He did not succeed in the previous match in Barcelona and lost to Barcelona 82-77. Throughout the match he was close to the score and several times he even took the lead but Yokubaitis in the end had a different point of view and with individual actions tilted the plate towards the Spaniards. The duo of Misic and Larkin with 18 and 17 points respectively were the best for Efes getting valuable help from Dunston and Simon who scored from 12 each. Moerman and Sigleton, although they did not look aggressive, helped a lot in marking Mirotic who really killed to see the basket. Today there is no other result than the victory first to wash away the defeat shame of the first round and secondly because the margins are narrowing and at the moment it is marginally out of the 8th.
On the other hand, Panathinaikos seems to have given up on the previous one with Ts.s.ka, it lost its hands with the heavy 74-98 and with the "bear" slowing down towards the end. Nervous from start to finish sometimes really does not even resemble a team. How much today Papagiannis (1st rebounder and 2nd blocker of the tournament) will miss his tower. The acquired Jovic is not ready to play while the young Mantzoukas will be absent.
summarizing in order for something different to happen than the home team to win, they have to leave the field themselves. I predict a heavy score for Panathinaikos and only if Efes relaxes will the difference be able to remain at levels below 20 points. Along with a small Under as I do not see Panathinaikos exceeding 70 points.
The point I choose is ... Effects (-13.5 & Under 174.5 pts) in performance 2.32 at stoiximan.