11.01.2022
Our team is back to EuroLeague action by jumping into the double-week. With oh-so-many postponed games the Army Men are the rare team that is ready to play both games. First stop – Athens...
Double-header for strong ones

PREGAME BREAKDOWN

As the Muscovites were unable to play against Olympiacos and Barcelona, the previous European game for them was unlucky visit to Madrid almost three weeks ago. During this period of time the team was able to beat Enisey and Avtodor in the VTB League before and after the New Year. All other days the players were busy with practices and rehab.

Alexey Shved is back to the team after illness, he is ready to help the team vs PAO. Will Clyburn is still out with hip injury. Andrey Lopatin who played major role in yesterday’s second team’s win, also stayed in Moscow.

REFEREES

Boris Ryzhik (crew chief, Ukraine), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey), Saso Petek (Slovenia).

PREGAME QUOTES

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

We are getting back to action, and this is good. Definitely, health is a first thing. We were practicing good. We are playing against a team that is much better at home, they are competitive. Offensively they have different ways to play: they are posting Papapetrou or Katselakis, playing pick-n-rolls or off-screens for Nedovic and Macon. In general, they are looking for Papagiannis around the rim, they run better. They've changed their strategy on the defensive end recently, they are playing a lot of zones and matchups. We did solve that well in first game, so we are looking forward to go and compete again.

Joel Bolomboy, CSKA forward:

We were preparing a lot, many practices, it's been a while since we played a game with a league making pauses and games delayed due to COVID. They have a lot of good players, guys who can hurt us individually. We have to go out there and play CSKA basketball.

“RELATIVITY” CONNECTIONS

CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis spent 13 seasons as an assistant coach at Panathinaikos, from 1999 through 2012. He helped the club win five EuroLeague championships, 11 Greek League titles and seven Greek Cups during that span. CSKA assistant Andreas Pistiolis was also a part of that successful team.

Coach Darryl Middleton played for Panathinaikos for 5 years (2000-05) winning two EuroLeague titles with the Athenians.

Panathinaikos guard Howard Sant-Roos made his EuroLeague debut with CSKA during the 2019-20 season. He played under Coach Itoudis and alongside Semen Antonov, Joel Bolomboy, Will Clyburn, Daniel Hackett, Nikita Kurbanov, Andrei Lopatin, Ivan Ukhov and Johannes Voitmann.

Panathinaikos big man Jeremy Evans and Alexey Shved were teammates at Khimki Moscow Region in the 2019-20 season.

Ioannis Papapetrou of Panathinaikos was a teammate of Daniel Hackett at Olympiacos Piraeus for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017. They reached the EuroLeague championship game in 2017 together.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Johannes Voigtmann has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.

Voigtmann is third in the league this season in two-point shooting at 74.3%.

Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.

Clyburn ranks fifth this season in scoring with 15.0 per game.

Alexey Shved has made multiple three-pointers in six straight games.

Shved has made 9 consecutive free throws.

Shved is seventh all-time with 447 three-point shots made for his career. Milos Teodosic is sixth with 471.

Shved ranks 11th all-time in scoring with 2,932 points. Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 10th with 2,936.

Shved is in 11th place all-time with 599 free throws made for his career. Mike James of AS Monaco is 10th with 608 and counting.

Shved ranks 13th on the all-time charts with 847 assists. Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 12th with 862.

Nikola Milutinov ranks ninth this season in rebounding with 6.0 per game and is the league leader in offensive rebounding with 3.0 per game.

Milutinov ranks seventh on the all-time list with 491 offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is fifth with 506.

Marius Grigonis is ranked third all-time in free throw accuracy at 92.2%.

Daniel Hackett needs 27 points to reach 2,000 for his EuroLeague career.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins/losses: 25-20
1981-82 – European Champions Cup. Group Stage: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 87-83 (-4)
1981-82 – European Champions Cup. Group Stage: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 83-80 (+3)
1994-95 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal Round: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 101-77 (-24)
1994-95 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal Round: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-70 (+7)
1995-96 – European Championship for Men’s Clubs. Semifinal: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 71-81 (-10)
2000-01 – SuproLeague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 69-57 (+12)
2000-01 – SuproLeague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 89-81 (-8)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 85-91 (-6)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 83-80 (-3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 58-69 (+11)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 75-68 (+7)
2004-05 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-85 (+12)
2004-05 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 75-72 (+3)
2004-05 – Euroleague. 3rd place game: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 91-94 ОТ (-3)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 92-82 (-10)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 84-89 (-5)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Final: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 93-91 (-2)
2008-09 – Euroleague. Final: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-71 (-2)
2010-11 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 74-60 (-14)
2010-11 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 68-72 (-4)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 76-78 ОТ (+2)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 91-75 (+16)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Semifinal: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 66-64 (+2)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 86-69 (+17)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 63-69 (+6)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-74 ОТ (+3)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-51 (+26)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 65-59 (-6)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 73-72 ОТ (-1)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 74-44 (+30)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 93-66 (+27)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Panathinaikos: 100-80 (+20)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 86-85 (-1)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. Panathinaikos – CSKA: 55-74 (+19)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 81-77 (+4)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 85-80 ОТ (-5)
2017-18 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 81-63 (+18)
2017-18 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 70-75 (+5)
2018-19 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 96-84 (-12)
2018-19 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 77-78 (-1)
2019-20 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 102-106 OT (-4)
2019-20 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 66-97 (+31)
2020-21 – Euroleague. Regular Season: Panathinaikos – CSKA: 83-89 (+6)
2020-21 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 93-86 (+7)
2021-22 – Euroleague. Regular Season: CSKA – Panathinaikos: 97-77 (+20)

SHORT DOSSIER

Panathinaikos Athens, Greece
Founded: 1922
Colors: green, white
Home court: O.A.K.A (18,700)
President: Panagiotis Triantopoulos
Head coach: Dimitris Priftis
Website: www.paobc.gr
Trophy case:
- 6-time Euroleague champion (1996, 2000, 02, 07, 09, 11),
- International Cup winner (1996),
- 40-time Greek champion (1946, 47, 50, 51, 54, 61, 62, 67, 69, 71-75, 77, 80-82, 84, 98-2001, 03-11, 13, 14, 17-21),
- 20-time Greek Cup winner (1979, 82, 83, 86, 93, 96, 2003, 05-09, 12-17, 19, 21)

 

Comments

alanol09
12 January 18:50
Итудис очень хорошо охарактеризовал игру соперника, а вот как играет ЦСКА в этом году так просто и не скажешь, не бежим в отрыв, плохо защищаемая, нет разыгрывающего от слова вообще. Можно отметить Шенгелию, который с переменным успехом борется в одиночку и Шведа который пытается что-то создавать, но когда партнёры стоят, а не двигаются, мало что получается
Тормоз
12 January 11:49
Вперед, ребята! Давай, Димас!
Верим! Болеем!
ЦВБП
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