Top-10 chasing Zvezda (10-19) will hope to end a five-game losing run against a Panathinaikos team (18-11) eager to bounce back from a defeat in last week's Greek derby.
Game Facts: Zvezda vs. Panathinaikos
Zvezda is hit by injuries in the backcourt, with Milos Teodosic and Nemanja Nedovic recently sidelined and Yago Dos Santos reportedly unlikely to play this week. That could open an opportunity to shine for the Greens' healthy contingent of guards, including deep threats Marius Grigonis and Kendrick Nunn, who hit 17 points on 4-of-5 triples at Olympiacos last week. Panathinaikos claimed a comfortable victory, 82-65, when the teams met in Round 17, paced by 15 points from Dinos Mitoglou, who came back to form in the derby by ending a five-game run of single-digit scoring.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Streaks
Milos Teodosic has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Joel Bolomboy has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Bolomboy has posted PIRs of 10 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Yago Dos Santos has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
Dos Santos had double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Joel Bolomboy ranks ninth in rebounding with 5.8 per game.
Bolomboy ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.32 per game.
Luka Mitrovic ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.31 per game.
Milos Teodosic ranks fourth in assists with 5.7 per game.
Crvena Zvezda ranks second in offensive rebounding with 12.1 per game.
Records/Milestones
Milos Teodosic ranks fifth all-time with 572 triples made. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid is fourth with 590 and counting.
Teodosic is ranked fifth all-time with 1,412 assists. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 1,607.
Teodosic ranks 12th all-time with 3,307 career points. His former teammate Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 11th with 3,335 and counting.
Mike Tobey ranks 15th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.3%.
Nemanja Nedovic needs 22 points to reach 2,500 for his career.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Mathias Lessort has posted a double-digit PIR in 10 of his last 11 games.
Lessort has scored at least 10 points in 10 of his last 11 games.
Lessort has multiple offensive rebounds in nine straight games.
Kendrick Nunn has made 48 consecutive free throws.
Nunn has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight 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 four of his last five games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last 13 games.
Sloukas has had a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn ranks ninth in scoring with 14.4 per game.
Nunn leads the league in free throw shooting at 100%.
Mathias Lessort ranks fourth in average index rating with 19.1 per game.
Konstantinos Mitoglou ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Lessort ranks eighth in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Lessort ranks fourth in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.
Kostas Sloukas is tied for fifth in assists with 5.5 per game.
Jerian Grant ranks second in steals with 1.6 per game.
Panathinaikos leads the league in steals with 7.4 per game.
Panathinaikos has held opponents to 33.1% on three-point shooting, the second-lowest in the league.
Panathinaikos has forced 13.6 turnovers per game, the third-most this season.
Panathinaikos has allowed 77.1 points per game, which is the second lowest in the league.
Panathinaikos leads the league with 7.3 steals per game.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,632 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is second with 1,841 and counting.
Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 868 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is fourth with 955 and counting.
Sloukas ranks ninth all-time with 3,510 career points. Georgios Printezis is eighth with 3,599.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,328 index rating points. Mike James is third with 4,571 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 17th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.6%.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Grigonis ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.7%.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 28 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Luca Vildoza needs 13 assists to reach 500 for his career.