Prometheus Patras – Panathinaikos 54-69: Tired but victorious (videos)

Panathinaikos may not have had a dazzling performance in Patras, but they beat the 'lost' Prometheus 69-54, ending the first round of the Basketball League undefeated.

After “Devil's Week” in Monaco And Milanthe Panathinaikos Actor She appeared with no energy reserves in her match Patras. However, he did not push her. He got the win against Prometheus He finished the first round of this year with a score of 11/11 Basketball league.

After all, the mind was more focused on confronting him Red star Next Thursday in Owaka (28/12, 21:15) and with fatigue, the “Greens” were unable to reach their known performance standards. Even if only six players from their starting rotation are offered to the home team.

Of course, it was a match that will be forgotten very quickly. Bad basketball, especially in the recent period, as there were mistakes on both sides. The final score and a look at the stats prove what happened in the closed “D” game. Tuvalus on Christmas Eve.

the Kedrin Nun With 15 points and 4 assists, he was the best among the “Greens”. Juancho Hernangomet (13 points, 4 rebounds). Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (12 p.) And Costa behavior (8as., 5kl.) to be completed in the Patras match.

Match: Prometheus Patras – Panathinaikos

the Panathinaikos I entered with… the forums on the “Dr. Tovalos” floor and with a weapon in hand, the match in transition found itself leading by 2-8 from the first two minutes of the match. But there was no continuity as Prometheus He improved his returns and brought more energy to the defense leading to a 12-5 partial score and a 14-13 lead before closing the quarter in green +3 (15-18). During this time, the hosts had 5/5 two-pointers and 1/6 three-pointers with 7 fouls, while the “green” respectively had 7/14 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers and 5 steals!

In the middle of the second period, thanks to the scheme with Juancho In “four” it is Mitoglu In “five” s Panathinaikos He found himself ahead by +9 points (19-28 at 15 minutes) after starting the quarter with a partial score of 10-4. once again. Not only was he unable to open the gap, but he put the home team ahead again (31-30) thanks to Quan Before the end of the half (31-34).

In the first half of the match, the hosts committed 13 fouls, but they were close to scoring thanks to his three-pointers, which amounted to 1/10. Panathenaiko. the Nan (9 AM), Antetokounmpo (8 p.) and Mitoglu (7pm) “The Greens” led the scoring, with the “Clovers” getting 16/27 from two shots compared to 10/16 for the hosts.

In the third period, the person who took the action is Panagiotis KalaitzakisWho made efforts and helped him Panathinaikos To take a double lead for the first time in the match (35-45) in the 25th minute. From then on, the “Greens” did not have to do much. They were just controlling the game and Ataman He's had the opportunity to open up the spin a bit and try different variations. However, the natives continued to compete and were within five points for most of the third quarter (44-49 in the 29th minute) but at the 30th minute the score was again +10 (44-54) on behalf of the visitors. .

the Juancho I followed him Kalaitzakis At the same time, with Kostas Sloukas To “stuff” his statistics with 8 assists and 4 steals. The hosts finished the third period with a score of 13/21 2-pointers, 3/14 3-pointers, 9/17 shots, 18-9 rebounds, 5 assists and 20 fouls! Accordingly, Panathinaikos He had 19/31 2-pointers, 5/19 3-pointers, 1/5 shooting, 16 assists, 11 steals and 10 turnovers!

Recently, the scene was heartbreaking. Bad basketball on both sides, with both teams giving narratives of failure and mistakes. However, Panathinaikos He checked the match and was not threatened by them at all Patrinosfound himself at +14 (46-60) three minutes before the end after his three-pointer Nan And the end credits also dropped… officially.

Where the ruling is made: Panathinaikos effectively exploited the home team's numerous errors (25 in total) and found opportunities to build a double-digit lead in the third period and maintain it until the end without impressing with its performance.

The best ever: Kendrick Nunn has been Panathinaikos' most reliable offensive solution

They expected more: Reynolds didn't help Prometheus much, in a match where he had chances (3/11 shots, 2 fouls)

Rivals in victory: Kostas Sloukas recorded a “perfect” statistic (5 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds), while Kalaitzakis (12 points) and Hoantsos (13 points, 4 rebounds) provided their own solutions.

His performance went: Kofi had tremendous energy with 18 points and 19 rebounds.

Match statistics: Prometheus's 25 fouls against only 6 assists combined with a poor percentage on three-pointers (3/20) but also Panathinaikos's 15 fouls.

Their next duty: Panathinaikos will welcome Red Star (28/12, 21:15) to the closed OAKA Stadium in the 17th round of the Euroleague, while Prometheus Patras will have to wait until next week, namely the match against PAOK (30/12, 17:15) Premiere of the second round .

Quarters: 15-18, 31-34, 44-54, 54-69.