Not for more than 15 years, since 2007, has the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague seen anything like the complete team performance that Olympiacos Piraeus displayed on Friday night in smashing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 117-71 at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
Peaceful and friendly, the Reds were not. From the opening tip, they had daggers between their teeth, rushing off to an 11-0 start that forced a Virtus timeout but only paused the onslaught. Olympiacos would make 10 three-pointers in the first half as the lead climbed above 20 points. And they kept their foot on the accelerator after halftime, eventually cruising past the 30- and 40-point plateaus.