In a game with big playoff implications, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens led by 23 points in the third quarter, but ended up needing to make a rally of its own to pull out a 72-70 win over visiting KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Wednesday night in the Greek capital. Both teams now have 14-13 records, but Baskonia holds the head-to-head tiebreaker between the teams due to winning by 9 points against Panathinaikos in Round 9. DeShaun Thomas finished with 16 points, including hitting a game-clinching jumper with 14.2 seconds left, to lead all Panathinaikos scorers. Sean Kilpatrick netted 14 points and Nick Calathes had 11 points, 12 assists and 4 steals in the winning effort. Marcelinho Huertas led Baskonia with 13 points and 6 assists, Shavon Shield scored 13 points, too, and Johannes Voigtmann collected 9 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in defeat.
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