Panathinaikos – Virtus Bologna 111-90: Persistent victory for “green” with Nan and Yurcheven

He defeated him with 111-90 for the 19th Euroleague race, with the “greens” having an excellent offensive function, reaching 4 consecutive victories in the event. Third consecutive home 100 for Panathinaikos, with the “trifyll” winning with the impressive 111-90 Virtus Bologna, having in an excellent evening Omer Jürcheven who scored 27 points, as much as usual suspect Kendrick Nan. Panathinaikos improved their record to 12-7 (7-2 within and 5-5 away), reaching his 4th successive victory. With 19/32 three points (59.4%) Panathinaikos closed the game, which had 30 assists in an excellent evening creatively. In 5-14 “he fell” the Italian team that expected it all from Will Clyburn (23pp.) and remains in 16th place. The game Panathinaikos started with a willingness to hit all the defensive weaknesses of Virtus and with the spearhead Juanchos, but also excellent aim outside the 6,75m., (3/5trip). In the first four minutes) he built small differences against the Italian team. In defense, however, the “greens” had several “themes”, especially in the picnics of Italians who found corridors towards the Panathinaikos racket and had Will Kleiburn on a terrible night. The “trifl” closed in the first quarter with 30-23 to take over next… action Omer Jurcheven, who took advantage of every Slouka assist and before reaching the half had already scored a career record in Euroleague with 18 points. Panathinaikos continued to “shoot” outside the 6.75m. By raising the differences to double digits, no matter how much Clyburn tried to keep Virtus relatively close to the score. CORVERSE In the second half Panathinaikos kept a steady pace, continued to find solutions from both the “painted” with Yurcheven and the three-pointer with Nan and Ernangometh and felt no “threat” from the Italian team, although he competed throughout the second place without Jerian Grant, who stayed on the bench with ankle discomforts on the right leg. Panathinaikos continued to keep the score steady in double digits differences that when they were rising to 15-16 points and when they were “falling” for a while at 10-11. With full control in rebounds and steady creation (30 assists), the “greens” managed their difference and even when Virtus reduced to the fourth period to 6 points (from a small “green” blackout) Kendrick was there Nan to restore the… order outside the 6,75m. (including three-series three-pointers of Osman), leading Panathinaikos to his 12th victory in the Euroleague event, with the look already on the next major game of January 9 with Partizan in OAKA. The quarters: 30-23, 54-42, 79-66, 111-90 Panathinaikos (Ergkin Ataman): Kalaitzakis, Brown 12 (4), Sloukas 5 (1), Osman 11 (3), Papapetrou 5 (1), Grant 6 (2), Nan, 27 (5) Gabriel 2, Antetokounbo, Ernangometh 16 (3), Mitoglou, Jurcheven 27. Virtus Bologna (Duzko Ivanovic): Cordinier 11 (1), Bellinelli 8 (2), Payola 8 (2), Clyburn 25 (5), Hackett, Grazulis 12 (2), Morgan 4, Polonara 3 (1), Deuf 15, Akele 2, Tucker 2.