Baskonia is still not in the Euroleague after losing against Panathinaikos (95-81)
Baskonia irakurri: Baskoniak Euroligan bidea aurkitu ezinik jarraitzen du Panathinaikosen aurka galdu ondoren (95-81)
A Baskonia team ran out of troops and gas this Friday in Athens, where they fought until the last quarter against the Panathinaikos and showed his face after a difficult week despite fall by 95-81 on the fifth day of the Euroleague.
The Vitorians, with hardly any rotations, held off the Greek team until the tie at 63but they could not withstand the physical power of their rival’s inside game.
The Basque team entered the game better than the Greek team, which missed several free kicks despite beating the Baskonistas on the rebound. Joan Penarroya He rotated his players a lot as he had a very short bench.
Despite everything, a 0-5 score for Barça put the Vitorians ahead, who took advantage of their versatility on the court, but several consecutive errors paved the way for Panathinaikos, 24-22.
The more physical start of the greens put the Basques in trouble, who held on to the game with determination and with a tremendous effort in second options.
Markus Howard got into the game before the break, but Panathinaikos punished a permissive Baskonia in defense that found itself behind at the break, 48-43.
When Panathinaikos was at its best, Baskonia was proud and got back into the game with a great play from Maik Kotsar and a triple Vanja Marinkovic.
The errors of the Greeks once again opened a window to those of Peñarroya who They tied the match at 63.
The Basques They lost Matt Costello due to fouls and they began to unravel inside before the power and talent of Mathias Lessort and Kostas Mitoglu. The difference widened to over ten points.
The Basques fought until a triple by Jerian Grant two minutes from time established a sufficient advantage and Baskonia added its fourth consecutive defeat, the third in the Euroleague, by 95-81.
Data sheet
95 – Panathinaikos (24+24+22+25): Sloukas (12), Vildoza (3), Grigonis (7), Hernangómez (3) and Antetokounmpo (-) -starting five-, Guy (13), Balcerowski (2), Grant (9), Mitoglu (23) and Lessort (23).
81 – Baskonia (22+21+23+15): Miller-McIntyre (2), Howard (22), Raieste (2), Sedekerskis (9) and Kotsar (8) -starting five-, Mannion (17), Costello (4) and Marinkovic (17).
Referees: Damir Javor (Slovenia), Tomislav Hordov (Croatia) and Maxime Boubert (France). They eliminated the visitor Costello due to personal fouls (min.32). They called out an unsportsmanlike foul against the local Sloukas (min.25) and a technical foul against Peñarroya (min.30).
Source: Eitb
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