Panathinaikos secured a win over Efes with a storming first half, Grigonis was “hot”
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Panathinaikos defeated Efes at home court in the EuroLeague Round 20th, after a suspenseful finish by 83:76.
The ‘Greens‘ played this game without Ioannis Papapetrou and Luca Vildoza, and Anadolu Efes was without Will Clyburn, Dogus Ozdemiroglu, Erkan Yilmaz, and Tyrique Jones. The game in which Ergin Ataman faced the team with which he achieved numerous successes in recent years was expectedly tense. In the first game they faced each other this season, the Turkish team secured a narrow win.
The Greeks started the game with a storm, and by the middle of the second quarter, they had a whopping 22-point lead. Grigonis was red hot in the first half with 15 points which Panahinaikos won 51-35.
In the second half, Efes finally managed to stabilize and bring the game into close contention. At one point, they came within just three points behind in the last quarter, but then Jerian Grant sealed the game with a three-pointer.
Marius Grigonis led his team with 24 points and four rebounds, while Kendrick Nunn contributed 14 points and Dinos Mitoglou added 14. For Efes, Rodrigue Beaubois scored 16 points, Pleiss added 13, and Bryant contributed 12 points. Panathinaikos won this game with the score 83:76.
Panathinaikos now has a record of 12-8, and in the next round, they will face Monaco, also at home. Efes has a record of 7-12, and in the upcoming round, they will have a game against Virtus at home.
PANATHINAIKOS – ANADOLU EFES 83:76 (25:14, 26:21, 17:22, 15:19)
Arena: Oaka, Athens
Referees: Belosevic, Peruga, Vilius
Panathinaikos: Kalaitzakis 2, Balcerowski 0, Sloukas 9, Grant 6, Nunn 14, Lessort 10, Antetokounmpo 6, Grigonis 24, Hernangomez 0, Mitoglou 14, Mantzoukas 0
Anadolu Efes: Larkin 9, Beaubois 16, Bryant 12, Oncel 0, Gazi 0, Thompson 8, Yildizli 0, Pleiss 13, Osmani 0, Oturu 4, Daum 5, Willis 9