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The Panathinaikos OPAP was disappointing, Villeurbanne saw the green basket like a barrel from the periphery and thus the French team achieved the victory in an impressive and relaxing way (97-73). The Giorgos Vovoras players were out of place from the start (they had 2/10 shots in 5 ‘), little by little they lost concentration and energy in defense and in combination with the impressive percentages of the hosts in the triples (they finished with 17 / 24 of 6m75) had no right to wait for the winners to leave the Astroballe.
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And all this on a night in which Panathinaikos OPAP lined up without Selvin Mack, because the experienced guard had no right to participate.
The MVP
Three Villeurbanne players (Norris Cole, William Howard and David Lighty) compete for the title of most valuable. All three deserve the specific individual distinction, if one takes into account that they all had more than 15 points and in total they shot 10/11 from 6m75. One “click” ahead could have been David Lighty, who had 19 points with 6/9 two points, 2/2 three points, 1/1 shooting, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 19’53 ”.
THE WEAK LINK
Panathinaikos OPAP’s two most talented offensive players were far from good. Ioannis Papapetrou and Nemanja Nedovic were unable to feel comfortable in attack at any point in the forty minutes, which is reflected in their statistics. They finished the game with 5/11 two points, 0/10 three points and 4/6 shots, numbers diametrically opposed to the talent and statistics they had so far in the Euroleague.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
It doesn’t take much thought to uncover the stats that stood out on Astroballe. The TJ Parker players enjoyed from 6m75, they saw the green basket like a barrel, they felt they were throwing pebbles into the ocean. Villeurbanne finished 17/24 from the periphery, a performance that not only impresses, but demonstrates why in no event could the club claim victory.
THE RACE
Panathinaikos OPAP started the game well, made defenses, but in minute 5 the change fell sharply. As soon as Villeurbanne started scoring from the periphery, the greens lost their composure and concentration, causing the pace of the match to open up. The hosts were at +3 (20-17) at the end of the first period, when the greens had 6/18 shots and an obvious problem in the execution: many shots were under pressure.
TJ Parker’s player psychology soared after the win over Barcelona and the … well-run start of three points. A fact that was reflected in their percentages. By the end of the first half, Villeurbanne had reached 10/13 triples, and therefore the +14 (44-30) with which he went to the dressing room, was considered completely normal. Especially when -on the other hand- Panathinaikos OPAP had 8/22 two points and 3/14 three points, with players like Ioannis Papapetrou (0/4 shots) and Nemanja Nedovic (0/5 three points) being very imprecise. In fact, if George Papagiannis didn’t exist to score points after his own offensive rebounds, then the French lead would have been widened much more.
The third period unfolded in the same way, as the hosts continued to be … in the twilight zone. With 12/16 triples now, the difference had reached more than twenty points (59-37) in the 25th minute, with Giorgos Vovoras constantly making changes to find a working scheme, but to see that nothing worked.
The difference was consistently above +20 for Villeurbanne until the end (he flirted with +30), until the hosts reached the final dominance with +24 (97-73) and achieved a second win in a row. As for the Panathinaikos OPAP? If I ever wanted to forget what (did not happen) in Fonteta and Fernando Buesa Arena two weeks ago, I would want … ten for the Astroballe game.
Referees: Belosevic – Zamoyski – Laurinavicius.
The ten minutes: 20-17, 44-30, 68-51, 97-73.
VILLARBAN (Parker): Freeman 8 (2/6 triples), County 4, Lacombe, Dio 10 (2), Fal 4 (4 blocks), Noua 8 (2), Baku 5, Light 19 (6/9 2 points, 2/2 triples, 1/1 shot), Howard 16 (4/4 triples), Yaboussele 7 (1 triple, 6 rebounds), Cole 16 (4/5 triples, 5 assists).
PANATHINAIKOS OPAP (Vovoras): Papagiannis 14 (7/10 two points, 0/1 three points, 6 rebounds), Bohoridis 6 (1/6 shots), August, Papapetrou 4 (1/5 two points, 0/3 three points, 2/4 shots, 5 rebounds), Kaselakis 8 (3/3 shots), Kalaitzakis 2, Foster 2, Nedovic 10 (4/6 two points, 0/7 three points, 2/2 shots), Blanco 7 (1), Mitoglou 12 (1 / 4 three points, 5 rebounds), Bentil 2, Sant Ross 6 (1 triple, 7 assists).
Group Stats – Villeurbanne: 18/31 two points, 17/24 three points, 10/10 shots, 30 rebounds (27 + 3), 21 assists, 11 steals, 19 errors, 2 blocks.
Team Statistics – Panathinaikos OPAP: 22/43 two points, 6/23 three points, 11/16 shots, 29 rebounds (17 + 12), 15 assists, 6 steals, 16 errors.
The next obligations of the two teams: For Panathinaikos, OPAP follows a second consecutive away game, this time against Armani Milano (3/12, 21:45) at Mediolanum Forum, while Villeurbanne is tested at the WiZink Center by Real Madrid (4/12, 22:00).
Photo credits: Eurokinissi
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