Greens beat Efes, as Reds go down at Barcelona

Panathinaikos defeated Anadolu Efes in Athens on Tuesday to stay joint fourth in the Euroleague, while Olympiakos suffered a road loss at Barcelona on Wednesday.

A great showing in the first half against Anadolu Efes sufficed for the Greens to beat their Turkish visitor 83-76.

Lithuanian Marius Grigonis led Panathinaikos to a 51-35 advantage at half-time with his excellent triple shooting that the visitors could do nothing about. Efes tried to save some face in the second half, reducing its distance up to three points (76-73), but could not really threaten its host at the Olympic Sports Hall.

Grigonis made seven out of nine triples for a total of 24 points on the night, followed by Dinos Mitoglou and Kendrick Nunn with 14 points each.

Panathinaikos is now on a 12-8 record, while Olympiakos is on 11-9.

The Reds went down 86-78 in Spain, since...