Red-hot Panathinaikos (10-7) is aiming for a fifth straight win as its travels to direct rival Baskonia (9-8), which is currently one of four teams tied for eighth place.
Game Notes: Baskonia vs. Panathinaikos

Kostas Sloukas has now truly settled in with the Greens, averaging 7.3 assists during his team’s winning run, and he faces an intriguing backcourt duel with Codi Miller-McIntyre, who is looking to rebound from a tough night (4 points and 4 turnovers) in last week’s loss to Milan. That game featured another strong showing from Chima Moneke (14 points, 8 rebounds) and his battle with Mathias Lessort – who piled on 24 points and 13 rebounds when Panathinaikos beat Baskonia in October – will be a highlight to enjoy as two of the league’s most dynamic and hard-working big men square off.
- In Round 5, Panathinaikos beat Baskonia 95-91 behind Mathias Lessort who set new career-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds, while also tying career-best 8 two-point shots made and 7 offensive rebounds. He earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 31.
- Baskonia has won two playoff series against Panathinaikos. It swept the Greens in the 2016 playoffs and eliminated Panathinaikos in 2006 by winning the decisive Game 3 on the road 71-74.
- Panathinaikos and Baskonia battled in the 2007 EuroLeague semifinals in Athens, Greece. Panathinaikos downed Baskonia 53-67 behind 15 points each from Sani Becirovic and Mike Batiste. The Greens went on to win the EuroLeague championship.
- Panathinaikos tied its record for rebounds in EuroLeague play this century with 51 against Baskonia in April 2016.
- Panathinaikos set club records with 31 assists and tied another with 18 three-pointers against Baskonia in October 2013.
- Baskonia head coach Dusko Ivanovic coached Panathinaikos during the 2014-15 season and led the team to the 2015 Greek Cup.
- Panathinaikos guard Luca Vildoza spent four seasons with Baskonia from 2017 to 2021. He helped the team win the 2020 Spanish championship.
- Baskonia's Dani Diez and Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort were teammates at Unicaja Malaga during the 2018-19 season.
- Centers Khalifa Diop of Baskonia and Aleksander Balcerowski of Panathinaikos were teammates at Gran Canaria from 2017 through last season. While there, Balcerowski won EuroCup Rising Star honors in 2021 and 2023 and Diop did the same in 2022. They helped the team win the 2023 EuroCup.
- Baskonia's Matthew Costello was also a teammate of Diop and Balcerowski at Gran Canaria in the 2020-21 season.
- The Panathinaikos trio of Ioannis Papapetrou, Dinos Mitoglou and Dimitris Moraitis were teammates of Baskonia's Nikos Rogkavopoulos on the Greek national team this past summer at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou dished a career-high 6 assists playing for Partizan against Baskonia in January 2023.
- Baskonia's Daniel Diez grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds playing for Unicaja Malaga against Panathinaikos in January 2016.
- Panathinaikos swingman Marius Grigonis grabbed a career-high 4 steals for Zalgiris Kaunas against Baskonia in February 2019.