This week’s action concludes with FC Barcelona seeking another home win to keep the series alive against AS Monaco.
Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Monaco
2024-25
3 Mins read
Joan Penarroya’s team delivered a determined performance on Wednesday to seal a high-scoring victory, with the key role played by backup big man Willy Hernangomez as he recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds.
With Jan Vesely’s status uncertain, that kind of presence from Hernangomez will again be crucial for the Blaugrana, while visiting coach Vassilis Spanoulis will hope that his own centers Mam Jaiteh and Daniel Theis will offer better protection of their backboard after allowing Barca to claim 14 crucial offensive rebounds in Game 3.
Another statistic to concern Spanoulis is the fact that his team failed to snare a single steal in Game 3, and visiting backcourt stars Mike James and Elie Okobo will look to recover their usual defensive intensity to complement their ever-present offensive threat.
Having scored 89 points in defeat on Tuesday (led by James with 20 points and Okobo with 19), Monaco will not particularly concerned by its offense, which has performed with fluidity and efficiency throughout the series.
Instead, the key to the game is likely whether the visitors can stop Barca’s key scorers Kevin Punter, Jabari Parker and Dario Brizuela – who all scored in double figures in Game 3 – from forcing a series decider next week.
FC Barcelona
Streaks
Kevin Punter has had a PIR of 10 or more in 10 of his last 11 games.
Punter has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.
Punter has at least 1 steal in 15 straight games.
Punter has made 22 consecutive free throws.
Jabari Parker has scored 10 or more points in six of his last seven games.
Dario Brizuela has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Willy Hernangomez has had a PIR in double figures in four of his last five games.
Nico Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Chimezie Metu has scored 10 or more points in 13 of his last 14 games.
Season rankings
Kevin Punter finished the regular season ranked seventh in scoring with 16.9 points per game.
Punter finished the regular season ranked third in steals with 1.3 per game.
Jan Vesely finished the regular season ranked ninth in steals with 1.1 per game.
Punter finished the regular season ranked eighth in free-throw shooting at 93.1%.
Punter finished the regular season ranked ninth in three-pointers made with 2.2 per game.
Tomas Satoransky finished the regular season ranked seventh in assists with 5.3 per game.
Youssoupha Fall finished the regular season tied for eighth in two-point shooting at 68.4%.
Barcelona ranks first in scoring with 88.0 points per game.
Barcelona ranks third in assists with 19.8 per game.
Barcelona ranks first in steals with 7.3 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in three-point shooting at 38.6%.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks fourth all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,567.
Vesely ranks third all-time with 5,123 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is second with 5,360 and counting.
Vesely is seventh all-time with 4,047 points scored. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068.
Vesely is tied with Rudy Fernandez in third place all-time with 367 steals. Dimitris Diamantidis is second with 434 steals.
Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 1,780 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 1,799.
Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 657 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 671.
Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 216 blocks. Vincent Poirier of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is eighth with 220 and counting, and Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is seventh with 229 and counting.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 799 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is seventh with 853.
Kevin Punter ranks eighth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.5%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.2%.
Nico Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Alex Abrines needs 5 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Game Videos
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Follow the Barcelona-Monaco Game 4 post-game press conference
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Jabari Parker: 'The Barcelona fans are amazing'
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Youssoupha Fall: 'We will keep that same energy'
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FC Barcelona-AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Diallo's big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Satoransky's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
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James finds Theis! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame's two-handed dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Willy Hernangomez: 'Friday, we have another big opportunity'
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Kevin Punter: 'It was a must-win for us'
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FC Barcelona-AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Parker seals the outcome! Motorola Magic Moment
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Parker's huge buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diallo's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brizuela finds Parra! Motorola Magic Moment
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Alpha Diallo: 'It's really hard to beat us'
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Monaco Showtime! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Mam Jaiteh: 'If we play like this defensively, we will do good'
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tarpey’s big driving dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jaiteh’s poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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From defense to slam-dunk offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jaiteh’s diving hustle! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diallo’s chasedown block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Parker flushes on Barca fast break! Motorola Magic Moment,
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Tarpey's big block! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Daniel Theis: 'Matthew Strazel sets the tone for our defense'
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Elie Okobo: 'We showed great character today'
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Theis throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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James turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Xavi Pascual, Boniface N'Dong remember 2010 title triumph on The Crossover
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Kevin Punter: 'True testament of us being a team'
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FC Barcelona-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Willy posterizes Toko! Motorola Magic Moment
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Mike James: 'We can celebrate a little bit'
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-AS Monaco | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast prepares for the end of the regular season
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The EuroLeague & Friends gang are joined by Nick Calathes for episode 22
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AS Monaco-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jabari Parker: 'We just wanted it more'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hernangomez says no! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast presents: The Barcelona dilemma
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Dario Brizuela: 'Today we woke up with the will to compete with high intensity'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-FC Barcelona | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jaron Blossomgame: 'We played Monaco basketball’
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Olympiacos Piraeus-AS Monaco | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jaiteh’s ferocious finish! Motorola Magic Moment
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James feeds Theis for the flush! Motorola Magic Moment
AS Monaco
Streaks
Mike James has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 straight games.
James has had more than 5 assists in five of his last six games.
Elie Okobo has scored 11 or more points and made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Georgios Papagiannis has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Matthew Strazel has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight games.
Season rankings
Mike James finished the regular season ranked fourth in assists with 5.7 per game.
Georgios Papagiannis finished the regular season as the league leader in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Monaco has committed 10.4 turnovers per game, the second-lowest in the league.
Monaco ranks third in blocks with 2.9 per game.
Monaco has forced a league-high 13.4 turnovers per game.
Records/Milestones
Mike James is the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer with 5,206 career points.
James is second all-time with 5,360 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is first with a PIR of 5,473.
James is in second place all-time in free throws made with 1,144. De Colo is the all-time leader with 1,181.
James is in fifth place all-time with 1,501 career assists. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 1,607 assists.
James has moved into fifth place all-time with 604 three-pointers made. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is fourth with 608, and Sergio Rodriguez is third with 609 three-pointers made.
James is fifth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,125. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,137.
James is in seventh place all-time with 326 career steals. Theo Papaloukas is sixth with 335 career steals.
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in assists with 2,130.
Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season assists record in 2018-19 with 286.
Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in steals with 459.
Calathes ranks second all-time in games started with 318, behind only Kostas Papanikolaou, who has 337 and counting.
Calathes ranks eighth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes is eighth all-time with 4,295 performance index rating points. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid and Kyle Hines are tied in sixth place all-time with 4,299 performance index rating points apiece.
Calathes is ranked 16th all-time in scoring with 3,282 points. Kyle Hines is 15th with 3,339 points.
Georgios Papagiannis is ranked fourth all-time with 252 blocks. Kyle Hines is third with 320 blocks.
Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.3%.
Donatas Motiejunas set the EuroLeague single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds on December 7, 2011, while playing for Asseco Prokom Gdynia against Union Olimpija Ljubljana. In that game, Motiejunas pulled down 21 rebounds, the most rebounds in a single game by any active player.