April 2012 Panathinaikos Wiretap
Dimitris Diamantidis has been named Euroleague MVP for Game 1 of the Playoffs.
Diamantidis, who was named MVP of Euroleague last season, scored 15 points to go with eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks to lead Panathinaikos to a 93-73 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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.
Panathinaikos edged Olympiacos 71-70 to capture the 2012 Greek Cup.
Sarunas Jasikevicius was named tournament MVP after scoring 10 points and handing out 5 assists, while Dimitris Diamantidis clinched the victory with a free throw in the closing seconds.
Panathinaikos has won six out of the last eight national cup competitions.
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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