Panathinaikos win 1st Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title since 2011

Panathinaikos win 1st Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title since 2011

Greek basketball membership Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens beat Real Madrid 95-80 on Sunday to win the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title, their first since 2011.

Real Madrid led the sport at Berlin’s Uber Arena 54-49 by the top of the second quarter, however Turkish coach Ergin Ataman’s males fought throughout the remainder of the sport to emerge victorious.

In the third quarter, Real Madrid scored solely seven factors, however Panathinaikos racked up 15 to guide the showdown.

Panathinaikos dominated Real Madrid 95-80 and gained this season’s title after scoring 31 factors within the fourth quarter whereas Real Madrid tallied 19.

Panathinaikos’ Greek playmaker guard Kostas Sloukas scored 24 factors towards Real Madrid to be the highest scorer of the sport. He was named the Final Four MVP (Most Valuable Player).

U.S. guard Kendrick Nunn produced 21 factors for the Greek facet.

Real Madrid have been led by Bosnian ahead Dzanan Musa, who tallied 15 factors.

Panathinaikos bagged their seventh EuroLeague title because the Greens beforehand gained it in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Real Madrid are nonetheless the report holders with 11 continental crowns.

Panathinaikos’ boss Ataman gained his third EuroLeague title because the 58-year-old beforehand guided Türkiye’s Anadolu Efes to back-to-back 2021 and 2022 championships.

Earlier Sunday, Greek membership Olympiacos beat their Turkish opponents Fenerbahçe Beko 87-84 within the third-place recreation at Uber Arena.

Source: www.anews.com.tr