Greek League Semifinals, Game 5: June 2, 2007 Olympiacos made it to the Greek League finals! The Reds came up big in Thessaloniki to beat Aris 75-83 in make-or-break Game 5 on Saturday and won the semifinals series 2-3. The Reds advanced to the best-of-five finals where they meet again Euroleague champion and archrivals Panathinaikos, that will have the home court advantage and hosts Game 1 as soon as this Wednesday. Sofoklis Schortsanitis proved once again his power, leading Olympiacos with 15 points on 6-of-7 two-pointers in just 15 minutes. Panagiotis Vassilopoulos was the key player for the Reds as not only he scored 13 points, but also managed to shut down Aris superstar Jeremiah Massey in the second half. Arvydas Macijauskas scored 12 points, Manolis Papamakarios added 11, 6 rebounds and 5 steals while Scoonie Penn had 10 points for Olympiacos. Mike Wilkinson led the hosts with 21 points and 8 rebounds Massey had 14 points and 9 boards while Terrel Castle added 12 points and 5 assists for the hosts. Aris took an early seven-point margin, 20-13, but the visitors used a 0-9 run to get a 20-22 edge. Papamakarios hit back-to-back three-pointers and Olympiacos soared up to 24-30. The Reds managed to keep a 40-44 edge at halftime. Olympiacos opened to 40-46 early in the third quarter, but the hosts quickly improved their defense and took advantage of their up-tempo game in an 11-0 run that gave Aris a five-point game, 51-46. Aris widened the gap to 54-47, but Olympiacos found a go-to guy in Vasilopoulos, who led a 8-18 run that gave the Reds a 62-65 edge after 30 minutes. The game turned into a thriller when Aris used another 6-0 run to get its last lead, 72-71. Olympiacos, however, proved itself too hard to die. They scored seven consecutive points for 72-78 and sealed the Reds' biggest win in this season so far, which allows them to stay in the race for the Greek League title. GREEK LEAGUE: Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 3 Panathinaikos (1) 85 69 85 x x 0 Panionios Forthnet (4) 77 65 67 x x 2 Aris TT Bank (2) 78 68 81 68 75 3 Olympiacos (3) 76 82 71 92 83 Semifinal Playoffs Games Game 1 Panathinaikos vs. Panionios Forthnet 85-77 May 20 Game 1 Aris TT Bank vs. Olympiacos 78-76 May 20 Game 2 Panionios Forthnet vs. Panathinaikos 65-69 May 24 Game 2 Olympiacos vs. Aris TT Bank 82-68 May 24 Game 3 Panathinaikos vs. Panionios Forthnet 85-67 May 27 Game 3 Aris TT Bank vs. Olympiacos 81-71 May 27 Game 4 Olympiacos vs. Aris TT Bank 92-68 May 30 Game 5 Aris TT Bank vs. Olympiacos 75-83 June 2 Saturday, June 02, 2007 Vassilis Skountis, Athens