Olympiacos faced great resistance in Vitoria from Baskonia, but managed to come away with a victory (96-102) in its Euroleague premiere. By Alex Molina / info@eurohoops.netOlympiacos escaped from Buesa Arena with a win against Baskonia, a perfect start to the season that had two main ingredients: a near-perfect 31/32 from the free throw line and the great numbers of Nikola Milutinov and Sasha Vezenkov. After scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, the former MVP described Milutinov as one of the best centers in the Euroleague: “Not that he is my friend, but he is one of the best centers in the Euroleague. He is very important to us.”Nikola Milutinov was also satisfied with Olympiacos’ victory over Baskonia in Vitoria in the Euroleague premiere: “It’s very important to start with a win in the Euroleague”, as the Serbian center said. Anyone who has played in Vitoria knows that Baskonia is a very tough opponent at home.