By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos secured a victory in one of the best games of EuroLeague Round 17, defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv at home 93-82.
Kendrick Nunn led the winners with 19 points (7/13 from the field), Cedi Osman added 17, Omer Yurtseven scored 11, while November MVP Kenneth Faried had six points but 11 rebounds.
On the other side, Tyler Ennis scored 16 points (4/7 from three), Antonio Blakeney had 15, Elijah Bryant added 14 with seven rebounds, while Collin Malcolm also had 14.
A great game was played in Athens, where Hapoel, the current EuroLeague leader, held on in the first half and even led after 20 minutes (45-46). However, in the second half Panathinaikos stepped on the gas, Kendrick Nunn woke up and played a brilliant second half, and with a 13-0 run at the turn from the third to the fourth quarter, the home team sealed the win.
Panathinaikos now stands at 11-6, with an away game against Zalgiris in Kaunas in Round 18. Hapoel has 12 wins and 5 losses and remains at the top of the EuroLeague. Their next round brings a clash with Bayern in Munich.