Panathinaikos is heading to Moscow for Game 5 against CSKA Moscow for Euroleague Play Offs. The two teams face each other tomorrow at 19.00 (NovaSports2) and the Greens are targeting one win that will lead them to the Final Four.
Frargkiskos Alvertis, the coach of Panathinaikos, commented before getting on the plane: "We are heading to Moscow to take care of business. We have a goal and it's no other than to fight for one more positive result. We are all going to try to make it happen. All players are doing the best they can and what we want and must do in this 5th game against CSKA Moscow too. We have to perform well in order to be able to make this one more step we need to reach the Euroleague Final Four".
Jonas Maciulis, one of the most consistent players of Panathinaikos in this play offs series stated: "Nothing is over yet. We are heading to a 5th game and it may seem, I don't know, the... usual quote but it's important to be absolutely focused. We are playing away and the last two times we played there the results weren't that good for us. We have to try hard in order to get the positive result we need. It's one game, we have one chance and everything can happen. We are looking forward for tomorrow's encounter and we believe, although it won't be easy, that we can get the result we want. We have to be ready physically and mentally".
One more record
Dimitris Diamantidis needed just one assist to become the player to have dished more assists in one season in Euroleague. He dished 6 against CSKA Moscow, Game 4, he reached 176 assists and he is leading in this category too. Second in the list this year is Sergio Rodriguez (Real Madrid) with 140.
Jonas Maciulis remains in the first place in steals this season (44). Dimitris Diamantidis climbed in the second place with 42, with Jamon Gordon.
Stephane Lasme cut the deficit to the second place of the all time leaders in block shots. He has now 137 block shots, Dennis Marconato has 140. Feran Vazquez with 223 is at the first place.
In Green
Jonas Maciulis needed 6 points to get to 500 with Panathinaikos in Euroleague. He scored 15, getting to 509. He needs 2 assists to reach the 14th place in the all time list, a place where Giorgos Kalaitzis is now with 78 and 1 assist to the 9th place. Finally, he surpassed the 80 3point shot made getting to 82.
Stephane Lasme needs 3 rebounds to reach 300, he collected 5, so he got to 302. He also reached 80 block shots.
Antonis Fotsis scored 8 points to make it to 701 in Green in Eurolague.
Mike Bramos surpassed Fragkiskos Alvertis in the all time rebounders' list, getting to the 9th place with 185. He needs 1 3point shot to reach 90.
James Gist needs 3 rebounds to reach Nikos Chatzivrettas (11th, 177).
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