Panathinaikos overcame Kolossos Rhode’s resist, in a home-game at the end of the first round of the Greek League by 92-60, currently counting three absentees from its roster (Tsartsaris, Batiste, Nicholas).
It was an easy afternoon from early on. 20’’ score 0-2 was essentially the only time the guest team got to lead in the clash, as it came up against a very mature and contained Panathinaikos, determined to make things as simple as possible inputting heacy duty in backcourt, team work at rebounding and wisdom when choosing to act in offense. Calathes, Tepic, Perperoglou, Fotsis and Pekovic were tip-off 5’, assembly which cruised its team to a hasty +10 cushion (12-2, 4’25’’). At minute 6 Spanoulis and Diamantidis were thrown into battle, Jasikevicius and Shermadini followed as the greens went up to step away from their opponents further and further. The gap reached 15 points (21-6, 7’10’’), 20 points (39-19, 15’10’’) to peak at intermission at 28 points (53-25), Obradovic having used from quite some time Span, Diamantidis and Jasi all together on the floor.
Absences forced him to try out different formations yet again, as Kostas Tsartsaris (fractured left hand), Drew Nicholas (knee tendonitis) and Mike Batiste (calf sprain) were sidelined due to injuries. The distance expanded to even more than 30 points at 23’ (61-30), double score marked at 24’10’’ (64-32), +40 advantage accomplished at 30’20’’ (81-41) signed by Milenko Tepic. Technical staff cleared off the bench at 34’40’’ as Yorgos Bogris and Yannis Karamalegos followed Dimitris Verginis on court to complete a 5 with Tepic and Shermadini. The oldest of the gang being Verginis and Tepic (born 1987), Bogris and Shermadini next (born 1989) and last but not least Karamalegos (born 1994). Curtains fell in the encounter, final score set at 92-60.
Referees: Papadimitriou, Psarianos, Kaldiris
Quarters: 25-14, 53-25, 79-41, 92-60
Panathinaikos (Obradovic): Tepic 7, Spanoulis 12, Perperoglou 5, Fotsis 11, Karamalegos, Diamantidis 7, Pekovic 6, Calathes 9, Sheramdini 11, Vergonos 3, Bogris 1, Jasikevicius 20
Kolossos Rhodes (Sferopoulos): Harris 13, Panteliadis 3, Vasiljevic 2, Zaras 8, Manolopoulos 2, Asimakopoulos 2, Dozier 6, Harissis, Tsamis, Monds 6, Danas 2, Pappas 16
