Euroleague: Reds and Greens win ahead of their clash

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scored home wins in the Euroleague ahead of their all-Greek clash next week.

Olympiakos defeated Virtus Bologna 74-69 in Piraeus on Thursday to take another step toward a top-six finish in the regular season.

This win was precious for the Reds, against a team with the same aspirations that led for most of the first half at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (37-46 at half-time).

However after the interval Olympiakos was a changed team and produced a stunning 20-5 partial score in the third quarter to take the game in its hands and win it by five in the end.

The Reds, playing without injured Thomas Walkup, had captain Kostas Papanikolaou notch up 16 points, while Isaiah Canaan added another 12.

With six rounds of games left to play before the playoffs, Olympiakos has got a 17-11 record and lies fifth.

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