Sci-Fi Show Blog – Nikos Papadogiannis

Nikos Papadogiannis tries to explain the transformations of Panathinaikos this year and raises his hands along with the basketball flag.

OAKA’s image at the start of the match left no room for misinterpretation. his audience Panathinaiko He was expecting a big turnaround in Dancing in the Rain, but he expected it from football. Then the bitter first half of basketball came to add to Nila Leoforos, which would have been a certain consolation, and those who intended to do the Ampelokipoi-Kalogriza track took the metro in another direction.

The few who dared, perhaps even to come up with some popular pitches, saw before their eyes a film worthy of the Oscars that will be presented in a few days, with Paris me in the leading male role To launch golden balls into the basket And with the band’s performance of the year.

What was this Hollywood that our eyes saw before the clock struck midnight black in the ears of the “greens”? Panathinaikos’ form in the second half seemed to be one of his days Zeljko ObradovicAnd Even against an opponent who was coming off a 4-game winning streakHe started the second half ahead of his pursuer by 15 steps, and began to dream of being in the quarter-finals.

Panathinaikos jumped from 27 points in the first quarter to 62 in the second (against 23 from Zalgiris), bumping by -15 to +24 and the cheers of relief turned into a standing ovation. What can one say other than “well done”? Maybe raise your handsAs captured by basketball science, unable to explain the inexplicable.

The bewildered observer who attempts to explain the shift in technical rather than metaphysical terms must charge him primarily to the ubiquitous presence Dejan Radonic. Caesar for Caesar, don’t they say? The Serb, who had earlier carried the lamb’s air to the slaughterhouse, took the deck in his hands and shuffled it until his fingers were lacerated with blood, uninterested in the wild cards that fell to the floor.

Players with butter in their hands and hearts taken to the bench and defense meters receiving the swab to stomp on the floor in the third period: gregonesout o williamsout o Waltersout o PapagiannisI do not KalitzakisI do not dowryI do not for meThree kamikazes at the perimeter to pressure the weak Zalgris guards inside Judites to prevent speculators.

the Dwayne Bacon I went down to “4” and stayed there until the reserves (energy and rut) were exhausted. This figure, looser, more agile, more dynamic, filled the floor with claws and teeth: steals, swerves, runs, defenders who shout “I want.” the Paris me He led the operation, but it was Lee himself who rolled out the green carpet to dance his carousels.

Panathinaikos introduced The usual from previous games are two sides of Janusbut he didn’t need his heroics Cured meat to change the mask. The difference was made through combat, passion, commitment to the defensive mission and targeting the opponent’s weaknesses.

the George Vovoras He described the first half photo as “shocking” and the second half photo “a mark of respect for the club”. Panathinaikos, who gives right to the just and the unjust, He remembers his prestige and his specific gravitywhich seemed ready to sink, a resigned group was approaching the icebergs at full speed.

Next week awaits Satan’s Week: TRUE in Madrid, Baskonia in Vitoria. Panathinaikos in the first half of this night will collect two 30-pointers, and in the second Panathinaikos can score two doubles. It’s not my fault for exaggerating, Sci-Fi Tonight is to blame.

Instead of an epilogue, I note the dream statistic Who wrote Panathinaikos counters after the breakwhen cheers echoed in the empty stands: 11/16 2 shots, 8/11 3 shots, 13/19 shots, +39 points, +1 rebound (from -14 in the first half) and 9 fewer fouls than the Lithuanians.