Bourousis Oly 0.787 Massey Ais 0.694 Batiste Pan 0.681 Jackson Oly 0.670 Ostojic Pan 0.612 Vougioukas Reth. 0.608 Tsakalidis, Olym. 0.607 Golemac, Panell. 0.602
Bourousis Oly 0.787
Massey Ais 0.694
Batiste Pan 0.681
Jackson Oly 0.670
Ostojic Pan 0.612
Vougioukas Reth. 0.608
Tsakalidis, Olym. 0.607
Golemac, Panell. 0.602
Panathinaikos won the Hellenic cup for fourth consecutive time!
Tsartsaris is back! No wonders why
Zeljko Obradovic stated that one of the main reasons which
Panathinaikos disqualified from Euroleague it was the absence of
their super power forward
Kostas Tsartsaris (210-F-79).
The amazing Greek forward proved his coach's statement last night
when Panathinaikos defeated Olympiacos at Ellinikon Olympic Hall
81-79 to win the Greek Cup for fourth straight time.
Kostas Tsartsaris, was named MVP of the Greek Cup final for the
third straight year, had 14 points and 5 boards for the Greens. The
Greens, who bounced back after their shocking elimination from the
Euroleague Quarterfinal Playoffs to show that they are still the
team to beat in Greece.
Panathinaikos took the an early lead in last night's thrilling game,
but Olympiacos stayed competitive. By the end of the first half, the
Greens led 30-34 and in the third period, both teams found their
rhythm as the excitement grew. Tsartsaris sank a big three at the
beginning of the fourth quarter for a 13-point Panathinaikos lead,
50-63. But Greer, who went scoreless in the first half, caught fire
and led Olympiacos on an impressive comeback. With 1:10 to go,
Spanoulis hit another three-pointer to make it 70-75, but the Reds
already received
Panagiotis Giannakis passion and spirit. Thirty seconds before
the end
Dimitris Diamantidis's free throws gave his team a 5-point lead,
but Olympiacos used its fouls to stay alive. With 12 seconds to go,
Greer made one for two free throws, grabbed the offensive rebound
and tied the game at 78-78.
Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76, college:
Maryland) posted 2 free throws at the other end for a 78-80
advantage, then Greer went to the foul line, but scored only one,
79-80 and Winston sealed the victory for his team with a free throw.
It is worth mentioning the fact that Olympiakos dashed down 10
rebounds more than the permanent champions (48-38) and shot much
better from the parameter with 22/27 free throws 15/24 two's and
9/18 three's with Panathinaikos having 15/23 free throws, 9/21 two's
and 16/30 three's. Panathinaikos was much better in the assists as
the Greens overcome their opponents with 16 to 9.
The protagonists of the Cup Final
Other than the MVP,
Kostas Tsartsaris, Panathinaikos, shot 16 for 30 from downtown
got 20 points and 7 assists from
Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82), while 11 points and a key free
throw in the closing seconds from
Kennedy Winston (198-F-84, college:
Alabama). Olympiacos's
Lynn Greer (186-G-79, college:
Temple) bagged 28 points dished 5 assists, but missed some
critical free throws down the stretch.
Panagotis Vasilopoulos (202-F-84) added 15 points,
Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) recorded a double-double with 11
points and 12 rebounds and
Marc Jackson (206-C/F-75, college:
Temple) had 10 points.
Pfizer Greek All Star Game 2008
Esake announced the participants for this year All Star Game in
the city of Amaliadas. The big game will start at 16:00 the coming
Sunday (13/4). Greek Stars vs The Rest of the World and many
happenings are scheduled. For further infos visit Esake webpage
here.
Panathinaikos won Greek League 2007 (Photo: Sport.GR)
Greek men
teams in Euro cups 2006-2007
Euroleague:
Aris Thessaloniki: took 5th place (6-8) in Group C, then
took 4th place (1-5) in Group G of Top 16
Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus: took 3rd place (10-4) in Group
A, then took 2nd place (3-3) in Group E of Top 16, lost to
Tau (ESP) in the Quarterfinals
Panathinaikos Athens: took 1st place (11-3) in Group B,
then took 1st place (5-1) in Group F of Top 16, beat CSKA
Moscow 93-91 in the Final (!!!) FIBA
EuroCup:
Maroussi Honda Athens: took 1st place (5-1) in Group F,
took 4th place (0-6) in Group J
Panionios Forthnet Athens: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group
G, took 2nd place (3-3) in Group K, lost to Akasvayu 1-2 in
the Quarterfinals (!!!)
ULEB Cup:
AEK Athens: took 6th last place (2-8) in Group A
PAOK Marfin Thessaloniki: took 4th place (6-4) in Group
D, lost to Montepaschi Siena (ITA) in the 1/8 Finals FIBA
EuroCup Challenge:
AEP Olimpiada Patron: took 3rd place (3-3) in Group A
Euroleague
