An almighty showdown in the quest for home-court advantage in the playoffs will see Panathinaikos (19-11) host Barcelona (20-10).
Game Facts Panathinaikos vs. Barcelona
The Greens have won seven straight in Athens, while Wednesday's heavy loss at Fenerbahce left the Spanish team 6-8 on the road this season. To secure head-to-head advantage, Panathinaikos needs a victory by 9 points or more after suffering an 80-72 loss at Palau Blaugrana in November, with 17 points from Jabari Parker leading the way for the host. Both teams possess potentially decisive talent all over the court, with Ricky Rubio and Tomas Satoransky looking to set the tempo for Barca while Panathinaikos aims to win the physical battle through Mathias Lessort and Dinos Mitoglou. Quite simply, a must-watch game which could easily be repeated in the playoffs or Final Four.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 straight and 17 of his last 18 games.
Mathias Lessort has posted a double-digit PIR in 11 of his last 12 games.
Lessort has scored at least 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.
Lessort has multiple offensive rebounds in 10 straight games.
Kendrick Nunn has made 50 consecutive free throws.
Nunn has scored at least 10 points in 11 straight games.
Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
Nunn has made multiple three-point shots in five of his last six games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last 14 games.
Sloukas has had a double-digit PIR in 10 of his last 11 games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn ranks ninth in scoring with 14.5 per game.
Nunn leads the league in free-throw shooting at 100%.
Mathias Lessort ranks fourth in average index rating with 19.5 per game.
Dinos Mitoglou ranks third in rebounding with 6.8 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 ranks fifth in assists with 5.7 per game.
Jerian Grant ranks second in steals with 1.5 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in the league in steals with 7.3 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in the league in three-point shooting at 37.6%.
Panathinaikos has held opponents to a league-low 33.0% on three-point shooting.
Panathinaikos has forced 13.5 turnovers per game, the second-most this season.
Panathinaikos has allowed 77.1 points per game, which is the second lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,642 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is second with 1,841 and counting.
Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 870 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is fourth with 963 and counting.
Sloukas ranks ninth all-time with 3,527 career points. Georgios Printezis is eighth with 3,599.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,357 index rating points. Mike James is third with 4,576 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 14th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.8%.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 28 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Luca Vildoza needs 13 assists to reach 500 for his career.
FC Barcelona
Streaks
Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Vesely has had a PIR of 15 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Tomas Satoransky has at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Nicolas Laprovittola has scored 11 or more points in seven straight games.
Laprovittola has made multiple three-pointers in seven straight games.
Willy Hernangomez has had a double-digit PIR in 11 of his last 12 games.
Season rankings
Jan Vesely ranks 10th in average index rating with 17.1 per game.
Nicolas Laprovittola ranks 10th in assists with 5.0 per game.
Laprovittola ranks seventh in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in assists with 19.3 per game.
Barcelona has held opponents to 52.5% two-point shooting, which is third lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks second all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Satoransky needs 17 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,452.
Vesely is tied with Othello Hunter in fourth place all-time with 611 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,663 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 202 blocks. Georgios Papagiannis of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is seventh with 207 and counting.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 3,736 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 3,897 and counting.
Vesely ranks second all-time with 4,775 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,011 and counting.
Vesely is tied with Theodoros Papaloukas in fourth place all-time with 335 steals. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid is third all-time with 364 steals and counting.
Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 745 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 748.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 25 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Laprovittola needs 5 steals to reach 100 for his career.