Linas Kleiza - Olympiacos 20 points vs. L. Rytas

Week 3 provided as much drama as ever and finished with four teams still sitting undefeated. Two of those are in Group A where still-perfect Montepaschi Siena topped Asvel Baskets by 65-82 after making up an early 19-point deficit to do so. A 30-point swing in the middle quarters, from being down 29-8 to being up 40-49, had the name of Romain Sato, who finished with a career-high 33 points, written all over Montepaschi's comeback. Tied with the Italian champ for first is the Spanish champion after Regal FC Barcelona overcame Zalgiris 70-77 despite the home team’s impressive supporters and its own injuries. Pete Mickeal continued his strong start to the season with 22 points for the winners. Also in Group A, Fenerbahce Ulker outlasted Cibona 67-62 behind a double-double by Oguz Savas. The winners had been losing by 9 points before a 14-0 second-quarter run changed the game. Unicaja outlasted Efes Pilsen in overtime 93-88 to stay perfect in Group B. Efes stormed back from 17 down to force the extra session, but Unicaja got hot from outside to walk away with the win. Omar Cook had 13 points and 10 assists for the victors. Partizan bested Entente Orleanaise 78-71 in a thriller that went to the wire. Aleks Maric posted 18 points and 9 boards for Partizan. Olympiacos rolled 97-72 over Lietuvos Rytas for the latter's first defeat as Linas Kleiza and Josh Childress combined for 38 points. An undefeated leader still lords over Group C after Lottomatica Roma beat host Maroussi 71-83 as Ibby Jaaber had 14 points and 7 assists. Aiming to take Roma down next week will be Maccabi Electra, which blasted CSKA 71-54 as Chuck Eidson led a well-balanced scoring effort with 16. Also at 2-1 in Group C is Caja Laboral, a 76-82 road winner at Union Olimpija. Marcelinho Huertas’s career-high 21 points led Labarol, overshadowing Matt Walsh’s 27 in defeat. In a clash of two of the greatest coaching minds in the game, Ettore Messina led Real Madrid to an 80-70 win over Panathinaikos and Zeljko Obradovic. Rimas Kaukenas netted 17 off the bench for the winners. Khimki Moscow Region survived a 77-72 scare by visiting EWE Baskets Oldenburg despite blowing a 17-point cushion. Paulius Jankunas, who scored a career-high 23 points, capped Khimki's late comeback. A first victory was earned by Asseco Prokom Gdynia in an 88-83 decision over Armani Jeans Milano as David Logan poured in 23 points. The action never ends with 12 more thrillers on tap next week! ...MORE