Amazing Calathes does it again for Panathinaikos at Armani

Rick Pitino's Panathinaikos produced its sixth consecutive Euroleague win, and probably the most important one too, beating Armani Milano in Italy, while Olympiakos slumped to a shocking loss at Gran Canaria.

Nick Calathes once again led Panathinaikos to a glorious triumph at Armani with a 95-83 score on Friday. The result has taken the Greek champion to a 15-13 record and means it needs one win in its two remaining games to make the playoffs.

In front of some 300 Panathinaikos fans who made the trip to Cantu, the Greens produced another spectacular display in a game that would have brought them on the verge of elimination in case of a defeat.

Armani made a positive start to the game and the lead kept changing hands in the first three quarters, with the Panathinaikos lead of 34-29 being answered by Armani's 47-44 half-time advantage.

Yet toward the end...

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