Dimitris Itoudis

Olympiakos has fulfilled its main ambition of reaching the Euroleague Final Four, after eliminating Fenerbahce on Tuesday, and is now harboring fair hopes of winning the title too.

The Reds defeated their Turkish visitor 84-72 on the night and won the best-of-five playoff series with a 3-2 score.

Olympiakos has brought the playoff series with Fenerbahce back to Piraeus, with the best-of-five quarterfinals tied at 2-2.

The Reds responded to their home loss in game 2 of the series winning Game 3 in Istanbul on Wednesday before losing Game 4 on Friday, also away.

Fenerbahce snatched home advantage away from Olympiakos on Friday with its win in Piraeus that has the best-of-five series tied 1-1 on the way to the Euroleague Final Four.

The Greek champion triumphed in Game 1 of the series on Wednesday thanks to a stunning second-half performance at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, winning 79-68 for 1-0.

After a week of four Greek triumphs in the Euroleague, this week both Olympiakos and Panathinaikos suffered their second loss in five games, although both could have escaped this fate.

Olympiakos lost 81-75 to CSKA Moscow in Piraeus on Thursday, but felt that its second-half comeback could have turned things around altogether against the competition's unbeaten team.

By George Georgakopoulos

Panathinaikos raised its performance since Tuesday but still suffered a 20-point loss at CSKA Moscow on Thursday to find itself trailing 2-0 after Game 2 of the Euroleague play-offs.

By George Georgakopoulos

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are entering the Euroleague play-offs this week as outsiders, as not only do they face the mighty CSKA Moscow and Barcelona respectively but their opponents have the home advantage in the best-of-five series.

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos lost its hopes for a top-two finish in its Euroleague group, that would secure it home advantage in the play-offs, after going down 76-70 at CSKA Moscow on Friday. The Reds will now finish third and will likely face Barcelona in the quarterfinals.