The Greens demonstrated their power with a clinical performance at both ends of the court.
Panathinaikos flexed its muscles on Zvezda to keep rolling
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens breezed to an 82-65 home victory over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade with a dominant display that kept the visitors on the back foot from start to finish in a lopsided contest.
The Greek team improved to 10-7 with a fourth successive win, while Zvezda dropped to 6-11 as its inconsistent form continued after a lackluster performance from some key players, who shined in the previous round’s win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.
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At one end, Mathias Lessort served up a heroic performance after a horrific-looking fall he took in the Round 16 win at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, when he landed on his back and looked set to miss the game against Zvezda.
The center played through excruciating pain, contributing with 13 points and 4 rebounds in 29 minutes on the court, personifying his team’s fighting spirit which saw Panathinaikos blow away Zvezda despite a relatively modest offensive performance.
In contrast, last week’s MVP Milos Teodosic, who racked up a game-high 27 points and 14 assists in the 92-98 win at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, was kept invisible at OAKA as he finished the game on 0 points, 3 assists and 2 turnovers.
Panathinaikos shot just 5-of-22 from downtown but confined Zvezda to 4-of-25, with the home team totally dominating the boards. Coach Ataman's men amassed 40 rebounds, 15 of them on the offensive end, while Zvezda collected 30 boards, of which 8 were offensive.
Poignantly, Zvezda also committed 14 turnovers while it only managed 12 assists, highlighting the home team’s ironclad defense.
Dinos Mitoglou, who posted 15 points and 5 rebounds in 23 rock-solid minutes on the court, thanked the home fans who turned up in droves at holiday time to support their team and created a cracking atmosphere.
“I want to congratulate the people who came here through these days. People usually go somewhere on vacation [at this time of the year] to take their minds off the city a little bit,” Mitoglou said after the game. “But they turned up, we had a wonderful crowd and a great atmosphere, so it’s a victory for them.”
Coach Ataman pointed out that stifling out Teodosic was crucial. “The guys showed great character and played great defense,” he said. “We enjoyed a convincing win even though we only shot 22 percent from three-point range, which is a testament to our defense. Kalaitzakis kept Teodosic out of the game and we also did a good job on Nedovic. We worked hard together.”
Zvezda coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos acknowledged his team never got going on offense. “We struggled a lot offensively as we never found the solutions that we needed,” he said. “We didn’t find easy baskets or open shots, especially in the second half.”
Panathinaikos is headed for a double-round week in Spain after New Year’s Eve, visiting Baskonia on January 3 before taking on Valencia two days later.
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