THE Panathinaikos made the first qualifying step in her Final Four Euroleague. Ergkin Ataman’s team dominated Efes Anadolu 87-83 at the OAKA and needs two more wins to go to Abu Dhabi.
The first game of the series Panathinaikos – Efes For the Euroleague playoffs it was almost the same as all the latest clover games at the OAKA.
The opponent escapes with two -digit differences and seems to “lock” the victory, but suddenly Panathinaikos changes the switch in the final minutes, overturns his defense and cuts the thread first.
Anadolu Efes seemed capable of imitating last year’s Maccabi and making a “break” with “Good Morning” at OAKA. It was preceded by two -digit differences and 8 points at the start of the fourth quarter, but it did not stand up to the green counterattack.
Ergkin Ataman managed to make another big overturn from the bench, throwing a defensive five in the parquet in the critical minutes that hid the sun to the Turks.
Kalaitzakis, Grand, Osman, Huanzo and Gabriel are Panathinaikos’ best players in defense. All five competed for the first time in the fourth quarter at the same time, managing to turn the match.
Huanzo Erngomet for kissing
Panathinaikos’ victory over Efes bears the signature of Huanzo Erngome. The Spanish forward made a mythical appearance in defense and attack, holding Ataman’s team up from start to finish.
Huanzo Erngomem made his best appearance with Panathinaikos jersey. The Spanish forward wrote six career records, in points, apt two -pointers, rebounds, steals, cuts and evaluation.
Huzano’s statistics
20 points *
7/7 two -pointers * (the apt)
2/5 three -pointers
0/2 shots
16 rebounds *
3 assists
3 steals * (equilibrium)
2 blocks * (equilibrium)
40 PIR *
in 38 minutes
Improves and reaches a breath away from Euroleague’s Final Four
Panathinaikos did not get a high standard of performance. He had several players on average, saw Centric Nan make one of his worst games this year, but managed to win Efes.
On Thursday (24/4/2025) Panathinaikos will have the opportunity to present a better face against Efes at OAKA and make it 2-0 in a row.
Ergkin Ataman’s team is superior to the Turks and if it is fully concentrated in defense (this time since the start of the race) it is expected to reach the victory that will bring it a breath away from the Euroleague Final Four.