Panathinaikos edged Ilissiakos 83-77 for Basket League OPAP, Day 21. The Greens were without Dimitris Diamantidis, Jonas Maciulis, James Gist and Ramel Curry, all nursing injuries or getting time to rest.
Panathinaikos sparked the game with an 11-0, but Ilissiakos got within three points (26-23 13', 28-25 14'). The Greens came back making it a +19 game (58-39, 25'), while the coaching staff tried to embody some new elements, using all available players. Ilissiakos tried to make it a close game again, cut the deficit to 3 points again (78-75, 38'), but 5 points from Nikos Pappas led to the final 83-75.
Referees: Tavoulareas, Xenikakis, Salavos
Quarters: 26-19, 46-35, 67-52, 83-77
Panathinaikos (Alvertis): Charalampopoulos, Bramos 17 (4/9 3pt), Fotsis 11 (9r, 3a, 2bs), Ukic 10 (6a), Laasme 10 (5r), Mavrokefalidis 4 (4r), Pappas 16, Jankovic 7, Wright 8
Ilissiakos (Koustenis): Kafkis 5, Antonakis 9, Chatzis 8, Zoumpos 7, Vavatsikos, Ioannou 4, Tzougarakis 12, Mbonj 12, Petrovic 6, Pigram 14
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