Unics Kazan rallied back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to stun Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 83-81 on Friday at Basket Hall. Keith Langford starred with 27 points and 5 assists to lead the winners, who won their third straight game to improve to 6-9 and move within one victory of the playoff zone. Latavious Williams was a force inside with 19 points and 9 rebounds, including two key baskets in the final three minutes of the game. Quino Colom added 16 for the winners, who made 8 of 16 three-pointers. Nick Calathes paced the Greens with a career-high 23 points plus 6 assists, Ioannis Bourousis posted 13 points and 7 rebounds, Mike James had 13 points and 5 assists and Chris Singleton added 12 points and 8 boards. The loss snapped Panathinaikos’s four-game winning streak and dropped their record to 9-6 and a share of fifth place. Unics rallied in the third quarter to get within 2 and the fourth quarter featured seven lead changes, but after Bourousis gave the Greens a 77-78 edge, his team missed their next 7 shots. The visitors managed to create an opportunity in the closing seconds to tie or win, but missed again.
