(In the video: The victory of Panathinaikos)
Second win to encourage Katsch as coach of Panathinaikos in the Euroleague. The Greeks defeated Spanish Valencia 72:91 in Athens tonight (Friday). Nemanja Nedovic stood out as usual with 16 points and seven assists. In the game that opened the evening, CSKA continued the deterioration with a third loss in its last four games, this time with 69:66 at home to Bayern Munich. Real Madrid achieved an important victory, 63:72 over Alba in Berlin.
Panathinaikos – Valencia 72:91
Katsch’s Greens led throughout the game and did not take their foot off the gas. Nadovic (16 points and 7 assists) and Patrice Buchodridis (12 points and 5 rebounds) led the hosts to a comfortable victory over the Spaniards. Valencia, on the other hand, chased after the host with a good play by Kalman Perplich (20 points), but failed to catch up with the Greeks.
Pau came into the game sharp and scored 64% from the field, compared to 43% of the visitors. The Greens’ dominance was also reflected in the color, with Katsch’s trainees picking up 37 rebounds compared to just 22 for Valencia. Katsch can be pleased with the victory over the team from 11th place in the table.
Since the Israeli coach arrived in Pao, the Greens have played four games in the Euroleague, of which they have won both home games.
CSKA Moscow – Bayern Munich 69:66
It was a close battle that lasted until his last moments. 55 seconds to the end of the game, with the result standing at 66:66, Jaylen Reynolds scored two important points for Bayern Munich. Loss of a ball on both sides left the result intact, and finally Dennis Seeley added another point from the penalty spot to determine the end result. 66:69 to Bayern Munich.
CSKA, who in the two games since Mike James’ suspension has not scored more than 71 points, had a hard time scoring. The Russians are only 38% accurate on the field, and the Guard’s disadvantage seems to have a big impact on the Euroleague champion’s attacking play.
Those who took James’ place were Nikola Milutinov who scored 16 points and Darron Hilliard with 15 points. On the other hand, Bayern, who put on a wonderful fighting game, got Wade Baldwin on an excellent evening (22), Jaylen Reynolds who added 16 points and four steals and Dennis Seeley with 17 points and five assists.
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Alba Berlin – Real Madrid 72:63
The Blancos put aside the loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the arena and recorded a second consecutive victory on the way to a balance of 8:15 (fourth place). Real was not in a particularly successful offensive performance, but still managed to win in Berlin, with 13 points by Fabian Kozer. Carlos Allussen contributed 12 Points while Walter Tubers contributed 9 points and 10 rebounds and was excellent on both sides of the court.
Real arrived in the German capital without Jesse Carroll and Nicholas for Provitola, but still did enough to come back with the long-awaited W. It went on to build a double-digit lead that peaked at 16 points early in the final quarter. The locals managed to offset the difference towards the end, but no more than that. Luke Sikma often scored for the Germans with 16 points. Alba dropped to a 15: 8 balance.
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The Red Star – Wheelerban 81:78
Norris Cole was the hot man of the game scoring 6 crucial points in the last two minutes on the way to the ninth victory of the season for the French (14: 9). The American finished with 22 points. The Serbs erased a 15-point lead and turned the bowl over early in the fourth quarter, but fell in the crucial minutes. Union Dobrich (17 points) and Corinne Walden (17 points) did not prevent the star’s fourth straight loss en route to a 16: 7 balance.
Basconia – Zalgiris 68:81
The Spaniards recovered from a streak of four losses and avenged against the Lithuanians for the loss in the previous round away. Priya Henry was the outstanding player of the evening with 19 points to the credit of the Basques. Grigonis Marius scored 17 for the losers. Basconia still has ambitions to reach the playoffs and it has improved its balance to 13:10. Just the opposite of Zalgiris ranked seventh.