Cesti Osman was-no doubt-the leading Panathinaikos player in the qualification (75-67) over Anadolu Efes at the OAKA, in the 5th match of the two teams for Euroleague playoffs.
Cesti Osman took Panathinaikos by hand and led him to another Euroleague Final Four, with the “seventh” claiming the “back to back” title and the … 8th star in the jersey!
Cesti Osman has been a MVP of the two 5th Playoffs, a prize that ends in his hands for the first time in his athletic career, in 135 matches to date.
The Turkish forward made a career record with 28 points, a 32 -point career record in the rating system, while equalizing his record in a rebound in a match, that is 8!
Osman had 4/8 two -pointers, 4/7 three -pointers and 8/8 shots in the final match with Anadolu Efes which judged which of the two teams would close tickets to Abu Dhabi. He also won 7 fouls and made 1 steal.
Cedi Osman with a huge Game 5 performance on Tuesday night! @Paobcgr pic.twitter.com/tXIf8UAYV4
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) May 7, 2025
The second best performance in the 5th games was that of Kevin Panther Barcelona, with 23 points in the evaluation system, but American team Barcelona was defeated for a point, 85-84 by Monaco Vasilis Spanoulis, and stayed out of the final. Pader had 19 points, gathered 6 rebounds, distributed 4 assists and won 5 fouls.
Second in performance by the winning teams was the Greek international center of Monaco, George Papagiannis, with 21 points in the evaluation system. Papagiannis scored 17 points (4/5 two -pointers, 3/3 three -pointers), picked up 5 rebounds, cut 1 cut and won 3 fouls.