Name: Tarik Biberovic: 'Nothing is finished yet'
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Tarik Biberovic spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Paris Basketball in Game 2 of their 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series.

Tarik Biberovic: 'Nothing is finished yet'

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Paris Basketball (2025-04-24T17:45:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Paris Basketball in Game 2 of their 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series.

Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'Today we took a very big step forward'

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Kostas Sloukas with a crazy buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2025-04-24T18:30:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul took another step forward to reach the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Abu Dhabi by thrashing Paris Basketball 89-72 in Game 2 of their best-of-five series on Thursday. 

Fenerbahce downs Paris, 89-72, to take 2-0 lead in series

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul took another step forward towards reaching the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Abu Dhabi after thrashing Paris Basketball 89-72 in Game 2 of their best-of-five series on Thursday. Saras Jasikevicius's men now have a 2-0 lead against Paris and need just one more win to qualify to the next round. Paris is in a do-or-die situation and hosts Game 3 on Tuesday.

Tarik Biberovic led the winners with a career-high 20 points. Nigel Hayes-Davis added 16, Marko Guduric had 13 while Wade Baldwin got 11 for Fenerbahce. TJ Shorts led Paris with 18 points. Nadir Hifi added 15 and Tyson Ward 10 for the guests.

Game Videos

Shorts needed just 19 seconds to find his first points before feeding Kevarrius Hayes for a backdoor layup. Guduric answered from downtown, then Bonzie Colson erased Shorts's driving layup with a big basket in transition for a 5-6 Fenerbahce deficit. Colson took over with a four-point play and Hayes-Davis scored in penetration to cap a 10-0 run that gave Fenerbahe a 12-6 edge. Hayes-Davis kept pacing Fenerbahce, Hifi followed a layup with a jumper and Bandja Sy's tip-in kept Paris within 16-12. Hayes-Davis and Yakuba Ouattara each struck from beyond the arc, as did Biberovic for a 22-15 score. Ward scored off a steal that Hall improved with a corner triple. Ward got help from Shorts to bring Paris closer, 25-20. Biberovic hit a mid-range jumper which Hall followed with a driving layup for a 29-20 Fenerbahce lead after 10 minutes.

Hayes hit a jump hook early in the second quarter, then Ward bettered Dyshawn Pierre's layup with a step-back triple for a 31-25 Paris deficit. Biberovic and a red-hot Ward traded baskets before Shorts's driving layup made it a four-point game, 33-29. Baldwin scored off a spin move and banked in a three-pointer to restore a 38-29 Fenerbahce lead. Mikael Jantunen stepped up with a tip-in that Hayes-Davis matched with a layup. Shorts rescued Paris, but Biberovic hit an off-balance shot and followed Nicolo Melli's dunk with a bomb from downtown that made it a double-digit game, 47-36. Guduric and Jantunen exchanged layups before Melli's triple boosted the hosts' lead to 52-38. Melli hit a jumper, then Guduric's layup broke the game open 56-38. Errick McCollum downed a jumper before Hayes-Davis made it a 23-point game, 61-38, at halftime.

 

Game News

Hall struck from downtown soon after the break, capping a 15-1 Fenerbahce run. Shorts took over with an up-and-under layup and soon brought Paris a bit closer, 64-43. Biberovic scored in penetration and Shorts banked in a close shot. Biberovic kept pacing Fenerbahce but didn't find much help. Meanwhile, Hifi and Ouattara kept Paris within 68-49. Biberovic ignited he crowd with a big three-pointer, Collin Malcolm scored at the other end and Hifi's triple gave the guests hope at 72-54. Jantunen hit one from beyond the arc, Baldwin answered with a baseline jumper and beat the third-quarter buzzer with a turnaround shot that restored a 76-57 Fenerbahce lead.

Shorts stepped up with a driving layup early in the fourth quarter. Jantunen added a put-back basket for a 76-61 score with 8 minutes left. Fenerbahce kept struggling to score until Guduric took over with a wild reverse layup. Hayes-Davis dunked off a spin move and added a one-handed floater in the lane that sealed the outcome, 82-62, with less than 6 minutes remaining. Paris kept trying but it was already too little, too late for coach Tiago Splitter's team. Meanwhile, Fenerbahce fans had plenty of time to celebrate a crucial win in dominant fashion! 

