Olympiacos defeated Red Star Belgrade, ending a three-game losing streak against their Belgrade rival in the Euroleague.
Throughout the match, Giorgos Bacokas' team was in the lead, Red Star was getting closer, but not closer than three points in the second half. In the end, a bit of uncertainty and the Greeks won 82:76.
The decisive points were scored by Saša Vezenkov, a three-pointer from eight meters with +7 minutes left.
Vezenkov was the most efficient with 23 points, along with eight rebounds. Evan Fournier added 18 points, and Tyler Dorsey scored 17 points.
For Red Star, Nvora scored 21 points, and Butler scored 15 points.
Olympiacos is second with a score of 18-8, Red Star is now eighth (16-12).
Duško Ivanovic's Virtus has fallen out of form, suffering its third consecutive defeat, and what a loss - 91:60 to Efes in Istanbul. This is not the most convincing defeat for the team from Bologna, just two rounds ago Olympiacos was convincing by a point.
Maccabi demolished Bayern after overtime (91:60), Valencia was safe at home against Asvel (82:67), and the surprise of the round was provided by Paris, who defeated Barcelona 85:74 as a guest.
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