Nikola Milutinov

Despite being favorites on paper, both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos lost their Euroleague games this week, the Greens at home to Monaco and the Reds in Belgrade to Partizan.

First on Thursday, Olympiakos went down 78-70 in Serbia, as Partizan snapped the Piraeus team's six-game winning streak.

Olympiakos has risen to second in the Euroleague through its home win over Baskonia on Thursday and the loss of Panathinaikos at Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday.

The Reds saw off Baskonia 92-69 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with great ease to climb to an 8-3 record.

Once again, Olympiakos lost due to their mistakes, losing their focus and ultimately the game. They failed to close out the match as needed, allowing Bayern to win 84-80. Giorgos Bartzokas’s team conceded many easy baskets and still struggles to secure a win away from the SEF in the Euroleague, tallying three losses in as many games.

Olympiakos departed from Athens on Thursday, heading to Munich, where they will face Bayern on Friday (21:45) in the Euroleague, aiming to bounce back with a win.

Giorgos Bartzokas, speaking during the team’s departure, noted:

LILLE - The Serbia men's national basketball team demolished Puerto Rico 107-66 in a Group C Round 2 game of the Olympic tournament in Lille on Wednesday evening.

Nikola Jokic led Serbia with 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.

He did not play in the fourth quarter, finishing one assist short of becoming the fourth player in Olympic history to get a triple-double.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic said on Friday his players were not "thinking about the Americans too much" ahead of Sunday's Olympic clash with the USA.

BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 94-72 at the Belgrade Arena on Monday evening in the last test before the Olympic Games.

Captain Bogdan Bogdanovic led the scoring for Serbia with 19 points, Nikola Jokic scored 16 points and Filip Petrusev, Nikola Milutinov and Nikola Jovic added 15, 11 and 10 points, respectively.

ABU DHABI - The Serbia men's national basketball team suffered a 105-79 defeat to the USA on Wednesday evening in its second game at a pre-Olympic tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Steph Curry led the scoring for the USA with 24 points.

The Serbia team was without captain Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Milutinov.

ABU DHABI - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost 84-73 to Australia at a pre-Olympic tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Patty Mills led Australia to victory with 28 points and Dante Exum added 15.

Filip Petrusev stood out for Serbia with 17 points, Nikola Jokic scored 14 points and 14 rebounds and Nikola Milutinov and Aleksa Avramovic each added 12 points.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic on Monday announced his preliminary squad list for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, which includes NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

The 16-player list is as follows: