- Panathinaikos took a 2-1 series lead in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with a 77-81 win in Game 3 as Kendrick Nunn scored 25 points and earned co-MVP of the Round honors with a 31 PIR.
- In Game 2, Efes rallied to edge Panathinaikos 76-79 as Shane Larkin earned co-MVP of the Round honors thanks to his PIR of 27.
- Panathinaikos rallied to beat Efes 87-83 in Game 1 behind Juancho Hernangomez, who set career highs in points (20), rebounds (16) and PIR (40) and tied his career best with 3 steals. His 16 rebounds tied the EuroLeague Playoffs record. Hernangomez earned MVP of the Round honors for his performance.
- Efes center Dan Oturu tied a playoff record and set a career high with 5 blocks in a Game 3 loss. Vincent Poirier became the first player in EuroLeague Playoffs history to have 5 blocked shots when he did so in Game 1.
- Panathinaikos beat Efes 104-89 in Round 26 behind Kendrick Nunn, who erupted for 30 second-half points and finished with 36 after going 7 for 10 on two-pointers, 5 for 11 on three-pointers and a perfect 7 for 7 from the free-throw line. Nunn also posted 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn for a 37 PIR, earning MVP of the Round honors.
- Efes thrashed Panathinaikos 93-67 in Round 15 in Istanbul and in the process set a club record with 8 blocks.
- Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman was in charge of Efes between 2017 and 2023 and guided the team to back-to-back EuroLeague championships in 2021 and 2022. He was named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2021, too.
- Panathinaikos center Tibor Pleiss, who hasn’t yet played yet in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs, will face Efes for the first time since leaving the club last summer. He spent six seasons there and helped the team win the EuroLeague in 2021 and 2022.
- Panathinaikos forward Cedi Osman came through at Efes and made his EuroLeague debut there in the 2013-14 season. Efes's former head coach and now assistant Tomislav Mijatovic was also an assistant coach during Osman's entire time with the club.
- Daryl Macon scored 34 points and made a club-record 9 three-point shots for Panathinaikos in a 95-69 victory over Efes in October 2021.
- Efes set its EuroLeague club record this century with 33 made free throws against Panathinaikos in April 2005.
- Panathinaikos recorded 51 total rebounds, which is the most by the Greens in EuroLeague play this century, against Efes in March 2014.
- Panathinaikos beat Efes 81-71 in the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four semifinals and 74-66 in the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague semifinals.
- Panathinaikos ousted Efes 2-1 in their best-of-three EuroLeague playoff series in 2005.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort and Efes center Vincent Poirier have been teammates on the French national team. Together they won bronze medals at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
- Efes's Dogus Ozdemiroglu, Shane Larkin, Ercan Osmani and Erkan Yilmaz all played under Coach Ataman on the Turkish national team and alongside Panathinaikos players Cedi Osman and Omer Yurtseven.
- Panathinaikos center Omer Yurtseven had a career-high 3 steals in a Game 2 loss against Efes in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Efes guard PJ Dozier had career highs in PIR (28) and steals (6) while playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Panathinaikos in January 2024.
- Efes's Jordan Nwora grabbed a personal-best 8 rebounds in Round 15 against Panathinaikos this season.
- Marius Grigonis made a career-high 7 triples and had a career-best PIR of 28 to lead Panathinaikos past Efes, 83-76, last season in Athens.
- Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois set a career high with 4 blocks against Panathinaikos in November 2018.
- Efes center Vincent Poirier set a career high in steals with 4 while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Panathinaikos in November 2017.
- In Game 2, Efes rallied to edge Panathinaikos 76-79 as Shane Larkin earned co-MVP of the Round honors thanks to his PIR of 27.
- Panathinaikos rallied to beat Efes 87-83 in Game 1 behind Juancho Hernangomez, who set career highs in points (20), rebounds (16) and PIR (40) and tied his career best with 3 steals. His 16 rebounds tied the EuroLeague Playoffs record. Hernangomez earned MVP of the Round honors for his performance.
- Efes center Dan Oturu tied a playoff record and set a career high with 5 blocks in a Game 3 loss. Vincent Poirier became the first player in EuroLeague Playoffs history to have 5 blocked shots when he did so in Game 1.
- Panathinaikos beat Efes 104-89 in Round 26 behind Kendrick Nunn, who erupted for 30 second-half points and finished with 36 after going 7 for 10 on two-pointers, 5 for 11 on three-pointers and a perfect 7 for 7 from the free-throw line. Nunn also posted 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn for a 37 PIR, earning MVP of the Round honors.
