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Finally … victory they exclaimed to Panathinaikos after 92-69 against Sunrise Sedan. The two consecutive losses at home by Zalgiris and Real The psychology of the “green” players who sought to combine good looks with a positive result had been thrown away. And they did!
By John Papapetrou to prove … his executioner Sunrise Sedan (after last year’s career record with 39 points) and the “greens” to “shoot” incessantly from the periphery, the Panathinaikos he made a convincing appearance and certainly gained composure in light of the sequel.
The leader of the “clover” finished the game with 22 points having 5/7 two points, 3/7 three points, 3/3 shots, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while the George Papagiannis He was “everywhere” again with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks!
Of course, the most important role for its easy mastery. Panathinaikos mainly played the defense with which he had maintained Sunrise in 52 points for 30 minutes while he did not allow him to exceed 70, as well as the precision outside the 6.75 meters with 15/34 three points!
The match
It was clear from the start of the game that Panathinaikos I wanted to impose its rhythm and not enter but … Zalgiris adventures to get to the point of “chasing” the score. And it did to a great extent. THE Ioannis Papapetrou in the first place and the George Papagiannis secondly, it was they who took the “greens” out of hand and helped them to control the rhythm of the match as much as possible and not be left behind after the initial 0-4 score.
In fact, Panathinaikos was ahead at 17-8 but no … managed to rejoice at +9 and Sunrise “Answered” thanks to consecutive points from Lo and Giffey. The German team managed to reduce the basket (17-15 in 8 ‘) but from the moment the hosts had 86% in two points (6/7) and 50% in three points (4/8) they closed the first ten minutes on +7 (25-18). During this period Papapetrou (10 points) and Papagiannis (6 points, 2 points) seemed … unstoppable while after the start of the second half the score reached for the first time and at +11 (29-18 in 12 ‘) with the “clover” combining the spectacle with the essence. However the Sunrise He returned to the game with a sub 11-2 for 31-29. Pavnathinaikos in the second half scored 0/8 three points and this was the point that helped the guests to return to the game, but halftime to close again at +7 for the “clover” (39-32) who had 10/17 Shots of two, 4/16 of triples and 7/7 shots against 8/18 of two, 4/11 shots of three and 4/5 shots of Alba.
Those triples that didn’t go into the second ten minutes, they went in at the beginning of 3rd period! Foment, Saint-Ross and White scored three consecutive times outside the 6.75 meters with the result that the difference reaches 13 points for the first time (48-35 in 22 ‘and 50-37 in 23’) The “rain” of triples continued indoors in OAKA, both in terms of Panathinaikos, but also from the side Sunrise. The highest value of the difference was +15 (60-45 in 27 ‘) thanks to his “awakening” Nemanja nedovic, before the third period closes at 66-52.
Of course, the Germans have a reputation for never giving up and this was seen in the fourth and final ten minutes, when they were trying to convert … a tight “greens” corset! His players Reneses they had taken the baton Panathinaikos and in turn began to point “gnawing” the difference. However, they could not get closer than 8 points, as the Ioannis Papapetrou “Armed” again and with consecutive triples “cleared” the case of victory with concise procedures.
The ten minutes: 25-18, 39-32, 66-52, 92-69
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