Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
· Panathinaikos has dominated its fellow men in green, owning a 16-5 advantage in games between them this century. However, Zalgiris has won three of the last four, including its first-ever win in Athens, an 83-87 triumph in Round 4 behind 18 points from Brandon Davies and 13 points plus 8 rebounds from Aaron White.
· Panathinaikos edged Zalgiris 94-93 in Round 20 last season on a buzzer-beating basket by Nick Calathes who had 14 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in that game. Zalgiris center Antanas Kavaliauskas scored a career-high 21 points and made a career-best 9 two-point shots in defeat.
· Zalgiris head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius played four seasons for Panathinaikos from 2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12. In that time he helped the Greens to the 2009 EuroLeague title and to three Greek League and Greek Cup crowns. He was a teammate there of current Panathinaikos players Nick Calathes and Ian Vougioukas.
· Zalgiris team captain Paulius Jankunas and Panathinaikos guard Keith Langford were teammates at Khimki Moscow Region for the 2009-10 season.
· Langford and Zalgiris forward Arturas Milaknis were teammates at UNICS Kazan for the 2015-16 season.
· Panathinaikos center Ian Vougioukas played for Zalgiris during the 2015-16 season, when he was a teammate of current Zalgiris players Paulius Jankunas and Edgaras Ulanovas and played under Coach Jasikevicius.
· Panathinaikos guard Lukas Lekavicius grew up with Zalgiris Kaunas and spent his first three professional seasons there before joining Panathinaikos. He has been a teammate of several current Zalgiris players and played under Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius.
· Langford earned MVP of the Round honors in December 2010 when he posted his career-high index rating (42), playing for Khimki against Zalgiris. He netted 35 points and had 4 assists and 2 steals in that game.
· Langford matched his career-high with 3 steals twice against Zalgiris in 2012, first playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv and then for AX Milan.
· During the EuroLeague Playoffs last season, Ioannis Papapetrou matched his career-best in total rebounds with 8 and set a career-high with 5 offensive rebounds playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Zalgiris.
· Papapetrou also set a career-high with 3 blocks playing for Olympiacos against Zalgiris in December 2016.
· Edgaras Ulanovas posted his career high in rebounds with 11 in an 80-74 home win over Panathinaikos in December of last season.
· Nate Wolters grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds in his team's Round 4 win over Panathinaikos.
· Lukas Lekavicius set a career-high with 4 steals against his current team, Panathinaikos, playing for Zalgiris in November 2005.
· Panathinaikos has dominated its fellow men in green, owning a 16-5 advantage in games between them this century. However, Zalgiris has won three of the last four, including its first-ever win in Athens, an 83-87 triumph in Round 4 behind 18 points from Brandon Davies and 13 points plus 8 rebounds from Aaron White.
· Panathinaikos edged Zalgiris 94-93 in Round 20 last season on a buzzer-beating basket by Nick Calathes who had 14 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in that game. Zalgiris center Antanas Kavaliauskas scored a career-high 21 points and made a career-best 9 two-point shots in defeat.
· Zalgiris head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius played four seasons for Panathinaikos from 2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12. In that time he helped the Greens to the 2009 EuroLeague title and to three Greek League and Greek Cup crowns. He was a teammate there of current Panathinaikos players Nick Calathes and Ian Vougioukas.
· Zalgiris team captain Paulius Jankunas and Panathinaikos guard Keith Langford were teammates at Khimki Moscow Region for the 2009-10 season.
· Langford and Zalgiris forward Arturas Milaknis were teammates at UNICS Kazan for the 2015-16 season.
· Panathinaikos center Ian Vougioukas played for Zalgiris during the 2015-16 season, when he was a teammate of current Zalgiris players Paulius Jankunas and Edgaras Ulanovas and played under Coach Jasikevicius.
· Panathinaikos guard Lukas Lekavicius grew up with Zalgiris Kaunas and spent his first three professional seasons there before joining Panathinaikos. He has been a teammate of several current Zalgiris players and played under Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius.
· Langford earned MVP of the Round honors in December 2010 when he posted his career-high index rating (42), playing for Khimki against Zalgiris. He netted 35 points and had 4 assists and 2 steals in that game.
· Langford matched his career-high with 3 steals twice against Zalgiris in 2012, first playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv and then for AX Milan.
· During the EuroLeague Playoffs last season, Ioannis Papapetrou matched his career-best in total rebounds with 8 and set a career-high with 5 offensive rebounds playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Zalgiris.
· Papapetrou also set a career-high with 3 blocks playing for Olympiacos against Zalgiris in December 2016.
· Edgaras Ulanovas posted his career high in rebounds with 11 in an 80-74 home win over Panathinaikos in December of last season.
· Nate Wolters grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds in his team's Round 4 win over Panathinaikos.
· Lukas Lekavicius set a career-high with 4 steals against his current team, Panathinaikos, playing for Zalgiris in November 2005.
Game Facts - Zalgiris Kaunas
Roster
Eleven different players have appeared in the Zalgiris starting lineup so far this season; Brandon Davies is the only player to start in every game.
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made 8 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Arturas Milaknis has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 EuroLeague games.
Brandon Davies has posted double figures in both points and PIR in nine of his last 10 EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Brandon Davies is second in the league in scoring this season with 15.0 points per game.
Marius Grigonis is tied for second in the league in free throw accuracy this season at 92.3% and ranks fourth in three-point accuracy at 53.1%.
Records/Milestones
Paulius Jankunas is second in EuroLeague history with 1,715 career rebounds. Real Madrid's Felipe Reyes is first with 1,761.
Jankunas ranks fourth on the all-time charts with 2,930 points. Reyes enters this round in third place with 2,965 points.
Jankunas needs 6 offensive rebounds to become the just the second player in competition history with 500 offensive rebounds.
Jankunas is 4 blocked shots away from 100 for his career.
No player has started more games in EuroLeague history than Jankunas, who has 258 career starts.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
Roster
Eleven different players have appeared in the starting lineup in EuroLeague games for Panathinaikos this season.
Nick Calathes is the only player to start every EuroLeague game for Panathinaikos this season.
Evangelos Sakellariou is set to make his EuroLeague debut.
New signing Adreian Payne may make his first appearance for Panathinaikos this season.
Streaks
Nick Calathes has collected at least 1 steal in 15 of his last 16 EuroLeague games.
Calathes has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Nick Calathes leads the league in assists with 8.1 per game and is the leader in steals with 1.7 per game.
Records/Milestones
Stephane Lasme ranks sixth all-time with 174 blocks. Ioannis Bourousis is fifth with 194.
Stephane Lasme needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Calathes ranks ninth all-time with 864 assists. Nikos Zisis is eighth with 885.
Calathes ranks 11th all-time with 240 steals. Victor Khryapa is 10th with 241.
Calathes needs 1 more offensive rebound to reach 100 for his career.
James Gist needs 4 more steals to reach 200 for his career.
Keith Langford needs 4 more offensive rebounds to reach 100 for his career.
Ioannis Papapetrou needs 4 three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.