- Efes thrashed Panathinaikos 93-67 in Round 15 in Istanbul and in the process set a club record with 8 blocks.
- Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman was in charge of Efes between 2017 and 2023 and guided the team to back-to-back EuroLeague championships in 2021 and 2022. He was named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2021, too.
- Panathinaikos center Tibor Pleiss, who hasn’t yet played yet in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs, will face Efes for the first time since leaving the club last summer. He spent six seasons there and helped the team win the EuroLeague in 2021 and 2022.
- Panathinaikos forward Cedi Osman came through at Efes and made his EuroLeague debut there in the 2013-14 season. Efes's former head coach and now assistant Tomislav Mijatovic was also an assistant coach during Osman's entire time with the club.
- Daryl Macon scored 34 points and made a club-record 9 three-point shots for Panathinaikos in a 95-69 victory over Efes in October 2021.
- Efes set its EuroLeague club record this century with 33 made free throws against Panathinaikos in April 2005.
- Panathinaikos recorded 51 total rebounds, which is the most by the Greens in EuroLeague play this century, against Efes in March 2014.
- Panathinaikos beat Efes 81-71 in the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four semifinals and 74-66 in the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague semifinals.
- Panathinaikos ousted Efes 2-1 in their best-of-three EuroLeague playoff series in 2005.
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort and Efes center Vincent Poirier have been teammates on the French national team. Together they won bronze medals at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
- Efes's Dogus Ozdemiroglu, Shane Larkin, Ercan Osmani and Erkan Yilmaz all played under Coach Ataman on the Turkish national team and alongside Panathinaikos players Cedi Osman and Omer Yurtseven.
- Panathinaikos center Omer Yurtseven had a career-high 3 steals in a Game 2 loss against Efes in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Efes guard PJ Dozier had career highs in PIR (28) and steals (6) while playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Panathinaikos in January 2024.
- Efes's Jordan Nwora grabbed a personal-best 8 rebounds in Round 15 against Panathinaikos this season.
- Marius Grigonis made a career-high 7 triples and had a career-best PIR of 28 to lead Panathinaikos past Efes, 83-76, last season in Athens.
- Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois set a career high with 4 blocks against Panathinaikos in November 2018.
- Efes center Vincent Poirier set a career high in steals with 4 while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Panathinaikos in November 2017.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has had a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 11 games.
Larkin has scored at least 11 points in nine of his last 10 games.
Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Larkin has made at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Elijah Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
PJ Dozier has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Dozier has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Darius Thompson has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Vincent Poirier has had at least 1 block in five straight and six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Vincent Poirier finished the regular season ranked third in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Dan Oturu finished the regular season ranked fifth in two-point shooting at 70.8%.
Oturu finished the regular season ranked seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Elijah Bryant finished the regular season ranked fourth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Shane Larkin finished the regular season ranked fifth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Ercan Osmani finished the regular season ranked third in free-throw shooting at 94.7%.
Rolands Smits finished the regular season ranked seventh in two-point shooting at 69%.
Rodrigue Beaubois finished the regular season ranked eighth in three-point shooting at 45.9%.
Efes leads the league in blocks with 3.9 per game.
Efes ranks third in average PIR with 101.1 per game.
Efes ranks second in two-point shooting at 58.7%.
Efes allows the fewest total rebounds, 31.3 per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin is ranked 10th place all-time in scoring with 3,623 points. Sergio Rodriguez is ninth with 3,772 points.
Rodrigue Beaubois is in 19th place in career scoring with 3,113 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 18th with 3,179 points and counting.
Larkin is in eighth place all-time in three-pointers made with 561. Rudy Fernandez is seventh with 594 three-pointers. Milos Teodosic is sixth with 595.
Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 513. Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 518 three-pointers made.
Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 798 free throws made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 799 career free throws made and counting.
Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 4,283 PIR points. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is eighth with 4,295 and counting.
Larkin is tied with Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid in 11th place all-time with 1,122 assists. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 10th with 1,204.
Larkin is in 13th place all-time with 285 steals. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is in 12th place with 286 steals and counting.
Vincent Poirier ranks eighth all-time in blocks with 220. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos is seventh all-time with 229 and counting.
Poirier is in 10th place all-time with 478 offensive rebounds apiece. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520 career offensive rebounds.
Darius Thompson ranks 11th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Shane Larkin has had a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 11 games.
Larkin has scored at least 11 points in nine of his last 10 games.
Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Larkin has made at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Elijah Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.
PJ Dozier has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Dozier has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Darius Thompson has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Vincent Poirier has had at least 1 block in five straight and six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Vincent Poirier finished the regular season ranked third in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Dan Oturu finished the regular season ranked fifth in two-point shooting at 70.8%.
