The reigning champ recovered from 20 points down with a stunning fourth quarter
Panathinaikos stuns Zalgiris with huge comeback win, 89-76
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 23 of 34
Group Regular Season
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens launched a comeback for the ages to overcome Zalgiris Kaunas with a thrilling 89-76 home win. The reigning champs were down by 20 before halftime, but a 21-0 run sealed a thrilling recovery which improved the Greek team to 14-9, while Zalgiris dropped to 11-12.
Zalgiris controlled from the opening tipoff and pulled into a 34-51 lead by halftime. But the second half was a totally different story as the home team dominated for an ultimately comfortable win. Kendrick Nunn led the scoring with 26 points, while Wenyen Gabriel excelled with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Kostas Sloukas added 16 points, and Juancho Hernangomez scored 14. Lonnie Walker 19 for Zalgiris, with Deividas Sirvydis adding 15.
Game Videos
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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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Nunn beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Francisco and Birutis light it up! Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends Episode 13: It's an Italian thing!
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast welcomes Arale Weisberg to discuss unlimited trades
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sloukas to Yurtseven alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:29
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Francisco beats the buzzer! 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
- 01:44
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Sylvain Francisco: 'We fixed what we're supposed to do'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Butkevicius does it at both ends! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Butkevicius shows his range! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Real Madrid | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic's put-back dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:59
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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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Lonnie Walker responds to EuroLeague fans in ‘Everybody Loves Lonnie’
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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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Yurtseven posterizes Akele Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kostas Sloukas: 'We dedicate this win to Mathias Lessort'
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nunn hammers it home on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic takes off! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic with a big two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dunston's big swat! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We need everyone to keep Mathias in their prayers'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lessort rocks the rim in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie Walker: 'When we're locked in on defense, I don't think there's anyone who can beat us'
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ALBA Berlin-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We needed that energy, that spark'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Birutis skies for the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Samodurov's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn with another ankle-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn breaks Ricci's ankles! Motorola Magic Moment
Arnas Butkevicius opened the scoring from deep, before Hernangomez responded from close range. Brady Manek, Jerian Grant and Walker kept the scoreboard moving, and Laurynas Birutis netted two in a row to push Zalgiris ahead, 6-11. Walker’s three-point play was answered by Ioannis Papapetrou and Grant as the scoring slowed, and Papapetrou struck again for his team’s first lead, 15-14. But Dovydas Giedraitis, two scores from Sirvydis and Matt Mitchell’s layup-and-one pushed Zalgiris back in front, 17-25, at the end of the first.
Nunn’s layup was answered by Bryant Dunston’s putback slam to start the second, before Cedi Osman and Nunn gradually pulled the host closer, 26-32. Birutis, Giedraitis and Walker gave Zalgiris a quickfire 0-6 run for a 26-38 lead. Nunn finally made the home team’s first triple, but Walker hit back with a driving bucket before Dunston dunked and Sirvydis blasted 7 points in a row to make it 29-49 after a 0-11 run. Sloukas scored 5 fast points to stop the bleeding, and it was 34-51 at the interval.
Gabriel and Grant gave Panathinaikos a fast start to the second half, but Francisco’s triple reasserted Zalgiris. Hernangomez, Butkevicius and Nunn all struck from deep to make it 44-57. Gabriel and Nunn pulled the host within single digits, 50-58, but Walker’s threeball relieved the pressure. Gabriel netted another inside bucket, before home team coach Ergin Ataman was ejected for his second technical foul. Walker again struck from deep and Sirvydis added a layup, making it 60-70 after three quarters despite Nunn’s buzzer-beating triple.
Osman’s triple and Nunn’s consecutive baskets narrowed the gap to 67-70 to start the final period. Hernangomez made it a 1-point game, and Gabriel’s layup forced a lead change. Hernangomez’s triple and Gabriel’s layup completed a 21-0 run, making it 78-70. Ulanovas scored Zalgiris’s first points for 6 minutes from the line, but Sloukas netted consecutive baskets for a double-digit lead, 83-72. The unstoppable Gabriel’s layup underlined the host’s dominance, sealing the outcome long before the final buzzer as Zalgiris failed to score a single field goal in the final quarter.
