Reigning champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens welcomes 2021 and 2022 title winner Anadolu Efes Istanbul for the decider of a hugely entertaining back-and-forth series.
Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Efes
2024-25
3 Min čitanja
The Turkish team will have no fear of the awe-inspiring Athens atmosphere after already grabbing a road win in Game 2, but the Greens can take confidence from the fact that they have never lost consecutive home games during the reign of former Efes coach Ergin Ataman.
Both teams have past recent experience of this type of occasion – Panathinaikos overcame Maccabi in Game 5 this time last season, while Efes did the same against Real Madrid during its 2021 title run – and battle-hardened performers on both sides like Kostas Sloukas, Kendrick Nunn, Shane Larkin and Elijah Bryant will thrive rather than wilt under the pressure.
An X-factor for Efes in Game 4 was playmaker Darius Thompson, who had his team’s highest +/- (8) despite not even attempting a two-point shot, as he delivered 5 assists on just 1 turnover to lead his team’s offense with composure.
Larkin also had a strong night of distribution, dishing 9 assists as part of a team total of 24, so Panathinaikos’s defensive focus will surely be disrupting the visitors’ ball circulation. One key figure in that quest will be former Efes forward Cedi Osman, whose high-energy style has yielded 14.5 points per game so far in the series.
The Greens will look to gain extra possessions by crashing the glass through Omer Yurtseven, who took advantage of Vincent Poirier’s injury problems by grabbing 6 offensive rebounds last time out. Another important physical presence is Juancho Hernangomez, who combines solid rebounding (8.2 boards per game in the series) with dangerous long-range shooting.
And in a series that has delivered constant changes in momentum, with neither team winning two games in a row, we should get ready for plenty of thrills and spills before the last ticket to the Final Four is finally taken.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 42 of his last 43 games.
Nunn has scored 12 or more points in 15 of his last 16 games.
Juancho Hernangomez has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 20 straight games.
Hernangomez has made at least 1 three-point shot in four of his last five games.
Omer Yurtseven has pulled down 5 or more rebounds and posted double-digit PIRs in four of his last five 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.
Jerian Grant has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Cedi Osman has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight games.
Konstantinos Mitoglou has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-point shot in four straight games.
Sloukas has made 10 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in scoring with 21.1 points per game.
Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in three-pointers made with 3.1 per game.
Nunn finished the regular season ranked fifth in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez finished the regular season ranked third in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel finished the regular season ranked ninth in offensive rebounding with 1.9 per game.
Gabriel finished the regular season ranked fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas finished the regular season ranked ninth in assists with 4.8 per game.
Sloukas finished the regular season ranked sixth in free-throw shooting at 93.5%.
Panathinaikos leads the league in average PIR with 103.4 per game.
Panathinaikos is second in the league in scoring with 87.7 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.1 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in steals with 7.0 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.0%.
Panathinaikos allows a league-high 38.6% on three-point shooting.
Panathinaikos has allowed 10.1 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Panathinaikos allows the second-fewest total rebounds, 32.4 per game.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 424 games played. Next time he enters the floor he will tie Kyle Hines for second with 425 games played.
Sloukas is ranked second all-time with 1,876 assists. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is the all-time leader with 2,130 and counting.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,014 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.
Sloukas is eighth all-time with 4,045 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 4,047 and counting, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068 career points.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 5,052 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,123 and counting.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 509 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 510, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 513 and counting.
Marius Grigonis ranks eighth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 15th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.2%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 269 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 229 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss is in 11th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds. Vincent Poirier of Efes is in 10th place all-time with 480 offensive rebounds and counting.
Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes of AS Monaco for 11th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 16th all-time with 1,400 rebounds. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is 15th with 1,423 and counting.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.2-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Game Videos
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Cedi Osman takes center stage on the pre-Final Four EuroLeague & Friends podcast
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Cedi Osman's night to remember
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Follow the Panathinaikos-Efes Game 5 post-game press conference
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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
- 00:16
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Monster dunk from Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Gabriel with a ferocious dunk! Motorola Magic Moment:
- 00:10
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Thompson with a steal and a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast dissects Game 5
- 02:05
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Shane Larkin: 'Big game from everybody'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Elijah Bryant with a big three! Motorola Magic Moment
- 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
- 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'
- 00:28
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A monster dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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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
- 00:28
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A fine dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Cedi Osman steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:40
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Masterpiece on the Mediterranean
- 01:34
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Shane Larkin: 'We just had to stay poised'
- 01:01
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Vincent Poirier: 'We finished until the end'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:32
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Larkin taking the lead for good! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:12
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Kostas Sloukas with a crazy buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Oturu with a mighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:21
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Oturu with the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Jerian Grant shows big hustle! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Poirier with the put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier with a fierce small-dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 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
- 00:16
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Larkin and Dozier conjure some magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Oturu with a strong dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Poirier rips the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Yurtseven on the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick NUNN Got MIC’D UP and SCORED BIG | AS Monaco - Panathinaikos
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The 7th Star - Trailer
- 00:52
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Kendrick Nunn: 'The one I'm most proud of is the 10 assists'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Poirier with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has PIRs of at least 11 in five straight and 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored at least 11 points in four of his last five games.
Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 20 straight games.
Larkin has made at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.
Elijah Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Bryant has made 11 consecutive free throws.
PJ Dozier has made 17 consecutive free throws.
Darius Thompson has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Vincent Poirier has had at least 1 block in six straight games.
Season rankings
Vincent Poirier finished the regular season ranked third in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Dan Oturu finished the regular season ranked fifth in two-point shooting at 70.8%.
Oturu finished the regular season ranked seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Elijah Bryant finished the regular season ranked fourth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Shane Larkin finished the regular season ranked fifth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Ercan Osmani finished the regular season ranked third in free-throw shooting at 94.7%.
Rolands Smits finished the regular season ranked seventh in two-point shooting at 69%.
Rodrigue Beaubois finished the regular season ranked eighth in three-point shooting at 45.9%.
Efes leads the league in blocks with 4.0 per game.
Efes ranks third in average PIR with 100.3 per game.
Efes ranks second in two-point shooting at 58.4%.
Efes ranks third in three-point shooting at 38.9%.
Efes allows the fewest total rebounds, 31.6 per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin is ranked 10th place all-time in scoring with 3,632 points. Sergio Rodriguez is ninth with 3,772 points.
Rodrigue Beaubois is in 19th place in career scoring with 3,113 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 18th with 3,179 points and counting.
Larkin is in eighth place all-time in three-pointers made with 562. Rudy Fernandez is seventh with 594 three-pointers. Milos Teodosic is sixth with 595.
Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 513. Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 518 three-pointers made.
Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 798 free throws made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 799 career free throws made and counting.
Larkin is in seventh place all-time with 4,300 PIR points. Walter Tavares is sixth with 4,301.
Larkin is in 11th place all-time with 1,131 assists. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 10th with 1,204.
Larkin is tied with Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul for 12th place all-time with 286 steals. Kyle Hines is in 11th place with 287 steals.
Vincent Poirier ranks eighth all-time in blocks with 221. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos is seventh all-time with 229 and counting.
Poirier is in 10th place all-time with 480 offensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520 career offensive rebounds.
Darius Thompson ranks 10th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.