OPAP didn’t get anything from their short list, with the exception of Howard Sand Ross. Neither Lefteris Bohoridis offered offensively (although he was useful defensively), nor Selvin Mack (again) did anything substantial.
THE STATISTICS THAT HIGHLIGHTED
Clover lost the rebounding battle (28 vs. 30), something that doesn’t happen often this season. Center Dejan Radonjic did a great job through the racket (Ognjen Kuzmic and Landry Noko had 8/9 two points) and annoyed the Odette Katas players for forty minutes.
THE RACE
Panathinaikos OPAP started with a lot of energy and humor in defense, holding the Red Star for about four minutes at the start of the match (9-0 in 4 ‘). Howard Sand Ross worked exceptionally well as an executor (he had 2/3 triples in the first period), the highs did the work near the basket and somehow the first period found the club at +6 (23-17).
Little by little, however, the Red Star became the most comfortable on the OAKA court. This is because he made the most of two things: errors on the greens (he got 6 points from a surprise) and his center (Ognjen Kuzmic and Landry Noko had 13 points with 6/6 two points at halftime). Everything that Oded Katas tried did not work, so the Serbian team managed to completely control the situation until the break, which found the two teams in the “X” (40-40).
The third period had two diametrically opposite images. The greens were excellent from 23 ‘to 28’ to slow down the game and with Mario Hezonia hitting consecutive baskets, they went from -4 (44-48). Specifically, they reached +11 (59-48), showing up at that point to dominate the court. However, the blackout that followed was enough to get the Red Star back in the game.
Dejan Radonjic’s players ran in turns (0-18), with Corey Walden and Jordan Lloyd doing a great job for the biggest Serbian lead of the night so far (59-66 in 32 ‘). The irritation in the Panathinaikos OPAP camp was widespread and even manifested itself in the dismissal of Oded Katas at 8’32 ” by the end of the match. The Greens coach was sanctioned with two technical penalties in five minutes and taken to the locker room, with Lior Lubin serving as head coach down the stretch.
In the last minutes the game was blood and sand! With a lot of alternation of emotions, but also lead. Down the stretch, however, the Red Star was the most comfortable, simply because they had Jordan Lloyd on the court. The explosive guard scored 16 points in the last half (with many great shots) and was the one who sealed the victory of his team, with two free throws in 5 ” (phase by which the greens shouted, for an aggressive foul). by the foreigner of reds and whites to uncheck).
The bottom line is that Panathinaikos OPAP lost again at home (86-82) and took many steps back, just a week after their best appearance in the Odette Katas days.
THE REFEREES: Ritzik – Rossi – Aliaga.
THE TEN MINUTES: 23-17, 40-40, 59-60, 82-86.
PANATHINAIKOS OPAP (Katas): Mac 2, Papagiannis 14 (7/10 two points, 8 rebounds), Bohoridis (0/3 two points), August 2, Papapetrou 14 (3/5 three points, 4 assists), Hezonia 15 (4 / 11 three points), Diplaros, Blanco 5 (3 rebounds, 2 assists), Mitoglou 9, Bentil, Sant Ross 21 (4/7 two points, 4/6 three points, 1/1 shot, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 robberies, 4 errors).
Red Star (Radonjic): Hall, Walden 14 (1), Lloyd 27 (7/9 two points, 3/7 three points, 4/4 shots), 4 rebounds, 5 assists), Uskokovic 3 (1), Lazic 7 (1 ), Reith, Radanov 2, Dobrich 6 (2), Simonovic 8 (2 triples, 5 rebounds), Jagodic – Kurica 2, Kuzmic 9 (5 rebounds), Noko 8 (4/5 two points, 3 rebounds).
Team Statistics – Panathinaikos OPAP: 17/36 two points, 11/25 three points, 15/18 shots, 28 rebounds (18 + 10), 17 assists, 12 steals, 12 errors, 2 blocks.
Group Stats – Red Star: 22/32 two points, 9/24 three points, 15/15 shots, 30 rebounds (23 + 7), 17 assists, 9 steals, 17 errors, 1 block.
The next obligations of the two teams: Next week, Panathinaikos OPAP is tested away from home by Anantolou Efes (25/3, 19:30), while Red Star will face CSKA Moscow on Russian soil (25/3, 19:00) .
Photo credits: Eurokinissi
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