Greens bounce back to add the Greek title to the European crown

Panathinaikos AKTOR has returned after three years to the throne of Greek basketball, adding the Basket League title to its Euroleague crown this season, by beating Olympiakos in the final game of the playoffs' championship series on Friday.

The Greens fought hard to win 87-82 in a very tight game, just like Game 4, but their home win brought a memorable final series to a 3-2 result in their favor, wresting the title away from Olympiakos that had won it in 2022 and 2023.

The Reds actually began on top with 11-point leads (13-2 and 15-4), but the Greens bounced back, led for the first time at 34-33 and looked good for this precious win for the rest of the game.

Olympiakos refused to relinquish its title until the very end, cutting its nine-point deficit (75-66) to just one point (81-80), but Panathinaikos braved that comeback to hold on to dear victory.