Greens defeat Real Madrid, but Galatasaray shocked Olympiakos

Panathinaikos saw off Euroleague leader Real Madrid on Thursday, while Olympiakos was upset at home by Galatasaray on Friday and is yet to clinch home advantage for the play-offs.

The Greens produced a great performance in offense to beat Real 88-82 at the Olympic Sports Hall in Athens and reach a 15-11 record that keeps them in fifth, two wins behind the top four.

The game was balanced almost in its entirety, with the Greens advancing by two at half-time (43-41) and the two teams exchanging the lead in the third period too.

Panathinaikos managed to contain Sergio Llull to 10 points and Rudy Fernandez to eight on the night, but it still trailed in rebounds (collecting 30 against Real's 40).

What made the difference for the hosts though was the return of James Gist. The US forward came back from his injury that kept him sidelined for four months and showed...