After taking both wins in the last double-round week of the season, Panathinaikos (20-11) knows it controls its own fate in the race for a top four finish ahead of a trip to free-falling Virtus (17-4).
Game Facts: Virtus vs. Panathinaikos
The Italian team will hope that experienced Toko Shengelia can contain the marauding presence of Mathias Lessort and Dinos Mitoglou, and needs an injury-hit backcourt to step up against a Greens set of guards led offensively by Kostas Sloukas and Kendrick Nunn. Mitoglou was an unstoppable force when the teams met in November, powering 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 90-76 home victory, and Virtus faces a tough task in turning around recent momentum after losing four games in a row.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight and 28 of his last 29 games.
Isaia Cordinier has posted PIRs of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Tornike Shengelia has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks ninth in average index rating with 17.5 per game.
Shengelia ranks 10th in scoring with 14.4 points per game.
Marco Belinelli ranks third in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 341 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 408 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,466 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 1,485 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 607 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter ranks fourth with 611.
Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 991 two-pointers made. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 1,003 two-point shots and counting.
Ante Zizic ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Achille Polonara needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jordan Mickey needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shengelia needs 8 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Daniel Hackett needs 4 points to reach 2,500 for his career.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 straight and 18 of his last 19 games.
Mathias Lessort has posted a double-digit PIR in 12 of his last 13 games.
Lessort has scored at least 10 points in 12 of his last 13 games.
Lessort has multiple offensive rebounds in 10 of his last 11 games.
Kendrick Nunn has made 52 consecutive free throws.
Nunn has scored at least 10 points in 12 straight games.
Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Nunn has made multiple three-point shots in six of his last seven games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last 15 games.
Sloukas has had a double-digit PIR in 11 of his last 12 games.
Season rankings
Mathias Lessort ranks fourth in average index rating with 19.6 per game.
Kendrick Nunn ranks ninth in scoring with 14.8 points per game.
Nunn leads the league in free throw shooting at 100% per game.
Marius Grigonis ranks ninth in free throw shooting at 90.7% per game.
Konstantinos Mitoglou ranks second in rebounding with 6.9 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 5.8 per game.
Jerian Grant ranks second in steals with 1.6 per game.
Panathinaikos leads 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 32.8% on three-point shooting.
Panathinaikos has forced 13.6 turnovers per game, the most this season.
Panathinaikos has allowed 77.2 points per game, which is the second lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,650 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is second with 1,841 and counting.
Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 874 free throws made. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 967.
Sloukas ranks ninth all-time with 3,545 career points. Georgios Printezis is eighth with 3,599.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,382 index rating points. Mike James is third with 4,594 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 16th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.6%.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Grigonis ranks 11th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.9%.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 28 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Luca Vildoza needs 13 assists to reach 500 for his career.