A big battle between two ambitious teams sitting a victory apart will take place in the principality as Monaco (8-6) welcomes Panathinaikos (7-7).
Ergin Ataman, Panathinaikos: 'It's time to win also difficult games on the road'
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Regular Season
Round 15 of 34
Regular Season
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The host will look for league-leading scorer and former Panathinaikos hero Mike James (19.4 ppg.) to extend his 14-game streak of double-digit scoring, but Greens' leader Kostas Sloukas will hope to repeat the form (18 points, 12 assists vs. ASVEL) that saw him earn last week's MVP award. Kendrick Nunn is also in good form for Panathinaikos, with an average of 17.3 points in his last three games, while Monaco has Elie Okobo on his best form this season thanks to 12 and 14 points in the last two outings.
Ergin Ataman, Panathinaikos head coach
"It's time to win also difficult games on the road. So far we have two, against ALBA and ASVEL. With all due respect to these teams, they are in the low part of the standings and now these two games we play on the road, starting with Monaco, will be really hard for us. We need to play good basketball. Monaco has a lot of scoring perimeter players: James, Okobo, Walker, Diallo... But we also have a good roster. It's important to be tough, to stop their offense and then, in offense, we have to avoid turnovers to execute our plays."
Juancho Hernangomez, Panathinaikos player
"They are a great team with great players. Mike James is oen of the best ever in the EuroLeague and it's hard to stop him. We will do our best. They lost their last game and they will be hungry for the win, just like us. We must focus on ourselves, keep playing our game. We have to play hard, play defense and run as much as we can."