Panathinaikos vs Barcelona in the EuroLeague (videos-photos)

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Panathinaikos hosts Barcelona (October 3, 21:15) astatine the Telekom Center Athens, for Round 2 of the EuroLeague, aiming to adjacent retired the archetypal “double week” of the apical European club competition unbeaten and to support a cleanable location record.

The “Greens” started their European run with a win, arsenic successful the EuroLeague opener, Ergin Ataman’s squad defeated Bayern Munich 87–79. Kendrick Nunn impressed with 21 points and 10 assists.

Although Panathinaikos didn’t wholly dominate, they did everything needed to unafraid a comfy archetypal triumph of the caller season.

In fact, the 27 assists and the information that they won all 4 quarters against Bayern are encouraging signs for the Turkish coach.

However, determination was immoderate interest regarding T.J. Shorts, who finished the crippled scoreless, intelligibly affected by the caller unwellness helium had been dealing with.

The information that the explosive constituent guard—one of the astir high-profile summertime signings successful Europe—failed to people for the first clip successful a European competition did not spell unnoticed.

Additionally, manager Ataman has an contented to lick successful the rebounding department, arsenic his squad mislaid the conflict connected the boards to Bayern.

On the affirmative side, Nikos Rogkavopoulos (15 points) and Omer Yurtseven (14 points) made beardown contributions alongside Nunn.

Richaun Holmes had a coagulated EuroLeague debut with 9 points, portion Panathinaikos attempted lone 18 three-pointers, making 5 — indicating country for betterment successful their perimeter game.

Barcelona’s Heavy Opening Loss

Barcelona, connected the different hand, suffered a heavy defeat to commencement their EuroLeague season, losing 103–87 connected the roadworthy to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Conceding implicit 100 points says a batch astir their defensive struggles and deficiency of cohesion.

This effect surely acceptable disconnected “alarm bells” wrong the Catalan club, particularly aft a bid of lackluster preseason performances.

Will Clyburn stood retired with 23 points, portion Punter and Vesely added 13 each.

Coach Joan Peñarroya utilized each 12 disposable players but couldn’t find a lineup susceptible of changing the game’s momentum against the Israelis.

This is simply a crucial season for Peñarroya, who is coming disconnected a disappointing year, and the unit is mounting. If the team’s performances don’t improve, his presumption could travel nether scrutiny.

Their adjacent trial is acold from easy, arsenic Barcelona travels to Athens to look an ambitious Panathinaikos, 1 of the favorites to scope the Final Four.

The Catalans volition request a wide program to contain Kendrick Nunn and to marque definite Shorts doesn’t bounce backmost explosively aft his mediocre debut.

Barcelona’s backcourt (Brizuela, Satoransky, Laprovittola) indispensable rise its level and, astir importantly, limit turnovers (they had 15 successful the opener).

Their frontcourt besides needs contiguous betterment — speech from Vesely, the remainder did not execute up to par.

To person a accidental astatine the OAKA, Barcelona indispensable triumph the battle inside, particularly since Panathinaikos showed weakness successful rebounding.

Injuries and Rosters

Panathinaikos volition beryllium without Mathias Lessort owed to injury, portion Cedi Osman’s information volition beryllium decided astatine the past moment.
For Barcelona, Juan Núñez is retired aft undergoing arthroscopic country connected his close knee.

Excluded from Ataman’s 12-man roster: Toliopoulos and Grigonis.

Panathinaikos 12-man squad: Kalaitzakis, Shorts, Osman, Holmes, Sloukas, Rogkavopoulos, Samontourov, Grant, Nunn, Hernangomez, Mitoglou, Yurtseven.

Barcelona 12-man squad: Punter, Cael, Norris, Vesely, Brizuela, Satoransky, Hernangomez, Fall, Laprovittola, Clyburn, Shengelia, Parra.