Olympiacos survived the derby of big absences (Fournier, Nunn) and came out victorious with a 90-86 win over Panathinaikos, with Ward playing a key role and Vezenkov, Milutinov, and Dorsey putting on standout performances.

Shorts was excellent for the “Greens”.

Olympiacos – Panathinaikos: The Game

Panathinaikos trusted Shorts with the ball early, while the Olympiacos defense focused on him.
Similarly, Panathinaikos’ defense zeroed in on Dorsey, who hit his first three-pointer (7-7, 4’).

Olympiacos aimed to feed the ball inside, but Mitoglou scored five straight points (14-14, 8′), followed by five from Shorts (16-19, 9’).

Two assists by Dorsey led to three-pointers by Ward and Peters for Olympiacos (24-23, 11’), but Mitoglou was already in rhythm on the other end.

Panathinaikos kept finding answers, and Toliopoulos became a factor with 11 points, pushing the score to 32-42 (15’).

Coach Bartzokas moved Peters to the “3”, and Olympiacos fought back, with Vezenkov hitting a buzzer-beater to cut the lead to 43-48 at halftime.

With Ward returning, the game shifted. First Milutinov, then Ward, sparked Olympiacos: 52-53 (24’) – back to square one.

Yurtseven found ways to score in the paint (62-65, 29’), but Vezenkov responded with quality buckets (68-67, 30’).

Then it was Dorsey’s turn, leading solo plays for 72-67 (31’).
Despite Panathinaikos struggling in the 4th quarter, Shorts broke the drought (74-69, 34’), but the Greens were now chasing the score.

Still carrying his team, Shorts’ 5-0 run gave Panathinaikos the lead again (80-81, 37’).

Olympiacos answered through Vezenkov and Milutinov (84-81, 39’), but Sloukas tied the game on the next possession.

Ward stepped up on defense, stopping Sloukas, preserving the 86-84 lead from Milutinov’s score.
Then Ntilikina made it 88-84 with 28.7 seconds to go.

Sloukas closed it to 88-86 with 15.2 seconds left, but Dorsey’s calm free throws sealed the win.

Quarter Scores:

Q1: 18-21
Q2: 43-48
Q3: 68-67
Q4: 90-86

80-81
Panathinaikos takes the lead

80-79
3/3 free throws by the Panathinaikos captain
12/10/2025 – 20:36

12/10/2025 – 20:35
Three free throws for Sloukas, after a foul by Lee

80-76
Saben Lee – pure gold
12/10/2025 – 20:35

78-76
Shorts scores again for two
12/10/2025 – 20:34

78-74
1/2 from the line again

12/10/2025 – 20:34
Foul by Holmes on Hall, free throws again

77-74
Shorts scores from close range
12/10/2025 – 20:33

12/10/2025 – 20:31
77-72
1/2 free throws

12/10/2025 – 20:31
Foul on Hall, two free throws

Heading into the fourth quarter

12/10/2025 – 20:19
Ward proving crucial in Olympiacos’ comeback

12/10/2025 – 20:19
68-67
Olympiacos takes the lead

12/10/2025 – 20:17
Free throw missed

12/10/2025 – 20:16
66-67
And-one by Yurtseven

12/10/2025 – 20:16
64-67
Sloukas responds

12/10/2025 – 20:15
64-65
Lee proving clutch

12/10/2025 – 20:15
62-65
Yurtseven again

12/10/2025 – 20:15
62-63
Yurtseven slams it in, Vezenkov with the layup

12/10/2025 – 20:14
60-61
Four unanswered points by Panathinaikos, Lee responds

12/10/2025 – 20:14
58-57
Amazing play – Vezenkov puts Olympiacos ahead

53-55
2/2 by the Turk

12/10/2025 – 20:11
2 free throws for Osman after a foul by Milutinov

12/10/2025 – 20:10
53-53
1/2 free throws by Milutinov

12/10/2025 – 20:09
52-53
Ward cuts it to one point – Ataman calls timeout

12/10/2025 – 20:06
50-53
Long-range three-pointer by Ward

12/10/2025 – 20:05
47-53
Nice drive and finish by Mitoglou

12/10/2025 – 20:04
47-51
2/2 from the line by the Serb

12/10/2025 – 20:03
Foul by Mitoglou on Milutinov – 2 free throws coming

12/10/2025 – 20:03
45-51
Nice basket by Milutinov

12/10/2025 – 20:01
43-51
Three-pointer by Juancho

12/10/2025 – 20:00
No baskets in the first minute of the second half

12/10/2025 – 20:00
Second half underway

12/10/2025 – 19:58

10/12/2025 19:39

• Shorts from the first quarter

10/12/2025 19:38

• 36–44
  Vezenkov cuts the deficit; timeout by Ataman.

10/12/2025 19:37

• 2:33 left in the first half.

10/12/2025 19:36

• 34–44
  2/2 free throws.

10/12/2025 19:35

• Dorsey goes to the line.

10/12/2025 19:35

• 32–44
  Beautiful ball movement by Panathinaikos, dunk by Yurtseven.

10/12/2025 19:34

• 32–42
  Incredible Tolioopoulos continues his scoring run.

10/12/2025 19:33

• 32–39
  Three-pointer by Juancho; timeout by Giorgos Bartzokas.

10/12/2025 19:31

• 32–36
  Tolioopoulos is on fire.

10/12/2025 19:30

• 32–33
  Papapnikolaou responds.

10/12/2025 19:30

• 29–33
  Another bucket from Tolioopoulos.

10/12/2025 19:29

• 29–30
  Panathinaikos takes the lead with a three-pointer from Tolioopoulos.

10/12/2025 19:29

• 29–27
  Free throw is good.

10/12/2025 19:29

• 28–27
  And-one by Peters.

10/12/2025 19:28

• 26–27
  Nice drive by Tolioopoulos.

10/12/2025 19:28

• 26–25
  Smooth fadeaway by Dorsey.

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