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Mario Hezonja, who took the lead in the decisive attack in the fourth quarter, snatched an extra time, in which Panathinaikos of Athens (11-20) beat Milan Armani Exchange (20-13), who are looking for home advantage in the match . Euroleague Playoffs.
Man of the match
Odedo Kattasho, who has always been chasing opponents during main time, triumphed at home 86:83 (15:26, 14:20, 20:13, 21:11, 16:13).
After the season tied the score – 70:70, the guests still had about two seconds to respond, but Sergio Rodríguez made a mistake when throwing the ball.
Hezonja opened the extension with a precise triple, which ignited Pao’s long-range artillery: Shelvin Mack and Ioannis Papapetrou added a long shot and the hosts took the initiative: 81:73.
We will extend Mack’s eighth point, the Athens club gained a double-digit lead: 83:73.
In the final, Luigi Datome had the opportunity to compare the score, but the Italian attempt to attack from a distance did not reach the goal and ended up the green-white winner – 86:83.
Hezonja scored 17 points in 21 minutes (3/4 doubles, 2/3 trit., 5/7 penalty), bounced 3 balls, made 3 errors, caused 3 fouls and 5 times.
After a two-month break, Nemanja Nedovičius returned to the field in the ranks of the Athens team, who played for 11 minutes and scored 3 points (0/1 double, 1/2 trit.).
The defeat of the Milan club gave Anadolu Efes a hometown advantage in the playoffs.
“Panathinaikos”: Mario Hezonja 17, Benas Bentilas 16, Georgios Papagiannis and Ioannis Papapetrou – po 14, Shelvinas Mackas 11.
Armani Exchange: Vladimir Micov 15, Kevin Punter 13, Zach LeDay, Kaleb Tarczewski and Shavon Shields 12 each, Sergio Rodríguez 10.
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