BALANCE and CONTROL Define GAME 1 | Olympiacos - Monaco | EuroLeague Basketball PLAYOFFS Olympiacos protected its home-court advantage by crushing AS Monaco 91-70 in Game 1 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague playoffs. A back-and-forth affair in the first quarter was followed by a second 10 minutes of runs that saw Olympiacos end the first half with a 10-0 surge for a 45-36 lead. The Reds held Monaco to 15 points in the third quarter and went on to establish a double-digit advantage before pulling away in the fourth to seal the outcome. Regular season MVP Sasha Vezenkov led all scorers with 20 points, while Cory Joseph, Evan Fournier and Nikola Milutinov netted 13 each, with the latter also bagging 10 rebounds. Mike James paced Monaco with 19 points and Alpha Diallo scored 15 in a losing effort. Read more at: https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/game-center-euroleague-playoffs-game-1-el2526/ Subscribe to the official EuroLeague YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@euroleague Euroleague Basketball website: https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/ Install the mobile app: https://eurolg.net/el-app Follow the EuroLeague on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/euroleague/ Follow the EuroLeague on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@euroleague Follow the EuroLeague on Twitter X: https://twitter.com/EuroLeague Like the EuroLeague on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEuroLeague Play EuroLeague Fantasy: https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/ Discover all EuroLeague offers: https://linktr.ee/EuroleagueBasketball #EveryGameMatters #euroleague #basketball #euroleaguebasketball