Panathinaikos dominate Game 1 against Aris in Greek League's quaterfinals / News - Basketnews.com

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Panathinaikos OPAP Athens kicked off the Greek Basketball League playoffs on a high note. Georgios Vovoras' squad crushedAris Thessaloniki, 109-79(34-13, 18-11, 28-25, 29-30), and took a 1-0 series lead.

3-pointers this season

33%7,7Points made:7,7Accuracy:33,2%Place in standings:15Record max:15Record min:1Most made 3FGs:Nemanja NedovicTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Ioannis Papapetrou was the top performer for the winners, accumulating 19 points (6/7 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 4/4 FT), 4 assists and 3 rebounds.

James Kelly was the leading scorer for Aris, finishing with 19 points (4/6 2PT, 3/5 3PT, 2/2 FT), and 4 rebounds.

Panathinaikos started the game with a dominant performance and built a massive 27-points lead (34-13) after the first quarter.

At the start of the second quarter, the EuroLeague side continued their domination. They initiated another 12-0 scoring run and the lead growth to 30 points (50-20).

That was not a finish, as PAO kept pushing the accelerator pedal. The scoreboard was showing 80-46 during the third quarter.

The last 10 minutes of the duel were a mere formality and The Greens celebrated the comfortable victory.

Panathinaikos:Ioannis Papapetrou 19 (4 assists), Okaro White 16 (4 REB),Nemanja Nedovic 15,Eleftherios Bochoridis 12.

Aris:James Kelly 19 (4 REB),Shakur Juiston 13 (6 REB),Anthony Cowan Jr. 10 (9 AST).

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