Tarik Biberovic's career scoring night paced Fenerbahce to a Game 2 victory


Oturu with a mighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Baldwin's buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment

Oturu with the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment

Jerian Grant shows big hustle! Motorola Magic Moment 

Poirier with the put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment

Poirier with a fierce small-dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Dimitris Itoudis: 'We kept believing we can do it'

In this exclusive interview that took place minutes after lifting the trophy at Gran Canaria Arena, Dimitris Itoudis spoke about many topics, including the challenges him and his team overcame an route to claiming a historic BKT EuroCup trophy, and securing a ticket for the 2025-26 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

By leading Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv to this title, Itoudis joined Dusan Ivkovic, David Blatt and Ergin Ataman as the only coaches to win both the EuroLeague and EuroCup.

A starring performance in series-opening victory has seen Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward Juancho Hernangomez secure Game 1 MVP honors with a career-high PIR of 40, the joint third highest PIR recorded by a player in modern playoff history.

Playoffs Game 1 MVP: Juancho Hernangomez, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A starring performance in a series-opening victory has seen Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) secure Game 1 MVP honors with a career-high PIR of 40, the joint third highest PIR recorded by a player in modern playoff history.

In Panathinaikos’s 87-83 comeback win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Hernangomez had a career-high 20 points on 7-of-7 two-pointers and 2-of-5 threes, as well as a career-best 16 rebounds – the joint most in modern playoff history – 3 assists, a joint career-high 3 steals, a joint career-best 2 blocks, and 3 fouls drawn. This is the first time that Hernangomez has earned MVP of the Round honors, while his number of rebounds (16) and PIR (40) were both new club records in a playoff game.

The next-best index rating belonged to [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/), who posted a 31 PIR in Olympiacos Piraeus’s 84-72 triumph over Real Madrid. Vezenkov amassed 23 points on 5-of-7 twos, 3-of-4 threes and 4-of-6 free throws, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 fouls drawn.

Efes’s [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/) finished with a 29 PIR – tying his season high – in his side’s loss at Panathinaikos, having recorded 17 points on 7-of-8 twos and 3-of-4 free throws, 8 rebounds, including 4 on the offensive end, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 5 blocks, which is a modern playoff record.

[Elie Okobo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/elie-okobo/011212/) of AS Monaco had a 26 PIR as his squad downed FC Barcelona 97-80. The guard posted 19 points on 5-of-7 twos, 2-of-3 threes and 3-of-4 free throws, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn.

Rounding out the list of top performers is Barcelona’s [Youssoupha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/youssoupha-fall/006568/), who had a joint season-high 13 points on perfect shooting, going 5 of 5 on twos and 3 of 3 on free throws, a season-best 14 total rebounds and a joint season-high 5 on the offensive end, 1 steal and 2 fouls drawn.

### Individual highs: Juancho Hernangomez, Panathinaikos, 16 rebounds

Olympiacos’s Sasha Vezenkov led all players in Game 1 with 23 points. Panathinaikos’s [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) is the EuroLeague’s leading scorer this season with 20.9 points per game.

Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos tied a modern playoff record with 16 rebounds, more than anyone else in Game 1. He is the new rebounding leader this season with 7.0 rebounds per night.

Monaco’s Elie Okobo and Paris Basketball’s [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) both dished 7 assists, the most of any player. Shorts is the season leader in assists with 7.5 dimes per contest.

Real Madrid’s [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andres-feliz/011247/) made a career-high 4 steals, more than anyone else in Game 1. FC Bayern Munich’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/), whose team has been eliminated from the postseason, averaged a league-best 1.5 steals per game.

Vincent Poirier of Efes blocked 5 shots in Game 1, which is a modern playoff record. Monaco’s [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) is atop the charts in blocks with 1.4 rejections per night.

Juancho Hernangomez (20 points, 16 rebounds) and Youssoupha Fall (13 points, 14 rebounds) were the only players to record a double-double in Game 1.

His first-ever MVP of the Round award came on a career night for the Spanish forward

The Reds rarely looked troubled after taking control with an early 12-0 run in the series opener, benefitting from another great performance by Sasha Vezenkov – 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals – to enjoy a surprisingly comfortable win for Georgios Bartzokas’s men.

Real, on the other hand, needs to play with better control – both of the ball and its emotions – with 19 turnovers making a significant contribution to the Game 1 defeat.

