Euroleague: Panathinaikos fought it against Armani, 75-76 loss at OAKA

Panathinaikos did not escape the second consecutive loss in the EuroLeague and 19 in 26 games, as they fell 75-76 to Armani Milano.

The defeat for matchday 28 of the Euroleague came in a very inglorious way for the ‘clover’, with Hines getting the valuable rebound -after a misplaced three-pointer by Rodríguez- and Papagiannis’ foul in the 2″ to go and keep with 1/2 shots the Italians prevailed in third place with a mark of 18-8.

Panathinaikos’ disappointing shooting percentages from 6.75 meters until the 30th minute and Nedovic “trapped” in the rival defense, the Greek team seemed to surrender to the appetite of the Italians (51-63 at the end of the 3rd half). However, led by the Serbian Guard, he made a 24-13 run at the end, he went 75-75 after stealing and a basket by the great protagonist, but was “harmed” by Hines, who took advantage of a clueless international center.

Leading Panathinaikos with 19 points, but also 3/10 from three points, was Nedovic. From Armani, Hines “shone” with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Before the first jambol, KAE Panathinaikos General Manager Frangiskos Albertis welcomed Ben Bentil to OAKA and awarded Dino Mitoglou for his contribution to the club.

The match

Panathinaikos “hit” with… good morning on the opponent’s racket, feeding Papagianni and White, at the moment when their defense was effective and keeping the Italians at zero, they quickly raised the score (7-0 in Number 3′). Armani tried to react, but with Nedovic and Kaselakis providing solutions from 6.75 meters, the “greens” stayed at a safe distance (17-9 in 8′). However, the successive errors did not allow them to maintain the difference until the end of the first period (19-14).

With Nedovic sidelined with his miss from the fringes in the second half and Delaney running outside the three-point zone, Armani took a threatening position, while winning the rebounding battle and taking advantage of Panathinaikos’ surprising attacking options. he not only achieved the tie at 18 ‘(33-33), but was at the end of the first half in front of the scoreboard (36-40). Central in the counterattack of the Italians was the entry of Ritchie, who got up from the bench and in 7 minutes of participation in the second half he scored 8 points.

With Armani finding rhythm from 6.75 meters and “neutralizing” Nedovic with his defense on the periphery, Ettore Messina’s team imposed their rhythm against a Panathinaikos player who had trouble creating and was sought after in defense and attack. In fact, the guests shot the difference in minute 27 for the first time at +11 (49-60), without accentuating until the end of the third period (51-63).

Panathinaikos got the reaction they were looking for from the first minutes of the 4th quarter, giving the maximum to the defense, but above all finding the long shots of Nedovic who was deprived for 30 minutes (at the end of the 3rd period he had 1/8 three points) . With the Serbian, in fact, scoring two consecutive triples in the last three minutes, the ‘greens’ reached a respite from the tie, which reached 70′ for the end at the hands of the great protagonist, after stealing and scoring. (75-75).

However, the second consecutive error by Papagiannis, who fouled Hines with 2″ to go, after an offensive rebound by the American on a misplaced 3-pointer by Rodríguez, sent Armani and the experienced center to the shooting line. Italian, with 1/ 2 formed the final 75-76.

Panathinaikos – Armani Milan 75-76

Panathinaikos (Dimitris Priftis): Mekon 9, Papagiannis 11, Bohoridis, Kavvadas 7, Kaselakis 7 (1), White 11 (2), Nedovic 19 (3), Evans 2, Sant Ross 9.

Armani Milano (Ettore Messina): Honey 8, Grant 3 (1), Rodriguez 9 (1), Tarjuski, Ritchie 10 (2), Hall 8, Delaney 15 (1), Mitoglou 2, Daniels 8 (2), Hines 13 , Bentil.

The rooms: 19-14, 36-40, 51-63, 75-76

source: iefi merida