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The Zenit of Saint Petersburg (20-14), which carries Kevin Pangos on the shoulders, triumphs: the club, which won the fatal battle, obtained a historic ticket for the Euroleague playoffs.
| Man of the match | |
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EFF 41 |
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Kevin Pangos |
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Points |
33 |
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Precision |
10-15 |
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Bounces |
1 |
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Effective transfers |
eleven |
The former Žalgiris player scored seven 3-pointers in Saint Petersburg and improved his personal career records, and Xavi Pascual’s students in their square before 3,021 spectators 112: 83 (26:22, 21:18, 29:20, 36:23) eliminated the Athenian Panathinaikos (11-22) and placed in the top eight.
Barcelona, the regular season winner, will have up to three victories in their quarterfinals. The playoffs will begin on April 20.
Raging Pangos scored 33 points in 33 minutes (3/3 double, 7/12 trit., 6/6 penalty), had 11 assists and scored 41 utility points.
His previous records in the Euroleague were 25 points, 6 on 3 points and 28 utility points.
The Canadian also improved the Euroleague season records: points scored (Alexei Swede had scored 32), triples (Shane Larkin scored 6) and utility (Guerschon scored 37 points for Yabusel).
Artūras Gudaitis scored 11 points (3/4 doubles, 5/8 penalty) for the winners in 25 minutes, grabbed 6 balls and recorded the utility of 14 points.
For the team based in St. Petersburg since 2014, this trip to the Euroleague is historic. The Russians, who debuted in the tournament last season, were the last of the eighteen before the end of the bouts.
In the event of a Zenit failure, Valencia Basket (19-15), which had a mutual advantage, would have been among the eight strongest. In addition, the entry of the Russian club to the playoffs also eliminated the Spanish team from the Euroleague next season.
The Valencian team competed in the elite continental tournament of the season with the rights of the European Cup champion and the venue in 2021-2022. The seasonal battalions would have been saved only after reaching the top eight.
Next season, both European Cup finalists will enter the Euroleague. One thing is already clear: the Monaco team. Bologna “Virtus” and Kazan UNIKS will fight in the deciding match in the next semi-final pair on Wednesday.
This battle between Panathinaikos and Zenit was supposed to take place in the sixth round of the Euroleague, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Both teams were forced to play in line-ups before matchday six: for this reason, Mario Hezonja did not help the Greeks and Tarik Blackas the Russians.
St. Petersburg basketball players, who played unstoppably at home, made a total of 15 of 29 shots (52 percent) from distance.
Zenit: Kevin Pangos 33 (7/12 Trit, 6/6 penalty, 11 Res. 12 (3/7 Trit.), Austin Hollins (3/7 Trit.), Mateusz Ponitka (5/5 penalty, 8 rebounds, 7 rebounds, 25 money), Artūras Gudaitis (5/8 penalty, 6 retirements) after 11, Alex Poythress 9.
“Panathinaikos”: Nemanja Nedovičius 20 (3/7 dvit., 4/7 dvit.), Ioannis Papapetrou 16 (4/6 dvit., 2/3 dvit.), Aaronas White’as 10 (5/6 dvit., 6 atk. Kam.), Konstantinos Mitoglou 9, Eleftherios Bochoridis 7 (5/6 baud).
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