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Match progress:
The match started at full speed as expected. In the opening minutes, Vilnius was dragged by Martynas Echodas, who made the first two shots, but there were many errors in attack, and the Greeks found their way to the basket “Morning” easily and much more often – 6:12.
The Greeks held the lead, and in the middle of the room, Donald Kairys threw his yet-unseen weapon into the square: tallest newcomer Chris McCullough.
However, at the end of the first half, “Morning” was not started by him, but by compatriot Andrew Goudelock. The American made some impressive throws thanks to individual dominance and after the first ten minutes, the hosts breathed PAO on their backs. 19:22.
The successful section was enlarged by the people of Vilnius at the beginning of the second quarter. “Rytas” managed to equalize the score 24:24, but then Nemanja Nedovičius immediately launched an accurate triple and started the jet of the guests.
The Vilnius team pitted and PAO advanced 12: 2 and gained a double-digit lead in the match for the first time. He survived until the end of the quarter. In the middle of the duel 31:41.
PAO started the second half of the match very strongly and won the first two minutes 7: 0. The great improvement in the defense of the rivals caused a lot of problems for the Vilnius team, and the situation was saved a little more with a nice shot from a distance.
Former Rytas legionnaire N. Nedovičius assumed the leading role in the Athens team. At the time of the break, the Serbian had scored just five points, but only in the third had he scored another thirteen and the PAO was confidently advancing towards its goal. After three quarters, “Rytas” fell behind 45:64.
Panathinaikos participated in the Euroleague four-team preseason tournament in Kaunas over the weekend.
Initially, the Greeks lost 74:81 to Kaunas “Žalgiris”, and in the match for third place after overtime 110: 102 they beat ALBA Berlin’s basketball players.
According to the original idea, after the competition in Kaunas, the Greeks had to travel to Moscow and play in the Gomelski Cup, but due to the pandemic and logistical problems they could not reach the Russian capital, they rejected the invitation and stayed in Lithuania, where they decided to play a friendly confrontation with the East.
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