Panathinaikos returned the blow
In the Basketball Euroleague, in the third game of the quarterfinals, the playoffs came to wins Barcelona and Panathinaikos. After a celebration with 100: 89 against Monaco, the Catalans forced the fourth game again in Barcelona, and the current champion Panathinaikos beat Anadol Efes by 81:77 in the away and still win from the final tournament.
The Catalans, which finished the regular part in fifth place, were under high pressure after two high defeats in the principality. At least in the first home game, they fairly reliably chased away Monaco and reduced the score to 1: 2 in victories. Barcelona came to the decisive difference in the second quarter, when it led by 44:29, before the first ten minutes led the monasteries. They then closed several times, approaching only five points of difference in the back, but the Spanish band was reliable until the end.
Willy Hernangomez scored 19 points for home and picked up ten more rebounds, and at Monaco Mike James Added to 20 points 12 more assists. Elie Okobo he added 19 points for the principal team. The fourth match in Barcelona will be scheduled on Friday. At that time, there will also be a fourth match between Anadol Efes and Panathinaikos. There is now 2: 1 in favor of the Greeks.
The third match in the series was also very tight. After the first four -point Athens match and the second match for three Turks, the third was better for four points in Istanbul. It was mainly decided by the gathered game in the last minutes of the duel, where the guests kept quiet nerves and prepared a cold shower there, winning 81:77.
Kendrick Nunn has scored 25 points for Panathinaikos, 18 added Constantinos Mitoglu. For the Turkish occupation is Shane Larkin scored 17 points.
The promotion to the final tournament has already won the second -handed Fenerbahce, while the outcome is on the Olympiakos – Real Madrid 2: 1 match in favor of the Greek band. This one finished the regular part at the top, and can get the series on Thursday, when the fourth match in Madrid will air.