The Spanish side would also be well advised to focus on playing the game rather than the referees after racking up 3 technical fouls on Wednesday – a common occurrence throughout the season for Los Blancos – including an early expulsion for coach Chus Mateo.

Real will hope to get more out of center Walter Tavares after early foul trouble restricted him to just 7 points and 2 rebounds in the opener, and the long-range shooting skills of Dzanan Musa and Mario Hezonja must resurface following a bad night with a combined total of 1-of-10 three-pointers.

But with Olympiacos strengthened by the return of backcourt general Thomas Walkup following a three-month injury absence, the Reds will feel fully confident of its ability to move within one win of the Final Four.

### Olympiacos Piraeus

 

**Streaks**

Sasha Vezenkov has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in 36 straight games.

Vezenkov has posted a PIR of 14 or more in 32 straight games.

Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 21 straight and 30 of his last 31 games.

Vezenkov has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 12 straight games.

Alec Peters has made 14 consecutive free throws.

Peters has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.

Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.

Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.

Evans has made 21 consecutive free throws.

 

**Season rankings**

Sasha Vezenkov finished the regular season as the league leader in average index rating with 24.5 per game.

Vezenkov finished the regular season ranked third in scoring with 20.2 points per game.

Evan Fournier finished the regular season ranked 10th in scoring with 15.8 points per game.

Vezenkov finished the regular season ranked fourth in rebounding with 6.6 per game.

Nikola Milutinov finished the regular season ranked fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.

Moustapha Fall finished the regular season as the league leader in two-point shooting at 77.2%.

Alec Peters finished the regular season ranked second in three-point shooting at 54.4%.

Peters finished the regular season ranked fourth in free-throw shooting at 94.1%.

Evan Fournier finished the regular season ranked fifth in three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.

Olympiacos leads the league in assists with 21.2 per game.

Olympiacos is second in the league in team PIR with 102.5 per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader in games started with 335.

Papanikolaou is in eighth place all-time in steals with 324. Mike James of AS Monaco is seventh with 326 and counting.

Papanikolaou is ranked 13th all-time with 1,425 career rebounds. Johannes Voigtmann of FC Bayern Munich is 12th with 1,430.

Nikola Milutinov is ranked 15th all-time with 1,406 career rebounds. Othello Hunter is 14th with 1,424.

Milutinov is ranked sixth all-time in offensive rebounds with 645. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 657 and counting.

Moustapha Fall ranks second all-time in two-point accuracy at 73.2%.

Fall is ranked 13th all-time with 166 career blocked shots. James Gist is 12th with 167 and Stephane Lasme is 11th with 174. 

Milutinov is tied with Ante Tomic for 18th place all-time with 155 blocked shots. With his next block, he will tie Jordan Mickey for 17th place.

Sasha Vezenkov needs 5 assists to reach 300 for his career.

Thomas Walkup ranks 19th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Walkup is ranked 14th all-time in assists with 999. Vasilije Micic is 13th with 1,097 assists.

Walkup is in 15th place all-time in steals with 279. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is in 14th place with 282 steals and Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 13th with 283 and counting.

Alec Peters ranks 11th all-time in free-throw shooting accuracy at 90.2%.

Peters ranks third all-time in three-point accuracy at 46.8%.

Keenan Evans needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.

### Real Madrid

 

**Streaks**

Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 straight and 45 of his last 46 games.

Facundo Campazzo has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

Campazzo has had at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.

Gabriel Deck has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.

 

**Season rankings**

Facundo Campazzo finished the regular season ranked eighth in average index rating with 18.0 per game.

Campazzo finished the regular season ranked third in assists with 6.4 per game.

Walter Tavares finished the regular season ranked second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.

Tavares finished the regular season ranked second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

Tavares finished the regular season ranked second in blocks with 1.3 per game.

Tavares finished the regular season ranked second in two-point shooting at 75.3%.

Usman Garuba finished the regular season ranked fourth in two-point shooting at 71.1%.

Real leads the league in rebounding with 36.8 per game.

Real leads the league in defensive rebounding with 26.5 per game.

Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 59.5%.

Real has held opponents to a league-low 51.9% two-point shooting.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.

Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 470.

Tavares is in fourth place all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.5%.

Tavares ranks second all-time with 1,863 rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is the all-time leader with 2,010 rebounds.

Tavares is tied with Felipe Reyes for second place all-time with 705 offensive rebounds. Kyle Hines is the all-time leader with 824 career offensive rebounds.

