Turkish nightmares for Greens and Reds

Istanbul has proven a black hole for Greece's representatives in the Euroleague, with Panathinaikos eliminated from the competition on Tuesday and seeing fresh problems threatening its domestic season too, while Olympiakos suffered another loss on Wednesday and is also on the verge of elimination.

Fenerbahce swept Panathinaikos with a 3-0 score in the best-of-five play-offs after its 79-61 triumph in Game 3 in Turkey.

Panathinaikos posed some resistance in the first half (37-30 in the hosts' favor)but its attack was virtually non-existent in the second, wasting all the effort made in defense particularly over the third quarter of the game.

KC Rivers was the top scorer with 16 points along with three steals and three assists for the Greens on Tuesday.

As if that had not been enough, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos was so angry with the result and...