Panathinaikos and Olympiacos will settle their variations in Recreation 5, in a sequence of finals for the championship for the eleventh time in its historical past.
With the break they made yesterday at SEF, the “greens” tied the sequence at 2-2 and on Friday the “everlasting” rivals will declare the title within the fifth sport at OAKA, for the eleventh time of their historical past.
Intimately ESAKE states:
Panathinaikos AKTOR and Olympiakos will finally want the utmost variety of video games to provide the crew that might be topped the Greek champions for 2024. The victory of the “greens” yesterday despatched the sequence to Recreation 5 and so forth Friday evening (14/6, 21). :15) won’t solely reveal the crew that reaches the title, however will broaden a historic record.
The title might be determined in Recreation 5 for the 14th time within the historical past of the Stoiximan Basket Sequence and for the eleventh time within the historical past of the “everlasting” finals. In 11 of the earlier 13 sequence that went to a do-or-die last, the house crew gained respectively (84.61%). Solely Panathinaikos AKTOR of 1999 and 2017 was an exception.
The next is the historic record of Recreation 5…
1994: Olympic– PAOK 70-65 (3-2) Paspali 30, Tarpley 14 – Berry 24, Prelevic 23
1995: Olympiad– Panathinaikos 45-44 (3-2) Johnson 16, Fasoulas 10 – Vrankovics 13, Patavoukas 8
1996: Olympic– Panathinaikos 73-38 (3-2) Rivers 16, Tarlats 14 – Albertis 10, Giannakis
1998: Panathinaiks– PAOK 68-58 (3-2) Scott 23, Raja 13 – Stojakovic 14, McRae 10
1999: Olympic-Panathinaiks 53-62 (2-3) Goldwire 11, Tomic 10 – Bodiroga 19, Raja 12
2001: Panathinaiks-Olympic 79-63 (3-2) Albertis 23, Rebracha 18 – De Miguel 14, Raja 12
2002: AEK-Olympic 79-70 (3-2) Dikoudis 23, Hatzis 20 – Rise up 16, Tomics 15
2007: Panathinaiks-Olympic 89-76 (3-2) Batiste 15, Siskauskas 13 – Acer and Zizic 12
2008: Panathinaiks– Olympic 90-76 (3-2) Jasikevicius and Batiste 18 – Greer 19, Woods 18
2012: Olympic– Panathinaikos 82-76 (3-2) Spanish 24, Print 14, Lo 10 – N. Kalathis 17, Diamantidis 13
2014: Panathinaiks-Olympic 82-71 (3-2) Matsioulis 15, Diamantidis 11p, 7as – Lozeski 17p, 4p, 4as, Printezis 16
2017: Olympic-Panathinaiks 51-66 (2-3) Agravanis 10, Spanoulis 9 – Rivers 13, Kalathis 12
2018: Panathinaiks– Olympic 84-70 (3-2) James 18, Pope 13, Singleton 9p, 17p. – McLean 16 factors, 7 factors, 12 rebounds, Printezis and Roberts 13
Panathinaikos AKTOR’s fourth comeback from a deficit of 11+ factors
Panathinaikos went by the SEF by returning the first leg break to Olympiakos and so at 2-0, it was 2-2 for the 2nd time in Stoiximan Basketball League Finals historical past.
Of the earlier 10 occasions the Finals began 2-0, solely 2-2 in 2002 and eventually in an upset, with AEK Betsson gained the title towards Olympiakos. Within the different 9 groups that took a 2-0 lead, not solely did they not lose the title, however they did not even have to assert it in Recreation 5.
What makes yesterday’s win over AKTOR’s Panathinaikos much more particular, nonetheless, is that he got here again from an 11-point deficit (47-36 at 17:19). It was the 4th time he got here again from a deficit of 11 factors or extra on this yr’s Stoiximan Basket Sequence, accounting for 1/3 of these comebacks (4/12). That is as a result of…
*He got here again from -19 (45-26 at 22:36 – 64-66 last) of the away sport with Peristeri bwin within the 1st spherical.
*He got here again from -12 (13-25 at 10:00 – 93-88 last) towards Peristeri bwin within the second spherical of the common season.
*He got here again from -11 (79-68 at 33:34 – 96-99 last in time beyond regulation) within the away sport with PAOK mateco, within the second semi-final.
