Panathinaikos will be facing tomorrow (21/10, 19/15, DT) at ΟΑΚΑ Panelefsiniakos,for the Basket League OPAP, 2nd Day. Roko Leni Ukic didn't participate in the practice, as the medical and coaching staff decided to give him time to rest for second day in a row.
The coach of the team, Argyris Pedoulakis, stated about the game: "It's another game for us and what we want is to give time on the floor to some players, because they are not in the best possible place regarding their physical condition, mostly because of injuries they suffered. We want to find our rhythm, we want to have a balance in the team and that's why we increase the intensity of the practices in order to reach the desired level".
Loukas Mavrokefalidis, added: "We are coming of two straight defeats. The game against Panelefsiniakos will be the first of the season in our home court. There is no need to say that we want to win, but it's not just that. We want to see that we are improving, we want to perform better on the floor. Plus, this that everybody says that "we are a better team", we want to prove it on the floor. We continue to work daily, in order to get to the point we want".
Numbers
Number 8 follows Mike Batiste in two special numbers for him. He needs 8 points to get to the 25th place of all time scorers in Basket League OPAP and 8 two points made, in order to get to the 6th place of the respective list. He is also just 5 rebounds away from the 500 mark.
Dimitris Diamantidis needs 12 rebounds to get to 1723 and to the 4th place of rebounders in Basket League OPAP history. Fotsis needs 2 block shots to get to reach Dino Radja (123) and also 1 2pt shot made to reach 400. Bramos needs 3 3pt shot made to get to 100.
History
2012-13 Panathinaikos Panelefsiniakos 95-68, 77-59
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