TO Olympic mathematically fix home field advantage in the playoffs as of Wednesday evening, and Panathinaikos waved a long time ago… a scarf of farewell, today’s (9.30 p.m.) showdown in a crowded CHEF it doesn’t generate… the decibels of their earlier duels that were much more judged.

For the Greens, the big motivation is the price of the guns and the decisive end to the impressive 12-0 streak that plays against them in all competitions. “eternal rival” the last year and a half. For Olympiacos, a victory has an added bonus beyond prestige, as his final ranking will also determine his play-off opponent. There are crossovers that he would very much like to avoid even if he finishes 1st or 2nd, and in theory he should have more passable opponents in front of him instead of, say, objectionable Ephesus and Partizan.

“I would not say that our goal is exactly the first place, but the best possible position. We don’t have the luxury or ability to think about 1st place. We want to beat Panathinaikos to have the best prospects. We played 12 games in March, which is a lot.

The Red-Whites are looking for the best positions before the playoffs – the unfinished Greens are behind the prestige.

Sometimes we look tired mentally and physically, but now we all have to work together to finish the regular season in the best possible way. The stripes don’t matter. “Panathinaikos is not stressed and only wants to win,” he said. George Bartzokaswho will be counting on Fal tonight, but not likely on Canaan returning from the US tonight.

Panathinaikos, on the contrary, has more and more decisive passes. As expected, Ponitka (sprained), Walters (tendonitis) also didn’t train yesterday and don’t hope to make the number 12, and Panagiotis Kalaitsakis, who suffers from tonsillitis, missed training and is likely to be out. Agravanis went through the whole training without any problems, and he will be counted on. “This is an eternal enmity, another unwritten paper. The psychology one team acquires against another in a game also determines the end result. And Olympiacos and I, I think, are trying not to think about this 12-0 series. This is a special game and we will do our best to win it. Obviously everyone in the team knows what the games against Olympiacos mean. Even if it does not have a rating value for us, they can help the next ones who come to the championship,” Christos Serelis said for his part.

In yesterday’s games of the 32nd round of the Euroleague: Efes – Virtus 86-67, Maccabi – Armani 85-66, Barcelona – Alba 72-56.

Other matches of the evening: 20:00 Zalgiris – Valencia, 20:00 Bayern – Monaco, 21:30 Baskonia – Fenerbahce, Partizan – Real, Villerban – ” Red Star.