PAOK made things difficult for Panathinaikos AKTOR, but he showed his composure and class in all difficult moments, especially when he saw Dikephalos approaching the basket (82-80, 4’24” before the end), and an individual score of 15- 5 scored in the final minutes to win 97-85 and remain unbeaten in the league after 10 rounds.

Carrick Nunn was the most reliable scorer for the Greens with 21 points (5/9 2-pointers, 3/4 3-pointers, 2/2 shots) as well as 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Dinos Mitoglou achieved a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kostas Slukas came close to that performance with 11 points and 9 rebounds.

Elvar Fridriksson was outstanding for Dikefalo with 15 points and 11 assists. Justin Alston with 18 points, 6 rebounds and Michael Gilmore with 14 points, 6 rebounds also had a very good presence.

The race

PAOK did an excellent job in the first period (17-22, 10th), with Fridriksson providing 5 assists and Gilmore scoring 11 points. On the other hand, Panathinaikos committed seven errors, five of which resulted in steals for Dikefalo.

The organizational virtues of Kostas Slukas, who provided six assists in the second period, the goal-scoring ability of Kendrick Nunn, who scored ten points in the same period, and the elimination of errors allowed the home team to improve its performance and win a 45:42 at 26″ before the break. Beliauskas of course tied the game with a three-pointer to make it 45:45.

With a 15:5 run in just under 4 minutes, the Shamrocks took a double-digit lead for the first time (60:50). This lead reached 16 points (66-50) just before the 26th minute, while Ataman’s team ended up going into the final phase with +12 (74-62).

Fotis Takianos’ team got within one basket with a sustained counterattack (82-80, 4’24” to go). Panathinaikos responded with a three-pointer from Vildosa, a nail from Nan, a basket from Sluka and a foul goal from the Argentine, making the score 92-80 at 1’46.” . Before the end. Two shots from Beliauskas and five straight points from Mitoglou and Kalaitzakis followed before Tsiakmas hit a three-pointer with 26 inches left to make the final score 97-85.

THE REFEREES: Karpanos, Milapidis, Spyropoulos

THE DECADES: 17-22, 45-45, 74-62, 97-85

PANATHENAIKOS ACTUATOR (Ataman): Vildosa 6 (1/4 three-pointer, 3 assists), Grant 3 (1), Antetokounmpo 6, Mandzoukas 6 (1/1 three-pointer, 3 rebounds), Kalaitzakis 10 (3 rebounds), Guy 2, Balcerovski 11 ( 3 steals), Nan 21 (5/9 2-points, 3/4 3-points, 2/2 shots, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Sloukas 11 (1/4 3-points, 9 assists), Mitoglou 19 (8/10 2-points, 1/3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Landlord 2

PAOK (Takianos): Gilmore 14 (2/2 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Schizas 2 (4 assists), Fridrickson 15 (1/2 three-pointers, 11 assists), Alston 18 (3/5 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Smith 8 ( 1/6 three-pointers, 7 assists, 3 errors, 2 steals), Tsiakmas 3 (1), Tsairelis 13 (4 rebounds), Margaritis 5 (1), Beliauskas 7 (1/4 three-pointers), Arsenopoulos

The team statistics of Panathinaikos AKTOR: 25/32 2-pointers, 8/22 3-pointers, 23/30 shots, 27 rebounds (21 defensive – 6 offensive), 25 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 steals, 3 blocks

PAOK’s team statistics: 20/37 2-pointers, 10/23 3-pointers, 15/21 shots, 30 rebounds (18 defensive – 12 offensive), 26 assists, 15 turnovers, 8 steals, 2 blocks

The next games of the two teams: Next week (December 16-17) the All-Star Game will take place in Karditsa. On matchday 11, Panathinaikos AKTOR will play with Prometheus in Patras (December 24, 8:15 p.m., ERT3), while PAOK will host Karditsa (December 23, 5:15 p.m., ERT3).