Euroleague: Dwayne Bacon stars as Panathinaikos mount thrilling comeback against Milan

Seb SternikSeb Sternik9 December 2022
Dwayne Bacon of Panathinaikos Athens during the Euroleague

Dwayne Bacon of Panathinaikos Athens during the Euroleague

Panathinaikos Athens were forced to overturn two separate 15-point deficits on their way to a dramatic overtime victory over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

The Greek outfit ended up claiming a 90-77 success - their fourth straight victory in the competition. 

Milan, who are now on an eight-match losing run in Euroleague, led 72-65 with three minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
However, a 7-0 run for the hosts forced the match into overtime which saw Panathinaikos power to a thrilling victory.
Dwayne Bacon was the player of the match having put 22 points on the board.

Following the match, he told Greek news outlet NOVA: "I'm not trying to score 40 points. I try to fulfill my duties in offense and defense in every match. I will help my team by scoring according to what the opposing defense gives.

"We had a tough game. At one point I wanted to come aside myself to concentrate and see what the error was. I think this helped me because when I came back I felt a lot of things had improved. We had to play well, and that's what happened."
He added: "Paris Lee is the reason I'm here. He is a player who works very hard and sacrifices for his team. Tonight was incredible and I trust him. You saw that in some key moments of this match.
"I'm working hard to be a complete player. I'm happy to come to be the leader of a team. We used to go through tough times with Sasa Obradovic in Monaco , but he trusted me.
"I am grateful to have had a hand in his success over the past year. Hopefully this year it will improve further and we can build on it."

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