May 26, 2013
Regular Season Game 6 - December 07, 2005 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - PALAIS DES SPORTS DE PAU
Pau-Orthez 67 - 82 Panathinaikos

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 0-0
1-4 Overall 4-1

Referees

Crew Chief
MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS, Spain
Referee
JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia
Umpire
AITCHESON, DALE, England

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
62.8 Points 83.2
32.8 Rebounds 29.8
11.2 O. Rebounds 8.2
21.6 D. Rebounds 21.6
10.6 Assists 12.6
10.2 Steals 9.6
2.2 Blocks 2.8
15.0 Turnovers 14.8
42.4 % 2PT 62.4 %
30.8 % 3PT 39.3 %
64.8 % FT 72.8 %
57.0 Index 93.0
Team Stats - Pau-Orthez
Team Stats - Panathinaikos

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
12.8 / HARRISON, C. Points 16.0 / Spanoulis
5.2 / LUX, ANTHONY Rebounds 4.8 / Diamantidis
2.4 / LUX, ANTHONY OR 2.5 / TOMASEVIC, DEJAN
3.4 / Drozdov DR 3.6 / Diamantidis
3.4 / COOPER, L. Assists 3.2 / Spanoulis
1.6 / HARRISON, C. Steals 1.8 / Diamantidis
1.2 / RUPERT, THIERRY Blocks 1.0 / Diamantidis
2.2 / COOPER, L. Turnovers 3.0 / Diamantidis
80.0 % / CISSE, SOUARATA 2PT 76.7 % / Batiste
66.7 % / VAREM, J. 3PT 75.0 % / PAPANIKOLAOU, DIMITRIOS
83.3 % / HARRISON, C. FT 100.0 % / ALVERTIS, FRAGISKOS
11.0 / HARRISON, C. Index 16.8 / Spanoulis
Team Roster - Pau-Orthez
Team Roster - Panathinaikos

THE TAKE

Pau-Orthez will look to end a four-game losing streak on Wednesday night against the toughest of Group C guests, co-leader Panathinaikos, itself coming of a rare loss, its first of any kind all season. Mounting injuries took a toll on Panathinaikos (4-1) last week as its late comeback fell short inan 82-79 road loss at Unicaja. Pau played well last week, but lost 77-72 to Montepaschi in Siena. Panathinaikos, which defeated Pau twice last season by an average of 20 points, arrives in France without three of its big men: center Patrick Femerling is out for several months, Dejan Tomasevic (5.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg.) will miss his second straight game and Fragiskos Alvertis (8.2 ppg.) will miss his first. In addition, Vlado Scepanovic, who is suffering from a sprained ankle, will be a game-day decision. Pau has dropped its last five home games in the Euroleague dating back to January – including a 62-88 loss at the hands of Panathinaikos last season. Pau relies on the backcourt of Clint Harrison (12.8 ppg.) and Lonnie Cooper (11 ppg., 3.4 apg.) for points. Each scored 16 last week, but will have work to do against their Panathinaikos counterparts, the most prolific scoring backcourt in the Euroleague. Vasilis Spanoilis (16 ppg.) and Jaka Lakovic (15.7 ppg.) both rank in the top 10 in scoring, and Lakovic no doubt has fond memories of his last visit to Pau, when he didn't miss a shot on the way to 21 points. As the lowest-scoring team in the league, Pau (62.8 ppg.) will have to turn it on to catch the high-scoring Greens (83.2 ppg.). However, the visitors' injuries may open chances for Pau in the paint. T.J. Lux (9.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg), Brooks Sales and Thierry Rupert will need to control the boards and score at high percentages against the Panathinaikos frontline that will consist of essentially of Michael Batiste (10.8 ppg.) and Kostas Tsartsaris (6.6 ppg.). Coach Zeljko Obradovic will likely be forced into using swingman Dimitrios Diamantidis (11.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg.) or small forward Dimitris Papanikolau at times against one of Pau's big men. But all of Pau's strategy will be for naught if Harrison, Cooper and Frederic Fauthoux cannot slow down Lakovic and Spanoilis in what will certainly be the most important match-up of the evening.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Despite its many injuries and slow night from superstar Jaka Lakovic, Panathinaikos registered a big road win in Group C by downing Pau-Orthez 67-82 on Wednesday. Panathinaikos improved to 5-1 in the Group C standings, good for at least a share of first place. Pau dropped 1-5 and will need to start winning right away to reach the Top 16. Mike Batiste led the winners with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting and 5 of 6 free throws. Vassilis Spanoulis added 17 points on 10 of 10 free throws, while Dimitris Diamantidis had 11 points and Kostas Tsartsaris 10 for Panathinaikos. Lonnie Cooper scored 12 points for Pau while C.C. Harrison, T.J. Lux and Artur Drozdov each had 11. Cooper, Brooks Sales and Drozdov shined in the early going, leading Pau to a 22-7 lead, but Panathinaikos reacted with experience and know-how to go ahead 42-44 at halftime. Diamantidis helped the Greens extend the margin to 58-62 after 30 minutes, while Spanoulis, Batiste and a defense that limited Pau to 4 points in almost 7 minutes of the final quarter did the rest. Panathinaikos played without centers Dejan Tomasevic and Patrick Femerling, who were joined on the injured list by forward Fragiskos Alvertis.

