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Fourth-ranked Promitheas (8-9) made lots of trouble for second ranked Olympiacos (15-2) in Patras on Sunday. The visitors from Piraeus managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected easier game. Olympiacos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (204-1995) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Olympiacos’ coach Georgios Bartzokas used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Azerbaijani-American guard Jordan Davis (188-1997, college: N.Colorado) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Olympiacos maintains second place with 15-2 record having just two points less than leader Panathinaikos. Promitheas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with PAOK and Karditsas. Olympiacos are looking forward to face PAOK (#5) in Thessaloniki in the next round. Promitheas will play on the road against AEK Betsson in Athens and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Athens: Panathinaikos (#1) and Peristeri (#8). Peristeri was defeated at home 84-99 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Peristeri. North Macedonian-Turkish forward Cedi Osman (203-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points. Juancho Hernangomez contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Jarell Eddie (201-1993, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 23 points for Peristeri. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Panathinaikos (17-0) have an impressive series of seventeen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 17 victories in a row. Peristeri at the other side keeps the eighth position with ten games lost. Panathinaikos will play against bottom-ranked Kolossos HH (#12) in Rodou in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Peristeri will play on the road against Karditsas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Athens was also quite interesting. 4th placed Karditsas (8-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Panionios (9-8). Panionios defeated Karditsas 82-69 on Sunday. Landry Nnoko stepped up and scored 6 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Matt Lewis responded with 18 points. Panionios moved-up to third place, which they share with AEK Betsson. Loser Karditsas dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with PAOK and Promitheas. Panionios will meet Aris Midea (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karditsas will play against Peristeri (#8) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
AEK Betsson defeated Kolossos HH in Athens 86-85. Maroussi was beaten by Aris Midea at home 73-78. Lavrio won against PAOK on the opponent’s court 74-69.

Kolossos HH – AEK Betsson 85-86

There was no surprise in Rodou where 12th ranked Kolossos HH (4-13) was edged by third ranked AEK Betsson (9-8) 86-85 on Saturday. AEK Betsson made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. The game was dominated by American players. Forward RaiQuan Gray (203-1999, college: FSU) stepped up and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and guard Prentiss Hubb (190-1999, college: Notre Dame) chipped in 17 points. Guard London Perrantes (187-1994, college: Virginia) responded with 20 points and 5 assists and Andrew Goudelock (191-1988, college: Charleston) scored 18 points. Four AEK Betsson and five Kolossos HH players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. AEK Betsson maintains third place with 9-8 record having eight points less than leader Panathinaikos, which they share with Panionios. Loser Kolossos HH stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. AEK Betsson will meet at home Promitheas (#6) in the next round. Kolossos HH will play against the league’s leader Panathinaikos (#1) in Athens and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kolossos HH: L.Perrantes 20+5ast, A.Goudelock 18+2reb+2ast, S.Billis 15+7reb, G.Galvanini 10+7reb+3ast, A.Petropoulos 10+4reb, M.Tsairelis 9+3reb
AEK Betsson: R.Gray 20+9reb+1ast, P.Hubb 17+3reb+3ast, O.Netzipoglou 12+4reb, G.Skordilis 11+3reb, M.Kuzminskas 9+1reb+2ast, G.Golden 4+6reb+1ast

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Maroussi – Aris Midea 73-78

Everything could happen in Athens at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Aris Midea and 10th ranked Maroussi had identical 5-11 record. But Maroussi was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Thessaloniki 78-73 on Saturday night. The former international point guard Vasileios Toliopoulos (188-1996) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 assists for the winners and American guard Sharife Cooper (185-2001, college: Auburn) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds. Guyanese center Cyril Langevine (203-1998, college: URI) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American Ronnie Harrell Jr (201-1996, college: Denver) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Aris Midea (6-11) moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Lavrio. Loser Maroussi dropped to the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Aris Midea will meet at home higher ranked Panionios (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Maroussi will play against Lavrio (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Maroussi: C.Langevine 21+13reb+2ast, R.Harrell Jr. 16+8reb+3ast, E.Fridriksson 12+9ast, L.Mantzoukas 10+5reb, M.Keene 7+3reb+3ast, C.Giannopoulos 4+1ast
Aris Midea: V.Toliopoulos 17+2reb+6ast, D.Willis 15+7reb, S.Cooper 14+5reb+3ast, G.Giouzelis 10+4reb+2ast, T.Woodbury 10+1reb+2ast, L.Figueroa 4

