PIRAEUS — Olympiacos returned to winning ways in the EuroLeague with an emphatic 89-66 victory over Anadolu Efes in Piraeus to improve to 3-1 in Round 4, while Pablo Laso’s Efes have slipped to a second consecutive defeat and dropped to 1-3.
Jean Montero led the winners with 16 points, while Tyrique Jones added 11 points and six rebounds. Sasha Vezenkov, Tyson Ward and Mamadou Ndiaye scored nine apiece and Nikola Milutinov finished with four points and nine rebounds, while Cameron Payne paced Efes with 12 points on his debut, followed by PJ Dozier with 11 and Jordan Loyd with 10.
The hosts led by 10 after the opening quarter before Efes cut the deficit to 35-31 at half-time, but Olympiacos took control after the break, scoring 27 points in each of the final two quarters to seal a convincing victory. The Greek side also dominated the boards 49-31, collecting 21 offensive rebounds.
Elsewhere in Round 4, Crvena Zvezda upset Dubai 77-58 and Maccabi Tel Aviv thrashed Olimpia Milano 97-79, while Virtus Bologna won 94-87 at Bayern Munich, Panathinaikos beat Fenerbahce 92-74, Valencia saw off Hapoel Tel Aviv 93-82 and Real Madrid defeated Partizan 86-76, with Barcelona against Zalgiris and Baskonia against Besiktas still to tip at 20:30 CEST. The result sees Olympiacos respond immediately after suffering their first defeat of the season against Virtus, who earlier claimed their first road win with a 94-87 victory at Bayern.