The law of Calathes

After one of the most exciting games in this year's Euroleague, Panathinaikos edged out visiting Zalgiris in overtime with Nick Calathes as the last-second hero, while Olympiakos suffered its fifth consecutive defeat on the road going down at Red Star Belgrade.

The 10,000 fans at the Olympic Sports Hall on Thursday night will take long to forget the 94-93 win of Panathinaikos over its Lithuanian visitor.

The Greek champion led by 20 (43-23) during the first half, but then switched off allowing the Kaunas team to stage a great comeback and lead 58-55 in the third period. The 76-68 home team lead was answered by Zalgiris that led 82-78, with regulation time finishing 83-83.

Overtime started with Zalgiris advancing by seven (90-83), Panathinaikos recovered to lead 92-91, Kevin Pangos thought he had won it for Zalgiris with his two-pointer 4.7 seconds from...