Greens lose to Alba and sack Pedoulakis

Panathinaikos's overtime loss to Alba Berlin for the Euroleague in Athens has cost coach Argyris Pedoulakis his job, while Olympiakos scored a much-needed home win against Zalgiris Kaunas.

Four days after the shock elimination from the Greek Cup to Promitheas Patras, Panathinaikos went down 106-105 in the second overtime to Alba at the Olympic Sports Hall on Thursday for its fourth loss in eight games.

With five players inexplicably playing almost the entire game, the Greek team was visibly too tired to claim victory over a theoretically inferior opponent that managed to put a remarkable 58 points past the Greek champion in the first half.

Much as Ioannis Papapetrou tried - almost single-handedly - to win the game for the Greens, scoring a Euroleague career-high 39 points in 49 minutes, Alba fended off the hosts' efforts and got the win it deserved for the...