With their eyes fixed on the crucial matches against Maccabi, the incomplete Panathinaikos defeated Peristeri 93-88 in the third round of the Basket League and was applauded by 9,000 fans.
Peristeri led 14-25 at quarter-time, 41-45 at half-time and 61-69 at the beginning of the fourth period. Dinos Mitoglou (25 points) and Luka Vildosa (11 points) starred in the counterattack of the “greens”, who escaped with 85-76 in the 37th minute. The visitors equalized again with a three-pointer by Ragland (86-86), but a three-pointer by Ioannis Papapetrou 35” before the end gave Panathinaikos a new boost.
The “clover” was couched by Christos Serelis, after Ergin Ataman traveled to Istanbul for his father’s funeral. Matias Lessor, who officially felt unwell just before the jam and left the field even though he was warming up, and Jerian Grant, who was slightly injured, were left out. Nan 20, Papapetrou 14, Sloukas 6 also distinguished themselves.
Renfro 16, Ragland 13, Love 13, Mitrou-Long 10, Dangubic 12 stood out from Vassilis Spanoulis’ team, which next week will compete in the final-4 of the Basketball Champions League in Belgrade. The patient Thompson was absent.
With a record of 24-1, Panathinaikos has secured first place in the regular season, ahead of Olympiakos, who yesterday defeated Prometheus in the SEF with 80-69 and is at 23-3. The third Peristeri fell to 16-10, while the Patras team follows with 15-10. Aris, Kolossos, AEK and PAOK complete the eight that will participate in the playoffs.
The matches with Maccabi, for the Euroleague playoffs, will start next Tuesday and Thursday at OAKA. Tickets for the first two matches have already been sold out.
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