Greens win at home, Reds go down in Moscow

Panathinaikos renewed its claim for a top-four finish in the regular season of the Euroleague with a comfortable home win over Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, while Olympiakos appears destined for the third spot after its loss at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

The Greens downed their Serb visitors 91-71 at the Olympic Sports Hall in Athens through a solid showing in the best part of the game, for their 16th win in 27 games in the regular season. The Greek champion has mathematically qualified and is now joint fourth in a four-way tie with Real Madrid, Khimki and Zalgiris Kaunas.

Panathinaikos had Nick Calathes (17 points, 10 assists) and Chris Singleton (21 points) on fire, enjoying a high-scoring performance that only subsided in the final quarter.

After a nine-point lead at half-time (47-38), the Greens made 30 points in the third period to advance by 21 (77-56) and...