May 18, 2013
Devotion
Final: CSKA Moscow 61-62 Olympiacos Piraeus
In a game for the ages, Olympiacos Piraeus came from 19 down in the third quarter to stun CSKA Moscow 61-62 and become the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion. Georgios Printezis’s floater with 0.7 seconds left won it for the Reds, who become European champions for the second time in competition history. Olympiacos also won in 1997, also under head coach Dusko Ivkovic. A brilliant game at both ends by Kostas Papanikolaou led the new champs with 18 points. Vassilis Spanoulis added 15 points and Printezis had 12. CSKA led 53-34 in the third quarter and seemed well on its way to victory, but a 14-point run brought the Reds back and they stayed close until the end. The turning point came when former MVP Ramunas Siskauskas missed twice from the line with 9.7 seconds left and his team up 1. Olympiacos came down at the other end, got the ball to Printezis and the rest is history. Milos Teodosic paced CSKA with 15 points, Andrei Kirilenko posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Nenad Krstic added 11 in defeat. MORE
Vassilis Spanoulis MVP - Olympiacos - Final Four Istanbul 2012
 Spanoulis takes second Final Four MVP trophy!
In an example of inspirational leadership that endured the entire season and finished on the season's very last play, Vassilis Spanoulis was voted MVP of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after willing Olympiacos Piraeus to the trophy on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey in one of the most dramatic basketball finals ever played, anywhere. MORE
Players Olympiacos celebrates - Final Four Istanbul 2012
 Semifinal: Olympiacos Piraeus 68-64 FCB Regal
Olympiacos Piraeus will play for its second Euroleague crown on Sunday after outlasting FC Barcelona Regal 68-64 in another thrilling semifinal showdown at the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Arena on Friday. Vassilis Spanoulis starred for Coach Ivkovic’s squad with 21 points and 6 assists – the last of which to Joey Dorsey put the Reds up two possessions with 16.1 seconds to go and paved the way to victory. MORE
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 Fan Mail: Kostas Sloukas
After missing the start of the season due to injury, Kostas Sloukas made an instant impact upon cracking the Olympiacos Piraeus lineup. In fact, the Reds have won nine of the 13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games he’s played this season. Sloukas has been a dead-eye shooter with a flair for the dramatic and has stepped up in big games in both the Top 16 and the playoffs. MORE
Blog: Kyle Hines
"Welcome Back to all the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and basketball fans around the world. Once again, I am Kyle Hines, forward/center for Olympiacos , writing you from beautiful Athens, Greece. After impatiently waiting for the past 30 days, it is finally………FINAL FOUR TIME!!!!!!!" MORE | VIDEO
Kostas Papanikolaou - Olympiacos
 Interview: Kostas Papanikolaou
Small forward Kostas Papanikolaou is a central piece of the young core of players that has led Olympiacos Piraeus back to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four this season. In his third Euroleague season – and second as a starter – the 21-year-old Papanikolaou has gradually seen a rise in his minutes played and production, but his importance to the Reds cannot always be measured by numbers. MORE
OTHER HEADLINES
CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos combine for defensive mark
Interview: Dusan Ivkovic
Olympiacos Piraeus
The head coach: Dusan Ivkovic
Player Spotlight: Georgios Printezis
The Legend: Milan Tomic
Olympiacos advances to the Final Four
Interview: Vassilis Spanoulis
Blog: Kyle Hines
Fan Mail: Vassilis Spanoulis

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