Underdog Madrid succumbs to Panathinaikos battle at Fortress

The season did not start well for the unorthodox Real Madrid, but they found solutions to many of their problems at home. Or so it was until the visit of Panathinaikos, who unsurprisingly handed Scariolo’s team their first defeat. … A hobby for all seasons. A bad version of the white team, lacking rhythm and on the back foot for almost the entire game, ran into Short’s first scoring night, Slokas’ 10th basketball lesson, and the strength of newcomer Fareed. The 16 points are happy andrew and 20 Vivaresonly a forgettable performance from Madrid will save them.

Real Madrid (16-22-21-18):
Campazzo (4), Ferris (16), Deck (4), Lyles (7), Tavares (20). Maledon (6), Lulu, Okeke (3), Abalde (8), Hezonja (5), Garba, Len (4).
Panathinaikos (22-30-21-14):
Shorts (19), Nunn (8), Rogcabopoulos (7), Hernangomez (5), Faried (16). Sloukas (15), Osman (13), Samodurov, Grant, Mitoglou (4).

For the first time this season, the merengue team and the team that took control of the match from the beginning faced off at Movistar Arena. happyHaving created seven of the first nine White Points, he claimed to be the only answer to Panathinaikos’ offensive weapons. shortsthat advantage quickly rose to 10 (9-19). The local bench players improved the performance of Coach Scariolo’s team, making the score 16-22 at the end of the first quarter.

6 almost consecutive points maledonIncluding a violent spouse, led to white optimism, but then eternal Slokas He was assigned to manage the Greek team against Madrid, which lacked the necessary rhythm. In the second quarter, the rookie scored six points, including one goal, and had the same number of assists. Farid That night’s play “posterized” Tavares, once again pushing Panathinaikos’ advantage to more than 10 points, specifically 14 at halftime (38-52).

Going through the locker room didn’t change much of the script, but the comfort the Hellenes players felt on the Madrid court was also the comfort of the wild Fareed, who everyone would say was playing in the Taiwanese league until a few days ago. The game threatened to collapse as Greece’s advantage approached 20 points, but a rebellion from Feliz, who scored nine points in the third quarter, and Madrid’s improved defense prevented it. However, a new advance from Slokas restored Panathinaikos’ peace of mind with 10 minutes remaining (59-73).

Madrid were looking for a boost to get into contention for victory, but a good defensive performance combined with the Whites facing an offensive blackout for almost the entire match. There’s no sign of Campazzo, Lyles, or Hezonja. Scariolo’s team showed determination, using their anger over some refereeing decisions to get close to the scoreboard, but a tireless triple put the score away. Juancho Hernangomez It was the final blow to Madrid’s first home loss.