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Panathinaikos-Valencia. Prediction and announcement regarding the Euroleague match
The match between Panathinaikos and Valencia will take place in Athens on Thursday, November 23. The match will start at 21.15 Kiev time.
After more than a quarter of the run of the Euroleague regular championship, the standings show the usual high intensity for this competition. At the top, six teams have identical records (five wins and four losses) and are ranked fifth through tenth. Accordingly, each of the fights between these clubs will increase their importance in the context of the play-off fight. And today the Greek “Panathinaikos” and the Spanish “Valencia” will compete.
Panathinaikos
Despite a very strong squad selected in the off-season, the Athens team lurched for a long time at the start and suffered many disappointing defeats; Among these, the home debacle rather than a principled match against Olympiacos stands out. But gradually he adjusted his game of “Pao” and began to feel much better. The fact that Ergin Ataman’s team’s winning streak is currently three matches has enabled them to quickly enter the play-off zone.
Here is the full list of results of the Greek club in the current Euroleague:
6 October. “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – “Olympiacos” (Greece) – 78:88 (Overtime)
12 October. “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – “Bayern” (Germany) – 78:71
17 October. “Fenerbahçe” (Turkey) – “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – 83:69
20 October. Panathinaikos (Greece) – Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) – 81:86 (Overtime)
27 October. “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – “Basconia” (Spain) – 95:81
3 November. “Barcelona” (Spain) – “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – 80:72
10 November. “Alba” (Germany) – “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – 85:99
15 November. “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – “Zalgiris” (Lithuania) – 73:71
17 November. “Panathinaikos” (Greece) – “Virtus Bologna” (Italy) – 90:76
Before the seventh round of the Euroleague, the Greeks significantly strengthened their already strong squad. The club’s green jersey was worn by American guard Kendrick Nunn, who previously spent three and a half seasons in the NBA. However, he is still adapting to European basketball, and at this point in the season Panathinaikos’ leaders are Greek forward Konstantinos Mitoglou (average of 17.8 points + 6.7 rebounds per game, efficiency ratio – 20.8 points) and the American player. big man Mathias Lessor (13.3 points + 6.8 rebounds, efficiency rating – 18.3 points).
Valencia
The Spanish club were not among the favorites before the start of the season, but after a significant period of the regular season Valencia never fell below the middle of the standings and always maintained a positive balance between wins and defeats. Moreover, the Levantines were generally in the leading group until the last couple of weeks, but the two defeats of Real and Barcelona, one of the Euroleague giants, set back Alex Mumbra’s claims in the 2000s. He became a world champion and won the EuroBasket twice with the Spanish national team.
Valencia’s results in Euroleague 2023/2024:
6 October. “Valencia” (Spain) – “Monaco” (France) – 70:65
13 October. “Valencia” (Spain) – “Fenerbahçe” (Türkiye) – 77:74
18 October. Valencia (Spain) – Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) – 75:66
20 October. “Anadolu Efes” (Turkey) – “Valencia” (Spain) – 77:73
27 October. “Zalgiris” (Lithuania) – “Valencia” (Spain) – 72:87
2 November. “Valencia” (Spain) – “Alba” (Germany) – 79:71
9 November. “Milan” (Italy) – “Valencia” (Spain) – 83:52
14 November. “Valencia” (Spain) – “Truth” (Spain) – 73:76
17 November. “Barcelona” (Spain) – “Valencia” (Spain) – 74:70
The first roles in the team are now played by foreign players. Americans Brandon Davis (11.2 points + 3.4 rebounds, efficiency rate – 11 points) and Semi Ojeleye (11.6 points + 4.1 rebounds, efficiency rate – 11.6 points) are the leaders in the frontcourt. On the back line, the main player is Chris Jones (11.9 points + 4.2 assists, efficiency rate – 11 points), another US representative who also has Armenian basketball citizenship.
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Panathinaikos and Valencia are performing well in the tournament and they have the right to make mistakes. However, the high team density in the Euroleague does not allow anyone to relax, because one or two defeats can take a team from the play-off zone to the bottom of the standings. Therefore, there is no doubt that both the Greeks and the Spaniards will make every effort to get their sixth win of the regular season today.
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