Greek giant crowned in Euroleague

BARCELONA, Spain - Point guard Dimitris Diamantidis scored 16 points and added nine assists to lead Panathinaikos to its sixth European title on Sunday with a 78-70 win over Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in the Euroleague final.

Panathinaikos used a strong third quarter to build a double-digit lead and then withstood a late run from the Israeli team in the fourth.

"I think we played well and all that matters is that we managed to win it in the end," Diamantidis said. "This is why you practice hard and why you play basketball."