2018–19 Greek Basket League

Peristeri upset Panathinaikos for a second year in a row, shattering its unbeaten record in the Basket League and showing it is the favorite for finishing second in the regular season.

The excruciating schedule of the Euroleague, that had Panathinaikos face Barcelona last Friday, and then host Fenerbahce this Tuesday before traveling to Israel to play Maccabi on Thursday.

Historic Aris is left alone at the bottom of the Basket League after a 26-point loss at Ifaistos on Saturday, while Promitheas suffered a shock defeat at Rethymno.

Aris was for more than a decade the undisputed king of Greek basketball, in the 1980s and early 1990s, but their recent financial problems have deprived Thessaloniki's Yellows of much of their strength.

AEK has surprisingly found itself at the foot of the Basket League table after five rounds of games, succumbing to hitherto winless Rethymno. This has led to a five-way tie at the bottom, also involving such big names as PAOK and Aris.

Peristeri defeated AEK on the road to stay unbeaten, along with favorite Panathinaikos, while Ifaistos Limnou lost its perfect record losing at Lavrio, in another thrilling weekend in the Basket League.

The new Basket League season opened last weekend with the absence of Olympiakos for the first time in the Greek sport's history, and with a rare Thessaloniki derby reminiscent of the Aris vs PAOK classic clashes of the 1980s.

AEK edged out Peristeri away on Saturday in Game 4 of the third-place play-offs to win the best-of-five series 3-1 and clinch the third spot in this year's Basket League.

Panathinaikos won its third consecutive and 38th overall league title on Friday, sweeping proud finalist Promitheas Patras with a 111-77 result at the Olympic Sports Hall and a 3-0 score in the best-of-five finals. Having also beaten PAOK in the final in February, the Greens completed yet another domestic double.

Panathinaikos predictably swept Promitheas in Game 1 of the Basket League finals on Monday, but Peristeri upset host AEK in the battle for third on Sunday.

The semifinals of the Basket League started on Wednesday in the absence of Olympiakos that has got relegated for forfeiting the quarterfinals with Panathinaikos.

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scored easy wins on Saturday for the Basket League, but the big question hangs over this coming Wednesday's game between Olympiakos and Promitheas, that could see the Reds get relegated.