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Greece adds quality, breezes past Israel

The injection of the Panathinaikos players to the roster of the national team sent Greece flying in its second qualifying game for the World Cup, as it defeated Israel 82-61 at Iraklio on Monday.

Three days after its overtime win over Great Britain at Leicester, Greece was considerably strengthened with the likes of Nick Calathes, Ian Vougioukas and Thanassis Antetokounmpo.

Inexperienced Greece beats Britain in overtime

The rejuvenated national basketball team, deprived of Greece's players in the Euroleague, premiered with a victory in overtime against Great Britain at Leicester on Friday, in its first game for the 2019 World Cup qualifiers.

Greece won 95-92 in front of a mixed set of fans where Greek students and expats had a very strong presence and often outshouted the Brits.

Anadolu Efes – Panathinaikos 81-82, with NBA-class Nick Calathes!

Panathinaikos defeated Efes at Sinan Erdem Arena 81-82 after a real thriller-like night!

A huge victory for Panathinaikos, the third consecutive and the second in an away game.

The player that took the Greek team by the hand and led it all the way to this amazing win was Nick Calathes, with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists.

PAO to attempt to emulate Olympiakos win in Istanbul against Efes in Euroleague tonight

After Olympiakos “conquered” Istanbul on Wednesday night by defeating Euroleague champions Fenerbache, Greek champions Panathinaikos will travel to the city and attempt to achieve a 3rd victory in a row. Coming off their convincing win against Russian side Khmiki on Tuesday, the Greens will face Turkish side Anadolu Efes Istanbul. A win would take Pana’s record to 5 wins.

Euroleague triumphs for Greens and Reds

The tough week in the Euroleague has started triumphantly for the Greek teams, as Panathinaikos trounced hitherto joint leader Khimki in Athens and Olympiakos downed European champion Fenerbahce in Turkey.

On Tuesday the Greens eclipsed Khimki 93-65 at the Olympic Sports Hall with an outstanding all-around performance that gave the Russian team no chance on the night.

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