The Italian team bounced back from last week’s debacle at Efes in grand style
Zach LeDay shines as Milan roars back to beat Panathinaikos, 87-75
Game Report
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Round 24 of 34
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan celebrated an impressive 87-75 home win over reigning champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and improved to 13-11 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, with Zach LeDay pouring in a career-high 33 points for the Italian side.
Despite missing its top scorer Nikola Mirotic, Milan snapped a two-game skid and recovered superbly from last week’s 110-66 fiasco at Anadolu Efes Istanbul, as LeDay produced a spectacular display in Europe’s premier club competition.
Nico Mannion chipped in with 14 points for Milan, Freddie Gillespie added 11 and Shavon Shields scored 10 for the home team, which trampled Panathinaikos after nosing ahead 17-16 at the end of the first quarter behind airtight defense.
At the other end, Kostas Sloukas paced Panathinaikos with 22 points, Kendrick Nunn netted 18 and Cedi Osman amassed 12, but the support cast misfired all over as the Greens sorely missed injured big men Mathias Lessort and Omer Yurtseven, long-term casualties who’ve been sidelined by serious injuries.
Game Videos
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Zach LeDay: 'With the champs coming, you've got to come to play'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Big dunk from Mitoglou! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a play by Leandro Bolmaro! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Belgrade derby dominates in episode No. 18 of the Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Round 24 video preview: Everything you need to know about this week's key games
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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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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 23 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
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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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
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Nikola Mirotic: 'When you play with Zach LeDay, it's always easier'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gillespie stops a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Caruso swats it of backboard! Motorola Magic Moment
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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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Shavon Shields: 'Everybody did their part'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 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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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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Zach LeDay: 'I wanted to be there for my team'
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 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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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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How on earth, Bolmaro?! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-FC Bayern Munich | 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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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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EuroLeague & Friends, ep. 8: Maledon's performances, LeDay insight, and more
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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
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LeDay's poster dunk! 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
Following a tight first quarter, Milan stayed in control as LeDay dominated all over and scored 12 points in the second, taking his first-half tally to 17 as he bedazzled his markers time and again and had the crowd inside Unipol Forum on their feet. LeDay knocked down a couple of successive threes and then hit an audacious turnaround jumper to give the hosts a 31-24 lead midway through the second quarter, before Sloukas countered with some big plays of his own to slash the visiting team’s halftime deficit to 39-37.
Panathinaikos briefly levelled the score early in the third but that was as good as it got for the Greens, as Milan hit top gear again and pulled away to 54-45 on the back of a couple of triples from Mannion and another from LeDay. Panathinaikos cut the gap to 54-48 but Milan responded with a rampant 12-2 run thanks to a barrage of offensive boards which allowed Shields to sink another triple, while LeDay nailed an audacious three-point play which galvanized a raucous home crowd.
Panathinaikos briefly clawed its way back into the contest early in the fourth quarter as the Greek side closed in to 68-59, but that turned out to be the last roll of the dice.
Fired up by the unstoppable LeDay, Milan quickly found another gear and ran out a comfortable winner as the home team ramped up its defense again and confined the Greens to a mere 18 of 38 from inside, with Nunn limited to just 7 of 18 from the floor.
In contrast, LeDay shot 7 of 10 from inside the three-point arc and 5 of 7 from deep, having also racked up 8 boards to cap a memorable night as Milan stayed on course to reach the postsason.
