The Greens' superstar the game with 37 points and a career-high PIR of 43
Panathinaikos enjoyed another one-Nunn-show in win over Monaco

Just a few days after reportedly agreeing to extend his contract with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens through 2028, Kendrick Nunn decided to celebrate this huge news for the Greens fans with an unreal outing away at AS Monaco on Thursday evening.
Panathinaikos took to the Salle Gaston Medecin with their backs against the wall after a 98-101 home loss to Paris Basketball last week. Ergin Ataman’s side needed a victory in their bid to clinch home-court advantage and Nunn delivered on the floor from the off.
He scored 9 of his team’s 32 points in the first quarter and finished the first half on 18 points. Panathinaikos were leading by as many as 17 (32-49) with 4 minutes left in the second quarter, but Monaco responded with a 16-0 surge that saw the hosts cut the deficit to 48-49 midway through the third.
Enter a red-hot Nunn, who scored 9 points and set up Omer Yurtseven for a slam, restoring a 48-60 lead for the reigning champion. The Panathinaikos guard went on to finish the game with 37 points and a career-high PIR of 43.
“Amazing teamwork, but also amazing performance by Kendrick Nunn,” Ataman told EuroLeague TV. “He played a final game for us to get the home-court advantage, [scored] 37 points and these field goals. Kendrick Nunn’s performance today is one of the best performances I’ve seen so far in the EuroLeague.”
Nunn went 9-for-12 from inside the arc and 5-for-5 from deep, also making 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. To his impressive stat-line he added 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal to grab the spotlight for yet another night.
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“An MVP performance by Kendrick Nunn,” his teammate, Jerian Grant, told EuroLeague TV. “He’s our MVP. In a game like this, on the road, when you need to win to get third or second place, MVPs step up and that’s what he did.”
A tireless Nunn missed only 45 seconds of action, staying on the floor for a season-high 39:15. Asked about his decision not to rest his star, Ataman joked about Nunn’s game time.
“He was lucky because he rested for 45 seconds,” he added. “If you talk with Shane Larkin, he understood [when I coached him at Anadolu Efes Istanbul] that many games he’d play for 40-45 minutes. It’s basketball. Your player is playing well, letting him play. He didn’t feel tired. He was on an amazing day. Why should I make rotation and lose time?”
Nunn demonstrated (again) why he’s rightfully in the conversation for the EuroLeague MVP award. When it mattered most, the 29-year-old guard almost single-handedly led Panathinaikos to a huge victory for yet another time.