“Panathinaikos” defeated Tel Aviv “Maccabi” temporarily playing its home game in Belgrade 95:88.
The series is now tied at 2-2, and the winner of the ticket to the EuroLeague Final Four will be decided next week in Athens.
In the fourth match of the series marked by victory, Marius Grigonis scored 8 points (1/1 doubles, 2/5 triples), rebounded the ball and collected 5 utility points in 15 minutes.
“It was a very physical match, I think we reacted properly. A very changing match, we took the lead, but then we went down again, everything changed again.
We are happy, but the work is not done yet, I hope that we will win the ticket to Berlin at the OAKA arena.
Maccabi is a good team. They always play well, they find the right answers for our defense, they hit the hard shots, and the substitutes come into the game properly.
This playoff pairing features two very similar teams, so you never know what can happen.
Now we will play a home game. All of Athens is looking forward to this match, I have no doubt that everyone will come and create a wonderful atmosphere, the most important thing is to win. You should ask Maccabi players if they will be ready for the crazy atmosphere of OAKA”, said M. Grigonis.
The decisive match of the quarter-final series will be played in Athens on Wednesday.
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