Olympiakos, PAO thrash opponents

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos achieved supremely comfortable victories on Saturday to keep up their personal duel at the top of the A1 League.

League leaders

Olympiakos beat Ikaros Kallitheas 102-56 away from home for their 17^th straight win with Yotam Halperin leading the scoring with 22 points.

Panathinaikos almost matched the feat by beating Kolossos Rhodes 92-56. Drew Nicholas led the scoring for the Greens with 14 points.

Olympiakos remain a point ahead of Panathinaikos - 34 points to 33.

Aris, meanwhile, are changing coach after their 84-79 overtime win against Ilisiakos.

Sharon Drucker has left the club, according to a statement from Aris after the game. An old Yellows favourite as a player, Lefteris Subotic, looks set to replace him.

Subotic, known as Slobodan in his Slovenian homeland, coached Aris between 1996 and 1997. He has also managed Panathinaikos, Iraklis, Olympiakos, AEK and Panionios.

Aris are in third place on 26 points.

In Saturday's other game, Panionios beat Panellionios 86-69. Panionios have 25 points, Panellionios have 22.

source: SPORTINGREECE