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Panathinaikos is returning to the Euroleague Closing 4 after 12 lengthy years, due to its emphatic 81-72 victory towards Maccabi Tel Aviv in Athens on Tuesday that noticed the Greens win the quarterfinal collection 3-2.
Sport 5 of this very entertaining playoff tie was just about like the primary 4 video games, i.e. balanced and hard-fought, with the lead altering arms a number of occasions.
The primary quarter completed 21-19 within the Israeli group’s favor and the half-time rating was 41-41, with the hosts edging forward after Q3 (58-56).
That was when the Greens stepped on the gasoline to take a transparent lead and win the sport: Ten unanswered factors put the sport past Maccabi, beneath the stress of 20,000 Panathinaikos followers who noticed their group win comfortably in the long run.
Kendrick Nunn was the person of the match with 26 factors, adopted by Kostas Sloukas with 15 till he acquired injured.
This implies Panathinaikos has booked its spot for the Berlin Closing 4, to chase a seventh Euroleague title.
On Wednesday Olympiakos will attempt to be part of the Greens going through Barcelona in Spain.
