In another meeting of direct rivals, hot and cold Maccabi (12-10) will look to cut the distance on visiting Panathinaikos (14-8).
Game Notes: Maccabi vs. Panathinaikos
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 23 of 34
Group Regular Season
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The Greens are on a great run of form with eight wins out of the last nine, but Maccabi enjoyed an 81-86 triumph in Round 4 in Athens thanks to 21 points from Bonzie Colson and 12 assists from Lorenzo Brown, who was absent from last week’s heavy defeat at Olympiacos. That was a third loss in four games for Maccabi, allowing at least 88 points in each of those defeats. Panathinaikos will hope that Kendrick Nunn continues his hot streak after scoring 21 points in both of his last two games.
- In Round 4, Maccabi beat Panathinaikos in overtime 81-86 as Lorenzo Brown had 12 points, tied Maccabi's single-game record and his personal best with 12 assists and also had a career-high 5 steals.
- When Maccabi defeated Panathinaikos 85-74 in Tel Aviv last season, Lorenzo Brown had 22 points and 9 assists for a 33 PIR and won the MVP of the Round honor for that performance.
- The Panathinaikos single-game record for blocks by a player is 6, which Stephane Lasme set against Maccabi on November 14, 2013.
- Panathinaikos and Maccabi squared off in the 2000 EuroLeague final in Thessaloniki, Greece. Panathinaikos prevailed 73-67 behind 20 points from Zeljko Rebraca, who was chosen as the Final Four MVP.
- Panathinaikos and Maccabi met again in the 2001 SuproLeague final in Paris. Maccabi won 81-67. Arriel McDonald earned Final Four MVP honors with 21 points in the title game.
- Panathinaikos won its most recent continental crown by beating Maccabi 70-78 in the 2011 EuroLeague championship game in Barcelona behind 18 points from Mike Batiste and 16 points and 9 assists from Dimitris Diamantidis.
- Panathinaikos edged Maccabi in a classic five-game playoff series to reach the 2012 Final Four. Three of the games in that series were decided by a single basket, including Game 2, which went to overtime, and the deciding Game 5.
- Maccabi head coach Oded Kattash coached Panathinaikos in 2021. He also played for the Greens, which he helped win the EuroLeague title in 2000 by scoring 17 points in the final against - Maccabi.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort played for Maccabi in the first part of the 2021-22 season.
- Lessort pulled down a career-best 7 offensive rebounds for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Maccabi last season.
- Maccabi's Lorenzo Brown and Panathinaikos forward Juancho Hernangomez have been teammates on the Spanish national team, together they won the gold medal at Eurobasket 2022.
- Last season in Athens, Panathinaikos pulled out an 88-86 win, but Maccabi's Bonzie Colson had a career game with a PIR of 41, collecting 29 points and 14 rebounds, all career highs.
- Maccabi point guard Tamir Blatt had a career-high PIR of 20 playing for ALBA Berlin against Panathinaikos last season, in October 2022.
- Panathinaikos big man Dinos Mitoglou blocked a career-high 3 shots against Maccabi in December 2019.
Game Videos
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Cedi Osman takes center stage on the pre-Final Four EuroLeague & Friends podcast
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Cedi Osman's night to remember
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Cedi Osman: 'When I heard them chant my name, I was emotional'
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Jerian Grant: 'I've never seen anything like it in my life'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Playoffs Game 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gabriel with a ferocious dunk! Motorola Magic Moment:
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Nunn with a deep three! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Yurtseven with a sublime dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Juancho rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Yurtseven on the alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:22
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I'm just glad it's not my tooth!'
- 02:06
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Konstantinos Mitoglou: 'We expect a tougher game in the next game'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Crucial block by Juancho! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cedi Osman steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kostas Sloukas with a crazy buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Jerian Grant shows big hustle! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:57
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'We have a lot of talent, everybody can step up'
- 00:44
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Jerian Grant: 'That's what championship teams do'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven at it again! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:11
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Grant seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
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Juancho flies to the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Yurtseven on the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick NUNN Got MIC’D UP and SCORED BIG | AS Monaco - Panathinaikos
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The 7th Star - Trailer
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Kendrick Nunn: 'The one I'm most proud of is the 10 assists'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: When Panathinaikos took Virtus’s crown in 2002
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Levi Randolph: 'This shows the character of our team'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We came here with one job: to win'
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AS Monaco-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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Title hereGabriel attacks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Paris Basketball | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:24
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'Great teams keep fighting until the end'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:22
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Gabriel dominates on both ends! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Nunn rejects Clark! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:42
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Jerian Grant: 'It was one of the most special nights of my life'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nunn destroys the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Papapetrou beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Rokas Jokubaitis: 'We play for pride and are doing an amazing job'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jimmy Clark we have take-off! Motorola Magic Moment
