Nunn breaks the historical scoring record against Real Madrid in a final quarter of the Euroleague

ByDavid Mitchell

American guard Kendrick Nunnof the Panathinaikosrecorded 23 points in the last quarter against Real Madrid of the 33 total he scored in the entire game, which is a historical record for the Euroleague.

Nunn was of capital importance for his team to win 112-115 this Thursday at the Movistar Arena, in a duel that needed overtime to be decided.

In the press conference after the crash, his coach, the Serbian Zeljko Obradovicpraised his performance and valued his performance after being out of work for several months due to a tear of the medial meniscus in his right knee.

“It has never happened to me to have a player who has played more games than he has trained with me. It’s not easy, but he (Nunn) is a person who loves basketball. He also only works with a few coaches…He has a lot of quality. It was a question of patience. It is not easy to come back after an injury break of two or three months. He played a fantastic game in attack,” he said. Obradovic.

NunnBest Player (MVP) of the Euroleague in the 2024/2025 season went up to 33 points and 32 assessment creditswith a spectacular last quarter, with 23 points, to end Real Madrid’s streak, which had reached 11 consecutive victories.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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