Conditt, Cowan epitomized Promitheas’s tough play

"We just understood that we had to play a little bit harder than them and that’s what we did," shared Promitheas Patras center George Conditt after his team’s 81-77 victory over Veolia Towers Hamburg on Tuesday night. In those few words, Conditt explained how his team managed to outlast Hamburg.

It started from the beginning of the game as a brilliant defensive play by Anthony Cowan took Hamburg off its game plan. Cowan raced around a pick to get in front of Kendale McCullum and steal the ball. The Hamburg playmaker instinctively grabbed Cowan from behind and was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul.

Steal by Anthony Cowan

Coach Raoul Korner replaced McCullum and, just like that, Hamburg was playing with its second-string playmaker. Even though Ziga Samar did a fine job – along with dominating big man Yoeli Childs – in helping Hamburg race to a 5-11 lead and McCullum would have a big impact on the game when he returned later, the visitors were somewhat off-kilter and Promitheas was able to take advantage, gain control and lead by as many as 9 in the second quarter.

Even though Hamburg would come back and create a thrilling finish that featured 10 fourth-quarter lead changes, the damage was done, as Korner later noted: "We didn’t lose the game in the last minute, we lost the game in the first half. We just were not there defensively."

In that statement, Korner was referencing some of the plays in the final minute that decided the game. After Childs split free throws to tie it at 74-74, Zamar fouled Promitheas’s top scorer, Joe Young, who was attempting a three-pointer and the result was 3 made free throws. After a timeout, James Woodard’s inbounds pass was stolen by Michalis Tsairelis, who quickly sent Nemanja Dangubic for a slam.

7DAYS Magic Moment: Promitheas wins it with D

7DAYS Magic Moment Promitheas wins it with D

Up 5 with 33 seconds remaining, Promitheas was able to hold on for the win. Young finished with 23 points and the rookie Conditt posted his first double-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and several highlight-reel plays. Cowan only scored 6, but contributed 5 assists and 3 steals. Everyone contributed with nine of the home team’s players who saw action scoring and the only one who didn’t, Tsairelis, made one of the game’s biggest defensive plays.

It wasn’t a thing of beauty, as Promitheas shot poorly (46.5% 2FG, 25% 3FG) and was badly outrebounded 32-49, but the ability to play a little bit harder, as Conditt referenced, helped force 22 Hamburg turnovers and that was the story of the game.

Conditt, Cowan epitomized Promitheas’s tough play 

Promitheas Patras v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2022-11-01T17:30:00.000Z)

In a game that saw six lead changes in the fourth quarter and was as close as 69-71 entering the last 4 minutes, Turk Telekom Ankara made the most of the little things to beat Slask Wroclaw. Despite a sub-par offensive performance - the visitors didn’t score a single field goal in the last 3 minutes, Turk Telekom managed to leave Centennial Hall with a victory that improved its record to 3-1.

"Today was a great fight on the court from both sides… We did not play quality basketball, to be honest, but we want to improve every single day," Turk Telekom Ankara head coach Erdem Can recognized in the press conference. "This is one part of when you play bad, you still try to win the game and you handle it to be able to win the game. So, from that standpoint, it was a good win for us, but lots of easy mistakes. We need to \[take\] a lot of lessons from this game."

Despite a below-average free-throw shooting night, Turk Telekom managed to hit from the line when it mattered most. Tyrique Jones and Axel Boutielle didn’t miss when they both drew a basket-plus-foul play in the fourth quarter. The last one by the French forward established a 67-69 edge for Turk and Slask would not reclaim the lead for the remainder of the game.

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Turk Telekom finished 9 of 13 from the line, which was much better than its opponent. Slask had a terrible free-throw shooting night as it missed 11 of its 17 attempts (35.3%), which clearly prevented it from getting its first win in the 7DAYS EuroCup this season.

Slask Wroclaw head coach Andrej Urlep regretted the mistakes his team made in this game: "It was a tough loss for us. I think we played much better than we did against Buducnost, but still, we are making some mistakes that have been following us all season long. I think that turnovers, bad work under the boards, they cost us the game."

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Only a few could deny his words, as Turk Telekom outrebounded Slask 8-12 in the fourth quarter, grabbing 5 offensive boards that were crucial to keeping things under control when the game was on the edge. Securing the boards became a definitive weapon for the visitors, as nobody was able to score a single field goal in crunch time when it was 71-74.

Even though Jerian Grant had the opportunity to close the game from the line with 23 seconds to go, the visitors had to use an offensive rebound by Tyrique Jones to stay calm. It was Jones’s only offensive rebound of the night, but it was at the right place, in the right moment, for Turk Telekom. Another small detail that contributed in a key way.

