The Reds beat the Greens for the seventh consecutive time in EuroLeague action
Olympiacos claims bragging rights in Rivalry Series win over Panathinaikos, 89-94
Game Report
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Olympiacos Piraeus led for all but 25 seconds in the first Greek derby of the season before going on to pull out an 89-94 road win over archrival Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens on Friday night in this week's Rivalry Series game. It's the third straight win for the Reds, while this outcome snaps the Greens' three game winning streak. Both powerhouses now hold a 5-3 record.
Georgios Bartzokas's side led by as many as 13 points on a couple of occasions in the second quarter, but Panathinaikos was clicking on all cylinders offensively in the second half and finally took its first lead, 83-82, with 3:15 to go in the game. But that turned out to be the hosts' only lead as Even Fournier netted three big shots, a total of 8 points in a 2-10 run, to give Olympiacos the victory.
Fournier finished with 22 points, while Sasha Vezenkov scored all 20 of his points in the first three quarters. Nigel Williams-Goss had 13 points, Nikola Milutinov dominated inside with 12 points and 8 rebounds, while Thomas Walkup dished 11 assists. Kendrick Nunn was the top scorer for Panathinaikos with 20 points, and Mathias Lessort and Juancho Hernangomez scored 13 apiece. Kostas Sloukas had 12 points and 7 assists, while Cedi Osman scored 11 in a losing effort.
Game Videos
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:00
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Nikola Milutinov: 'This is why the EuroLeague is so strong'
- 01:49
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Ergin Ataman: 'We improved 200%'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:21
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Big two-handed dunk by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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A huge slam-dunk by Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
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Straight from the court: Fournier and Vezenkov analyze Greek derby outcome | Post-game show
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Nunn to Yurtseven alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:23
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'I missed this derby so much'
- 00:09
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Grant to Lessort alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Juancho denies Wright at the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Juancho goes from defense to offense! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:50
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Fragiskos Alvertis: 'It's a completely different game to any other'
- 01:42
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Shaq McKissic relives his best Greek derby plays
- 00:26
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Kokila throws it down! Magic Moment of the Night
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Robinson's huge slam! Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Kokila throws it down! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Ayayi's behind-the-back pass! Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Devin Robinson throws it down! Magic Moment
- 00:49
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Mathias Lessort: 'It was loud... until the end'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:09
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A monster two-handed slam by Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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A fine put-back dunk by Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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A monster dunk by Lorenzo Brown! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:06
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Nikola Milutinov: 'We showed what we can do'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-FC Barcelona | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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McKissic detonates the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Antetokounmpo dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:45
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'I had to adapt and fight'
- 00:11
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Yurtseven's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:39
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We are good players, we just need to become a good team'
- 00:31
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Monster block from Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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FC Bayern Munich-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:08
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Peters stops Booker! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:43
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Kostas Sloukas: 'Ergin Ataman is the best coach in Europe'
- 00:15
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Monster block from Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Great alley-oop dunk by Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Evan Fournier on the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Moses Wright throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:15
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Osman beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sasha Vezenkov | RS Round 3 MVP | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Paris Basketball-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:54
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Georgios Bartzokas: 'Shaq McKissic knows how much we trust him'
Olympiacos took the lead from the get-go, with a triple from Fournier and a pair of fast-break layups from Vezenkov sparking a game-opening 1-11 run. Panathinaikos needed more than 4 minutes for its first field goal, a three-pointer from Nunn. Fournier and Moustapha Fall kept the margin safe, 6-15, but another three from Nunn and his alley-oop connection with Omer Yurtseven cut the margin to a single basket. However, Kostas Papanikolaou answered with a three-pointer and the Reds held a 15-20 advantage after 10 minutes.
Olympiacos scored the first 7 points of the second, with Williams-Goss scoring a three-point play and Milutinov starring inside. A wide-open three from Alec Peters opened a 17-30 margin before Osman made a corner three for the hosts, their first field goal nearly 4 minutes into the second quarter. Goss hit a pair of three-pointers to keep the margin at double figures, 25-38. But Sloukas got the hosts going, scoring 7 points in the rest of the half, including a three-pointer that cut it to 33-38, before Vezenkov's three-point play in the final second before the break set the halftime score at 33-41.
Lessort got himself going early in the third, dunking three times inside the opening 99 seconds of the quarter. Luca Vildoza and Hernangomez traded triples as the offensive fireworks continued. Hernangomez hit another triple that cut it to 49-50, but Vezenkov scored a pair of layups off assists by Walkup. Vildoza and Nunn traded triples, and Fournier added one from downtown to make it 54-60. But Sloukas had a three-point play, before Vezenkov and Konstantinos Mitoglou exchanged downtown shots. Panathinaikos won the quarter 33-30 and the score was 66-71 going into the fourth.
Both offenses did slow down a bit in the final frame. Panathinaikos secured its first offensive rebound to open the fourth, which Osman used to hit a three-pointer. Shaq McKissic nailed a triple to give the Reds some breathing room, but back-to-back three-pointers from Hernangomez and Nunn helped the hosts tie the game at 81-81. Sloukas put Panathinaikos up 83-82 from the free-throw line, but Fournier nailed a three on the other end, followed it up with a tough baseline jumper, then made another triple to open a 85-92 lead and seal the deal.