The opposite facet of this coin belongs to Olympiakos, who suffered the largest upset on this yr’s Stoiximan Basket Sequence.. The earlier one was the corresponding sport within the 1st spherical of the common season, once they had been main 27-18 at 16:31 however Panathinaikos beat AKTOR within the SEF with 54-66.
Even at crew stage…
*This was the thirtieth double in 130 finals. Panathinaikos is AKTOR 18 of those and Olympiacos has 11 and AEK Betsson has one.
*It was the tenth time in 24 Finals which have gone to Recreation 4 that the visiting crew has gained. In every earlier occasion they’ve clinched the title, both by that sport or by Recreation 5 .
*The excessive rating went with each groups scoring 56 of his 173 factors within the second interval. Olympiacos with 29 reached the finals for the eighth time in its historical past within the efficiency of such 1 / 4 or extra.
Nan on the largest efficiency, ‘inexperienced’, away factors within the last
Kendrick Nunn “carried” Panathinaikos AKTOR within the second half and ending the sport with 25 factors, not solely did it come to victory and 2-2, however he additionally wrote historical past. That is as a result of scored the best breakaway level efficiency in Panathinaikos historical past AKTOR within the finals and total the 2nd greatest efficiency in finals historical past by an away crew participant!
Particularly…
*Nan scored the longest 50-point efficiency within the Panathinaikos AKTOR away finals. Together with his 25 yesterday, he surpassed Ioannis Papapetrou’s efficiency of 24 factors within the 4th last of 2021, enjoying towards Lavrio Megabolt. third place on this record is shared with 23 factors by Loukas Mavrokephalidis – from away, the first last of 2015 towards Olympiacos – and Nemanja Nedovic – from the third away last of 2022 towards Olympiacos.
* 25 factors of the American guard total the 2nd greatest efficiency by a visiting participant in a Stoiximan Basket League playoff last. The file was held by Zarko Paspali with the 32 factors he scored within the 1993 away sport 3 as an Olympiakos participant.
*It is about to occur parallel and for the best efficiency by a Panathinaikos participant AKTOR within the final 42 “everlasting” derbies with Olympiakos. To search out the most effective earlier than we’ll have to return to the 2007-08 common season sport when Kennedy Winston scored 26 factors.
*Nan reached a 20+ level efficiency for the seventh time, rising to 4th place on this yr’s Stoiximan Basket League relative record. Andrew Goudlock (10), Hunter Hale (9) and Alec Peters (8) haven’t any extra.
*Even at a person stage for the “greens”, Kostas Sloukas additionally achieved a particular feat. Capturing 2/2, the worldwide guard reached and crossed the five hundred mark within the Stoiximan Basket Sequence. In 265 video games, he counts 501/586 (85.49%).
Papanikolaou is the seventh offensive rebounder in Olympiakos historical past
Though he solely received 11 factors from them, Olympiacos did an excellent job in offensive rebounds, ending the sport with 14. 5 of them had been taken by Kostas Papanikolaou, even achieved a specific achievement since then rose to seventh place on the historic “pink and white” record.
The captain of Olympiakos mwith the 5 offensive rebounds he had yesterday, he reached 266 with the “pink and white” within the Stoiximan Basket Sequence and surpassed Ignatius De Miguel who had 263 within the 4 yr interval 1999-2003.
Even on a person stage for the hosts…
*Giannoulis Larentzakis he was the primary scorer of Olympiakos, who drastically contributed to his crew’s sport. He even managed to achieve two milestones in his 288th look within the Stoiximan Basket Sequence. After having 1/3 two factors he reached 400 as he’s now counting 400/805 (49.69%). Together with his solely streak, he reached 250.
*Nikola Milutinov “caught” Juan Antonio Morales in thirtieth place on the record of foreigners with probably the most video games within the Stoiximan Basket League. He counted 136, the identical quantity because the Spaniard who wore the jerseys of PAOK mateco, Panioni and Olympiakos.
The Serbian heart on the similar time, with the 2 assists he had yesterday, he turned Olympiakos’ eighth overseas participant. within the skilled Championship. He reached 148 and surpassed Yotam Halperin who had 146 within the three years 2008-2011.
*Olympiacos “paid” loads for his 13 missed photographs (22/35). Three of them belonged to Isaiah Canaan who had 2/5, whereas in 47 earlier appearances within the Stoiximan Basket Sequence he had a complete of six missed photographs (37/43).