First road win for the Greens, as Reds lose again

Panathinaikos reached a 2-2 record in the Euroleague beating Zenit in St Petersburg on Thursday, while Olympiakos suffered a third reverse in four games going down at Baskonia on Friday.

A more consistent Panathinaikos secured its first road win of the season, beating Zenit 89-79 after leading for most of the night in Russia.

The Greek champion held on to the lead it built (up to 14 points, 63-49) fending off Zenit's comeback efforts and having Jimmer Fredette (22 points) and DeShawn Thomas (17 points) on a high scoring night.

This time Nick Calathes stuck to what he does best, i.e. play-making instead of shooting, resulting in a whopping 15 assists, his third highest record in the Euroleague.

For the Greens, the problems remain in rebounds, but at least there has been some significant improvement in free throws (81 percent).

The Reds, on the...