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Marius Grigonis stays cool after magic moment
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After providing one of the highlights of the season with a game-winning three-pointer on the final buzzer, giving Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens a stunning 90-91 victory over host AS Monaco on Wednesday night, Marius Grigonis did his best to downplay his magic moment as just one of those things.
Only 2.5 seconds were remaining for the final possession, which saw the ball worked inside to Dinos Mitoglou, who kicked it out for Grigonis to make an instant strike on the perimeter. He sank the shot to prompt wild celebrations from his teammates and the loud contingent of traveling fans inside the arena, but the modest game-winner was in no mood to boast.
“To be honest it’s a split second so you just get the ball and shoot it,” he smiled. “There's no time to think. You shoot every day during practice, and sometimes you make them in the last seconds.”
His teammates were somewhat more excitable, though, and one in particular almost left Grigonis wishing he had missed.
“They almost killed me in the huddle!" joked the Lithuanian sharpshooter. “Mathias [Lessort] is a big dude and he grabbed me...I almost lost all my hair!”
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Real Madrid-AS Monaco | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We need everyone to keep Mathias in their prayers'
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Lessort rocks the rim in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We needed that energy, that spark'
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'Every time, we are better and better'
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Samodurov's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nunn with another ankle-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn breaks Ricci's ankles! Motorola Magic Moment
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Okobo to Papagiannis alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:23
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Rodrigue Beaubois: 'When we play like this, we're very difficult to beat'
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Oturu dunks over Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier posterizes two defenders! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson's half-ending block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Juancho drives for big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'We have patience'
- 01:32
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Mike James: 'Just happy to get a win'
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Okobo on the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends: Spanoulis's start, the play of Maledon and Shorts...
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What a chasedown block from Loyd! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'The sky is the limit for Juhann Begarin'
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AS Monaco-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a block from Jordan Loyd! Motorola Magic Moment
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Papagiannis dunks after a brilliant pass from James! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lessort soars! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I came in ready'
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Lessort with a steal and a dunk in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:30
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Nunn with another midcourt buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn beats the buzzer again! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn with a buzzer-beating mid-court triple! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:52
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'You can tell this is a good team'
- 00:31
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What a power slam by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-AS Monaco | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Papagiannis blocks the way! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:27
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Lessort has lift-off! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Blossomgame’s explosive slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven with the putback slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Big men connection! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:02
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Elie Okobo: 'We were sharing the ball way more than usual'
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AS Monaco-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Okobo with the reverse layup! Motorola Magic Moment
The emotions were, of course, very different on the other side of the ball, and Monaco coach Sasa Obradovic seemed to be still in shock as he attempted to digest a game he thought had been won when Elie Okobo made it 90-88 with just 2.5 seconds remaining.
“You lose once in ten years like this,” he lamented, summing up a wild finale at the Salle Gaston Medecin which will not be forgotten in a hurry.