European champion is here
« Abu Dhabi, we come, ”shouted Panathinaikoswhich with a weapon of defense bent the Anandolu Efes (75-67) for the third time and travels to Arabia to defend its title and sew the 8th star.
Leaded by Cesti Osman (28 points, 6 rebounds), hidden MVP the amazing Wayne Gabriel Defense (8 BC, 5 Ribs) and decisive Jerian Grand (11 BC, 8 Ribb. They gave him a thriller character.
But with a defense out of their best nights, they held a super offensive team that scored close to 90 points in the last quarter under 50 in 32 minutes and if they had at that time at 1/3 of their free triples, they would have ended the « early » case.
With Osman Aponized (17 points in 12-13 minutes), Gambriel shocking in defense and Huanzo Aristos, the Greens turned 12-10 in the 8th minute into 34-12 in 6 minutes with a 22-2 series that has not been in 5th game again. The difference even went to +23 (36-13 at 15 ′) before Efes responded with a 13-0 series and a total of 17 points in a five-minute reducing to 41-30 of the half. The Turkish team reduced another in the second half, but Ergkin Ataman’s team kept the victory without stress thanks to its impenetrable defense that held Larkin at 11 points with 4/13 shots and 3 errors. And they may not have received many points from Slouka and Erngome, but the first one helped with 8 assists and the second with 11 rebounds like Nan (12 BC, 4 rebounds, 5 assists).
¢ And also: In the aftermath of serious episodes in a club in Belgrade with the participation of 4 Partizan players (Stirling Brown, Frank Dikina, Isaac Bonga and Carlin Jones), one of whom broke a bottle in the head of the head.
¢ Finally, Olympiacos’ women’s team announced its partnership with experienced coach (since 2008 to Amyntas) Froso Drakakis, while Athenaikos agreed with Ivana Raja playing in the reds.
