EuroLeague scoring duel heating up
Panathinaikos’ Kendrick Nunn and Olympiacos’ Sasha Vezenkov are neck‑and‑neck in the scoring race as EuroLeague quarterfinals loom — both are being watched as potential game‑deciders for the run to Athens scoring coverage.
Kendrick Nunn leads) the EuroLeague scoring chart at 19.5 points per game, with Sasha Vezenkov right behind) at 19.3 PPG. Nunn has appeared in 23 EuroLeague games this season and is logging roughly 30 minutes a night while posting a 19.3 PPG average in game-by-game logs.(scoutbasketball.com) Vezenkov is producing 19.3 PPG on 53.8% field-goal shooting, adding 6.9 rebounds and a 41.3% three-point rate on about 4.6 attempts per game across 27 EuroLeague appearances.(be-basketball.com) In the March 6 derby Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos 86–80; Nunn scored 20) while Vezenkov [missed] that game through absence, highlighting how availability has affected the head-to-head scoring duel.(euroleaguebasketball.net) Olympiacos sit third in the standings at 19–10 after that round, while Panathinaikos were 16–14 and fighting for a top‑8 playoff spot—context that could decide which scorer gets more postseason opportunities.(eurohoops.net) With the 2026 Final Four slated for Athens on May 22 and 24 at the Telekom Center, both players’ late‑season scoring runs carry extra weight for their clubs’ “run to Athens.”(euroleaguebasketball.net)
