Frenzy in Piraeus: Olympiacos' fans create a new club record / News - Basketnews.com

Four straight soldout games and five overall in the 2022-23 season constitute a new record for Olympiacos, who want to extend their four-game winning streak against Anadolu Efes on Friday night.

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In a season when Olympiacos Piraeus dominate most of their games and co-lead the EuroLeague standings (15-7), presenting the league's most effective offensive production and ball movement that has drawn praises all around Europe, there was no way home fans would want to miss out on the action and the spectacle Giorgos Bartzokas' team offers.

The Reds have announced a new club record by selling out Peace and Friendship Stadium for the fourth consecutive time and fifth overall this season for Friday's game against defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

Olympiacos sold out their three previous EuroLeague games that have taken place in 2023 – against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Real Madrid and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – and it is no coincidence that the Greek side won all three games to remain undefeated at home in 2023.

Efes make their first visit to Piraeus since downing Olympiacos in last season's EuroLeague semifinals. In a game that went down to the wire, the Turkish squad edged their opponents 77-74 on a buzzer-beating 3-point shot by Vasilije Micic.

The last time these teams met at Peace and Friendship Stadium, the game was also decided at the buzzer in what was another instant classic. That time, Olympiacos needed overtime to edge Efes 87-85 on a game-winning three-pointer by Kostas Sloukas.

"It goes without saying that you're motivated when you play against Efes and when the arena is sold out again," Bartzokas commented in his pre-game quotes.

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