After earning his 200th victory in the competition by downing Virtus on Friday, Ergin Ataman will look to guide Panathinaikos (5-4) to a third straight win by overcoming a Valencia (5-4) which has slipped down the standings after losing three in a row.
Game Notes: Panathinaikos vs. Valencia

The key figure behind the Greens' success in the double round week was Dinos Mitoglou (17.8 ppg., 6.7 rpg.), whose duel with Valencia forward Semi Ojeleye could prove crucial. The battle in the paint will feature a showdown between two players who know each other very well: Panathinaikos big man Aleksander Balcerowski and visiting center Damien Inglis were teammates last season at Gran Canaria, where they became EuroCup champions together.
- In their last meeting, Valencia beat Panathinaikos in Athens 91-92 on a buzzer-beating triple from Chris Jones who had a career-high 33 PIR in that game.
- Panathinaikos set its club record for blocks with 8 in a 69-73 home loss to Valencia in November 2010. The Greens went on to win the EuroLeague that season.
- Valencia's Chris Jones and Fenerbahce center Kostas Antetokounmpo were teammates at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the 2021-22 season.
- Valencia's Victor Claver was a teammate of Panathinaikos forward Juancho Hernangomez on the Spanish national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Panathinaikos center Aleksander Balcerowski and Valencia big man Damien Inglis were teammates at Gran Canaria last season.They won the 2023 EuroCup title together.
- Panathinaikos point guard Kostas Sloukas dished a career-high 11 assists playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Valencia in March 2021.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort had a career-high PIR of 37 playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Valencia last December.
- Lessort had a career-high 4 steals playing for FC Bayern Munich against Valencia in February 2020.
- Valencia point guard Stefan Jovic grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Panathinaikos in January 2016.