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AEK beats Lavrio to advance to third in Basket League

AEK beats Lavrio to advance to third in Basket League

AEK jumped to the third spot of the Basket League on Saturday with its victory over Lavrio, while Aris took a leap to safety.

Four days before its first-leg Champions League quarterfinal game against Strasbourg, AEK defeated Lavrio 96-86, to rise to joint third along with its opponent. It also covered the eight-point deficit from the game between the two teams at Lavrio earlier this season, securing a superior head-to-head record.

Aris welcomed Vangelis Angelou on its bench with a 68-64 victory over Promitheas Patron on Saturday, going two points clear of relegation-threatened Panionios. The Nea Smyrni team lost 95-83 at Kymi on Sunday.

Champion Panathinaikos stretched its perfect record to 20 games beating bottom team Trikala 96-66 away on Sunday, while Olympiakos visits Korivos Amaliadas on Monday.

PAOK joined Promitheas at the fifth spot after it downed Kolossos 79-76 on Rhodes on Saturday, and Rethymno fended off the resistance of Gymnastikos/Faros Larissas with a 91-84 score.

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