Triumph Thursday for Greens and Reds in Euroleague

Thursday was a glorious night for the Greeks in Europe, with Olympiakos embarrassing Barcelona with a 34-point triumph and Panathinaikos restoring its home advantage with a brave victory away over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Olympiakos swept Barcelona 92-58 at home to tie their Euroleague quarterfinal series 2-2 and take it to a fifth game in Spain next week.

After a balanced first quarter, when Barcelona led 23-21, Olympiakos offered its fans a breathtaking performance at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, including scoring 53 points in the first half for the first time in the club's Euroleague playoff history.

Soon Barcelona gave up trying to match its host and the Reds ran away with the game with great ease, led by Shaquielle McKissic with 21 points and Moustapha Fall with 12.

Game 5 will take place in Barcelona next Wednesday.

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