By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos OPAP made short work of Lavrio Megabolt to secure the 100-72 victory and claim the lead, 1-0, in the Greek League Playoffs Finals.
Giorgos Papagiannis and Konstantinos Mitoglou shared the team-high 14 points in Thursday’s one-sided affair. Ioannis Papapetrou and Aaron White finished Game 1 of the best-of-five series with 13 points each. Howard Sant-Ross was a last-minute scratch.
The team led by Christos Serelis suffered a 15-0 run to start the game was held to eight points in the first quarter. Glenn Cosey registered a game-high 15 points as his side trailed the entire match.
Basket League Finals Game 2 will be held at the same venue on Saturday.