Red Star – Panathinaikos 76-89: Comfortable win and again in the 4th of Euroleague the “green”

O easily made the double in the Red seat Star and with his 89–76 victory in her 30th race she remained in the first 4th of the ranking. With Mitoglou unstoppable at the start of the race and Slouka, Nan and Lesor giving solutions afterwards, Panathinaikos retained a security lead throughout the race and eventually prevailed comfortably of the Red Star in Belgrade, remaining in position in Euroleague. Improving her record in 19-11, Erkin Ataman’s team continues to hold the seat advantage in her hands and is now waiting for Barcelona in the crowded OAKA, for her second race of the “devil week”. In 10-20 the Serbs of Giannis Sferopoulos fell, having already been excluded from the follow-up of Euroleague. Panathinaikos started the game in Belgrade nervously, but Dinos Mitoglou took him on his… backs and 12 of his own points in the first quarter, gave him the lead early on. The “greens” even took a two-digit difference to “answer” the Red Star with Mitrović even reducing to -3 (20-23). Two three-pointers from Slouka and Nan in a few seconds, however, Panathinaikos closed the quarter with the pro of 29-20. In the second period, Red Star was found to lose by 14 points difference, but with Davidovac reaching 12 points reduced to all 7 points. A timeout by Ataman “wake up” the players of Panathinaikos and returned to a double digit difference before halftime, with Slouka and Nan taking the “bagetta” in the attack. The “greens” thus went to the locker room with the score at 51–41 in their favor. After the rest, Panathinaikos allowed Red Star to reduce the score again, but Nan and Mitoglou brought him back to a two-digit difference and Lesor with 10 personal points in the third quarter “extended” the lead for Ataman’s team at +16, before 70-56 at 30′′. In the fourth quarter, the Serbs tried to get back into the game, but two big three-pointers of Slouka and Grant “cut them off” twice at… wear it and Panathinaikos did not have any difficulty in cleaning the game 89-76.