Panathinaikos edged Rethymno 76-61 at OAKA for Basket League OPAP, Day 25.
Greens was focused, serious and ready to fight since the tip off. The combinations of all these gave them a lead by 9 points (15-6, 5'10'' and 17-8, 6'). Panathinaikos didn't follow its own leads. Rethymno after a 12-0 led the game by 3 (17-20 9', 21-24 12'15''). Antonis Fotsis tied the game (24-24, 12'45'') and he was the one to give the lead back to Greens (27-26, 15'08'') . Pappas and Diamantidis with 2/4 free throws led to 29-26 (16'), before yet another tie (31-31, 17'24''). The captain was right on target behind the arc, then he passed to Lasme, while Pappas stole the ball and to 38-32 at half time.
The game was tied again (40-40, 21'35''), Rethymno moved pass Panathinaikos (40-46, 24'), but the Greens were there and got the lead again with a 8-0 (48-46, 24'30''). The clover got to +7 points behind two three point shots by Diamantidis (56-49, 28'). Rethymno cut the lead (56-52 30', 58-54 31'30''). Panathinaikos moved to a double digit margin for the first time in the game (64-54, 35'), got all the way to +17 (74-57, 38'50''), before the final 76-61.
Referees: Papapetrou, Malandris, Thomopoulos
Quarters: 19-20, 38-32, 56-52, 76-61
Panathinaikos (Alvertis): Bramos 5, Curry 5, Fotsis 12, Ukic 2, Lasme 15, Mavrokefalidis 4, Diamantidis 23 (6a), Gist 4, Pappas 4, Jankovic, Maciulis, Wright 2
Rethymno (Kalafatakis): Hurt 3, Kallinikidis 4, Koumpouras 11, Antonopoulos, Kalampokis 12, Kanonidis, Sinnis 7, Eziukwu 8, Drca, Gabriel 16
