EuroLeague: Phenomenal Sloukas leads PAO to Game 2 win vs Maccabi / News - Basketnews.com

Kostas Sloukas had his scoring career-high in Game 2, leading PAO to a series-tying win, while Real Madrid became the first team to leader the series 2-0.

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After eventful first games of this year's playoffs, the EuroLeague returns with a second set of games in the quarterfinals.

To start the evening, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens hosted Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the famous OAKA Arena for the second time in three days. Although the Israeli team took Game 1, they competed in Game 2 without Wade Baldwin IV.

Although the Israeli team led in the first quarter, Kostas Sloukas took over the game in the second quarter. While Antonius Cleveland proved to be an x-factor in the fourth quarter, Panathinaikos ultimately captured the win amidst Sloukas' career scoring high.

Later on, Real Madrid welcomed Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in hopes of capturing the second win in the series. Baskonia played without their leader Chima Moneke once again, with the forward revealing to BasketNews he might not be able to play in the entire series.

Real Madrid took charge in the second half, leading by as many as 23 points in the middle of the fourth quarter. The rest of the match was a mere formality, and Real Madrid became the first team to lead the series 2-0.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcast onEuroLeague TV.

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Completed matches:

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 95:79 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

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Real Madrid 101:90 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

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