BELGRADE, April 21 (Reuters) - There was Turkish delight and Spanish sorrow on a night of frantic Euroleague playoff action as Anadolu Efes Istanbul beat Real Madrid while Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus sank Barcelona on Tuesday.
American guard Matt Janning scored a three-pointer on the buzzer to give Anadolu a 75-72 home win over Real and cut their lead in the best-of-five quarter-final series to 2-1, with Game Four taking place in Istanbul on Thursday.
In Athens, forward Georgios Printezis shone as Olympiakos beat Barcelona 73-71 to nose ahead 2-1 in the series and put themselves in a commanding position to reach the May 15-17 Final Four in Madrid.