Turk Telekom made the most of the little things to beat Slask

Slask Wroclaw v Turk Telekom Ankara (2022-11-01T19:00:00.000Z)

Kevin Kokila did not score even a single point for Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, but his presence in the paint was huge in his team remaining undefeated with a 69-71 road win at Germani Brescia. The big heroes for the winning side were naturally its top scorers; Jordan Floyd netted 22 points and Isiaha Mike had 11 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks – the last of which preserved the lead on the final play.

Kokila set a club record with 7 offensive rebounds, which were 2 more than the previous Bourg best, a mark set by Alen Omic in November 2020 and matched by Pierre Pelos in March 2021. The feat is even more impressive when considering that Bourg as a team had only 6 offensive rebounds in Round 1 against U-BT Cluj-Napoca and 7 in Round 2 against Umana Reyer Venice.

Only once did the center shoot the ball after grabbing an offensive rebound, while 2 of his offensive boards led to three-pointers, including one directly from a Kokila assist. His never-ending activity on the offensive glass was a main reason that Brescia only had 2 fastbreak points all game. Kokila finished the game with 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block with a +/- of plus-5 in 23:06 minutes. It was a breakthrough game for the 21-year-old and quietly a big reason for Bourg’s victory.

Kokila was unsung hero for Bourg

Germani Brescia v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)

A look at the raw numbers from Promitheas Patras’s game against Veolia Hamburg Towers shows some surprising statistics. Even though Promitheas won 81-77, it had lower shooting percentages on both two- and three-pointers and was thoroughly outrebounded, 32-49.

So where did the difference come from? It was Hamburg’s 22 turnovers and what Promitheas did with them. The home team, which committed only half as many turnovers, scored 20 points off Hamburg’s miscues. It also had 16 fastbreak points, which were 7 more than the visitors.

Eight of the 10 Hamburg players who took the court committed at least 1 turnover and six of them had multiple turnovers, led by starting point guard Kendale McCullum with 7. In contrast, Anthony Cowan (4) and Joe Young (2) were the only two Promitheas players with more than 1 turnover.

Extra possessions from Hamburg’s turnovers lifted Promitheas to victory 

Things looked very good for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in the first half, but in the end, the team needed excellent three-point shooting and just enough rebounding to overcome London Lions on the road.

Buducnost made 9 of 21 triples (42.9%) in a 78-87 victory over London with Trae Bell-Haynes draining 4 of those three-pointers while scoring a game-high 21 points.

Buducnost hit right on its scoring average of 86.3 point per game. However, 53 of those points came in the first half and just 34 in the final 20 minutes. Head coach Vlada Jovanovic watched his team fight more in the second half, including holding its own against the bigger London lineup.

The visitors came into the game as the number one rebounding team and tops in offensive rebounds. On this night, London won the battle on the glass 36-35, holding Buducnost to 10 offensive rebounds, 5.7 fewer than its average. The one player to really come up in rebounds for the winners was Alpha Kaba, who collected 16 points and 11 rebounds. It was the second straight double-double for the French center, who had 14 points and 13 rebounds last week against Prometheus Patras.

Three-pointers, just enough rebounding helped Buducnost overcome London

London Lions v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica collected its third straight victory in Group B of the 7DAYS EuroCup by beating London Lions on the road at OVO Arena Wembley  78-87. Buducnost raced ahead by 20 points midway through the second quarter and held off London's late rally to improve to 3-1.

Trae Bell-Haynes paced Buducnost with 21 points and 5 assists, Alpha Kaba added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron White added 15 points in 18 minutes. Sam Dekker poured in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in his return for London, which dropped to 1-3. Aaron Best also scored 15 and Ovie Soko 13.

Buducnost made its first 4 three-pointers in racing ahead 6-16 and the advantage grew to 9-23 as London made just one basket in the first 7 minutes. The score was 15-29 after 10 minutes. Buducnost did not take its foot off the gas and extended the margin to 20 points midway through the second quarter 24-44. The visitors were up 39-53 at the break.

Buducnost pushed the advantage to 46-65 but London finished the quarter with a 14-4 charge to get within 60-69 after 30 minutes. London did not go away with Best scoring 8 points to trim the deficit to 76-82 with 84 seconds left. But Phil Booth drained a triple with 34 seconds to end any doubts.

Buducnost downs London at Wembley Arena, 78-87, for third straight win

Nathan Sestina was the only good news from behind the arc for Turk Telekom Ankara in the win against host Slask Wroclaw. The visitors did not have the best shooting performance from long distance, making just 8 of 30 (26.7%), clearly below its average entering the game (36.4%). Fortunately for Turk Telekom, Sestina distinguished himself from the rest by making half of those in only 8 attempts.

It was not only about the amount and the accuracy, but the moments in which he contributed. Sestina showed up from downtown in crucial moments; he nailed his first in a 0-8 run that helped his team rally from a 10-point deficit in the second quarter. Soon after, he added 2 more in a row to put the visitors back in charge, 36-38, at halftime. 

