THE Panathinaikos He proved for another game that no one can write him down, with Ergkin Ataman’s team having a difficult night against the Maccabi Tel AvivHowever, with their redeemed Cereic Nan and Huanzo Ernngometh, they got a significant victory ahead of the Euroleague finale.
The game was quite difficult for the “seventh” before the jump, as Ergkin Ataman had to manage many absences. In addition to the… well -known (Grigonis, Lesor and Jurcheven), the Turkish coach of Panathinaikos had to line up a team without Papapetrou and who had a sprain, while suddenly he felt his teammate, and Grand, who was also able to help them.
And although at first it seemed that the two teams would go hand in hand to the match, a sudden black out of Panathinaikos, who seemed to have no power and strength to follow Maccabi’s game, resulted in the home side building a series until the 4th period.
The “Greens” were not doing well in the parquet, had few ideas in the attack, made many defensive mistakes and could not limit Cohen and Rodolph who had a racket party!
However, even so, despite the fact that Maccabi went to +15 and Kata’s players showed that they would win, the “seventh” had not said his last word.
The… unknown Nan and Huanzo
Reading his statistics, he will see that Nan finished the match with 26 points and Huanzo with 18. A little further Brown with 14, while Gawibriel (13), Mitoglou (12) were two.
However, beyond the numbers, the way is the way, the time the baskets came in! Nan and Huanzo at -15 and while the ball was burning, they took Panathinaikos from their hand, they achieved significant baskets and “spoiled” the minds of their opponents, who saw the … nightmare come to life.
And we are referring, of course, to the fact that Nan and then Huanzo, when he is “hot” and put the shots they need, then they do not stop. And there are few defenses and players in the Euroleague that can limit them, with Maccabi not belonging to this category.
Uninvited
Ataman emphasized after the end of the match that his team had played the worst basketball of the season for 35 minutes. The “clover” coach may have been a bit exaggerated, but behind his words lies the great weapon of Panathinaikos.
And this is nothing more than the metal that has its refuse to lose mentality. In a game with so many adversities and so many negatives, to get up and win over almost half the time and win, in addition to the regular track and big shots, it also wants Winner Mentality.
Something that Panathinaikos has a large extent. There are a few times in the season where the situation goes to bend, always the “clover” finds a way to cope. This is due to the enormous personalities in the roster, the will of everyone within the team, and the mentality within the group after winning last year’s Euroleague.
The finale
Now Panathinaikos has embraced the third place of the regular season and only suicide will not be able to go to the playoff with a home advantage. However, the latest games of the season require concentration, calm and seriousness, because as the season progresses, the situation will become more demanding, with players having to show that like last year, this year there is … gasoline in the tank to go to Panathinaikos until the end.