Panathinaikos AKTOR suffered a defeat against Paris Basketball (84-80) in a matchup for the 3rd round of the EuroLeague regular season. The top scorer for the Greek team was Mathias Lessort, with 19 points.
The game started evenly, with both teams tied at 7-7 in the 3rd minute. The hosts took the lead, advancing to 14-9 by the 7th minute, and ended the first quarter ahead with a score of 21-19. By the 11th minute, Paris Basketball extended their lead to 25-19, and by the 12th minute, the difference reached +8 (29-21). The French team widened the gap to double digits in the 14th minute (36-25), and at 15 minutes, they pushed the score to 39-25. The score stood at 42-27 by the 16th minute, and Panathinaikos AKTOR reduced the gap to 44-37 by the 19th minute before the half ended at 45-39.
In the 22nd minute, the Greek side closed in at 47-44, but Paris Basketball quickly regained control, pushing ahead to 52-44 in the 23rd minute. The gap returned to double digits at 56-46 by the 24th minute, reaching 60-48 at the 26th. Panathinaikos AKTOR managed to reduce the lead to 64-55 by the 28th minute and further closed the gap to 69-63 by the 31st minute.
Despite the intense defensive pressure by the visiting team, Paris Basketball maintained a lead that never dropped below +5 (73-68 by the 33rd minute). Panathinaikos AKTOR fought back but was ultimately unable to turn the game around, suffering a narrow defeat at the Accor Arena in Paris.
The quarters: 21-19, 45-39, 69-59, 84-80.
Paris Basketball (Splitter): Shorts 16, Malcolm 14 (3), Hify 20 (3), Ward 9 (1), Cavaliere, Sy 2, Herrera 3, Hayes 6, Sarvin 2, Yantunen 6, Ouattara 6.
Panathinaikos AKTOR (Ataman): Kalaitzakis, Brown 14 (1), Sloukas 2, Osman 3 (1), Papapetrou, Grant 6 (2), Nunn 16 (2), Lessort 19, Grigonis 7 (1), Hernangomez 9 (1), Mitoglou 2, Yurtseven 2.
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