Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul
• Panathinaikos topped Fenerbahce 81-70 in Round 12 in Athens behind a fantastic game from Nick Calathes, who flirted with a triple-double by posting 16 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and a career-high 5 steals for a performance index rating of 34, which was also the best of his career. James Nunnally led Fenerbahce with a career-best 21 points.
• In second of their two clashes this season, Fenerbahce defeated Panathinaikos 84-63 at home in Round 18. Luigi Datome led the winners with 16 points, while big men Ahmet Duverioglu and Jan Vesely each scored 13. Ekpe Udoh missed that game due to injury. Mike James led Panathinaikos with his season-high 25 points.
• Coach Zeljko Obradovic cemented his status as a legend during his 13 seasons with Panathinaikos. In that period, he led the Greens to five Euroleague titles, 11 Greek League championships and seven Greek Cups. He enjoyed much of that success with current Panathinaikos player Antonis Fotsis and also coached current Green Nick Calathes.
• Panathinaikos forward James Gist played for Fenerbahce during the 2011-12 campaign.
• Gist was a teammate of Fenerbahce players Bogdan Bogdanovic and Jan Vesely at Partizan Belgrade during the 2010-11 season. Gist was also a teammate of Fenerbahce big man Pero Antic with Lokmotiv Kuban Krasnodar during the 2009-10 campaign.
• Early in their respective careers, Fenerbahce big man Pero Antic and Panathinaikos center Ioannis Bourousis were teammates at AEK Athens for three seasons, from 2002 through 2005.
• Fenerbahce guard Kostas Sloukas was a teammate of Panathinaikos center Ioannis Bourousis with Olympiacos Piraeus for part of the 2009-10 season. The two also played together on the Greek national team on several occasions. Sloukas has also teamed with Panathinaikos players Nick Calathes and Antonis Fotsis in recent summers on the Greek national team.
• Kenny Gabriel was a teammate of Fenerbahce players Baris Hersek and Bobby Dixon at Pinar Karsiyaka during the 2014-15 season. They won the Turkish League title together.
Monday, April 17, 2017
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