By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos lived up to the expectations and routed Khimki 90-63 thanks to a furious second half advancing to the Final of Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament.
It was a fairly balanced game during the first half but PAO had the momentum going on the break with a 40-34 lead. The locker room talk didn’t change much as the ‘Green’ kept increasing the advantage throughout the third period (62-50) but then they ‘stepped it up a notch’. They crushed Khimki in the last ten minutes winning the fourth quarter 28-13 and leaving no chance for a comeback to the opponent.
Result by periods: 19-19, 40-34, 62-50, 90-63.
Panathinaikos: Thomas 14, Langford 12, Papagiannis 6, Lasme 6, Papapetrou 15, Pappas 8, Gist 13, Kalaitzakis 1, Lekavicius 5, Antetokounmpo 6, Calathes 1, Mitoglou 3.
Khimki: Shved 16, Bost 2, Crocker 8, Markovic 8, Monia 3, Gill 2, Thomas 13, Jenkins 3, Mickey 8.