By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos Aktor prevailed, 99-85, over Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv in Telekom Center Athens at the top of a double-game EuroLeague week on Tuesday.
Kendrick Nunn poured in 14 of a game-high 22 points in the second half. Cedi Osman threw in 20 more points to go with five rebounds, four steals, and three assists. T.J. Shorts II added 13 points and six assists.
“I helped out with the rebounds and the points. I had good connections with all the guys. It was a great game,” noted Omer Yurtseven after putting in a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double.
Behind a 3-1 tally in Athens, the Greens bounced back on the win column and improved to 5-2 in the 2025-26 installment of Europe’s premier club continental competition. A EuroLeague champion with the Greek club in 2000, Oded Kattash was unable to prevent a fall to 2-5 for the visitors.
“Especially in the last quarter, we played great defense. With this defense, we found fast-break points and we had the chance to break the game,” said Ergin Ataman on how his side went into a winning distance.
Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Alexandros Samodurov, and Mathias Lessort were sidelined. Giannis Kouzeloglou was a healthy scratch for the Round 7 contest. Returning from a thigh injury, Richaun Holmes hurt his right knee with 6:06 left in the second quarter and did not return.
For the Israeli club, coming off three straight wins between continental and domestic leagues, Jaylen Hoard stood out with 15 points, and Jimmy Clark III followed with 14 points. Uros Trifunovic and Gur Lavy were inactive.