Euroleague. Panathinaikos vs. BC Khimki 9 november 2012

BC Khimki defeated on the road one of the best European teams Panathinaikos Athens — 79-67 (17-23, 21-18, 20-17, 21-9). On Monday, November 12, 2012 the yellow-blue will face UNICS Kazan within the bounds of VTB United League. The beginning is at 19.30 msk.

BC Khimki: Planinic (18 + 6 rebounds + 3 assists), Loncar (14 + 8 rebounds), Davis (13 + 5 rebounds + 3 steals), Koponen (12), Fridzon (10 + 5 assists)

Rimas Kurtinaitis:

— I am very happy for this win over a team with great history in basketball. Panathinaikos has changed a lot this season, but they are still strong. I want to thank my players for their efforts in the whole game. Although we were trailing by 10 points, we found the power and the character for the comeback. In the last quarter we played fast, we shot at a high percentage and we dominated on the court.

Paul Davis:

— It was not easy to come here and win, after our team has lost eight straight Euroleague road games. Panathinaikos is a great team, but its roster is new and probably need time to make the adjustments and find the chemistry needed. We were needing this victory and I hope that it will help us to go ahead. The key for our success was that we reacted and didn’t allow our opponents to open a bigger margin when we were trailing by 10 points. We fought for every ball and took advantage of any opportunity.