Panathinaikos began its preparation for the game against Laboral Kutxa for Euroleague Day 7. Greens will have to practice two days in OAKA, before their departure on early on Thursday (28/11) morning. Destination Vitoria, for the game against Laboral Kutxa.
Problems were present as Stephane Lasme and James Gist weren't able to finish the practice. Lasme felt pain on his knee and he stopped, while Gist was present only for a part of the practice.
History
Euroleague 1998-99 2nd Phase Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 74-77
Euroleague 1998-99 2nd Phase Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 86-63
Euroleague 2002-03 Reg. Season Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 75-76
Euroleague 2002-03 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 86-83
Euroleague 2004-05 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 99-95
Euroleague 2004-05 Reg. Season Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 84-82
Euroleague 2004-05 Top16 Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 93-81
Euroleague 2004-05 Top16 Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 86-69
Euroleague 2005-06 Quarterfinals Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 84-72
Euroleague 2005-06 Quarterfinals Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 85-79
Euroleague 2005-06 Quarterfinals Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 71-74
Euroleague 2006-07 Semifinal Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 53-67
Euroleague 2010-11 Top16 Laboral Kutxa-Panathinaikos 77-70
Euroleague 2010-11 Top16 Panathinaikos-Laboral Kutxa 76-64
The numbers
· Dimitris Diamantidis’s average of 7.7 assists per game is best in the league this season.
· Diamantidis is 18 free throws made away from becoming the ninth player to make 500 free throws in their Euroleague career.
· Diamantidis is 6 three-pointers behind Louis Bullock for 10th place on the Euroleague list for career three-pointers made. Diamantidis enters this week’s game with 269 career triples.
· Mike Batiste needs 5 points to catch Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Nikola Vujcic for fourth place on the competition’s career scoring charts. Batiste enters the game with 2,439 career points in the Euroleague.
· Antonis Fotsis had one of the best games in his career against Vitoria in February 2011. He recorded 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals en route to performance index rating of 40 as the Greens pulled out a 76-74 win. Fotsis earned weekly MVP honors.
· Fotsis needs 9 more three-pointers to reach the 200 milestone in his Euroleague career.
· Roko Ukic played in Vitoria in the 2005-06 season, his first in the Euroleague.
· Mike Bramos matched his Euroleague career highs with 21 points and 7 three-pointers made in Round 2 against Laboral Kutxa.
· James Gist set a Euroleague career-high with 24 points last week against Lietuvos Rytas.
