Redemption for Panathinaikos in Milan

Panathinaikos redeemed itself from a very poor showing at Villeubanne on Tuesday through a stellar second half at Armani Milano on Thursday for its second road win this season in the Euroleague. Also on Thursday, Olympiakos was not a match for CSKA in Moscow.

The Greens got trounced by Villeurbanne on Tuesday, going down 97-73 in France on Tuesday. At no point during the game in Lyon did the Greens rival the hosts, in a match postponed from the third round of games.

Giorgos Papagiannis (14 points) and Dinos Mitoglou (12 points) were the only players to offer a decent performance on the night.

On Thursday, Panathinaikos had a first half similar to its game in France, allowing Armani to lead 42-30 after the second quarter. Then in the second half the Greens woke up and produced a game rarely shown this year to close the gap through their defense.

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