The matches of the 33rd round of the Euroleague were on the program tonight. Panathinaikos was better than Real at home with 87:86, while Maccabi continues to grab towards the TOP 8 phase with a 94:73 victory over Asvel.
The basketball players of the “Greens from Athens” made a real surprise on their floor.
From the very start, the Greeks played much better than expected and were better after the first ten minutes of the game. Another great game was provided by Nemanja Nedovic and he was the most deserving for the acquired advantage. Among the guests, Ertel was lonely, who was the only one in the mood to play during the first quarter.
For the rest of the game we saw the same thing. Real did not manage to reverse the result and respond to the attacks of the home team, which, in addition to the cracked Nedovic, was joined by Papagiannis.
After the first 20 minutes of the game, the result was 41:32 in favor of Panathinaikos.
The home team managed to avoid the attack of Deck and Tavares in the third section and kept the advantage. Nedovic and Papagiannis were joined by Evans and Papapetra, who found their rhythm during this quarter and raised the audience to their feet with a few attractive moves.
He managed to get Real to minus five in the middle of the last quarter, but Papapetrou played captaincy and maintained the advantage of his team. On the other hand, the most experienced members of Real – Lull and Fernandez – also performed during this period, but that was not enough to seriously jeopardize the home team’s advantage. Papagiannis continued, who can match Tavares with the constitution, creating problems for the “royal club” in defense and attack. PAO successfully brought the match to an end and deservedly celebrated on its floor, in addition to the fact that it allowed the opponent to approach the point behind in the very end.
Papagiannis was the most efficient among the winners with 18 points and ten rebounds, while Ertel had a notable role with the guests with 18 points.
With the victory at home, Maccabi made a big step towards the Euroleague playoffs and was better than Asvel at home with 94:73.
It is always awkward to visit Tel Aviv, which was experienced by the players of the French representative in this competition. Wilbekin opened the match brilliantly with his recognizable shots from dribbling and thus brought his team to a significant advantage.
Asvel did not manage in the other ten minutes either, so no one managed to impose himself during the first half. on the other hand, Zizic joined the game and was unstoppable.
The result of the first half was 42:37 in favor of Maccabi.
They continued to gradually increase the home team’s advantage, and the tandem from the first 20 minutes of the game was joined by Nunnally, who scored most of his points during this section. On the other hand, Jones stood out, but his scoring performance was also negligible, considering that his team did not manage to endanger the rival’s advantage. Zizic also had a double-digit performance in terms of points during the third quarter, reaching the figure of 21 points in less than 30 minutes.
There was no drama in the last ten minutes of the match. Maccabi players continued to grind the opponent and completely control the match. Kahudi woke up to the guests, but that was not enough to reverse the result.
The most efficient in the ranks of the winners was Zizic with 24, while in the defeated team for the game, Kahudi was in the mood with 12 points.
