Reds clinch playoff spot, Greens win in France

Greek teams traveled well this week in the Euroleague, and while Olympiakos scored a record 10th road win, beating Zalgiris at Kaunas, Panathinaikos registered only its third victory away from home, defeating out-of-form Villeurbanne in France on Thursday.

Olympiakos won 74-72 in Lithuania and remains alone on top, qualifying mathematically to the playoffs - while it is also looking good for finishing first with five games left to play in the regular season.

On Thursday the Reds led for most of the game, but a late comeback effort by Zalgiris put the Greeks' lead at risk. Eventually Sasha Vezenkov won it for the Greek champion scoring six seconds from the end, with the hosts unable to respond.

In this 21st win in 29 games, Olympiakos had Vezenkov notch up 25 points and Shaquielle McKissic add another 18.

Panathinaikos recorded its first road win in...