Greek club Panathinaikos has taken the Euroleague title, with a thrilling 73-71 victory in the final over perennial powerhouse CSKA Moscow. National team star Vassilis Spanoulis equal top-scored for the newly crowned champs with 13 points, along with Antonis Fotsis, who added eight rebounds. Former Indiana Pacer Sarunas Jasikevicius brought 10 points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench.
Russian-American stalwart, JR Holden contributed 14 points and four assists for CSKA — however it was not enough. Perhaps the Moscow club was lacking the inside presence of former forward/centre, David Andersen who played for new club Regal FC Barcelona in their third-placed finish over Olympiacos (injured former Atlanta Hawk Josh Childress’ club). Andersen put up 20 points for Barca, whilst teammate Juan Carlos Navarro added 14 points and three assists.
Footage of the Final:
