Khimki Moscow Region lost its share of top spot by suffering a crushing 93-65 loss at dominant Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens, which secured a second successive win for the first time this season. Marcus Denmon’s long-range shooting and iron-fisted defense gave the home team an early double-digit lead which never looked likely to be troubled. Khimmi didn’t help its own cause by only converting 2 of its first 10 free throws, and the Russian team finished up well beaten across the board. Denmon’s seven three-pointers took him to a total of 24 points as Panathinaikos converted 17 of 27 attempts from long-range, the most for any team since March 2015. Nick Calathes led the offense with 11 points and 11 assists, while James Gist added 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Matt Lojeski scored 10. Only Alexey Shved reached double figures for Khimki with 17 points.
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