Artur Drozdov shined early with a big block on defense and a driving layup in attack to which Sales added a short jumper for a 4-0 Pau lead. Tsartsaris nailed a triple which Sales matched with one from downtown to start an amazing three-point festival. Cooper and Harrison joined the long-distance show to give Pau a 13-5 margin after 4 minutes. Batiste tried to change things with a mid-range jumper, but Thierry Gadou nailed another three for Pau. The crowd went mad once Cooper fired in another from the arc to make it a 15-point game, 22-7. Batiste tried to change things with a fastbreak layup but T.J. Lux added 3 more points, this time on a basket-plus-free throw, as Pau stayed ahead 25-12. Nikos Hatzivrettas made free throws for Panathinaikos and Diamantidis added an acrobatic three-point play to fix the score at 27-17 after 10 minutes.

Spanoulis brought Panathinaikos within 27-21 with a driving layup and free throws to open the second quarter. Lux and Tsartsaris exchanged baskets but Dusan Sakota made it a three-point game, 29-26, with a big triple for the Greens. Drozdov answered him from downtown and Thierry Rupert added free throws, but Panathinaikos was on the right track now. Batiste and Spanoulis combined for 6 quick points to tie the game at 34-34, forcing Pau to call timeout. Nothing changed after that, as Spanoulis made free throws and Diamantidis slashed for a layup that capped a 0-10 run with the visitors ahead 34-38. Pau's scoreless spell lasted almost 4 minutes, until Cooper nailed a three-pointer. When Harrison made free throws, Pau had its lead back, 39-38. Cooper had time for another three-pointer, but Spanoulis and Hatzivrettas made 2 foul shots apiece while Batiste nailed a jumper to give Panathinaikos a 42-44 halftime lead.

It took Pau just 20 seconds after the break to regain the lead on a corner triple by Drozdov, but Hatzivrettas matched that for a 45-47 Panathinaikos edge. Batiste took over with a left-handed jump hook and an outstanding dunk in traffic to make it a six-point game, 46-52. Gadou worked well to get a basket in the low post that Tsartsaris erased with a put-back layup. The game turned into a low-scoring, physical battle and Pau made the most of it, as Lux made free throws and Rupert scored inside for a 52-54 board. Tsartsaris and Xane D'Almeida exchanged corner threes to fire up the crowd, but Diamantidis followed free throws with a basket-plus-foul shot to put Panathinaikos back in charge, 58-62, after 30 minutes.

