The reigning champ’s top scorer sank 30 second-half points as the Greens completed the week’s double over Turkish rivals
Kendrick Nunn-powered Panathinaikos brushes aside Efes, 104-89
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens completed a perfect double-round week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after a 104-89 home win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul lifted the defending champion to 16-10 ahead of the February break in the continent’s premier club competition.
The big win came after Tuesday’s dramatic 91-90 victory over visiting Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, giving the Greens double delight against rivals from the Turkish capital, with the Efes result also dishing sweet revenge for a 93-67 debacle in the reverse fixture in December.
Top scorer Kendrick Nunn overcame a recent shooting slump with a majestic performance as he paced Panathinaikos on a game-high 36 points, scoring 30 in a rip-roaring second half as he annihilated Efes from all over.
Game Videos
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I'm playing with confidence'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Dozier and Oturu at it again! Motorola Magic Moment
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Oturu with a vicious two-hander! Motorola Magic Moment
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'It was a crazy end of the game!'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Dozier's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Vincent Poirier: 'PJ Dozier's dunk was crazy!'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Real Madrid | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nunn and Gabriel make it happen! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Six Feet and Under Club episode No. 1: Shane Larkin
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Oturu dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Big dunk from Mitoglou! Motorola Magic Moment
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Round 24 video preview: Everything you need to know about this week's key games
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Wenyen Gabriel: 'Coach challenged me to step up'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gabriel’s huge rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
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P.J. Dozier: 'We have an amazing group'
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Nunn beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Osmani slams it with fury! Motorola Magic Moment
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Oturu rejects Gillespie! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier stops Bolmaro! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sloukas to Yurtseven alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson finds Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven's put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nwora gets across for the block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier with the big slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Poirier’s milestone block leads to fast-break dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smits feeds dunkin’ Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jerian Grant: 'Guys were hurt, we had to step up'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kalaitzakis flushes it down on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fine dunk from Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
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Big dunk from Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast gang debates new topics in episode No. 15
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Kendrick Nunn: 'Omer Yurtseven's performance is not a surprise'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hernangomez steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven posterizes Akele Motorola Magic Moment
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Johnson stops Biberovic! Motorola Magic Moment
Cedi Osman capped his best performance of the season with 20 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter when Panathinaikos pulled away to stay in the top four as the battle for playoff spots intensified. Juancho Hernangomez scored 14 points to go with 8 boards while Kostas Sloukas chipped in with 13 points and 9 assists.
At the other end, Darius Thompson led Efes with 14 points, Jordan Nwora and Rodrigue Beaubois amassed 13 each while Dan Oturu posted 11 for the visitors, who were ultimately undone as they sorely missed injured starting point guard Shane Larkin.
The high-octane clash kept fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish, with Efes thriving early on from pick-and-roll plays which facilitated a barrage of dunks by the visiting team’s big men Oturu and Nwora. Having carved out a 17-21 advantage in a rugged first quarter, Efes pulled away to 21-32 before the Greens hit back largely thanks to Osman, who kept the hosts going with Nunn struggling from long range in the opening half.
Feeding off 12 turnovers committed by Efes in the opening two quarters, Panathinaikos, turned the tide on the back of a barrage of fastbreaks and led 49-47 at halftime, despite shooting 4 of 13 from downtown. The Greens were much more clinical from inside, 17 of 24, having also committed a mere 4 turnovers against 11 assists.
Nunn caught fire straight after the interval as he sank 4 of 5 from deep and mixed his long-range shooting with some dazzling layups to keep Panathinaikos in the driving seat ahead of the final 10 minutes, 75-73, netting 18 points in the third quarter while Thompson delivered for Efes at the other end.
With the game delicately balanced early in the fourth, 85-83, Panathinaikos conjured a decisive 10-2 run which effectively forced Efes into submission. Nunn and Osman did all the damage and Hernangomez followed in their footsteps, putting the icing on the cake with a three on the buzzer to spark wild celebrations among the joyous home fans inside OAKA Altion.
