Thirteen years after the last time, the Panathinaikos wins Final Four Of Euroleague and returns to the roof of Europe. Beaten the Real Madrid 80-95thanks to a perfect match and the MVP of the tournament Kōstas Sloukas who, a year later, took his revenge against the blancos. The coach Ergin Ataman completes yet another masterpiece of his career and wins the third Euroleague in the last four yearsafter the two successes withEph. In Berlin, Pana rewrites history – for the seventh time in their history – and beats the reigning champions.
The masterpiece Ataman
Yet another, perhaps the most beautiful for how it arrived. Ergin Ataman he revived a society one step away from the abyss, recreating a lost identity. After the two victories with Efes, the triumph with Pana. “It’s a’incredible emotion. We are around 15,000 people here in Berlin. We are deserved throughout the season. We had one great season. Tonight we went down 15 points, let them score 36 points in the first quarter, but we came back. It’s incredible. I am very happy and proud.” And the mind can only go to his father, who recently passed away: “You know that I lost my father a month ago. I’m sure he saw this. He was with me in all titles with Anadolu Efes”.
Sloukas gets his revenge
He missed the winning shot in his shirt.Olympiacos in last season’s final, again against Real Madrid. A year later, with the shirt of rivalsSloukas becomes the protagonist (this time in a positive way) in the Berlin night. Twenty-four points (without any shooting errors) e MVP award for what Ataman defines as “one of the heroes of Greek basketball”. And when fate gets involved, so do the favourites Chus Mateo they fall on the most beautiful. When the match seemed to be headed towards the Spaniards (41-27), Pana found the defensive compactness that had distinguished them throughout the season. The Greek people, crowded in the stands, push for the feat: Lessor And Nunn welcome, Sloukas And Mitoglou they package success. And Pana dominates in the second half.