Tavares is eighth on the all-time list with 4,267 PIR points. Nick Calathes is seventh with 4,295 and counting, and Kyle Hines is sixth with 4,299.

Sergio Llull is the all-time leader in games played with 444 EuroLeague appearances.

Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 684.

Llull ranks fourth all-time in scoring with 4,197 points. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 4,455.

Llull is in seventh place all-time with 1,473 assists. Mike James of AS Monaco is sixth with 1,483 and counting, and Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,491.

Facundo Campazzo is in 11th place all-time with 1,117 assists. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 10th with 1,204.

Llull ranks 12th all-time with 733 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is 11th with 748.

Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Facundo Campazzo is tied for 13th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

A clash of giants will see Olympiacos seek another strong performance to double its advantage over Real Madrid in Piraeus.

Game Facts: Olympiacos vs. Madrid

Olympiacos Piraeus v Real Madrid (2025-04-25T18:30:00.000Z)

Vassilis Spanoulis's team performed with great efficiency to score 97 points on Wednesday, delivering 21 assists with just 8 turnovers. That process was led by star guards as Elie Okobo netted 19 points with 7 assists and Mike James added 22 points plus 4 helpers, so disrupting the Roca Team's backcourt is a clear defensive focus for Barça.

Conversely, the Spanish team needs to take better care of the basketball after committing 18 turnovers on Wednesday, and needs more productivity from veteran leader Tomas Satoransky after he posted just 2 points and 2 assists.

The Blaugrana is also looking for Jabari Parker to regain his usual standards after he only scored 7 points in Game 1, as well as hoping that giant Youssoupha Fall delivers another strong performance in the paint after pairing 13 points with 14 rebounds.

But the basis of Barca’s approach must be defense. Monaco big men Daniel Theis and Mam Jaiteh combined for 11 two-point conversions on just 16 attempts in Game 1, so breaking up the home team’s rhythm and forcing tougher shots will be crucial for Joan Penarroya’s men.

### AS Monaco

 

**Streaks**

Mike James has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 straight games.

James has scored 11 or more points in six of his last seven games.

James has posted PIRs of 12 or more in six of his last seven games.

James has at least 1 steal in six straight and nine of his last 10 games.

Elie Okobo has scored 12 or more points and made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.

Daniel Theis has posted PIRs in double figures in seven of his last eight games.

Theis has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in seven of his last eight games.

Theis has blocked at least 1 shot in eight straight games.

Georgios Papagiannis has made 15 consecutive free throws.

Matt Strazel has made at least 1 three-pointer in six 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 10.5 turnovers per game, the second-lowest in the league.

Monaco ranks second in blocks with 3.0 per game.

Monaco has forced a league-high 13.7 turnovers per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Mike James is the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer with 5,181 career points.

James is second all-time with 5,322 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 1,140. De Colo is the all-time leader with 1,181.

James is sixth in place all-time with 1,483 career assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is fifth with 1,491 assists.

James has moved into fifth place all-time with 599 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 1,122. 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 335 and counting.

Calathes ranks eighth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Calathes is seventh all-time with 4,295 performance index rating points. Kyle Hines is in sixth place all-time with 4,299 performance index rating points.

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.

### FC Barcelona

 

**Streaks**

Kevin Punter has made at least 1 three-point shot in 22 of his last 23 games.

Punter has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.

Punter has at least 1 steal in 13 straight games.

Jabari Parker has scored 10 or more points in four of his last five games.

Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

Dario Brizuela has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight 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 second in scoring with 87.9 points per game.

Barcelona ranks third in assists with 19.8 per game.

Barcelona ranks first in steals with 7.5 per game.

Barcelona ranks third in three-point shooting at 38.7%.

Barcelona's defense has held opponents to 34.2% three-point shooting, which is the third-lowest in the league.

 

**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 1,566.

Vesely ranks third all-time with 5,126 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is second with 5,322 and counting.

Vesely is seventh all-time with 4,045 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 217, 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 ninth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.3%.

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 6 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

After a strong display at both ends of the court in Game 1, Monaco will again look to dominate visiting Barcelona to take a 2-0 series lead.

Game Facts: Monaco vs. Barcelona

AS Monaco v FC Barcelona (2025-04-25T17:00:00.000Z)

The Turkish team ended Game 1 greatly frustrated after losing the final quarter 23-11 to suffer a narrow defeat, but mounting that kind of late comeback has become a Panathinaikos speciality this season and Ergin Ataman’s men will certainly not suffer from a lack of self-belief.