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Panionios – Karditsas 82-69

The game in Athens was also quite interesting. 4th placed Karditsas (8-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Panionios (9-8). Panionios defeated Karditsas 82-69 on Sunday. They outrebounded Karditsas 38-23 including 29 on the defensive glass. Cameroonian center Landry Nnoko (208-1994, college: Clemson) stepped up and scored 6 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and American guard Devin Cannady (188-1996, college: Princeton) chipped in 16 points. Four Panionios players scored in double figures. American guard Matt Lewis (192-1998, college: JMU) responded with 18 points and the other American import center Nate Watson (208-1998, college: Providence, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Panionios moved-up to third place, which they share with AEK Betsson. Loser Karditsas dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with PAOK and Promitheas. Panionios will meet Aris Midea (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karditsas will play against Peristeri (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Karditsas: M.Lewis 18+4reb+1ast, N.Watson 17+5reb, T.Allen 10+2reb, N.Horchler 8+4reb, G.Kamperidis 6+2reb, N.Diplaros 5+1reb+8ast
Panionios: D.Cannady 16+3ast, K.Ray 15+1reb+1ast, G.Tsalmpouris 12+4reb, R.Woolridge 10+7reb+2ast, R.Brown 7+2reb+3ast, D.Davis 7+7reb

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PAOK – Lavrio 69-74

There was an upset in Thessaloniki where higher ranked PAOK (8-9) was defeated by tenth ranked Lavrio (6-11) 74-69 on Saturday. The game was dominated by American players. Point guard Taz Sherman (184-1999, college: WVU) stepped up and scored 14 points for the winners and guard Sam Griffin (192-2001, college: Wyoming) chipped in 14 points. Lavrio’s coach Konstantinos Mexas allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Guard Frank Bartley IV (191-1994, college: Louisiana) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Shavar Reynolds Jr (188-1998, college: Monmouth, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 17 points. Lavrio moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Aris Midea. Loser PAOK keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Promitheas and Karditsas. Lavrio will meet at home Maroussi (#11) in the next round. PAOK will play against the league’s second-placed Olympiacos (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
PAOK: S.Reynolds Jr. 17+2reb+1ast, F.Bartley IV 11+10reb+3ast, N.Persidis 11+5reb+2ast, R.Kreuser 8+6reb, D.Upson 6+4reb, C.Henderson Jr. 6+5reb+2ast
Lavrio: S.Griffin 14+2reb+2ast, T.Sherman 14+4reb+1ast, A.Koniaris 11+2reb+2ast, V.Mouratos 9+2reb, Q.Wahab 8+7reb, R.Vaughn 7+6reb+1ast

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Peristeri – Panathinaikos 84-99

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Athens: Panathinaikos (#1) and Peristeri (#8). Peristeri was defeated at home 84-99 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Peristeri. Panathinaikos made 22-of-28 charity shots (78.6 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Panathinaikos especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. North Macedonian-Turkish forward Cedi Osman (203-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points. Spanish Juancho Hernangomez (206-1995) contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Jarell Eddie (201-1993, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 23 points and the other American import CJ Harris (191-1991, college: Wake Forest) added 12 points and 6 assists in the effort for Peristeri. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Panathinaikos (17-0) have an impressive series of seventeen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 17 victories in a row. Peristeri at the other side keeps the eighth position with ten games lost. Panathinaikos will play against bottom-ranked Kolossos HH (#12) in Rodou in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Peristeri will play on the road against Karditsas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Peristeri: J.Eddie 23+4reb+2ast, G.Papas 12+1reb+1ast, C.Coffey 12+6reb, C.Harris 12+3reb+6ast, J.Riley 9+2ast, C.Brown 6+1reb
Panathinaikos: C.Osman 20+4reb, K.Mitoglou 15+2reb+1ast, J.Hernangomez 13+4reb+4ast, I.Papapetrou 12+4reb+1ast, P.Kalaitzakis 9+1reb+2ast, W.Gabriel 9+4reb+2ast