For the first time since the current competition format was introduced in 2016, the top two teams from the regular season will meet in the championship game. Real Madrid topped the standings all seasons after winning its first 10 games and finished with a 27-7 mark while Panathinaikos soared late to place second at 23-11.
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Panathinaikos
2023-24
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- Despite sharing a total of 17 EuroLeague titles, Real and Panathinaikos have never met in a EuroLeague Final Four. In their two playoff series since 2000, Real won 3-1 en route to the 2018 title and it swept Panathinaikos 3-0 in 2019.
- In Round 27, Panathinaikos ended its seven-year drought in Madrid, beating Real 86-97 with Mathias Lessort posting his career highs in points (26) and two-pointers made (12), earning MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 33.
- In that Round 27 win, Panathinaikos guard Kendrick Nunn posted his season-best 7 assists.
- Real beat Panathinaikos 78-90 in Athens in Round 13 behind Mario Hezonja who had 19 points and tied his career high with 4 steals.
- During the 2020-21 season, Real pulled out a 93-97 double-overtime win in Athens. Walter Tavares combined 20 points and 14 rebounds for a 36 PIR to lead the winners. He won the weekly MVP award with that effort.
- Real's single-game record for steals is 6, which Charles Smith tied against Panathinaikos Athens in December 2007.
- Real forward Fabien Causeur scored 26 points and was MVP of the Round with a PIR of 29 when Real beat Panathinaikos 92-75 in March 2018.
- Real swingman Mario Hezonja played at Panathinaikos for the second part of the 2020-21 season, helping the Greens win the Greek championship. He was a teammate of Ioannis Papapetrou and Konstantinos Mitoglou.
- Panathinaikos guard Luca Vildoza and Real point guard Facundo Campazzo were teammates at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade last season.
- Vildoza has also been a teammate of Campazzo and Real forward Gabriel Deck on the Argentinian national team. Together they won the silver medal at the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
- Panathinaikos forward Juancho Hernangomez has been a teammate of Real's Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Llull on the Spanish national team. They all won the gold medal at the 2019 World Cup, while Hernangomez and Fernendez won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2022.
- Hernangomez was also a teammate of Sergio Rodriguez on the Spanish national team, winning the bronze medal together at EuroBasket 2017.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort and Real center Vincent Poirier have been teammates on the French national team. Together they won bronze medals at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort was a teammate of Real's Guerschon Yabusele on the French national team at the 2023 World Cup.
- Facundo Campazzo set his career highs in rebounds (7) and steals (5) in Game 2 of the 2019 playoffs against Panathinaikos.
- Walter Tavares posted his career high of 8 offensive rebounds twice against Panathinaikos, both times in Athens; first in December 2019 and again in March 2022.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde had his career-high index rating of 24 in a double-overtime win over Panathinaikos in December 2020 in Athens.
- Real Madrid's Sergio Llull scored a career-high 30 points when Real edged Panathinaikos 87-84 in November 2016.
- Real center Vincent Poirier set his career high in steals with 4 playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Panathinaikos in November 2017.
Game Videos
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 3rd Place Game Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:14
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Nunn beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:24
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Yurtseven slams it home! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:27
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Lessort is back! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Osman’s steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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At the Final Four: Omer Yurtseven, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
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Dimitris Itoudis, Mike Batiste remember their Panathinaikos successes on The Crossover
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Cedi Osman takes center stage on the pre-Final Four EuroLeague & Friends podcast
- 01:50
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Cedi Osman's night to remember
- 02:03
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Cedi Osman: 'When I heard them chant my name, I was emotional'
- 00:44
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Jerian Grant: 'I've never seen anything like it in my life'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Playoffs Game 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:22
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Gabriel with a ferocious dunk! Motorola Magic Moment:
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Nunn with a deep three! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Yurtseven with a sublime dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Juancho rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Yurtseven on the alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Hezonja monster block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:25
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Fernando rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:24
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Fernando dunks in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:22
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I'm just glad it's not my tooth!'
- 02:06
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Konstantinos Mitoglou: 'We expect a tougher game in the next game'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:25
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Crucial block by Juancho! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Cedi Osman steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:27
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Dzanan Musa: 'We have the formula of how we want to play'
- 00:52
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Walter Tavares: 'The playoffs are about defense, not offense'
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Real Madrid-Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Ibaka rejects McKissic! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:22
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Deck ends first quarter in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Kostas Sloukas with a crazy buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Jerian Grant shows big hustle! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:57
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'We have a lot of talent, everybody can step up'
- 00:44
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Jerian Grant: 'That's what championship teams do'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:24
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Yurtseven at it again! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:11
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Grant seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Juancho flies to the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Yurtseven on the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:36
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Mario Hezonja: 'We can do great things'
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Real Madrid-FC Bayern Munich | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Campazzo’s creative magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Real teamwork from Madrid! Motorola Magic Moment
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Walter Tavares, March-April MVP: ‘It’s hard these days to be a big man’
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Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
