Having led for most of a pulsating clash, the Greek side fought back from adversity to prevail in a thrilling climax
Panathinaikos roars back for a thrilling 76-81 win at Fenerbahce
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 5 of 34
Group Regular Season
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Reigning champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forced the final twist in a 76-81 road win at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and improved to 3-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, snapping a two-game skid with a resilient performance.
Having beaten the Turkish side 73-57 in last season’s semifinal, Panathinaikos continued to haunt Fenerbahce as player of the game Kostas Sloukas sank 13 points, including a clutch fadeaway three-pointer which gave the visitors the lead for good in a dramatic finish.
Lorenzo Brown paced Panathinaikos with 15 points. Mathias Lessort scored 14 while Omer Yurtseven and Lorenzo Brown chipped in with 12 each. At the other end, Tarik Biberovic netted a game-high 16 points for Fenerbahce, Wade Baldwin amassed 14 and Bonzie Colson poured 11 for the hosts, who slipped to 3-2 after a second successive home defeat.
Game Videos
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What a power slam by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-AS Monaco | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lessort has lift-off! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven with the putback slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Big men connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:28
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Marko Guduric: 'I don’t know how we pulled this one out'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:55
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I love coming here, I love Bologna'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:27
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Marko Guduric: 'Since 2019, we hadn't won here!'
- 00:21
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Colson stops Mitchell! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Zagars's acrobatic layup! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:49
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Ergin Ataman: 'We improved 200%'
- 00:21
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Big two-handed dunk by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:25
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'His negativity is what fuels me'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Bayern Munich| RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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A huge slam-dunk by Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:07
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Saras Jasikevicius: 'We have a great group of guys'
- 00:22
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Nunn to Yurtseven alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:09
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Grant to Lessort alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Juancho denies Wright at the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Juancho goes from defense to offense! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:50
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Fragiskos Alvertis: 'It's a completely different game to any other'
- 00:49
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Mathias Lessort: 'It was loud... until the end'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:40
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: ‘We have to be consistent on both ends, starting with me’
- 00:09
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A monster two-handed slam by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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A fine put-back dunk by Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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A monster dunk by Lorenzo Brown! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Showtime basketball by Fenerbahce! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Antetokounmpo dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:45
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'I had to adapt and fight'
- 00:11
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Yurtseven's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:31
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Monster block from Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:43
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Kostas Sloukas: 'Ergin Ataman is the best coach in Europe'
- 00:15
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Monster block from Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Great alley-oop dunk by Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jensen's monster dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:10
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Jessup dunks in traffic! Magic Moment
Panathinaikos dominated proceedings throughout the opening three quarters on the back of ironclad defense which forced 10 turnovers from Fenerbahce in the opening half, while the visitors only had 2 as they also managed 9 assists and 5 steals.
That, in turn, generated smooth offense with Nunn shooting the lights out in the opening two quarters, draining 12 points while Lessort added 9 thanks to his trademark hard-working approach in the paint at both ends. Panathinaikos led 35-46 at halftime and built on its advantage in the third quarter to open up a 47-60 lead, subduing a normally fervent home crowd in Istanbul.
Fenerbahce then staged a rip-roaring fightback as the hosts came up with a 23-5 run which turned the game on its head and propelled them into a 70-65 lead in the home straight, with a galvanized Biberovic sinking a pair of deep threes in the process.
The home fans were in full swing as Panathinaikos suddenly looked like a fish out of water and victory seemed within reach for Fenerbahce, but Sloukas again stepped up to pile more misery on his former club.
With the home side 73-72 ahead, the livewire guard buried a deep three in his defender’s face with 67 seconds left on the clock to turn the tide for good. He did it from the exact same spot where he drained a game-winning shot for Olympiacos Piraeus in a 2023 playoff game against Fenerbahce, with the Greek side eventually winning the series 3-2 and advancing to the Final Four.
The writing was on the wall for the home team after Lessort followed up with a layup and a free throw, before scoring a late tip-in which finally forced Fenerbahce into submission while it gave visiting head coach Ergin Ataman another sweet victory against a longtime rival club.
