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Game Notes: Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos

Game Notes: Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos

2023-24

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Game Notes: Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos

The most important Greek derby in years will see Panathinaikos (18-10) attempt to keep hold of third place by winning at Olympiacos (17-11).

Regular Season

Round 29 of 34

game Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens vs Olympiacos Piraeus

Regular Season

Olympiacos PiraeusOLY

7165

Panathinaikos AKTOR AthensPAO

Overview

Both teams are in great form, with the Reds winning five in a row while Ergin Ataman's team has triumphed in three straight. The opening-week meeting between the teams saw Olympiacos win 78-88, powered by 17 points and 10 rebounds from Alec Peters, meaning Georgios Bartzokas's team has now won five derbies in a row. But Panathinaikos could not be more motivated to end that slide and will look to feed off the energy provided by Mathias Lessort, who has a PIR of at least 20 in five consecutive games. Two of the league's best defenders will also battle for backcourt dominance as Thomas Walkup takes on Jerian Grant.

- Olympiacos has won its last five EuroLeague games against Panathinaikos, including a 78-88 overtime win in Round 1 as Alec Peters earned MVP of the Round honors with a career-high PIR of 31.

- Last season, Thomas Walkup had career-highs in PIR (32) and assists (13), along with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals in an 81-73 victory over the Greens. Walkup earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.

- Olympiacos has won the last four times it visited Panathinaikos in EuroLeague games.

- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos met in the 1994 EuroLeague semifinals in Tel Aviv, Israel, which was their first showdown in European competition. Olympiacos downed Panathinaikos 77-72 led by Zarko Paspalj's 22 points.

- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos returned to the Final Four in 1995 and squared off in the semifinals in Zaragoza, Spain. Olympiacos prevailed again, defeating Panathinaikos 52-58 behind 27 points from Eddie Johnson.

- Olympiacos swept Panathinaikos in the 1997 EuroLeague Playoffs best-of-three series and went on to win the EuroLeague title.

- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos played each other in the 2009 EuroLeague semifinal in Berlin, Germany. In a game that came down to the final shot, Panathinaikos edged Olympiacos 82-84 behind 20 points from Nikola Pekovic.

- Tyrese Rice set a Panathinaikos record with 41 points when the Greens beat Olympiacos in overtime 99-93 at home in December 2019.

- Panathinaikos guard Kostas Sloukas arrived from archrival Olympiacos this summer after spending the last three years with the Reds, during which he helped the team to back-to-back Final Four appearances, including the 2023 championship game. That was his second stint with Olympiacos. During the first, Sloukas helped Olympiacos to back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 2012 and 2013. Sloukas spent five seasons in Piraeus during his first stint with the club, with which he made his debut as a teenager in 2009. He won those titles with one current Olympiacos player: Kostas Papanikolaou.

- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou spent five seasons with Olympiacos, his first professional team, from 2013 to 2018. He played in 114 EuroLeague games for the Reds and reached the EuroLeague championship games in 2015 and 2017. He was a teammate of Kostas Papanikolaou, and also played under Olympiacos head coach Georgios Bartzokas for one season.

- Olympiacos guard Michalis Lountzis spent three seasons with Panathinaikos, from 2014 to 2017. He made his EuroLeague debut with the Greens.

- Olympiacos's Kostas Papanikolaou, Thomas Walkup, Giannoulis Larentzakis and Lountzis were teammates of the Panathinaikos trio of Ioannis Papapetrou, Dinos Mitoglou and Dimitris Moraitis on the Greek national team last summer at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.

- Sloukas and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis have also been a teammate on the Greek national team of Papanikolaou, Larentzakis and Lountzis.

- Olympiacos center Moustapha Fall was a teammate of Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort on the French national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.

- Olympiacos forward Alec Peters played under current Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman at Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2019-20 season.

- When Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis played for ALBA during the 2017-18 season he was a teammate of Olympiacos forward Luke Sikma.

- Walkup of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis were backcourt mates at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.

- Grigonis and Olympiacos's Ignas Brazdeikis have been teammates on the Lithuanian national team.

- Nikola Milutinov had 18 points, 18 rebounds and a career-high PIR of 41 to earn weekly MVP honors in a 79-65 win over Panathinaikos in January 2019.

- Olympiacos forward Luke Sikma earned MVP of the Round honors in Round 3 last season when he posted a career-best 33 PIR, and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds, including 11 defensive boards, playing for ALBA Berlin against Panathinaikos.

- Olympiacos guard Shaquielle McKissic had career highs with 8 rebounds and 6 assists in a win over Panathinaikos in March 2022.

- Panathinaikos center Kostas Antetokounmpo posted his career high with 7 rebounds playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Olympiacos in January 2023.

Game Videos

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Fournier at the buzzer from the corner! Motorola Magic Moment
00:10
Hall with the alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
00:09
Ward skies in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:23
Richaun Holmes smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
00:21
Panathinaikos turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
00:18
Richaun Holmes says not in my house! Motorola Magic Moment
00:13
Kendrick Nunn beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
00:14
Cedi Osman slams it home in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:18
Faried unleashes his anger on the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
00:18
Hall throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
00:10
Hall's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:18
Hall throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
00:25
Nunn puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
00:10
Yurtseven says NO! Motorola Magic Moment
00:11
Papanikolaou throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
00:18
Shorts finds Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
Virtus Bologna-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:21
What a block by Kenneth Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
Olympiacos Piraeus-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:26
Nikola Milutinov with the slam – and one! Motorola Magic Moment
00:22
Kostas Papanikolaou rocks the rim in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:10
Kenneth Faried throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
Olympiacos Piraeus-Valencia Basket | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:08
Nikola Milutinov stops Jean Montero! Motorola Magic Moment
00:16
Cedi Osman shines with steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
00:20
An audacious three-pointer from Nunn! Motorola Magic Moment
FC Barcelona-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:10
How on earth, Evan Fournier! Motorola Magic Moment
00:10
Donta Hall with the explosive put-back dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
00:11
Nikola Milutinov with the one-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:15
Kenneth Faried dunks off Jerian Grant’s dish! Motorola Magic Moment
Six Feet and Under Club: TJ Shorts
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Valencia Basket | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:22
Grant heroics set up Shorts! Motorola Magic Moment
EuroLeague & Friends: MVP Talk with Kenneth Faried
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
00:26
Samodurov throws down alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
00:17
Faried’s big block! Motorola Magic Moment
00:20
Another alley-oop for Faried! Motorola Magic Moment