Coach Can decided to keep him on the court even with 4 fouls in the fourth quarter and Sestina thanked him by drilling a key three-pointer to extend Turk Telekom’s lead to 69-74 with 3 minutes remaining. That was the last field goal of his team for the remainder of the game, but it proved enough to keep Slask at bay. 

Sestina fixed Turk Telekom’s shooting flaws

Turk Telekom Ankara grabbed its third win in a row by defeating Slask Wroclaw 71-75 at Centennial Hall on Tuesday night. The visitors had to overcome a double-digit deficit in the second quarter and multiple comebacks by Slask in the second half, but allowed just 2 points in the last 3 minutes to seal the outcome and improve to 3-1.

Jerian Grant led the winners with 15 points and 8 asissts, Nathan Sestina added 14 points and Tyreque Jones posted 12 points and 8 rebounds and Tony Taylor contributed 11 points. Jeremiah Martin paced Slask with 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals, Lukasz Kolenda chipped in 15 points and Jakub Niziol tallied 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the losing effort. The loss dropped Slask to 0-4. 

The hosts took advantage of Turk Telekom’s turnovers to get an early 11-4 lead. A 1-12 run capped by a three by Taylor got the visitors in front, 12-16, but that was their last field goal in the first quarter. Slask exploited it to strike back for a 21-16 margin after 10 minutes and continued rocking in the second quarter to boost the difference to 26-16 on the second triple from Kolenda. The visitors stopped the game with a timeout that led to a 0-8 run, but Martin and Niziol showed up and combined to help Slask hold on for a while. Sestina finished the comeback with back-to-back triples that put Turk Telekom on top, 36-38, at the halftime break.

Another three by Grant extended the lead to 40-46 early in the third, but Slask found Connor Morgan to recover the lead, 52-49. The visitors didn’t panic, though, and entered the last stanza with a 53-56 edge thanks to back-to-back dunks by Erkan Yilmaz and a buzzer-beating bucket by Semih Erden. Martin and Kolenda stepped up and combined for Slask’s next 14 points to regain the lead 67-66. The visitors found relief with a three-point play by Axel Bouteille and a triple by Sestina, which established a 69-74 margin with 3 minutes to go. Martin made it closer with a bucket, but that was the only field goal from either the rest of the way and the visitors only needed a free throw by Grant to seal the outcome.

Turk Telekom triumphs in Wroclaw, 71-75

### [Promitheas Patras 81-77 Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/promitheas-patras-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2022/37/)

George Conditt scored 7 of his personal-best 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Promitheas Patras hold on for an 81-77 victory over Veolia Towers Hamburg on Tuesday night at Dimitris Tofalos Arena. The game featured 10 lead changes in the fourth quarter alone before Joe Young sank go-ahead free throws in the final minute. Young finished with 23 points for the winners and Conditt also collected 10 rebounds for his first EuroCup double-double. Yoeli Childs shined for Hamburg with 17 points and 16 boards. The result gave Promitheas at least a share of first place in Group B with a 3-1 record while Hamburg fell to 2-2.

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### [Slask Wroclaw 71-75 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/slask-wroclaw-turk-telekom-ankara/U2022/36/)

Turk Telekom Ankara grabbed its third win in a row by defeating Slask Wroclaw 71-75 on the road at Centennial Hall. Jerian Grant led the winners with 15 points and 8 assists and Nathan Sestina scored 14 as Turk Telekom improved to 3-1. Jeremiah Martin paced Slask with 17 points, followed by Lukasz Kolenda, who chipped in 15 points. The loss dropped Slask to 0-4. 

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### [Germani Brescia 69-71 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/germani-brescia-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2022/33/#comparison)

Isiaha saved Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse with a last-second block to preserve a 6971 victory over Germani Brescia at Palaleonessa A2a on Tuesday night. The win improved Bourg’s record to 4-0 as the only undefeated team in the competition while Brescia fell to 2-2. Jordan Floyd scored 22 points to lead the winners and Mike tallied 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. Amedeo Della Valle paced Brescia with 16 points and 5 assists.

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### [London Lions 78-87 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/london-lions-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2022/38/)

Buducnost collected its third straight victory in Group B by beating the London Lions on the road at Wembley Arena. Buducnost raced ahead by 20 points midway through the second quarter and held off a late London comeback to improve to 3-1. Trae Bell-Haynes paced Buducnost with 21 points and 5 assists and Alpha Kaba added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Sam Dekker poured in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in his return for London, which dropped to 1-3.

Conditt, Cowan epitomized Promitheas’s tough play

Turk Telekom made the most of the little things to beat Slask

Kokila was unsung hero for Bourg

Extra possessions from Hamburg’s turnovers lifted Promitheas to victory

Three-pointers, just enough rebounding helped Buducnost overcome London

Buducnost downs London at Wembley Arena, 78-87, for third straight win

Sestina fixed Turk Telekom’s shooting flaws

Turk Telekom triumphs in Wroclaw, 71-75

Game Center: Bourg, Buducnost, Turk Telekom grab road wins