Real Madrid vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
· In their clashes since 2000, Madrid holds a 14-10 edge over Panathinaikos and has won five in a row, including a sweep this season. Madrid beat Panathinaikos 89-68 in Round 13 as Fabien Causeur led Madrid scorers with 14 points. In Round 29 in Athens, Madrid rallied from 18 points down to win 73-74 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Rudy Fernandez. In that game, Walter Tavares had 14 points and a EuroLeague club record 16 rebounds.
· Last season, Madrid and Panathinaikos faced off in the EuroLeague Playoffs. The Greens started rolling in Game 1 with a 95-67 triumph, but it was all Madrid from there to take the series 3-1 en route to the title in Belgrade.
· In Game 1 of that playoff series, Nick Calathes dished 16 assists to break the EuroLeague Playoffs record.
· In Round 25 last season, Madrid beat Panathinaikos 92-75 at home as Fabien Causeur scored 26 points and was MVP of the Round with a performance index rating of 29.
· Injured Madrid big man Ognjen Kuzmic made his EuroLeague debut in 2015-16 for Panathinaikos. He was a teammate of current Panathinaikos players Nikos Pappas, James Gist and Nick Calathes.
· Kuzmic had career-highs of 15 rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Panathinaikos in October 2016.
· Madrid's Sergio Llull posted a career-high 30 points when Madrid edged Panathinaikos 87-84 in November 2016.
· Panathinaikos forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo posted his career high in rebounds with 7 against Madrid last March.
· Panathinaikos forward Deshaun Thomas matched his career high in steals with 3 in Round 13.
· Walter Tavares had a career-high and Madrid club record 16 rebounds, including a career-best 6 offensive rebounds, in the Round 29 win over Panathinaikos.
· In their clashes since 2000, Madrid holds a 14-10 edge over Panathinaikos and has won five in a row, including a sweep this season. Madrid beat Panathinaikos 89-68 in Round 13 as Fabien Causeur led Madrid scorers with 14 points. In Round 29 in Athens, Madrid rallied from 18 points down to win 73-74 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Rudy Fernandez. In that game, Walter Tavares had 14 points and a EuroLeague club record 16 rebounds.
· Last season, Madrid and Panathinaikos faced off in the EuroLeague Playoffs. The Greens started rolling in Game 1 with a 95-67 triumph, but it was all Madrid from there to take the series 3-1 en route to the title in Belgrade.
· In Game 1 of that playoff series, Nick Calathes dished 16 assists to break the EuroLeague Playoffs record.
· In Round 25 last season, Madrid beat Panathinaikos 92-75 at home as Fabien Causeur scored 26 points and was MVP of the Round with a performance index rating of 29.
· Injured Madrid big man Ognjen Kuzmic made his EuroLeague debut in 2015-16 for Panathinaikos. He was a teammate of current Panathinaikos players Nikos Pappas, James Gist and Nick Calathes.
· Kuzmic had career-highs of 15 rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Panathinaikos in October 2016.
· Madrid's Sergio Llull posted a career-high 30 points when Madrid edged Panathinaikos 87-84 in November 2016.
· Panathinaikos forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo posted his career high in rebounds with 7 against Madrid last March.
· Panathinaikos forward Deshaun Thomas matched his career high in steals with 3 in Round 13.
· Walter Tavares had a career-high and Madrid club record 16 rebounds, including a career-best 6 offensive rebounds, in the Round 29 win over Panathinaikos.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Roster
There have been 13 different starters for Madrid this season. No player has started every game.
Streaks
Sergio Llull has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last EuroLeague 13 games.
Trey Thompkins has made 10 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague action.
Thompkins has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight EuroLeague games.
Anthony Randolph has made at least 1 three-pointer in 18 of his last 19 EuroLeague games.
Walter Tavares has posted a PIR of 20 or more in five straight games.
Rankings
Walter Tavares leads the league in blocked shots this season with 1.7 per game.
Tavares is tied for fourth in the league in offensive rebounds with 2.2 per contest.
Tavares leads the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy this season at 78.15%.
Facundo Campazzo is fourth in the league this season with 1.4 steals per game.
Jaycee Carroll is second in the EuroLeague in free throw accuracy this season with 95.56%. Sergio Llull is third at 95.45%.
Records/Milestones
Felipe Reyes is the EuroLeague career rebounding king with 1,780 boards.
Reyes is the EuroLeague career leader in games played with 343.
Reyes is ranked third all-time in EuroLeague scoring with 2,992 points.
Reyes ranks third all-time with 959 two-point shots made. Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos Piraeus is second with 966.
Sergio Llull ranks sixth all-time with 2,834 points. Georgios Printezis is fifth with 2,914.
Llull ranks sixth on the all-time charts with 1,024 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of CSKA Moscow is fifth with 1,072 and counting.
Llull ranks fourth in EuroLeague history with 429 three-pointers made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 450 and counting.
Rudy Fernandez is in sixth place all-time in steals with 257. Nick Calathes is fifth with 259 and counting. Gianluca Basile is fourth with 261.
Fernandez is sixth all-time with 389 three-pointers made. Gianluca Basile is fifth with 421.
Walter Tavares is the all-time EuroLeague leader in two-point accuracy at 73.36%.
Jaycee Carroll is fifth all-time in free throw accuracy at 90.94%.
Carroll is 11th all-time with 352 three-point shots made. His former teammate Sergio Rodriguez of CSKA Moscow is 10th with 362 and counting.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
Roster
Panathinaikos has started 13 different players this season. Nick Calathes is the only player to start every game.
Streaks
Nick Calathes has dished at least 5 assists in 17 consecutive EuroLeague games.
Calathes has scored at least 10 points in eight straight EuroLeague games.
Calathes has posted a performance index rating in double figures in 19 of his last 20 EuroLeague games.
DeShaun Thomas has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 EuroLeague appearances.
Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight EuroLeague appearances.
Georgios Papagiannis has blocked at least 1 shot in six straight and seven of the eight games he's played since moving into the starting lineup.
Rankings
Nick Calathes leads the league in assists this season with 8.9 per game and tops the charts in steals with 1.7 per game.
Georgios Papagiannis is second in the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy this season at 75.41%. Thanasis Antetokounmpo is fourth at 70.97%.
Records/Milestones
Nick Calathes became only the second player this century, and first since Nikola Vujcic 12 years ago, to record a triple-double. In Round 30 he had 11 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds.
Calathes is fifth all-time with 259 steals; Gianluca Basile is fourth with 261.
Calathes moved into seventh place all-time with 987 assists; Sergio Llull is sixth with 1,024 and counting.
Keith Langford needs 1 more offensive rebound to reach 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Lukas Lekavicius needs 13 assists to reach 300 for his career.