The Barcelona forward scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the second half
Jabari Parker leads Barcelona past Panathinaikos, 82-73
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 21 of 34
Group Regular Season
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FC Barcelona grabbed its third consecutive victory by downing Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 82-73 at Palau Blaugrana in Round 21 on Wednesday. Barca improved to 12-9 in the standings while Panathinaikos dropped to 13-8 and saw its five-game winning streak come to an end.
Jabari Parker paced the winners with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Dario Brizuela added 15 points while Alex Abrines had 12 for Barca, which also gained the potential head-to-head tie-break advantage against the Greens. Jerian Grant led Panathinaikos with 15 points, Cedi Osman added 14, Juancho Hernangomez tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds and Omer Yurtseven netted 11 points for the visitors.
Game Videos
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Chimezie Metu: 'It's only up from here for us'
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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
- 00:15
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Parker's chase-down block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:38
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Jabari Parker: 'We gave the fans what they wanted'
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FC Barcelona-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:20
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Air Metu! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:13
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Yurtseven's put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Parker's fastbreak 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
- 00:45
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Dario Brizuela: 'This win is huge for us'
- 00:14
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Kalaitzakis flushes it down on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Fine dunk from Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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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
- 01:03
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Willy Hernangomez: 'Our fans in Barcelona deserve wins'
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Paris Basketball-FC Barcelona | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:25
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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
- 00:26
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Brizuela to Metu alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Yurtseven posterizes Akele Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:57
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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
- 00:23
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Brizuela's half-court shot! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Vesely reaches 4,000 points! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Nunn hammers it home on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Parker stops Daum! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-FC Barcelona | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:42
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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
- 00:19
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Justin Anderson: 'We had to put on a show'
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FC Barcelona-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 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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Samodurov's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Jabari Parker with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Nunn with another ankle-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:24
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Nunn breaks Ricci's ankles! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Parra's backdoor slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Juancho drives for big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:35
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Jabari Parker: 'I think we wanted it more'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Grant got Panathinaikos going with a four-meter jumper, igniting a 0-6 run in which Osman had 4 points. Parker scored in penetration and fed Youssoupha Fall for an alley-oop layup. After Grant struck from downtown, Fall responded by scoring twice in the paint. Kendrick Nunn's floater restored a slim Panathinaikos lead. Parker followed a baseline jumper with a driving layup that tied it at 12-12. Nunn beat the buzzer with a step-back triple and Wenyen Gabriel added a driving basket for a 12-17 Panathinaikos lead. Chimezie Metu dunked and Abrines erased Konstantinos Mitoglou's jumper with a tip-in. Kostas Sloukas and Metu exchanged baskets to fix the score at 18-21 after 10 minutes.
Abrines buried a floater early in the second quarter and Metu's turnaround jumper put Barca ahead, 22-21. Brizuela erased Gabriel's layup with a floater and soon gave his team a 26-23 edge. Jan Vesely hit a jump hook before Hernangomez got his team within 28-26. Sloukas struck from beyond the arc and Grant bettered Metu's jumper with a three-pointer that prompted Barca to call a timeout at 30-32. Osman scored off a wild spin move and Yurtseven finished a three-chance Panathinaikos offense with a dunk for a 30-36 lead. Hernangomez took over with a tip-in that made it 30-38 at halftime.
Parker and Hernangomez traded three-pointers right after the break. Abrines joined the three-point shootout and Parker dunked to bring Barca within 38-41. Tomas Satoransky added a fastbreak layup and Punter buried a triple that completed the hosts' comeback, 43-41, after a 10-0 run. Hernangomez scored around the basket and Osman erased Parker's jumper with a driving layup that tied it at 45-45. Parker buried another turnaround jumper and bettered Grant's backdoor layup with a bomb from downtown. Grant scored again, but a red-hot Parker and Brizuela each scored from beyond the arc, which caused Panathinaikos to stop the game at 56-49. Brizuela sank a floater and got help from Juan Nunez to boost Barca's lead to 59-50 after 30 minutes.
Brizuela insisted from downtown to make it a double-digit game, 62-52, early in the fourth quarter. Yurtseven dunked and fed Nunn for a baseline jumper that made Barca call timeout at 62-56. After Nunez buried a jumper, Yurtseven answered with a close basket. Parker gave Barca a 66-58 lead. Brizuela improved on Yurtseven's dunk with a wild off-balance triple. Yurtseven kept pushing the Greens with a reverse layup which Parker matched with another jumper. Osman took over with a wild fastbreak basket and Grant erased Kevin Punter's baseline jumper with an acrobatic layup. Vesely scored around the basket but Hernangomez answered from downtown to give Panathinaikos hope, 75-70, with 46.3 seconds left. Abrines made free throws and added a corner triple to seal the outcome in style.
