Panathinaikos moved on with another victory and the first place in the tournament in Vranjska Banja by defeating Buducnost 84-70.
The “greens” got the lead early in the game and they never gave it up. Going the other way than they did yesterday, they improved their game in the 3rd quarter, got a 17 point lead that led them to the victory, while Pekovic scored 25 points and Batiste 18.
Zeljko Obradovic, stated after the game: “It was a really tough and strong game, something more than a friendly game. Of course it was a good thing for us, because this will help us get on the road for the true games that are coming. I am totally satisfied by the way we played and of what I have seen so far in our preparation games. We have still one more game scheduled in Serbia, tomorrow. On Tuesday we will have with us also the players who played in Eurobasket. We have all the time we need to work on the things we have to work upon, so that we can be ready when we must be”.
Quarters: 24-18, 44-32, 66-49, 84-70
Panathinaikos (Obradovic): Batiste 18, Spanos 10, Kommatos 5, Nicholas 5, Tsartsaris 6, Diamantidis 4, Pekovic 25, Karamalegkos 3, Verginis 8, Shermadini
*Panathinaikos will face Napredak tomorrow at Krusevac (18.00), on the team’s way to Belgrade. The team will land in Athens on Monday.
