Regular Season
Round 24 of 34
Regular Season
Panathinaikos AthensPAO
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Valencia BasketVBC
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Ice-cool Jones gives Valencia 91-92 victory at Panathinaikos
Game Report
3 Mins read
Chris Jones bounced back from injury in the most emphatic fashion as he sank a buzzer-beating triple to give Valencia Bakset a vital 91-92 road win at Panathinaikos Athens, lifting the Spanish side to 13-11 in its quest to reach the playoffs. The Greens, however, dropped to 8-16 after yet another tough loss, their third in a row.
Jones, who had been out of action since December with a knee injury, paced Valencia with 24 points, shooting 6-of-7 from inside the arc and the foul line, while he nailed 2 of his 3 shots from three-point range. His brilliant effort, which also included 5 assists and 4 rebounds, was complemented by that of Kyle Alexander, who finished on 16 points after hitting 7 of his 8 shots from the floor.
Victor Claver added 13 points for Valencia, who beat Panathinaikos at OAKA Arena for the first time since 2010 and improved its record against Greek rivals to 3-0 this season, having also edged PAO 94-91 in the reverse fixture and stunned EuroLeague leader Olympiacos Piraeus on the road.
Paris Lee led Panathinaikos with a game high and a career record of 25 points, and Arturas Gudaitis posted the season’s personal record of 23 points to go with 10 rebounds. New signing Matt Thomas finished on 13 points, too. However, it was scant consolation for the trio after the home side fell to another gut-wrenching defeat which has all but vanquished its hopes of making the playoffs.
Game Videos
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Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv-Valencia Basket | Round 27 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 27 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Montero drills a three after breaking Micic’s ankles! Motorola Magic Moment
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Reuvers dunks off Montero’s alley-oop dish
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Fernando rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Montero’s acrobatic bucket! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Real Madrid | Round 26 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Grant wins it for Panathinaikos! Motorola Magic Moment
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Faried puts Len on a poster! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Valencia Basket | Round 26 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 25 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Holmes with the rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 25 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Puerto beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Valencia Basket | Round 24 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 24 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Holmes unleashes the hammer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Pradilla makes a magical pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Paris Basketball | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 23 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Valencia Basket | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Montero to Reuvers alley-oop connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Osman, Holmes connect for alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fantasy Challenge Podcast: Frankie’s math, Saben Lee’s breakthrough and the rise of inexpensive centers
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Valencia Basket-AS Monaco | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers rises to the rafters! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key denies Mirotic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Richaun Holmes smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Richaun Holmes says not in my house! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson blocks, Sako dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cedi Osman slams it home in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key locks the door for Valencia! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Valencia Basket | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nathan Reuvers dunks after Jean Montero’s steal! Motorola Magic Moment
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Faried unleashes his anger on the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Neal Sako dunks off Darius Thompson’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Top 10 Dunks | December | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nunn puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Yurtseven says NO! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shorts finds Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
PAO led throughout the first half as Dwayne Bacon netted 8 of his 10 points in the first quarter and Lee was lethal from long range, while Gudaitis dominated the paint. Jones and Alexander kept Valencia in touch, but the visitors looked the less likely winners at halftime as they trailed 49-42 and were being outrebounded 18-11 by a more robust home side, who finally looked the part after a series of patchy performances.
However, free-flowing basketball made way for a more rugged and physical contest in the third quarter, when Valencia turned the tide and nosed ahead 53-52 for its first lead of the night and then maintained the slender advantage heading into the fourth quarter, 69-68.
It was a rollercoaster from there on as the lead changed hands time and again, with Lee and Gudaitis carrying PAO’s effort while Jones and Alexander were unstoppable at the other end.
The home side jumped into the driving seat when Gudaitis completed a pair of three-point plays and then came up with a huge block at the other end to give PAO an 84-81 lead, but Jones then forced the final twist in the most spectacular fashion.
Two missed free throws in the final minute, by Lee and Thomas, who are among the most reliable shooters from the foul line, cost PAO dearly as Jones netted the last 11 points for Valencia, including the three-pointer at the death after he sent Derrick Williams reeling with a pump-fake.
It was an icing on the cake of a spectacular clash and Valencia ran out the game’s worthy winner.
