Panathinaikos won 2002 Euroleague title-May 6, 2002
Panathinaikos had no mercy for host Kinder Bologna and beat them in the Euroleague Final 89-83. It's a big triumph of Greek team, which won 3rd European top clubs competition in last 7 years. But the game itself was extremely interesting. Just to mention shortly, Panathinaikos was already 13 points down and managed to build up thru the game and get the lead. Panathinaikos Athens - Kinder Bologna 89-83
Panathinaikos will face Kinder in the final - May 3, 2002
Both semifinal games were very close and no team could be sure a victory to the last minutes. First Panathinaikos beat strong Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and then Kinder, last year champion, beat Benetton in a tough game. The final is on Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
Panathinaikos - Maccabi Tel Aviv 83-75 Pao controled the game from the very begining. Alvertis opened the game with a 3 pointer, and Pao held the lead till the 7th minute. McDonald with a huge 3 pt shot gave Maccabi their first lead, 14-15, but Pao took over the game till the buzzer and led by 4 after 10 min. Maccabi kept running behind Pao, but stayed close. A great finish by Parker helped Maccabi finish the half with a 44 tie. Maccabi went up by 2 after 4 min. in the 2nd half, and that was their biggest lead of the game. Bodiroga took over the game, and started making big shots. He added 2 HUGE 3 pt shots in the last Q, and Maccabi couldn't score from the line (60%). Pao advance to the finals, and want the cup back now. Panathinaikos (27+23+18+21) - Bodiroga 26 + 9 rbs, center ton 15, Alvertis 11, Papadopoulos 9, Kutluay 9, Mulamerovic 6 - 2/10 FG, Kalaitzis 2 + 5 Maccabi - (23+21+13+18) - Burstien 18 + 5 as, Huffman 16 + 10 rbs, McDonald 11, Parker 11 - 4/13 FG, Shelef 8, Besok 5, Curcic 3, Sharp 3, Henefeld 0
Kinder - Benetton 90-82 Kinder got a chance to repeat a success of Split, which was the last team which won two consecutive top European clubs trophies. But that was not an easy game for Kinder. Benetton challenged champions. They fight equal and when the score was 63-63, Kinder put a wall in their defense, and did not allow Benetton to score for next 5 minutes. That was a decisive point of the game.
Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Team 2001-02-May 6, 2002
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Panathinaikos had no mercy for host Kinder Bologna and beat them in the Euroleague Final 89-83. It's a big triumph of Greek team, which won 3rd European top clubs competition in last 7 years. But the game itself was extremely interesting. Just to mention shortly, Panathinaikos was already 13 points down and managed to build up thru the game and get the lead. Panathinaikos Athens - Kinder Bologna 89-83
FINAL FOUR MVP: Dejan Bodiroga (205-F-1973) of Panathinaikos
Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Team Tyus Edney (178-G-1973) of Benetton Treviso Marko Jaric (224-PG-1978) of Kinder Bologna Manu Ginobili (198-G-1977) of Kinder Bologna Dejan Bodiroga (205-F-1973) of Panathinaikos Athens Dejan Tomasevic (208-F/C-1973) of Tau Vitoria
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Panathinaikos will face Kinder in the final - May 3, 2002
