On the back of last week's club record-breaking comeback against Maccabi, Zeljko Obradovic will make his latest return to Athens as Partizan (11-10) looks to narrow the gap on Panathinaikos (13-10).
Game Notes: Panathinaikos vs. Partizan
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 22 of 34
Regular Season
Panathinaikos AKTOR AthensPAO
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Partizan Mozzart Bet BelgradePAR
Overview
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Another player facing his former club is Greens big man and last week's MVP Mathias Lessort, who was outplayed by 23 points from fit-again Zach LeDay when Partizan prevailed, 92-87, after overtime in Belgrade in November. The Serbian team will also have to find an answer for Kendrick Nunn, who scored 19 points in that game and also poured in 21 as Panathinaikos impressively overpowered Monaco last time out.
- Each of their last three games head-to-head games went down to the wire, including Partizan's 92-87 overtime win in Round 11 with Zach LeDay scoring a season-high 23 points.
- Last season in Belgrade, Partizan edged Panathinaikos 91-89 on a game-winning triple by James Nunnally. In Athens, Partizan held off Panathinaikos 89-91 with Kevin Punter netting 29 points and making 6 three-pointers.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort became a fan-favorite with Partizan fans during the season and a half he played for the team. Last season, he helped Partizan reach the EuroLeague Playoffs while earning All-EuroLeague First Team honors.
- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou also played last seson for Partizan.
- Partizan forward Mateusz Ponitka played for Panathinaikos last season.
- Ponitka and Panathinaikos center Aleksander Balcerowski have been teammates on the Polish national team.
- Zeljko Obradovic cemented his status as a coaching legend during his 13 seasons with Panathinaikos. During that time, he led the Greens to five EuroLeague titles, 11 Greek League championships and seven Greek Cups.
- Panathinaikos point guard Kostas Sloukas played under Coach Obradovic at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul for five seasons, from 2015 to 2020. They reached four EuroLeague Final Fours together and won the 2017 EuroLeague title.
- Partizan swingman James Nunnally was with Sloukas and Obradovic at Fenerbahce for a total of three seasons, first from 2016 to 2018, and again in the 2019-20 season. Together they won the 2017 championship.
- Nunnally was also a teammate of Lessort for the first part of the 2021-22 season at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.
- Partizan forward Zach LeDay and Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis were teammates at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2019-20 season.
- In Round 11, Partizan guard Danilo Andjusic posted a career high with 8 rebounds.
- In a road loss against Partizan earlier this season, Panathinaikos forward Dinos Mitoglou recorded a career-high 4 steals.
- Mathias Lessort tied his career high with 3 blocks in Round 11 against Partizan.
- Ponitka collected a career-high 7 steals playing for Zenit St Petersburg against Panathinaikos in April 2021.
- Partizan guard Kevin Punter made a career-high 10 free throws playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Panathinaikos in February 2020.
- Partizan guard Jaleen Smith had a career-high 3 steals playing for ALBA Berlin against Panathinaikos in April of last season.
Game Videos
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Osman, Holmes connect for alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Donta Hall skies for the alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Bruno Fernando with the monster slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Richaun Holmes smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Richaun Holmes says not in my house! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cedi Osman slams it home in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Real Madrid | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Faried unleashes his anger on the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Mbaye Ndiaye denies Hezonja! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nunn puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Yurtseven says NO! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shorts finds Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Payne’s pass finds Bonga for a slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones goes sky-high! Motorola Magic Moment
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Calathes no-look assists Fernando! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Bonga with a sweet reverse jam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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What a block by Kenneth Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Kenneth Faried throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Virtus Bologna | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Bonga rejects Edwards! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Cedi Osman shines with steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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An audacious three-pointer from Nunn! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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What a crazy alley-oop from Tyrique Jones! Motorola Magic Moment
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Classic Game: Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Kenneth Faried dunks off Jerian Grant’s dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends Global with Bogdan Bogdanovic on the Serbian Derby’s CRAZY Atmosphere
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Six Feet and Under Club: TJ Shorts
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Valencia Basket | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Grant heroics set up Shorts! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-FC Bayern Munich | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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EuroLeague & Friends: MVP Talk with Kenneth Faried
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Top 10 Dunks | November | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
