ATHENS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Hosts Olympiakos beat Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas 79-68 here on Friday in the second playoff of the basketball Euroleague.

Jamel McLean led the Reds to victory scoring 21 points, while Brandon Davies was the top scorer for the guests with 20 points.

On Tuesday, the Lithuanians had defeated the Reds 87-78 in the first best-of-five playoff in Athens.

The next round of the playoffs between the two teams will be held in Lithuania.