Third game of the series with a typical home team Panathinaikos. 1-1 the score after the first 2 matches.
Under the circumstances, Panathinaikos in the previous 2 matches gave rights to AEK to believe that it can even qualify. Bad defense especially in the second match allowed AEK to score 92 points and achieve its first victory. Panathinaikos expected everything from Papapetrou and Sant-Ross who could not win the soulful AEK on their own. Katas has limited the rotation of the greens and the paddle is pulled by 3-4 players. In this way, it is impossible for Panathinaikos to withstand something in the series that we saw in the second half where it failed to follow the rhythm of AEK that increased the rotation and took things from additional players. I am waiting for the activation of some additional players such as Kaselakis, for example, who in a match in which Panathinaikos suffered defensively did not even take a minute to participate !!!!
On the other hand, AEK came down with a knife in the teeth and took the victory in a match that almost escaped against them in the middle of the second period where Panathinaikos got a difference of 15 points. Macon once again played for Langford, scoring 23 points and had worthy supporters, Matsioulis and Moreira, who closed the game with a double-double, while Gikas and Zisis were also excellent.
Summing up I think it's time for Panathinaikos to play a little defense if it does not want to get involved in adventures. The margins are narrowing and he has to do it now. You have the potential and the players to succeed.
The point I choose is ... Panathinaikos (-8,5 & Under 172.5 pts) in performance 2.49 at stoiximan.