Olympiacos Piraeus secured a convincing 75-54 victory over PAOK in their first home game following the loss to Real Madrid in the EuroLeague final, advancing to the Greek League final with a 3-0 series score in the semifinals.
Around 7,000 fans showed up to support Giorgios Bartzokas' team at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, rallying the side to continue their path in defending the Greek crown.
Olympiacos' top scorer and MVP of the EuroLeague, Sasha Vezenkov, led the Piraeus side with 19 points, while Kostas Sloukas added 17 points and eight assists. In contrast, PAOK's Jordan Sibert and Jaylen Hands had 14 and 11 points, respectively, failing to pair up with Olympiacos in the third and fourth quarters.
The win advances Olympiacos to its 24th final in the top tier level of professional basketball in Greece, and the team is waiting for its opponent as the second semifinal series between Panathinaikos and Peristeri is tied 2-2 after four games.