Efes will again rely on its usual suspects Shane Larkin and Elijah Bryant, who respectively scored 17 and 14 points on Tuesday, and has one of the league’s best big men in top form with Vincent Poirier recording 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in the series opener.

But visiting coach Luca Banchi probably needs more productivity from other players to down this deep Panathinaikos squad, which could even afford a relatively quiet night from league MVP Kendrick Nunn (15 points on 4-of-15 field goal shooting) in the opener.

Juancho Hernangomez was the undoubted star on Tuesday with 20 points and 16 boards, but the contribution of Omer Yurtseven (14 points, 7 rebounds) was also vital. And with much more to come from the likes of Lorenzo Brown, Dinos Mitoglou and Wenyen Gabriel – who all had limited minutes in Game 1 – the Greens will believe they possess the weapons to outscore Efes again.

### Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

**Streaks**

Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 40 straight games.

Nunn has scored 15 or more points in 12 of his last 13 games.

Nunn has posted PIRs of 20 or more in five of his last six games.

Nunn has dished at least 5 assists in five straight games.

Nunn has made 19 consecutive free throws.

Juancho Hernangomez has PIRs of 12 or more in 16 of his last 17 games.

Hernangomez has pulled down 6 or more rebounds in 17 straight games.

Hernangomez has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.

Lessort has PIRs of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.

Jerian Grant made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.

Kostas Sloukas has made 17 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 104.7 per game.

Panathinaikos leads the league in scoring with 88.3 points per game.

Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.2 per game.

Panathinaikos ranks third in steals with 6.9 per game.

Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.5%.

Panathinaikos has allowed 10.1 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.

**Records/Milestones**

Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 421 games played.

Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,863 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.

Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,001 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.

Sloukas is eighth all-time with 4,012 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 4,045, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068 career points.

Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 5,008 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,126 and counting.

Sloukas is 12th all-time with 505 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 seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.

Sloukas ranks 15th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.1%.

Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 267 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 and Vincent Poirier of Efes are tied for 10th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds apiece. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520 career offensive rebounds.

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 14th with 1,406 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.

Grant needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.

### Anadolu Efes Istanbul

**Streaks**

Shane Larkin has had a PIR of 11 or more in eight of his last nine games.

Larkin has scored at least 11 points in seven of his last eight games.

Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 straight games.

Larkin has at least 1 steal in seven straight games.

Elijah Bryant has scored 11 or more points in eight of his last nine games.

Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.

PJ Dozier has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

Dozier has made 12 consecutive free throws.

Darius Thompson has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

Vincent Poirier has at least 1 steal in four of his last five 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 3.9 per game.

Efes ranks third in average PIR with 101.3 per game.

Efes ranks second in two-point shooting at 58.9%.

Efes allows the fewest total rebounds, 31.2 per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Shane Larkin is ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 3,586 points. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 3,599 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 554. Rudy Fernandez and Monaco's Mike James are tied for sixth place with 594 three-pointers apiece. Milos Teodosic is fifth 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 10th place all-time with 788 free throws made. Toko Shengelia of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is ninth with 792, and Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 799 career free throws made.

Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 4,239 PIR points. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is eighth with 4,267 and counting.

Larkin is in 12th place all-time with 1,113 assists. Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid is 11th with 1,117, and Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 10th with 1,204.

Larkin is in 13th place all-time with 283 steals. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is in 12th place with 285 steals and counting.

Vincent Poirier ranks eighth all-time in blocks with 217. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos is seventh all-time with 229 and counting.

Poirier and Pleiss are tied for 10th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds apiece. 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.

A spectacular atmosphere is guaranteed in Athens as reigning champ Panathinaikos seeks a second win over visiting Efes.

Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Efes

The French team can take consolation from the fact that all its games against Fener have been very close, with Tuesday’s opener only decided in the last minute as Wade Baldwin’s smooth jumper sealed a home win.

Visiting coach Tiago Splitter will focus on two specific areas. Firstly, shooting from long-range, after Paris made just 11 of its 33 attempts on Tuesday, with 5 of those makes coming from Nadir Hifi. With TJ Shorts, Sebastian Herrera and Mikael Jantunen converting just 2 of their 13 combined attempts, there is clear room for improvement.

Secondly, Fenerbahce was allowed to snare 19 offensive rebounds in Game 1, with 3 apiece for Sertac Sanli and Nigel Hayes-Davis, so the visiting team needs to protect the glass much more effectively.

