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Panathinaikos celebrated a difficult double with 82-77 in Bologna, with 1,000 fans by his side. Kendrick Nunn stopped at 20 points. Gerryan Grant was decisive in the finale. At 7-3 the greens.
A fierce battle took place on Friday night (15/11) in Bologna. Panathinaikos AKTOR pulled off a doubleheader from Italy, beating Virtus 82-77 in EuroLeague Round 10 action to improve to 7-3.
Jerian Grant was the last-minute man for the Greens, making a huge 3-pointer with 66″ left for 72-75 and a layup assist to Matias Lessor for 74-77 with 26.3″ on the clock. Grant also made 2/2 shots for 74-79, effectively locking up the result.
The MVP
Kendrick Nunn was the leading scorer for the Greens with 20 points. Jerian Grant proved to be a catalyst in the finale, but Matias Lessor was the leader based on the numbers, having 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kostas Slukas was also extremely important with 10 points (although he had 2/7 three-pointers), 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
The stats that stood out
Panathinaikos had 9/14 three-pointers in the first half of the match, but finally closed the match with 12/26, i.e. making 3/12 after the break. The Greens again lost the offensive rebound battle, allowing Virtus to grab 5 more (13 vs. 8). 0-2 points in surprise, 18-13 points from opponent mistakes, 11-9 second-chance points, i.e. points from offensive rebounds.
The fight
Panathinaikos AKTOR started the match with Grant, Nunn, Papapetrou, Mitoglou and Lessor. The first two minutes of the match were fruitless. Slowly the two teams started to find rhythm offensively, with Lessor having 8 and Nan 6 points until the quarter (18-19, 10′) and the greens having taken 6 points from Virtus’ 4 mistakes.
The first minutes of the second period were slow again, but Ataman’s team began to score indiscriminately from the perimeter (7/9 three-pointers) to take an 8-point lead (38-46) at 36″ before the break. His entrance Slouka on the floor was immediately felt, since the Greek guard had 6 points and 5 assists.
However, Virtus found 5 points in one phase from Clyburn and wrote 43-46 (20′). The American forward was fouled on a 3-pointer by Grant, made 2/3 shots and then a buzzer-beater 3-pointer off an offensive rebound by Diouf.
The clover continued to have the first say until the middle of the third period (51-56), but a little later Nan complained about a foul on Sengelia and was charged with a technical penalty, to go to the bench with 4 fouls. The home team made three shots for 55-56. Panathinaikos missed five consecutive shots, until Hernangomet scored for 55-58 (28’10”).
With five collected points by Sengelia, Virtus brought the match to a point (63-64) at 32′. Polonara gave his team the lead (65-64, 33′). After several missed attempts on both sides, Nunn scored for 65-66, but Hackett immediately responded with a three-pointer (68-66, 35′). Nunn made 1/2 shots for 68-67 and Slukas fed Lessor for 68-69 with 3’26” on the clock. The Frenchman scored again for 68-71 (38’10”), while Grant with 1/2 shots made it 68-72. Somewhere in there, Grant popped up to put up a big shot, set up an assist on Lessor and hit 2/2 shots to lead his team to the positive result.
THE REFEREES: Yavor, Soukis, Petek
THE DECADES: 18-19, 43-46, 58-60, 77-82
VIRTUES (Banks): Cordinier 12 (1/2 3-pointer, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Belinelli 4 (0/2 3-pointer), Paiola 8 (1/3 3-pointer, 2 rebounds), Clyburn 18 (3/7 2-pointer, 3/ 5 3-pointers, 3/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 foul), Sengelia 17 (3/8 2-pointers, 2/5 3-pointers, 5/6 shots, 6 rebounds, 7 turnovers), Hackett 3 (1 ), Morgan, Polonara 4 (5 rebounds), Diouf 4 (3 rebounds), Zizic 7, Tucker (2 steals)
PANATHENAIKOS AKTOR (Ataman): Kalaitzakis (2 rebounds), Slukas 10 (2/3 2-pointers, 2/7 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal), Osman (2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers), Papapetrou 9 (3/ 5 3-pointers, 1 rebound, 1 steal), Grant 11 (0/3 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers, 5/6 shots, 4 assists, 1 steal), Nan 20 (3/6 2-pointers, 3/6 3-pointers, 5/ 8 shots, 3 assists, 3 steals, 4 turnovers), Lessor 16 (8 rebounds, 3 turnovers), Hernangomet 4 (4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Mitoglou 5 (1/2 3-pointers, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 point, 3 fouls), Yurtseven 7 (1/1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds, 2 fouls)
Virtus’ team stats: 18/41 2-pointers, 8/20 3-pointers, 17/25 shots, 34 rebounds (21 defensive – 13 offensive), 16 assists, 5 steals, 11 turnovers, 1 block
The team statistics of Panathinaikos AKTOR: 17/28 2-pointers, 12/26 3-pointers, 12/18 shots, 34 rebounds (26 defensive – 8 offensive), 17 assists, 9 steals, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks
The next matches of the two teams: In the 11th matchday, Virtus will host Fenerbahce (20/11, 21:30), while Panathinaikos will go to Kaunas to play Zalgiris (22/11, 20:00).
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