
Kendrick Nunn scored a career-high 39 points for Panathinaikos [Intime].
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scored emphatic home wins in the first half of yet another double week in the Euroleague.
On Tuesday Panathinaikos and its star Kendrick Nunn had a statement night, trouncing Armani Milano 103-74 at the Olympic Sports Hall.
Nunn made seven triples in the first quarter and totaled 39 points to lead the champion to a most impressive victory against an opponent that was coming off six consecutive victories.
The Greens stretched their lead to 32 points in the first half and even to 35 in the final quarter, collecting their ninth win in 16 games.
Besides Nunn’s career record night, Jerian Grant scored 12 points and distributed eight assists.
Then on Wednesday Olympiakos defeated visiting Bologna 87-77 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium to advance to a 10-6 record and climb up to third on the table.
The Reds may have trailed 46-43 at half-time, but had an unstoppable Sasha Vezenkov who scored 27 points and collected 10 rebounds on the night to lead the hosts to an easy victory in the end.
Evan Fournier also had a great game, with 20 points and seven assists.