THE Panathinaikos He failed to finish the series in the city. Ergkin Ataman’s team was defeated by the Efes of Anadolu 85-82, in turn reaching 2-2 and qualifying for a fifth game at OAKA on Tuesday night (6/5/2025).
The match
The game was a derby from the start, with the two teams unable to escape in the score. The defenses had the first reason, with Panathinaikos finding almost exclusively by Osman, who scored 13 of the 33 points of the clover in the first half.
Central Nan was well closed by the Turks and could not help, while the Turks had a pluralism in the attack and managed to go to the locker room with a difference of 5 points (38-33), despite the fact that Dozier could not overcome his hand and did not help him.
Efes began loudly in the third quarter and preceded for the first time with a double-digit difference (45-35), but starring Sloukas and Huanzo, Panathinaikos ran a quick 10-0 series and made it 45-45 at 24 ′.
Kostas Sloukas continued to paint in the parquet, scoring and creating mainly in a masterful way, making the defense of Efes down.
The Greek guard uploaded all his teammates, with Yurceven and Huanzo taking advantage of his passes and finding his way to the opposing basket.
Efes, however, also found a good pace in the attack and managed to maintain the lead (60-59) at the end of the third quarter.
The derby continued, with both teams going hand in hand until the last seconds. Kostas Sloukas held Panathinaikos on his own in the final minutes, with Huanzo getting into the equation and with a three-point 74-73, 1:30 before the end.
With Bryant’s three-point lead, Efes led 77-73 and hugged the victory in 39 seconds for the final. Nan responded with an unlikely three-point lead for 77-76, but with a basket and a foul Smitz made it 79-76.
The Latvian lost the shot, but Dosier took the rebound and even won a foul in 16 seconds. The American made it 81-76 with 2/2 shots and finished the game.