Reigning champ Panathinaikos (8-7) needs to bounce back from last week’s 26-point thrashing at Efes with a visit from the hottest team in the competition, Milan (9-6).
Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Milan

The Greens have lost four of the last five, but will be pleased to welcome back leading scorer Kendrick Nunn after a one-game ban. Milan has won six games in a row, most recently underlining its title credentials by cruising past Barcelona on the road behind 33 points from last week’s MVP, Zach LeDay. Panathinaikos needs a big improvement defensively after allowing at least 89 points in the last four games, while the Italian team is firing on all cylinders offensively with 90+ points in five consecutive games. The question of whether Ergin Ataman’s defense can slow down Ettore Messina’s smoothly functioning machine could well decide the outcome.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in nine straight and 21 of his last 22 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 23 of his last 24 games.
Lessort has scored 10 or more points in seven of his last eight games.
Lessort has had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Kendrick Nunn has scored at least 10 points in 20 straight and 35 of his last 36 games.
Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 20 straight games.
Nunn has had a double-digit PIR in 19 of his last 20 games.
Juancho Hernangomez has pulled down 5 rebounds or more in seven of his last eight games.
Kostas Sloukas had at least 1 steal in seven straight games.
Sloukas has made 25 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Mathias Lessort ranks seventh in average index rating with 20.6 per game.
Lessort ranks fourth in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Lessort ranks fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.7 per game.
Lessort ranks fourth in two-point accuracy at 74.1%.
Kendrick Nunn ranks fifth in scoring with 18.4 points per game.
Nunn ranks seventh in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.
Panathinaikos leads the league in average PIR with 100.3 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks fourth in two-point shooting at 58.1%.
Panathinaikos allows 9.8 offensive rebounds, the fourth fewest in the league.
Panathinaikos allows a league-low 32.0 rebounds.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,766 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.
Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 938 free throws made. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 967.
Sloukas is tied for seventh all-time with 3,818 career points, level with Nikola Mirotic. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 3,989 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,753 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 4,972 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 17th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.9%.
Marius Grigonis ranks eighth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is second all-time with a 2.9-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Mathias Lessort ranks 22nd all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.5%.
Game Videos
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Streaks
Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Mirotic has made multiple three-point shots in 10 of his last 11 games.
Mirotic has scored 17 or more points in 11 of his last 12 games.
Mirotic has had a PIR of 12 or more in 14 straight games.
Mirotic has had a PIR of 23 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Mirotic has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in nine of his last 10 games.
Zach LeDay has scored at least 13 points and had a PIR of 16 or more in nine straight games.
LeDay has had a PIR of 22 or more in four of his last five games.
LeDay has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.
Fabien Causeur has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
Armoni Brooks has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
Nico Mannion has dished 5 or more assists in four of his last five games.
Season rankings
Nikola Mirotic leads the league in average index rating with 23.9 per game.
Zach LeDay ranks fifth in average index rating with 21.2 per game.
Mirotic ranks third in scoring with 18.7 points per game.
LeDay ranks ninth in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
Mirotic ranks third in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
Mirotic ranks eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.
LeDay leads the league in three-point accuracy at 56.5%.
Fabien Causeur ranks second in three-point accuracy at 54.8%.
Causeur ranks fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Leandro Bolmaro ranks fourth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Milan ranks second in scoring with 88.3 points per game.
Milan ranks second in free-throw shooting at 83.4%.
Milan leads the league in three-point shooting at 40.5%.
Milan has allowed a league-low 9.3 offensive rebounds per game.
Records/Milestones
Nikola Mirotic is ranked fifth all-time with 4,543 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,753 and counting.
Mirotic is tied for seventh place all-time in scoring with 3,818 points, level with Sloukas. Jan Vesely is sixth with 3,989 points and counting.
Mirotic is in sixth place all-time with 913 free throws made. Sloukas is fifth with 938 and counting.
Stefano Tonut ranks sixth all-time in three-point accuracy at 45.7%.
Josh Nebo ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.7%.
Nebo needs 9 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Shavon Shields needs 2 two-point shots made to reach 500 for his career.
Zach LeDay needs 26 points to reach 2,000 for his career.