Barcelona (4-1) will look to bounce back from last week's close El Clásico defeat against a Panathinaikos (2-3) team that boosted its confidence with a convincing home win over Baskonia. Mathias Lessort excelled in that triumph, winning the weekly MVP award with 23 points and 14 rebounds, and he faces a big fight with another player who grabbed a double-double last week, Jan Vesely (12 points and 10 rebounds). In the backcourt, a battle between two of the league's best guards will see Nico Laprovittola (13.8 ppg., 6.8 apg.) showdown with Kostas Sloukas (11.2 ppg., 5 apg.). And judging by previous visits, Panathinaikos coach Ergin Ataman returning to Palau Blaugrana will be well worth watching.
Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Panathinaikos

FC Barcelona
Streaks
Alex Abrines has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 straight games.
Nikola Kalinic has at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader with 1,329 two-pointers made.
Vesely is in fourth place all-time with 572 offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 1,560 rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is fourth with 1,603.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 190 blocks. Ioannis Bourousis is seventh with 194.
Vesely is eighth all-time with 3,424 points scored. Georgios Printezis is seventh with 3,599.
Vesely is ranked second all-time with 4,369 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 4,831 and counting.
Vesely is seventh all-time with 308 steals. De Colo is sixth with 315 and counting.
Vesely ranks 10th all-time with 679 free throws made. Marcus Brown is ninth with 690.
Alex Abrines needs 3 three-pointers made to reach 300 for his career.
Panathinaikos Athens
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 of his last 14 games.
Luca Vildoza has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Mathias Lessort has posted PIRs in double figures in 15 of his last 16 games.
Lessort has scored in double figures in nine straight games.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,531 assists. Former teammate Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,607.
Sloukas ranks sixth all-time with 822 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is fifth with 853.
Sloukas is ranked ninth all-time with 3,310 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 3,424 and counting.
Sloukas is tied with Mike James for fifth all-time with 4,082 index rating points. Spanoulis is fourth with 4,183.
Sloukas ranks 14th all-time in free throw accuracy at 88.9%.
Marius Grigonis ranks eighth all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.3%.
Grigonis ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.3%.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 39 points to reach 2,000 for his career.