Hard-fought away wins for AEK and Aris hoopsters

AEK remained joint top of the Basket League as it came from 11 points down to beat host PAOK on Saturday for its first major victory in the league this season.

AEK won 78-71 thanks to a strong last period in Thessaloniki and has made it six victories out of six games.

The same record is shared by Olympiakos, that thrashed Apollon Patras 83-55 in Piraeus on Sunday but had Dimitris Agravanis taken off injured - a bad loss ahead of a week with two Euroleague games against Barcelona and Panathinaikos.

The Greens had no problems against Kolossos Rhodes on Sunday winning 80-65 at home, before their tough week in Europe at Real Madrid on Wednesday and with Olympiakos on Friday.

Korivos and Aris produced one of the season's most memorable games in the Basket League on Saturday, with the Thessaloniki club eventually beating its host at Amaliada after the second...