Panathinaikos returns to OAKA and to Euroleague. On Friday (6/12, 21.30) the Greens will face Red Star for Euroleague Day 8. The only option for the team is to win the game, while everybody counts on fans' support. The preparation begun today. Stephane Lasme practiced with the team. James Gist and Loukas Mavrokefalidis weren't able to practice. Nikos Pappas got injured during the practice on his right hand and he will be immediately be examined.
History
Panathinaikos and Red Star has faced each other seven times in the past. Here you go...
Champions' Cup 1969-70 Eighthfinals Red Star-Panathinaikos 91-66
Champions' Cup 1969-70 Eighthfinals Panathinaikos-Red Star 83-75
Euroleague 1998-99 First Stage Panathinaikos-Red Star 77-71
Euroleague 1998-99 First Stage Red Star-Panathinaikos 74-76
Euroleague 1999-00 Second Stage Red Star-Panathinaikos 61-76
Euroleague 1999-00 Second Stage Panathinaikos-Red Star 67-58
Euroleague 2013-14 Regular Season Red Star-Panathinaikos 86-90
What happened in the first round
Panathinaikos was the winner in the first round in Hala Pionir. After 40 minutes the score was tight (74-74) behind Diamantidis' free throws and Schilb's three pointer at the buzzer. Bramos and Maciulis open the extra time with three pointers, while Diamantidis, Batiste and Pappas led the way to 86-90.
Referees: Sahin, Conte, Paternico
Quarters: 26-22, 48-33, 56-48, 74-74 (κα), 86-90
Red Star (Radonjic): Mitrovic 2, Lazic, Blazic 14, Simonovic 7, Marjanovic 4, Radenovic 10, Katic 12, Nelson 1, Jenkins 17, Shilb 19
Panathinaikos (Pedoulakis): Bramos 9, Curry, Batiste 13, Fotsis, Ukic, Lasme 7, Mavrokefalidis 7, Diamantidis 12 (4st, 9αssist), Gist 2, Pappas 24, Maciulis 14
Numbers
Dimitris Diamantidis is present in more than one notes concerning the numbers of the game against Red Star. Let's see...
Dimitris Diamantidis’s average of 7.6 assists per game is best in the league this season.
He also leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.8-to-1).
Diamantidis is 14 free throws made away from becoming the ninth player to make 500 free throws in their Euroleague career.
Diamantidis is 1 three-pointer behind Louis Bullock for 10th place on the Euroleague list for career three-pointers made.
Diamantidis enters this week’s game with 274 career triples.
Diamantidis has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight Euroleague games.
And now it's time for Mike Batiste, Antonis Fotsis and Nikos Pappas.
Mike Batiste needs 3 points to catch Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Nikola Vujcic for fourth place on the competition’s career scoring charts. Batiste enters the game with 2,441 career points in the Euroleague.
Antonis Fotsis needs 7 more three-pointers to reach the 200 milestone in his Euroleague career.
Nikos Pappas had the best game of his young career against Crvena Zvezda in Round 3 with 24 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
And something about coach Argyris Pedoulakis. He has used 10 different players in the starting lineup so far this season. Only James Gist and Jonas Maciulis have started every game.
