Panathinaikos achieved the precious victory needed to secure the home advantage in the playoffs in Munich: 75-82 over Bayern, amid the adoration of 2,000 Greeks. At halftime, the score was 36-40.
Now the “clover” counts 22 wins and 11 losses and remains in 2nd place. If he seals it with a win over trailing Alba next Thursday at OAKA, he will play in the play-offs with home advantage against one of Maccabi, Virtus, Basconi, with the three wins required and a place in the final four as a prize of Berlin.
The Germans took advantage of the lukewarm start of the “greens” and took the upper hand with a flurry of three-pointers: 24-18. Hernangometh, Papapetrou started the Greek counterattack and the score became 28-34 with a 0-8 streak. Kendrick Nunn made it 44-49 in the middle of the third period, but Bayern quickly overtook: 52-51 with a three-pointer by Weiler-Bubb.
Nunn continued his recital, Jerian Grant increased the gap to 7 points (56-63), but Bayern’s 9-0 run gave them a new lead. A 3-pointer by Grant at 70-70 gave Panathinaikos the impetus for the final attack and Juancho Hernangomet sealed the double in the same way.
Kostas Slukas was the leader, with 12 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Ergin Ataman also used Vildosa 2, Grant 7, Nan 15, Grigonis 3, Papapetrou 8, Hernangomet 14, Mitoglou 6, Lesor 13, K. Antetokounmpo. Dimitris Giannakopoulos also traveled to Germany for the match.
From Pablo Lasso’s Bayern, Weiler-Bubb 15, Ibaka 14, Lucic 11, Bolmaro 11, Edwards 9 stood out.
The Olympiacos, who yesterday defeated Red Star in Belgrade with difficulty 89-86 (Wright 20, Papanikolaou 12, Walkap 12) will finish unexpectedly in 5th or 6th place, depending on the results of the last game, and will face without a home advantage one of Barcelona, Monaco.
The Reds have a 21-12 record and host Fenerbahce (20-13) on Friday in Faliro.
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