With five three-pointers on the same number of tries in the third period, Isaiah Keenan turned the derby around. Fenerbahce in his… monologue Olympiacu, in game 1 of the Euroleague playoffs. Overall, Olympiacos hit 16/29 three-pointers in a 79–68 win over Dimitris Itoudis’ team to make it 1–0 in the series. However, Piraeus’ top scorer was Sasha Vezenkov, who scored 19 points (3/6 three-pointers), 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Shaquille McKissick was also a double-figure 11 who… saved his 3s for the end.

Eighth in the regular season of the Euroleague, Fener, however, complicated the task of the “red-whites” in the first half and ended the match with three-pointers 9/20. With 15 points and 7 rebounds, Jonathan Motley was Istanbul’s leading scorer, while Dyson Pierre (13 points), Marko Gudurich (12 points) and Nigel Hayes (11 points) were also in double figures. Nick Calathes scored 7 points on 1/7 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers and 2/2 shooting with 2 assists. Tyler Dorsey remained at zero points in the Thomas Walkup defense trap, while scoring 5 rebounds. Wilbekin, who is in Athens, pulled out with an injury and did not feature in the first game.

On Friday (April 28, 21:30) Olympiacos will try to make it 2-0 against the Turkish club before heading to Istanbul.

KAE Olympiacos General Manager Nikos Lepeniotis presented a bouquet to Tyler Dorsey in his first SEF return as a competitor.