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Olympiacos sweep Panathinaikos to claim Greek league title after 6-year break / News - Basketnews.com

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Olympiacos Piraeus are officially back on top of Greek basketball. Giorgos Bartzokas' team 93-74 (28-26, 27-14, 8-13, 30-21) defeated Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and swept the Greek League final series 3-0.

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It was a memorable night for Bartzokas as well, as he claimed his first-ever Greek league trophy.

It was the first Olympiacos title in Greek since 2016. Also, the Reds won the trophy in the first season after a 2-year absence from the domestic competition. Overall, it is the 13th Olympiacos title in the Greek league.

Moreover, for the first time since 1997, Olympiacos completed a double, winning both the Greek league and Cup.

Tonight, Olympiacos took care of things before halftime. Kostas Sloukas made two 3-pointers in a row, Livio Jean-Charles added a layup, Sasha Vezenkov converted a jumper and the hosts' lead ballooned to 17 points (55-38).

Panathinaikos managed to finish the third quarter on a 9-0 run and cut the deficit to 10 points (53-63).

However, Olympiacos started the last period in a good rhythm and once again gained a safe advantage (71-56) that lasted until the end of the game.

Vezenkov was the man of the night, accumulating a game-high 25 points (5/8 2PT, 4/5 3PT, 3/4 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Nemanja Nedovic led the way for Panathinaikos with 23 points (5/9 2PT, 3/9 3PT, 4/5 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 turnover.

Olympiacos: Sasha Vezenkov 25 (5/8 2PT, 4/5 3PT), Kostas Sloukas 14 (4/7 3PT), Kostas Papanikolaou 10, Shaquielle McKissic 10 (4/6 2PT).

Panathinaikos: Nemanja Nedovic 23 (5/9 2PT, 3/9 3PT), Giorgos Papagiannis 15 (7/8 2PT), Lefteris Bochoridis 10.

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