Greeks not traveling very well of recent in Euroleague

Thursday was a bad day for Greek teams in the Euroleague, as Olympiakos went down easily at leader Fenerbahce and Panathinaikos suffered another defeat on the road, this time at Maccabi.

Although this was a loss that was always likely, the 90-75 reverse in Istanbul will leave no one happy at the Olympiakos camp.

The Reds were always second-best in the game, and every time they tried to reduce their arrears, Fenerbahce recovered to stretch its lead over the 10-point mark, mainly thanks to their amazing shooting rate: 69 percent in two-pointers, 56 percent in triples and 100 percent in free throws.

This was a particularly poor night for the five Greeks of Olympiakos, as they only scored 20 points between them and Giorgos Printezis ended his 20 minutes on the court without a single point.

Janis Timma was the Reds' top scorer with 14 points, followed by Janis...

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