Spanoulis opened the fourth quarter with a pull-up jumper that Sakota followed with a finger-roll layup as Pau was shut down by the Panathinaikos defense. Harrison tried to change things with a driving layup but Jaka Lakovic banked in a seven-meter triple, his first points of the game. Drozdov responded with an outstanding dunk, but Pau trailed 62-69 with 6 minutes to go. Both teams went scoreless for almost 3 minutes until Batiste and Spanoulis combined for 3 free throws for a 62-72 Panathinaikos lead. Tsartsaris had a big block on Jeff Varem before Spanoulis sealed the outcome with a corner three-pointer. D'Almeida and Lux combined for 4 quick points, but Batiste had a power three-point play to make Panathinaikos cruise to a well-deserved road win.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Euroleague.net
Referees: MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS (ESP), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB), AITCHESON, DALE (ENG), SAINT AUBERT, FABRICE (FRA)
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Head coach: GADOU, DIDIER
Pau-Orthez
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 FAUTHOUX, FREDERIC 4:00     0/2             2     1   -5
5 HARRISON, CLINT 27:45 11 1/4 1/4 6/9   3 3 2 2 4     2 5 8
6 D'ALMEIDA, XANE 18:30 6 0/1 1/3 3/4 1 1 2 1   1     2 2 4
8 DROZDOV, ARTUR 33:00 11 2/3 2/6 1/4 1 3 4 1 3 2 2   3 3 11
11 COOPER, LONNIE 27:45 12 0/4 4/8     1 1 7   3     3 1 7
12 RUPERT, THIERRY 12:45 2 0/3   2/2 1 5 6     2     4 1  
13 GADOU, THIERRY 27:15 5 1/1 1/5     1 1 2 1 2 1   2 2 4
14 SALES, BROOKS 22:15 9 3/4 1/1   2 5 7 1         3 1 14
15 LUX, ANTHONY 17:45 11 4/9   3/3 4 4 8       1   4 3 14
16 VAREM, JEFF 9:00   0/1     1 3 4     3   1 3   -4
Team           2   2   5           7
Totals 200:00 67 11/30 10/29 15/22 12 26 38 14 11 19 4 1 27 18 60
36.7% 34.5% 68.2%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO
Panathinaikos
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 KALAITZIS, GEORGIOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 PAPANIKOLAOU, DIMITRIOS 16:15 2 1/4       6 6 1         1 1 6
7 LAKOVIC, JAKA 24:00 3 0/4 1/4         5 1 2     3 1 -2
8 BATISTE, MIKE 28:15 25 10/15   5/6 2 3 5   2 1   1 2 7 29
10 HATZIVRETTAS, NIKOS 21:00 7 0/2 1/3 4/4 1 1 2 1   1   1 1 2 5
11 SPANOULIS, VASSILIS 27:45 17 2/3 1/4 10/10 1 1 2 4 4 3   1 4 7 22
12 TSARTSARIS, KOSTAS 33:00 10 2/4 2/5   2 2 4 1     1   2 2 11
13 DIAMANTIDIS, DIMITRIS 34:00 11 3/3 0/3 5/5   5 5 3 1 2     3 5 17
14 SCEPANOVIC, VLADO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 SAKOTA, DUSAN 15:45 7 2/7 1/5   4 1 5   1     1 2 2 3
17 TATAROUNIS, ARIS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           4 4 8   10 2         16
Totals 200:00 82 20/42 6/24 24/25 14 23 37 15 19 11 1 4 18 27 107
47.6% 25% 96%
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Head Coaches

GADOU, DIDIER
Pau-Orthez
"We did not play bad but we were not good enough to win this kind of game. We took some risks, we were in the game during most part of it but we should have diversified our game, using more options inside but we suffered lack of lucidity in key moments."
OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO
Panathinaikos
"Our game was more difficult than the final score indicates. Pau-Orthez entered very strong in the game like a sprinter with a perfect first quarter in terms of basketball. They made us change many things in our game and we found the solutions quickly with success. With a more aggressive defense in the second part we could impose our rhythm in attack and keep the scoring on, which is important in a place like Pau."

Players

RUPERT, THIERRY
Pau-Orthez
"Even if we recognize that Panathinaikos is a very strong team, we have the feeling that we could have made something interesting tonight. We started very strong and we surprised them and we could not maintain the same intensity. On the contrary Panathinaikos entered progressively in the game and imposed their rhythm on both sides of the court. We know that we must keep on working on the time factor of a game because it is not the first time that this scenario occurs."
BATISTE, MIKE
Panathinaikos
"We were very surprised at the beginning of the game by the intensity and quality of basketball proposed by Pau. But we never really panicked and by a good defense we could come back in the game and develop our basket with serenity. Pau-Orthez gave their best and is a good team, we solved an interesting test to confirm our ambitions to go very far in that competition."
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