Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament, victories for Efes and Partizan in front of 42,000 fans
Highlights of the two games
Spectacle in the 6th edition of the Tournament dedicated to Pavlos Giannakopoulos, with as many as 42,000 spectators in the splendid setting of the Panathenaic Stadium to watch Anadolu Efes-Maccabi tel Aviv and Panathinaikos-Partizan.
The first game was won by the Turkish club, thanks to a 32-15 run in the third period. 89-66 the final score, Bryant had 16 points while Oturu finished with 14.
For Maccabi 14 points of Hoard and 11 of Loyd.
The Reigning Euroleague champions were defeated by Partizan 64-75, Washington Jr was the top scorer for the Serbian team with 13 points, good performances also for Davies (12+5) and Jones (11+8). For Panathinaikos, Nunn’s 16 and Grant’s 11 were not enough.