Panathinaikos OPAP Athens dominated Herbalife Gran Canaria 102-87 on Thursday at Olympic Sports Center Athens for its second win in as many home games this season. After a hot start for the visitors, Ioannis Papapetrou came off the bench to lead a 15-2 Panathinaikos charge and the visitors never seriously threatened again. The outcome took the Greens' record to 2-1, while Gran Canaria fell to 1-2. Keith Langford and Lukas Lekavicius led the winners with 16 points apiece; Papapetrou amassed 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals; Nikos Pappas scored 13, DeShaun Thomas 12 and Nick Calathes ran the show with 9 assists and 3 steals. Marcus Eriksson made 5 of 8 three-pointers and was joined by Chris Evans with 15 points to lead Gran Canaria. Clevin Hannah added 12 points and 6 assists and Luke Fischer contributed 10 points and 6 rebounds in defeat.
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