The big derby goes to Real
06-11-2009 01:05 | Gong.bg
Real Madrid sent a message that echoed all around the competition by downing defending Euroleague champion Panathinaikos 80-70 in front of 12,500 fans at Palacio Vistalegre in the Spanish capital on Thursday night. Both teams now join BC Khimki Moscow region in a three-way tie for the top spot in Group D, all with a 2-1 record.
Rimantas Kaukenas led the winners with 17 points. Darjus Lavrinovic added 15, Sergio Llull had 12 while Pablo Prigioni got 11 for Madrid.
Nikola Pekovic had 22 points for Panathinaikos while Drew Nicholas added 16.
Panathinaikos managed to find Pekovic in the low post for easy points in the early going. He got some help from Milenko Tepic and Antonis Fotsis to give the Greens a 12-23 margin early in the second quarter.
Madrid improved its defense, excelled at double-teaming Pekovic and made Panathinaikos go scoreless for 8 minutes. Lavrinovic and Llull fueled a game-changing 20-0 run that allowed Madrid to get a 34-28 margin at halftime.
Lavrinovic stayed unstoppable while Prigioni shined after the break to keep Madrid way ahead, 59-51, after 30 minutes.
Three-pointers by Prigioni and Llull sealed the outcome, 74-63, with 3 minutes to go, enough for all Madrid fans to confirm that their team may reach really high in the 2009-10 Euroleague season.
Rimantas Kaukenas led the winners with 17 points. Darjus Lavrinovic added 15, Sergio Llull had 12 while Pablo Prigioni got 11 for Madrid.
Nikola Pekovic had 22 points for Panathinaikos while Drew Nicholas added 16.
Panathinaikos managed to find Pekovic in the low post for easy points in the early going. He got some help from Milenko Tepic and Antonis Fotsis to give the Greens a 12-23 margin early in the second quarter.
Madrid improved its defense, excelled at double-teaming Pekovic and made Panathinaikos go scoreless for 8 minutes. Lavrinovic and Llull fueled a game-changing 20-0 run that allowed Madrid to get a 34-28 margin at halftime.
Lavrinovic stayed unstoppable while Prigioni shined after the break to keep Madrid way ahead, 59-51, after 30 minutes.
Three-pointers by Prigioni and Llull sealed the outcome, 74-63, with 3 minutes to go, enough for all Madrid fans to confirm that their team may reach really high in the 2009-10 Euroleague season.
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