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Panathinaikos’ sixth win in the Euroleague was their first after three failed attempts and only one in the previous six matches. 88-71 against Villeurbanne at OAKA would have been a given last year, when in the respective game the Greek team had found 100 points, but not this year. Especially for a team ‘stained’ by successive defeats and injured in the match, since Papapetrou was absent. After all, it had not been long since the 24th of Lyon on the night of the martyrdom of December 1.
That day the champions had let their opponents shoot with 71% from 3-pointers (17/24), having lost a total of only 20 of their 55 shots. In contrast, only Nedovic had found iron in 9 attempts, counting seven lost triples (0/7). Wednesday night was not the first month, but … New Years. With the ancient calendar, the Julian one that his compatriots follow and of course he embraces. “Time has changed for Serbs and I wanted to celebrate“said the leader of the ‘clover’ jokingly, after having caused outrage in Villeurbanne’s basket with 33 points 6/7 two points and 5/10 three points.
At 55-48, in Panathinaikos’ first attempt to pull away, they had already scored 28! More, that is, more than half in a fourth appearance this year with +25 points. For Thanasis Giaple, of course, the remarkable thing was not the Serbian striker’s productive night, which was combined with 6 assists, but the fact that “he realized that he had to yield the above to the defense. With the footwork he has, he can play amazing. That was the extra element of his appearance.“.
Overall, Panathinaikos ‘defensive adjustment worked at least satisfactorily after the Frenchman’s first 15 points in less than 5 minutes of play, as in the remaining 35 the responsibility was only 56. In this condition, Papagiannis’ speed against the beast it helped terribly. and cunning, except for the cumbersome Fol. “He is an incredible player and I learn from him.“He stoically pointed to the center of the ‘clover’, but at the same time the countless times he was found nailing the ball into Villeurbanne’s crown, coming in with 8/10 shots and 2/2 shots to break his previous individual points record in the case, stopping at 18.
Of course, it would be half, if Dinos Mitoglou, without going back and forth between ‘4’ and ‘5’, did not function consistently like the second pole of the racket. Both played for more than 30 minutes, most of them in parallel. “George and I have known each other for 13 years and we know how to cover each other.“Mitoglou recalled and that is why his cooperation was not surprised. So why did he cover the position of the center until today? Yaples caught any questions and explained that”With August’s absence we had no alternative option for Papagiannis and that’s why Dinos played so long at 5. We’re not so … (he avoided using a word) and we understand the basics“.
Regardless, they both gave them 29 points at 12/14 on the field, along with 17 rebounds. Mainly defenders who were the turning point to consolidate the situation in favor of Panathinaikos (62-53, 66-56 at 29’10 ”). Only in the first half were 7 of them lost and Villeurbanne was able to stay close (36-36, 42-40) finding relaxing points from second attacks that turned into two or three direct points. “When this opponent does not easily hit baskets, he is eager“, concluded Giaples clarifying that”playing defense, Panathinaikos can beat any team“.
This now concerns the (prophet but in no case the Messiah) Odent Katas who with a planned trip to Athens will be the person who will undertake the remodeling of the Panathinaikos with current natural materials, because “it’s a big challenge and maybe i won’t have a similar opportunity in the future“Whether he counts Marcus Foster or not, it will be seen very soon. However, the American guard was out of rotation again and it is not accidental. Like Ben Bentil. Ganezos may not fit the plan.” “Regardless of whether Costas Charalambidis, in his first win as a coach for a Euroleague team, stated that”we don’t change anything, we just try to communicate with the players“Something had hurt.
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