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Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Efes

Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Efes

2023-24

3 Mins read

This week's theme of iconic coaches facing their former teams continues as Panathinaikos (11-8) boss Ergin Ataman prepares to welcome Efes (7-12).

Regular Season

Round 20 of 34

game Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

Regular Season

Panathinaikos AKTOR AthensPAO

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Anadolu Efes IstanbulEFS

Overview

Last week's record-breaking loss to Real was the latest in a six-game losing slide from the Turkish team, which needs more than just Shane Larkin's scoring heroics to reignite its playoff hopes. Panathinaikos, which will play four out of its next five games in Athens, will have to do without Luca Vildoza, who scored a season-high 19 points in a win at Valencia last time out but suffered a knee injury over the weekend. The Greens may be able to welcome back Kostas Sloukas, however. Efes beat Panathinaikos 71-68 in Round 12 behind 21 points from Tyrique Jones.

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

Streaks

Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.

Grigonis has posted PIRs in double figures in five of his last six games.

Grigonis has made 11 consecutive free throws.

Mathias Lessort has posted PIRs in double figures in 25 of his last 26 games.

Lessort has scored at least 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.

Dinos Mitoglou has double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.

Mitoglou has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in nine straight games.

Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.

Nunn has made all 23 of his free-throw attempts so far.

Kostas Sloukas has hit at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last seven games.

Jerian Grant has recorded at least 1 steal in 12 of his last 13 games.

Season rankings

Dinos Mitoglou ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.6 per game.

Mathias Lessort ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.

Kostas Sloukas ranks eighth in assists with 5.6 per game.

Jerian Grant ranks second in steals with 1.8 per game.

Kendrick Nunn leads the league in free-throw shooting at 100%.

Panathinaikos ranks second in steals with 7.6 per game.

Records/Milestones

Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,600 assists. His former teammate Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,607.

Sloukas is tied with Juan Carlos Navarro in fifth place all-time with 855 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is fourth with 918 and counting.

Sloukas ranks ninth all-time with 3,448 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 3,598 and counting.

Sloukas is fifth all-time with 4,243 index rating points. His former teammate Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is fourth with 4,264 and counting.

Sloukas ranks 17th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 88.6%.

Sloukas needs 1 rebound to reach 800 for his career.

Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.5%.

Grigonis ranks 16th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.3%.

Grigonis needs 1 assist to reach 300 for his career.

Ioannis Papapetrou needs 39 points to reach 2,000 for his career.

Luca Vildoza needs 16 assists to reach 500 for his career.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Streaks

Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in 24 straight and 34 of his last 35 games.

Larkin has scored 10 or more points in 14 straight games.

Larkin has PIRs of 10 or more in 13 straight games.

Larkin has dished at least 5 assists in his last six games.

Will Clyburn has scored in double figures and had PIRs of 10 or more in five of his last six games.

Derek Willis has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

Tyrique Jones has racked up a PIR of at least 10 in nine of his last 10 games.

Mike Daum has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Daum has made all 8 free throws in his EuroLeague career.

Elijah Bryant has made 9 consecutive free throws.

Season rankings

Shane Larkin leads the league in average index rating with 21.8 per game.

Larkin ranks second in scoring with 18.9 per game.

Larkin is tied for sixth in steals with 1.4 per game.

Larkin ranks sixth in assists with 5.6 per game.

Efes has committed the second-fewest turnovers, 11.3 per game.

Efes has the third-highest two-point accuracy at 56.4%.

Efes shoots a league-low 33.5% from three-point range.

Records/Milestones

Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.

Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.

Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 218 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.

Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,339 career rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 11th with 1,420 and counting.

Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 451 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 10th with 452.

Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time with 472 three-point shots made. Mike James of AS Monaco is eighth with 500 and counting.

Larkin is ranked 14th place all-time in scoring with 3,088 points. Paulius Jankunas is 13th with 3,241 career points.

Rodrigue Beaubois is 14th all-time with 433 three-pointers made. Jaycee Carroll is 13th with 437.

Beaubois needs 11 assists to reach 500 for his career.

Tibor Pleiss needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.

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