Maccabi (10-20) will attempt to retain its status as the hottest team in the league by upsetting the top-four aspirations of reigning champ Panathinaikos (19-11).
Game Facts: Maccabi vs. Panathinaikos



The hosts have won four straight, mostly through explosive offense spearheaded by in-form guard Rokas Jokubaitis (12.6 points and 5.0 assists per game), but also showing toughness at the defensive end in last week's low-scoring win over Virtus. And that will definitely be required against a free-scoring Green machine which has been augmented by a return to form by ex-Maccabi ace Lorenzo Brown, who is coming off consecutive double-digit scoring nights for just the second time this season. Another key battle will take place in the paint between Trevion Williams and Wenyen Gabriel, who both delivered strong performances in last week’s wins.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Streaks
Jake Cohen has made 21 consecutive free throws.
Tamir Blatt has made 18 consecutive free throws.
Jaylen Hoard has had PIRs of at least 10 in 22 of his 23 EuroLeague appearances.
Hoard has scored 12 points or more in 14 of his last 15 games.
Hoard has collected at least 1 steal in four straight and nine of his last 10 games.
Rokas Jokubaitis has scored at least 10 points in seven of his last eight games.
Jokubaitis has had PIRs of at least 14 in seven of his last eight games.
Jokubaitis has made 14 straight free throws.
Roman Sorkin has scored at least 10 points in 11 straight games.
Sorkin has posted PIRs in double figures in seven straight games.
Sorkin has made 10 straight free throws.
Will Rayman has made 17 straight free throws.
Season rankings
Jaylen Hoard ranks 10th in average index rating with 18.1 per game.
Hoard ranks second in steals with 1.3 per game.
Trevion Williams ranks eighth in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Tamir Blatt ranks second in assists with 7.0 per game.
Rokas Jokubaitis ranks ninth in assists with 5.0 per game.
Blatt ranks second in free-throw shooting at 95.0%.
Maccabi ranks second in offensive rebounding with 12.1 per game.
Records/Milestones
John DiBartolomeo is 12th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Rokas Jokubaitis needs 1 three-point shot made to reach 100 for his career.
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 35 straight games.
Nunn has scored 17 or more points in seven of his last eight games.
Juancho Hernangomez has had PIRs of 12 or more in 12 straight games.
Hernangomez has pulled down 6 or more rebounds in 12 straight games.
Kostas Sloukas has at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Sloukas has posted a PIR in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.
Omer Yurtseven has scored in double figures in four straight games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn is the league co-leader in scoring with 20.0 points per game.
Mathias Lessort ranks fifth in average index rating with 20.5 per game.
Nunn ranks ninth in average index rating with 18.2 per game.
Nunn ranks second in three-pointers made with 2.9 per game.
Lessort ranks second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez ranks fifth in rebounding with 6.4 per game.
Lessort ranks third in two-point shooting at 74.1%.
Lessort ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel is tied for ninth in offensive rebounding with 2.0 per game.
Gabriel ranks fourth in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks 10th in assists with 4.9 per game.
Sloukas ranks fifth in free-throw shooting at 93.8%.
Panathinaikos ranks second in the league in average PIR with 102.9 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in scoring with 87.0 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.6%.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.1 per game.
Panathinaikos has allowed 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 416 games played.
Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,843 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 983 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 1,117.
Sloukas is eighth all-time with 3,963 career points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is seventh with 3,998 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,953 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,099 and counting.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 500 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 503, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 507.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 16th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.0%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 263 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 228 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 10th all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is ninth with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 15th all-time with 1,399 rebounds. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos is 14th with 1,407 and counting.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.1-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Grant needs 5 steals to reach 100 for his career.