May 2012 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Wiretap
Dimitris Diamantidis scored 15 points, handed out 8 assists and added two steals and blocks apiece in 21 minutes of play to lead Panathinaikos to a 93-73 win in Game 1 of the Euroleague Quarterfinals.
Nick Calathes added 13 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the reigning Euroleague champions.
Keith Langford recorded 21 points for Maccabi.
Game 2 of the best-of-five series is set for Thursday.
Jon Scheyer asked for and was granted released from Maccabi Tel Aviv, the team announced Monday.
Scheyer’s request was reportedly tied to a lack of playing time.
“Jon's request to leave was a mixture of many things,” one source said. “Nearly three months ago, while sitting out most of the team's games, Asefa Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB League, asked to buy Jon out, but Maccabi refused. Not only was Jon disappointed, he was also upset.
'At first, his (Jon) expectations of himself were to fit into Blatt's system and excel as the starting point guard, with Yogev Ohayon coming off the bench. However, the wind quickly changed directions and Jon found himself playing spotty garbage time minutes if any at all,' added the source.
Scheyer appeared in 46 games for Maccabi this season.
Jon Scheyer will miss Maccabi Tel Aviv’s first two Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs games due to "personal reasons," according to the team.
Scheyer scored a total of 6 points in seven Euroleague games this season.
He signed a two-year deal with Maccabi last summer.
The top-eight of the 2012 Euroleague is now set. In this round of the competition, teams will play a best of five series to determine who qualifies for the Final Four.
CSKA Moscow will play Bilbao, Montepaschi Siena will take on Olympiacos, Panathinaikos will battle Maccabi Tel Aviv and Barcelona is matched with Unics Kazan.
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