2006–07 Greek Basket League Explained

2006–07 Greek Basket League season
League:	Greek Basket League
Sport:	Basketball
No Of Teams:	14
Tv:	SKAI TV, ERT, Nova Sports
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Panathinaikos
Mvp:	Dimitris Diamantidis
Mvp Link:	Greek Basket League MVP
Top Scorer:	Keydren Clark 490 Points (18.8 PPG)
Top Scorer Link:	Greek Basket League stats leaders
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	2006–07 Greek Basket League#Playoffs
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	2006–07 Greek Basket League#Finals
Finals Champ:	Panathinaikos
Finals Runner-Up:	Olympiacos
Finals Mvp:	Dimitris Diamantidis
Finals Mvp Link:	Greek Basket League Finals MVP
Seasonslistnames:	Greek Basket League
Prevseason Link:	2005–06 Greek Basket League
Prevseason Year:	2005–06
Nextseason Link:	2007–08 Greek Basket League
Nextseason Year:	2007–08

The 2006–07 Greek Basket League season was the 67th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. Panathinaikos finished in first place in the regular season, and won the championship, via the playoffs.

Teams

Club	Home city
AEK Athens	Athens
AEL 1964	Larissa
Aigaleo	Aigaleo, Athens
Apollon Patras	Patras
Aris	Thessaloniki
Makedonikos	Kozani (temporarily)
Maroussi	Maroussi, Athens
Olympia Larissa	Larissa
Olympiacos	Piraeus
Olympias Patras	Patras
Panathinaikos	Athens
Panellinios	Athens
Panionios	Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK	Thessaloniki

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Total							Home				Away
		Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD	W	L	F	A	W	L	F	A
1.	Panathinaikos
2.	Aris
3.	Olympiacos
4.	Panionios
5.	Panellinios
6.	PAOK
7.	Olympia Larissa
8.	Maroussi
9.	AEK Athens
10.	Olympias Patras
11.	AEL 1964
12.	Aigaleo
13.	Apollon Patras
14.	Makedonikos

Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference

	Playoff
	Relegation to HEBA A2

Results

	width=40	AEK	width=40	AEL	width=40	AIG	width=40	APO	width=40	ARI	width=40	MAK	width=40	MAR	width=40	OLL	width=40	OLP	width=40	OLY	width=40	PAO	width=40	PGS	width=40	PAN	width=40	PAOK
AEK Athens		79-73	69-72	90-97	64-89	87-66	82-79	89-74	75-53	80-97	52-82	85-92	83-80	97-92
AEL 1964	81-87		97-71	90-88	81-86	67-62	82-88	78-90	71-73	83-94	65-82	65-85	64-66	81-79
Aigaleo	87-83	82-63		101-92	76-82	84-63	91-88	85-76	60-80	69-84	62-90	83-85	66-76	65-71
Apollon Patras	86-79	78-79	87-79		67-86	88-69	58-55	59-61	79-69	70-85	62-104	75-91	59-88	74-83
Aris	73-68	78-69	66-62	73-67		65-53	68-67	64-54	82-65	70-59	60-96	79-64	80-70	79-88
Makedonikos	80-76	79-81	79-42	72-68	50-73		91-103	72-75	73-86	60-88	44-106	86-87	54-68	77-73
Maroussi	86-69	89-71	63-62	93-81	62-69	90-69		80-82	83-64	71-91	60-66	88-70	66-62	83-63
Olympia Larissa	72-80	91-92	75-83	81-64	75-67	73-57	80-74		72-65	76-84	62-78	89-81	71-63	95-98
Olympias Patras	89-81	69-73	85-77	90-63	71-82	69-60	72-44	72-80		68-75	68-67	73-67	55-67	63-68
Olympiacos	74-70	91-60	82-77	95-71	70-76	102-59	71-53	74-60	81-68		73-74	84-71	79-81	87-79
Panathinaikos	96-80	92-81	101-56	81-61	82-69	101-65	79-73	87-58	75-49	84-89		107-77	87-57	68-58
Panellinios	61-66	77-67	84-59	83-72	66-77	68-62	79-78	77-71	78-69	70-94	57-83		74-72	80-71
Panionios	93-71	96-93	84-67	69-63	65-69	89-59	69-67	94-67	77-70	84-76	86-89	60-66		90-72
PAOK	79-72	83-74	81-75	78-72	101-99	89-67	61-60	65-66	67-55	60-71	76-89	79-78	75-70

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

(1) Panathinaikos vs. (8) Maroussi

Panathinaikos win the series 2-0

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Game 1	Panathinaikos	66 – 58	Maroussi	Olympic Sports Hall, Athens	May 13, 2007
Game 2	Maroussi	70 – 73	Panathinaikos	Maroussi Indoor Hall, Athens	May 15, 2007

