The competition problems that Panathinaikos hid under the… glass floor of the Telecom Center Athens in the previous competition, thanks to the extra effort of Slukas and Grant, came to the surface in Belgrade and fatally the “greens” crashed! Ergin Ataman’s team was defeated 78-62 by Partizan, for the 27th game of the Euroleague and saw its record drop to 16-11, which means that again… its stay in the top six is played! On the other hand, the Serbians returned to positive results, improving their record to 9-18.
After the first introductory quarter, Panathinaikos… collapsed in all areas, giving Partizan the opportunity to dominate the floor and in the 31st minute to “lock” the victory, when they escaped with +26 (68-42).
And how could the “green decay” not occur, when the captain of the “clover” Kostas Slukas remained at 4 points with 3 assists and Jerian Grant also at 4 points. The worst thing for the American was that in the 33rd minute he ended up on the bench with a hand injury.
As for the competitive… confusion that Panathinaikos had in tonight’s match, it was reflected in the movement of Nikos Rogavopoulos in the 29th minute, when he was sent off because… he pushed Lakics with his shoulder, at the moment when the latter was celebrating.
The only one… in double figures in the “green camp” of 20 fouls and only 4 accurate 3-pointers in 19 attempts, TJ Shortz with 21 points. From Partizan, Cameron Payne stood out with 18 points, while Isaac Bonga and Sterling Brown added 16 each.
The quarters: 20-19, 45-33, 66-42, 78-62