Zalgiris 81-74 Panathinaikos: Nedovic and Jackson weren’t enough to fill defensive gaps – Euroleague



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THE RACE

Giorgos Vovoras started the game with Pierre Jackson – Marcus Foster – Ioannis Papapetrou – Aaron White – Giorgos Papagiannis in the top five, mistakes at the start of the match being enough. On the one hand, the impossibility of cooperating and on the other hand, the problematic defense in the pick and roll, did not allow the club to find rhythm and press firmly on its feet, from the first minutes. Zalgiris was at +9 (15-6) just in the 5th minute, with Clover’s coach constantly shuffling the deck. The twins he chose both on the periphery and on the racket were many, with Howard Sand Ross bearing the brunt of the organization and Nemanja Nedovic taking various initiatives during the first half.

The first was the one that helped to “tie” the defense of Panathinaikos OPAP (while of course it did not have a creation of “1”), while the second forced the defense of Zalgiris to adapt to it and face it with a attack. road.

The conclusion, of course, was that with the exception of the first two minutes of the second period (25-24 in 12 ‘), Panathinaikos OPAP was in no condition to threaten. Although Pierre Jackson found rhythm in the attack. The defensive weaknesses were many, and those that took care of the -5 (43-38) of the half, which found Zalgiris with 1/9 of triples and Rokas Giocumbaitis (10 points) in the leading role.

After the pause, the clover appeared much improved on the back of the parquet. Mainly in the concentration part. Five minutes into the third half (from 20 ‘to 25′ they had several offensive problems), Giorgos Vovoras’ players found rhythm up front and managed to retake the difference, which had reached +12 (52 -40 in 24 ‘). The advantage, however, remained in Zalgiris (59-54 at 30 ‘), despite the fact that Martin Schiller’s players shot 2/14 from 6m75.

Lately, the scene has not changed drastically, due to many initiatives taken by the duo of Pierre Jackson and Nemanja Nedovic. The two did what they could in the attack, took collected possessions, lowered the difference to -5 (73-68 in 37 ‘), but that was not enough. The composure of the locals in the shots and the two triples of Arturas Milaknis and Thomas Wookup kept the situation as it was, with Zalgiris taking the victory (81-74).

Thus, on Sunday, September 13, Panathinaikos OPAP will face Alba Berlin at 4:00 p.m. in the small final of the Euroleague tournament. At 19:00, Zalgiris will play against Armani Milano, which a few hours before had been imposed by Aito Reneses’ team.

Referees: Lothermozer – Zamoisky – Perandi.

The ten minutes: 23-17, 43-38, 59-54, 81-74.

ZALGIRIS (Schiller): Wookup 13 (8 assists, 3 steals, 3 errors), Lekavitsius 6, Hayes 2 (1/5 shooting, 5 rebounds), Yankounas, Milaknis 9 (3), Geben 2, Rubit, Yokubaitis 16 (6 / 8 two-point shots, 0/2 three-point shots, 4/4 shots), Vasturia 4, Grigonis 14 (2/6 three-point shots), Lovern 15 (7/10 two-point shots, 1/2 shots, 13 rebounds).

PANATHINAIKOS OPAP (Vovoras): Papagiannis 8 (3 rebounds), Bohoridis, August, Papapetrou 4 (0/4 two points, 0/2 three points, 4/4 shots, 4 rebounds), Kaselakis, Foster 6 (3/3 two points, 3 errors), Nedovic 22 (5/10 two points, 3/9 three points, 3/3 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), White 3 (0/1 two points, 0/3 three points, 3/4 shots ), Mitoglou 5 (1/3 shots of two, 1/3 of triples, 3/4 of shots, 4 rebounds), Bentley 6 (1 triple, 6 rebounds), Jackson 18 (4/5 shots of two, 3 / 6 3s, 1/2 shots, 5 assists), Sand Ross 2 (2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 foul, 1 block).

Group Stats – Zalgiris: 23/41 two points, 5/22 three points, 20/22 shots, 34 rebounds (26 + 8), 15 assists, 11 steals, 12 errors, 3 blocks.

Team Statistics – Panathinaikos OPAP: 19/33 two points, 8/27 three points, 12/15 shots, 35 rebounds (28 + 7), 15 assists, 9 steals, 15 errors, 3 blocks.

Photo credits: BC Zalgiris Kaunas / Twitter



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