Panathinaikos OPAP Athens picked up a crucial victory in the race for the playoffs as it went to Italy and came home with an 83-95 victory over AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan in extending its winning streak to six games. Panathinaikos turned the game around at the Palabancodesio with a 0-13 run spanning the third and fourth quarters. Nick Calathes was exquisite with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals for a performance index rating of 39. Keith Langford added 17 points, Deshaun Thomas collected 15 points, James Gist 12 and Sean Kilpatrick had 11 points as Panathinaikos improved to 15-13, also grabbing the head-to-head advantage over Milan, which dropped to 14-14. Mindaugas Kuzminskas led Milan with 17 points, but had just 5 of them in the second half, while Mike James picked up 16 points but had foul trouble and committed 6 turnovers. James Nunnally scored 12 points and Vladimir Micov 11 in the loss.
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