Fenerbahce’s team-based offensive approach – opposed to Paris’s strong reliance on Shorts and Hifi – was shown by the fact that six players scored in double digits on Tuesday, led by Baldwin with 15. And with Devon Hall – who posted 13 points and 4 assists two days ago – providing backcourt control, the host will look to play the game at its tempo and enjoy another night of physical dominance to take a big step towards the Final Four.

### Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

 

**Streaks**

Nigel Hayes-Davis has made at least 1 triple in 40 straight games.

Hayes-Davis has posted a PIR of 10 or more in 10 of his last 11 games.

Errick McCollum has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 of his last 12 games.

McCollum has scored at least 10 points in six of his last seven games.

Wade Baldwin has posted a PIR in double figures in five straight games.

Bonzie Colson has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.

Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

 

**Season rankings**

Nigel Hayes-Davis finished the regular season ranked ninth in average index rating with 17.8 per game.

Hayes-Davis finished the regular season ranked eighth in scoring with 16.8 points per game.

Hayes-Davis finished the regular season ranked eighth in steals with 1.1 per game.

Hayes-Davis finished the regular season tied for sixth in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.

Fenerbahce ranks third in free-throw shooting at 81.9% points.

Fenerbahce ranks third in rebounding with 35.7 per game.

Fenerbahce ranks third in offensive rebounding with 12.0 per game.

Fenerbahce ranks second with 11.3 three-pointers made per game.

Fenerbahce has held opponents to 9.9 offensive rebounds, which is the second-lowest in the league.

Fenerbahce has allowed 81.1 points per game, which is third-fewest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Nigel Hayes-Davis set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points in a victory over ALBA Berlin in Round 32 last season.

Nicolo Melli is in sixth place all-time in rebounds with 1,633. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 1,780 and counting.

Melli is in second place all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,217. Paulius Jankunas is the all-time leader with 1,453 defensive rebounds.

Melli is tied with Victor Khryapa for 15th place all-time with 161 career blocks. Mirza Begic is 14th with 163 blocks.

Melli is in 12th place all-time with 285 steals. Kyle Hines is 11th with 287.

Scottie Wilbekin is in 14th place all-time with 282 steals. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 13th all-time with 283 career steals and counting.

Melli needs 40 points to reach 2,500 for his career.

Scottie Wilbekin needs 16 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

Dyshawn Pierre needs 13 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

Sertac Sanli needs 7 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

Devon Hall needs 8 rebounds to reach 300 for his career.

Hall needs 3 assists to reach 300 for his career.

### Paris Basketball

 

**Streaks**

TJ Shorts has scored in double figures in all but one of his 35 EuroLeague appearances – including the last 28.

Shorts has posted a PIR of at least 10 in 28 straight games.

Shorts has dished at least 7 assists in seven straight games.

Tyson Ward has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 of his last 16 games.

Ward has posted a PIR of at least 12 in seven straight games.

Ward has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games.

Ward has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in six of his last seven games.

Mikael Jantunen has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.

Jantunen has made multiple three-pointers in seven of his last eight games.

Jantunen has posted a PIR in double figures in seven of his last eight games.

Yakuba Ouattara is perfect in 11 trips to the foul line this season.

Sebastian Herrera has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.

Nadir Hifi has scored 13 or more points in eight of his last nine games.

Hifi has made multiple triples in seven of his last eight games.

Collin Malcolm has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

 

**Season rankings**

TJ Shorts finished the regular season ranked second in average index rating with 23.1 per game.

Shorts finished the regular season as the league leader in assists with 7.5 per game.

Shorts finished the regular season ranked fourth in scoring with 18.7 points per game.

Nadir Hifi finished the regular season ranked eighth in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.

Paris has committed 10.4 turnovers per game, the fewest in the league.

Paris ranks third with 10.7 three-pointers made per game.

Paris has allowed a league-high 12.2 offensive rebounds.

Paris has allowed a league-high 37.8 total rebounds.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Maodo Lo needs 1 rebound to reach 400 for his career.

Yakuba Ouattara needs 4 three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.

Kevarrius Hayes needs 7 steals to reach 100 for his career.

After winning all three meetings between the teams this season, Fenerbahce will look to take a 2-0 series lead against visiting Paris.

Game Facts: Fenerbahce vs. Paris

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