Having suffered its first home defeat in more than four months, Panathinaikos needs to react against a Maccabi team aiming to take a giant step towards ending its decade-long absence from the Final Four.
Game facts: Panathinaikos vs. Maccabi
Maccabi's 87-91 win on Tuesday was powered by backcourt duo Lorenzo Brown (16 points) and Wade Baldwin (15 points, 7 assists), but Baldwin ended the game early with a leg injury. He is ruled out for Game 2 with a hamstring injury.
Another key player for Maccabi was Bonzie Colson with 18 points, and the Greens will look for more up against him from Dinos Mitoglou, who was held to 9 points on Tuesday. Panathinaikos also need a bounce-back performance from Kendrick Nunn after he scored just 8 points, but can again count on the leadership of Kostas Sloukas after his double-double of 12 points and 13 assists on Tuesday.
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Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Mathias Lessort has scored at least 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.
Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 15 of his last 16 games.
Lessort had PIRs of 14 or more in 11 of his last 12 games.
Kendrick Nunn has scored at least 10 points in 15 of his last 16 games.
Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Nunn has made multiple three-point shots in eight of his last nine games.
Nunn had double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last 19 games.
Sloukas has had a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.
Sloukas has PIRs of 21 or more in six straight games.
Sloukas has scored 12 or more points in six straight games.
Jerian Grant has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Mathias Lessort ranks fourth in average index rating with 19.3 per game.
Kendrick Nunn ranks eighth in scoring with 15.1 points per game.
Nunn leads the league in free throw shooting at 98.2%.
Dinos Mitoglou ranks sixth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Lessort ranks eighth in rebounding with 6.0 per game.
Lessort ranks fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks fourth in assists with 6.0 per game.
Jerian Grant ranks second in steals with 1.6 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in the league in steals with 7.1 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in the league in three-point shooting at 38.0%.
Panathinaikos has held opponents to 34.1% three-point shooting, third-lowest in the league.
Panathinaikos has forced 13.3 turnovers per game, which third most this season.
Panathinaikos has allowed 77.5 points per game, which is the second lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,679 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is second with 1,854 and counting.
Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 889 free throws made. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 967.
Sloukas has moved into eighth all-time with 3,605 career points. Sergio Rodriguez is seventh with 3,739 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,473 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 4,665 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 17th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.5%.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.5%.
Grigonis ranks 14th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.7%.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 20 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Luca Vildoza needs 8 assists to reach 500 for his career.
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Streaks
John DiBartolomeo has made 64 consecutive free throws, which is the second-longest streak in competition history. The longest streak belongs to Kevin Punter of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade with 69 consecutive made free throws.
Wade Baldwin has scored in double figures in 21 straight games.
Baldwin has a PIR of 12 or more in 17 straight games.
Josh Nebo has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Nebo has PIRs of 10 or more in 14 straight games.
Nebo has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 17 straight games.
Nebo has pulled down multiple offensive rebounds in nine straight and 17 of his last 18 games.
Tamir Blatt has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Bonzie Colson has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Season rankings
Wade Baldwin ranks third in scoring with 17.9 points per game.
Baldwin ranks third in average index rating with 19.6 per game.
Josh Nebo ranks 10th in average index rating with 16.7 per game.
Nebo leads the league in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
Nebo leads the league in offensive rebounding with 3.1 per game.
Josh Nebo ranks ninth in two-point shooting at 66.5%.
Lorenzo Brown ranks third in assists with 6.0 per game.
Baldwin ranks ninth in assists with 4.9 per game.
Bonzie Colson is tied for sixth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Maccabi leads the league in scoring with 88.5 points per game.
Maccabi leads the league with 13.2 offensive rebounds per game.
Maccabi leads the league in steals with 7.3 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in team PIR at 100.2 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in assists with 19.6 per game.
Maccabi ranks third in blocks with 3.1 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in rebounding with 36.1 per game.
Maccabi has allowed a league-high 86.7 points per game.
Records/Milestones
Josh Nebo ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.5%.
John DiBartolomeo ranks ninth all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.