(2) Aris vs. (7) Olympia Larissa

Aris win the series 2-0

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Game 1	Aris	82 – 68	Olympia Larissa	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	May 9, 2007
Game 2	Olympia Larissa	72 – 82	Aris	Larissa Neapolis Arena, Larissa	May 12, 2007

(3) Olympiacos vs. (6) PAOK

Olympiacos win the series 2-1

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Game 1	Olympiacos	85 – 76	PAOK	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens	May 12, 2007
Game 2	PAOK	84 – 80	Olympiacos	PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki	May 15, 2007
Game 3	Olympiacos	77 – 73	PAOK	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens	May 17, 2007

(4) Panionios vs. (5) Panellinios

Panionios win the series 2-0

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Game 1	Panionios	78 – 72	Panellinios	Helliniko Olympic Arena, Athens	May 9, 2007
Game 2	Panellinios	54 – 67	Panionios	Panellinios Indoor Hall, Athens	May 12, 2007

Semifinals

(1) Panathinaikos vs. (4) Panionios

Panathinaikos win the series 3-0

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Game 1	Panathinaikos	85 – 77	Panionios	Olympic Sports Hall, Athens	May 20, 2007
Game 2	Panionios	65 – 69	Panathinaikos	Helliniko Olympic Arena, Athens	May 24, 2007
Game 3	Panathinaikos	85 – 67	Panionios	Olympic Sports Hall, Athens	May 27, 2007

(2) Aris vs. (3) Olympiacos

Olympiacos win the series 3-2

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Game 1	Aris	78 – 76	Olympiacos	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	May 20, 2007
Game 2	Olympiacos	82 – 68	Aris	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens	May 24, 2007
Game 3	Aris	81 – 71	Olympiacos	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	May 27, 2007
Game 4	Olympiacos	92 – 68	Aris	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens	May 30, 2007
Game 5	Aris	75 – 83	Olympiacos	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	June 2, 2007

3rd place

(2) Aris vs. (4) Panionios

Aris win the series 3-2

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Game 1	Aris	84 – 82	Panionios	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	June 5, 2007
Game 2	Panionios	74 – 62	Aris	Helliniko Olympic Arena, Athens	June 9, 2007
Game 3	Aris	65 – 57	Panionios	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	June 12, 2007
Game 4	Panionios	92 – 88	Aris	Helliniko Olympic Arena, Athens	June 16, 2007
Game 5	Aris	73 – 60	Panionios	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki	June 19, 2007

Finals

(1) Panathinaikos vs. (3) Olympiacos

Panathinaikos win the series 3-2

Game 1----Game 2----Game 3----Game 4----Game 5

Final league table

Pos	Team
1.	Panathinaikos
2.	Olympiacos
3.	Aris
4.	Panionios
5.	Panellinios
6.	PAOK
7.	Olympia Larissa
8.	Maroussi
9.	AEK Athens
10.	Olympias Patras
11.	AEL 1964
12.	Aigaleo
13.	Apollon Patras
14.	Makedonikos

	2007–08 Euroleague Regular Season
	2007–08 ULEB Cup Regular Season
	Relegation to HEBA A2 2007–08

Awards

See main article: Greek Basket League awards.

Greek League MVP

Dimitris Diamantidis– Panathinaikos

Greek League Finals MVP

Dimitris Diamantidis– Panathinaikos

All-Greek League Team

Statistical leaders

Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.

Points

Pos.	Player	Total points
1.	Keydren Clark	490
2.		448
3.		391
4.		385
5.		235

Rebounds

Pos.	Player	Total Rebounds
1.	Andre Hutson	212
2.		190
3.		173
4.		173
5.		168

Assists

Pos.	Player	Total Assists
1.	Dimitris Diamantidis	128
2.		84
3.		80
4.		79
5.		78

Steals

Pos.	Player	Total Steals
1.	Dimitris Diamantidis	50
2.		47
3.		43
4.		38
5.		36

Blocks

Pos.	Player	Total Blocks
1.	Kostas Charissis	40
2.		26
3.		25
4.		21
5.		20

Source: Galanis Sports Data

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Result
	EuroLeague	Final-4, 1st place
		Playoffs, Quarterfinals
		Top 16, 4th place
PAOK	ULEB Cup	Top 16, Home and away format
	ULEB Cup	Regular season, 6th place
	FIBA EuroCup	Playoffs, Quarterfinals
	FIBA EuroCup	Round II, 4th place
	FIBA EuroCup Challenge	Regular season, 3rd place