By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After earning homecourt advantage in Game 3, Olympiacos topped archrival Panathinaikos Aktor, 85-71, in Game 4 to win the Stoiximan GBL Playoffs 2025.
Finishing a best-of-five championship series in four games marked the 15th Greek League championship in team history. Standing out on Sunday, Shaquielle McKissic netted a game-high 20 points with 6/10 field goals, including 4/4 from beyond the arc. Nikola Milutinov posted an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double. Tyler Dorsey and Evan Fournier chipped in 17 and 13 points, respectively.
In addition to Sasha Vezenkov being forced to an early exit with 1:33 remaining in the first half, Keenan Evans, Moustapha Fall, Nigel Williams-Goss, and Moses Wright were already unavailable for the Reds. On the opposite end, Wenyen Gabriel, Marius Grigonis, Mathias Lessort, and Tibor Pleiss sat out.
In a season-ending display in the Peace and Friendship Stadium, Kendrick Nunn tallied 18 points for the team guided by Ergin Ataman. Kostas Sloukas combined 11 points with seven assists.
It was the end of a very tense series that included a multitude of fines for both sides, following the events of Game 3, which included an insulting gesture by Evan Fournier towards the courtside fans of Panathinaikos.
Play In Tournament
Panionios Viva Juices – Aris Midea 92-78
Peristeri Domino’s – Lavrio DHI 90-77
Aris Midea – Peristeri Domino’s 78-83
GBL Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of three)
Panathinaikos Aktor – Peristeri Domino’s 2-0 (88-68, 97-82)
Olympiacos – Panionios Viva Juices 2-0 (106-67, 91-85)
AEK Betsson – PAOK mateco 2-1 (89-76, 69-94, 89-85)
Promitheas Vikos Cola – Karditsa Iaponiki 2-1 (80-76, 74-78, 85-65)
Semifinals (best of three)
Panathinaikos Aktor – Promitheas Vikos Cola 2-0 (101-69, 97-59)
Olympiacos – AEK Betsson 2-0 (87-85, 90-64)
Classification games (single elimination)
Karditsa Iaponiki – PAOK mateco 90-76 (Karditsa ranked fifth)
Panionios Viva Juices – Peristeri Domino’s 102-93 (Peristeri ranked eighth)
Sixth place
PAOK Mateco – Panionios Viva Juices 94-78
Third place
AEK Betsson – Promitheas Vikos Cola 91-67
Finals (best of five)
Panathinaikos Aktor – Olympiacos 1-3 (80-68, 83-91, 88-99, 85-71)