It took Olympiakos ten minutes for the thoughts of its players to leave the final four of Kaunas forever and return to Greek reality.

PAOK only looked competitive during this period against the team of Yorgos Bartzokas, who have had no problems since, won easily 97-77, went 2-0 in the series and are waiting for the Northern Doubleheader on Sunday in the SEF to officially complete qualification. to the Basket League final.

Kostas Sloukas, as if atoning for the last missed shot against Real Madrid, finished the first half with 17 points (2/3 doubles, 4/5 triples, 1/2 shots, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 14 minutes) and 23 overall . , essentially cleaning up work with Vezenkov, who was great in another game (17 points on 3/4 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers, 5/5 shots, 4 rebounds) and allowing his coach to increase the rotation.

The second half turned into standard procedure for Piraeus with Riley leading PAOK with 27 points.

Quarters: 21-24, 41-56, 61-79, 77-97.