Oturu finished the regular season ranked seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Elijah Bryant finished the regular season ranked fourth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Shane Larkin finished the regular season ranked fifth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Ercan Osmani finished the regular season ranked third in free-throw shooting at 94.7%.
Rolands Smits finished the regular season ranked seventh in two-point shooting at 69%.
Rodrigue Beaubois finished the regular season ranked eighth in three-point shooting at 45.9%.
Efes leads the league in blocks with 3.9 per game.
Efes ranks third in average PIR with 101.1 per game.
Efes ranks second in two-point shooting at 58.7%.
Efes allows the fewest total rebounds, 31.3 per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin is ranked 10th place all-time in scoring with 3,623 points. Sergio Rodriguez is ninth with 3,772 points.
Rodrigue Beaubois is in 19th place in career scoring with 3,113 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 18th with 3,179 points and counting.
Larkin is in eighth place all-time in three-pointers made with 561. Rudy Fernandez is seventh with 594 three-pointers. Milos Teodosic is sixth with 595.
Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 513. Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 518 three-pointers made.
Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 798 free throws made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 799 career free throws made and counting.
Larkin is in ninth place all-time with 4,283 PIR points. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is eighth with 4,295 and counting.
Larkin is tied with Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid in 11th place all-time with 1,122 assists. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 10th with 1,204.
Larkin is in 13th place all-time with 285 steals. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is in 12th place with 286 steals and counting.
Vincent Poirier ranks eighth all-time in blocks with 220. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos is seventh all-time with 229 and counting.
Poirier is in 10th place all-time with 478 offensive rebounds apiece. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520 career offensive rebounds.
Darius Thompson ranks 11th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 41 of his last 42 games.
Nunn has scored 14 or more points in 14 of his last 15 games.
Nunn has posted a PIR of 11 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Nunn has dished at least 5 assists in six of his last seven games.
Nunn has made 27 consecutive free throws.
Juancho Hernangomez has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 19 straight games.
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.
Jerian Grant has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in scoring with 21.1 points per game.
Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in three-pointers made with 3.1 per game.
Nunn finished the regular season ranked fifth in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez finished the regular season ranked third in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel finished the regular season ranked ninth in offensive rebounding with 1.9 per game.
Gabriel finished the regular season ranked fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas finished the regular season ranked ninth in assists with 4.8 per game.
Sloukas finished the regular season ranked sixth in free-throw shooting at 93.5%.
Panathinaikos leads the league in average PIR with 104.0 per game.
Panathinaikos is second in the league in scoring with 87.8 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.1 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in steals with 7.0 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.3%.
Panathinaikos has allowed 10.2 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 423 games played.
Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,870 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,007 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.
Sloukas is eighth all-time with 4,031 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 4,047 and counting, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068 career points.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 5,026 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,123 and counting.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 508 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 510, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 513 and counting.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 15th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.1%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 268 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 229 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss is in 11th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds. Vincent Poirier of Efes is in 10th place all-time with 478 offensive rebounds and counting.
Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes of AS Monaco for 11th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 16th all-time with 1,400 rebounds. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is 15th with 1,415 and counting.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.2-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 41 of his last 42 games.
Nunn has scored 14 or more points in 14 of his last 15 games.
Nunn has posted a PIR of 11 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Nunn has dished at least 5 assists in six of his last seven games.
Nunn has made 27 consecutive free throws.
Juancho Hernangomez has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 19 straight games.
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.
Jerian Grant has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in scoring with 21.1 points per game.
Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in three-pointers made with 3.1 per game.
Nunn finished the regular season ranked fifth in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez finished the regular season ranked third in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel finished the regular season ranked ninth in offensive rebounding with 1.9 per game.
Gabriel finished the regular season ranked fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas finished the regular season ranked ninth in assists with 4.8 per game.
Sloukas finished the regular season ranked sixth in free-throw shooting at 93.5%.
Panathinaikos leads the league in average PIR with 104.0 per game.
Panathinaikos is second in the league in scoring with 87.8 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.1 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in steals with 7.0 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.3%.
Panathinaikos has allowed 10.2 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 423 games played.
Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,870 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,007 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.
Sloukas is eighth all-time with 4,031 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 4,047 and counting, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068 career points.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 5,026 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,123 and counting.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 508 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 510, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 513 and counting.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 15th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.1%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 268 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 229 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss is in 11th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds. Vincent Poirier of Efes is in 10th place all-time with 478 offensive rebounds and counting.
Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes of AS Monaco for 11th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 16th all-time with 1,400 rebounds. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus is 15th with 1,415 and counting.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.2-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.