EuroLeague: Hapoel end Panathinaikos' unbeaten start. NBA season opens Tuesday

EuroLeague, round 6

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 91-81 at Panathinaikos on Friday 16 October, ending the Greek club’s unbeaten start, Eurohoops reported. Zach LeDay scored 17 points for Hapoel and Sylvain Francisco 22 for Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos are now 5-1 and Hapoel 4-2, according to RealGM.

European champions Olympiacos beat Barcelona 105-100 in overtime, led by Sasha Vezenkov’s 25 points.

Friday’s other results (Eurohoops, RealGM): Zalgiris 70 Anadolu Efes 85; Beşiktaş 95 Bayern Munich 87; Crvena Zvezda 90 Paris 81; Virtus Bologna 86 Baskonia 78. Beşiktaş led by 28 points before Bayern cut the gap.

Thursday’s round 6 results: Fenerbahçe 74 Partizan 65; Valencia 88 Maccabi 91; Olimpia Milan 97 Dubai 101; Real Madrid 111 ASVEL 92.

Eurohoops reported that Nadir Hifi (Paris), and Kendrick Nunn and Isaac Bonga (Panathinaikos) did not play. No reasons or return dates were given in the reports.

NBA opening night: Tuesday 20 October (US Eastern time)

According to the NBA, the 2026-27 regular season opens with three games on NBC and Peacock:

• Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons, 3pm ET (6am Wednesday AEDT)
• Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks, 7pm ET (10am Wednesday AEDT)
• Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs, 9.30pm ET (12.30pm Wednesday AEDT)

The Knicks will raise their 2026 championship banner. NBA.com said LeBron James will make his 76ers debut in his 24th season. Teams must set their opening-day rosters by 5pm ET on Monday 19 October.