The hosts trailed 69-77 in the last period but had a 21-0 run to turn the tables
Panathinaikos comes back to beat ALBA, 91-81
Game Report
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Round 30 of 34
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens bounced back from its defeat in the Greek derby with a hard-fought 91-81 win over the visiting ALBA Berlin at OAKA on Friday night. The Greens led by double digits at halftime, 46-35, but a strong run early in the fourth period boosted ALBA to a 69-77 advantage with just 6 minutes remaining. The Greens didn’t step back, though, as Jerian Grant and Lorenzo Brown sparked a 21-0 run to inspire the comeback and seal the victory.
Panathinaikos, which improved to 19-11, was led by Grant, who scored 19 points on 10-of-10 free throws. Kendrick Nunn followed with 18 and Wenyen Gabriel and Brown had 13 apiece for the winners. Matt Thomas paced ALBA with 14 points, Gabriele Procida chipped in 13 and Yanni Wetzell netted 11 for the visitors, which slipped to 5-25.
Game Videos
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'Great teams keep fighting until the end'
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Gabriel dominates on both ends! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn rejects Clark! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCormack on the alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jerian Grant: 'It was one of the most special nights of my life'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nunn destroys the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Procida soars to kill PAO's defense! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Papapetrou beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baker dunks off the inbounds pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends discuss All-25 team, Sylvain Francisco and the Greek derby
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Matt Thomas: 'Things were clicking for us'
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Olinde rejects Diop with monster block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Baker skies for alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Olinde with the massive chasedown block! Motorola Magic Moment
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ALBA Berlin-FC Barcelona | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:24
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Procida dunks again! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 02:27
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I'm all in'
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Nunn posterizes Tavares! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Hernangomez again! Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Nunn’s showtime slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:52
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We've played well at home, we have to play the same on the road'
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Harrison hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Osman with the sweet dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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How did Mitoglou finish that! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gabriel dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Olinde’s emphatic block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:47
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Kendrick Nunn: 'I'm playing with confidence'
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ALBA Berlin-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCormack smashes home an alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:34
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Juancho Hernangomez: 'It was a crazy end of the game!'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-ALBA Berlin | 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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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Martin Hermannsson: 'The more wins, the better'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wetzell dunks after nice dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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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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Carsen Edwards: 'It was a 15-point win? Playing against ALBA, it never feels like that'
Despite a balanced start, the hosts rapidly amassed a 12-4 lead with Grant and Nunn pulling the strings in the backcourt and Gabriel rocking inside. ALBA survived thanks to its better outside shooting as Louis Olinde and Procida hit from downtown to reduce the gap to 14-12. Another spurt fueled by Juancho Hernangomez allowed the Greens to escape again, 19-12, but the guests needed not much to tie it at 19-19 behind a 0-7 run capped by a triple by Robert Baker. Grant came to the rescue with four free throws in a row to close the first quarter with a 23-19 advantage for the hosts.
Coach Ergin Ataman needed just 102 seconds to call a timeout right after the game resumed, as Olinde and Wetzell made it all square, 23-23. The first free throw of the game for ALBA was followed by the first three of Panathinaikos, which helped the hosts build a 30-24 edge while using a small backcourt with three guards at the same time. Despite Olinde’s effort to bring ALBA back, Nunn stepped up as a couple of quick offense sets kept PAO on track, 36-30. It turned even worse for the guests as Panathinaikos geared up on defense and used a couple of three-point plays by Grant and Ioannis Papapetrou to open a double-digit lead, 44-32, entering the last minute, which turned into a 46-35 halftime margin.
A 2-12 run fueled by Wetzell inside and Procida and Thomas outside early in the third period brought ALBA within 50-47, making it interesting again. Panathinaikos looked a little bit shocked after losing Papapetrou with a sprained ankle, joining Cedi Osman who also had to leave the court midway through the first period. The visitors’ accuracy from downtown and a fast-break layup by Procida finished the comeback and turned the tables, 54-55, soon after. Tim Schneider made it 56-58 from deep, but a more aggressive offense and free-throw shooting returned the Greens on top, 64-60. A couple of buckets by Matteo Spagnolo avoided further damage as ALBA trimmed the deficit to 66-64 entering the last stanza.
ALBA started strong and used a lucky three and a couple of free throws by Thomas, plus a technical foul called on Ataman to boost a 0-10 run that put Panathinaikos on red alert, 66-74, with 8 still minutes to play. Will McDowell-White hit from downtown to keep ALBA in charge, 69-77, but that became the last field goal of the visitors for nearly 6 minutes. With renewed poise, the Greens locked in on defense to shut down ALBA’s offense completely, while taking advantage of the offensive inspiration of the Brown-Grant duo and the hustle of Gabriel inside to launch a 21-0 run that brought the fans inside OAKA to their feet. A couple of free throws allowed the guests to end the drought, but it was too late to prevent Panathinaikos from celebrating again at home.
