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Olympiacos Piraeus edged out Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 64-59 in the top-of-the-table battle in Group D of Euroleague on Friday (December 12).
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A top-of-the-table clash in Group D of the Euroleague.
Olympiacos Piraeus hosted Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade.
In a thrilling contest.
The game was tied with 90 seconds to go.
Two three pointers in quick succession secured a 64-59 win for the Greek side and top spot in the group.
Belgrade will now face Laboral Kutxa Vitoria after they shook off Valencia Basket.
Despite a late comeback from the Spaniards, Vitoria held on for a 93-89 win.
In Group B, ALBA Berlin qualified for the top 16 with a hard-fought 71-65 victory at Limoges.
The key fixtures in Group A involved Unics Kazan and Zalgiris Kaunas.
They both entered the game with a 4-4 record.
Keith Langford and D'Or Fischer hit 16 points apiece for Kazan as they ran out 73-60 winners.
In the group's other games, Nizhny Novgorod disposed of Anadolu Efes Istanbul 65-61.
While a blazing start by Real Madrid, followed by a strong finish in the fourth quarter allowed them to easily overcome Dinamo Sassari 83-58 to stay top of the group.
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Olympiacos defeat Belgrade in Euroleague's top battle
Sunday, December 14 2014Category:Basketball