Olympiakos, AEK emerge unscathed, but PAOK loses at Apollon Patras

Olympiakos and AEK survived scares from Kolossos Rhodes and Trikala respectively as they fought back to score wins in the Basket League, though PAOK was not so lucky, suffering an upset at struggling Apollon Patras.

Kolossos led Olympiakos 41-35 at the start of the second half on Monday, but the Reds notched up a partial 14-0 to take the situation into their own hands and win 70-59 on Rhodes. Notably Olympiakos captain Vassilis Spanoulis came off injured during the third quarter and his medical situation will be assessed on Tuesday.

AEK had to come from 16 points down at home against Trikala to win 87-82 on Saturday and stay within two points from leaders Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. On Monday AEK announced the signing of 33-year-old Australian forward Brad Newley, formerly of Panionios and Panellinios.

There were no such difficulties for the Greens on Sunday as...