Today at noon, Panathinaikos departed for Istanbul for the Euroleague Regular Season Round 8 game against Fenerbahce Ulker (4/12, 20:00 local time). Loukas Mavrokefalidis will be the only absent, due to injury, and will stay in Athens. Esteban Batista will travel with the team.
Vladimir Jankovic: “We Always Set Goals”
Vladimir Jankovic said that, although Panathinaikos qualified to the TOP 16, they see the game against Fenerbahce Ulker with due respect. This is because they always set goals. Their first goal was to qualify to the TOP 16 and now they want to take the best possible place in the standings. As for the opponent, the Clover’s forward said that Fenerbahce Ulker are a great team and they will try to prove that their defeat in Athens was a matter of bad luck.
Slaughter: “It All Starts from the Defense”
A. J. Slaughter noted how important it is for Panathinanikos to be concentrated for 40 minutes in order to get the win. He also said that it all starts from the defense and if they play good defense they can make it, independent of their three-point shots stats
