It's time for Euroleague Top16 again for Panathinaikos. The "greens" after beating Olympiacos for Basket League OPAP met in OAKA, in order to begin their preparation for the game against Fenerbahce Ulker (23/1, 20.00, D.T.) with video and practice. The team flies to Turkey at 12.30.
History (Panatinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 10-4)
Suproleague 2000-01 Phase A Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 87-79
Suproleague 2000-01 Phase A Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 84-77
Euroleague 2002-03 Top16 Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 78-74
Euroleague 2002-03 Top16 Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 92-73
Euroleague 2004-05 Reg. Season Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 66-64
Euroleague 2004-05 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 79-72
Euroleague 2005-06 Reg. Season Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 66-82
Euroleague 2005-06 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 85-69
Euroleague 2007-08 Reg. Season Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 64-83
Euroleague 2007-08 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 88-68
Euroleague 2011-12 Top16 Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 56-77
Euroleague 2011-12 Top16 Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 72-62
Euroleague 2012-13 Reg. Season Fenerbahce Ulker-Panathinaikos 73-64
Euroleague 2012-13 Reg. Season Panathinaikos-Fenerbahce Ulker 69-55
Numbers
Dimitris Diamantidis remains in the first place in Euroleague in assists (7.9 pg). Panathinaikos if first in steals (8.2 pg). Diamantidis has recorded at least one steal in the last 10 games.
Stephane Lasme is the player with more fouls committed in Euroleague (4 pg).
Ramel Curry has at least one three pointer made in six consecutive games. During this period he has 12/19 3pts (63,1%).
Relations
A lot of faces are "related" in this game. The first one is no other than the relation between Panathinaikos and Zeljko Obradovic. Obradovic was the coach of Panathinaikos for 13 years (1999-2012) celebrating 23 titles. Dimitris Diamantidis, Mike Batiste and Antonis Fotsis were his players.
Roko Leni Ukic was teammate with Luka Zoric and Bojan Bogdanovic in the National Team of Croatis in Eurobasket 2013. Ukic was a Fenerbahce Ulker player (2010-12), celebrating two Championships and two Cups in Turkey, James Gist was also a Fenerbahce player (2011-12), teammate with Roko Leni Ukic and also Bogdanovic, Onan, Preldzic, Savas, Vidmar. Another familiar face to the fans of Fenerbahce Ulker is Mike Batiste, who played their last season (2011-12).
Linas Kleiza was Loukas Mavrokefalidis' teammate in Olympiacos (2009-10) and he know Jonas Maciulis really well. The two of them played in Lithuania's National Youth teams and they won the silver medal in Eurobasket 2013 in Slovenia.
