Career record from Sloukas: Panathinaikos levels the series!
Panathinaikos, coached by Ergin Ataman, defeated Israeli side Maccabi Playtika 95-79 in the second game of the EuroLeague play-off series. With this victory, the Greek team brought the series to 1-1. Panathinaikos player Kostas Sloukas set a career record in the EuroLeague by scoring 29 points.
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The excitement of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoffs continued today with two matches. In the second game of the series, Panathinaikos hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv at OAKA.
In a match where Kostas Sloukas broke his career record with 29 points, Panathinaikos reached a 95-79 victory.
With this result, Panathinaikos brought the series to 1-1. The third game of the matchup will be played on Tuesday evening, April 30, this time hosted by Maccabi in Belgrade.
The first side to reach three wins in the series will secure their place in the Final Four.
For Panathinaikos, Kostas Sloukas played with 29 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists; Dinos Mitoglou with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist; Ioannis Papapetrou with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists; and Mathias Lessort with 11 points, 8 rebounds.
For Maccabi, Lorenzo Brown finished with 18 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists; Antonious Cleveland with 12 points, 3 rebounds; Jake Cohen with 12 points, 1 rebound; and Tamir Blatt with 11 points, 6 assists.