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Game Center: Round 25 closes with some key results in the playoff race
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Friday, February 2
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 79-73 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Efes returned to winning ways by edging Milan 79-73 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. It was Tomislav Mijatovic's coaching debut after being Efes's assistant since 2010. Both teams now have a 10-15 regular-season record. Shane Larkin led the winners with 19 points and 6 assists. Tibor Pleiss added 17 points for Efes. Shavon Shields led Milan with 17 points. Rodney McGruder and Johannes Voigtmann each had 16 for the guests.
Zalgiris Kaunas 80-68 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Zalgiris kept its playoff hopes alive with an impressive 80-68 victory over Panathinaikos. The Lithuanian side is now 4-0 at home under Andrea Trinchieri and has improved to a 10-15 record. Keenan Evans was everywhere with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting — including 4-of-5 on threes — 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 0 turnovers in 28 minutes for a PIR of 35. Laurynas Birutis had 12 points and Rolands Smits and Edgaras Ulanovas both scored 10 points.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 76-85 FC Barcelona
Barcelona engineered a clinical 76-85 win at Crvena Zvezda with a mature performance, as it grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck early on and never looked back. Barca improved to 17-8 after a perfect double-round week, while Zvezda dropped to 10-15.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 88-84 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Virtus outlasted Partizan 88-84 in a thriller on Friday night. The win sees the Italian team return to third place on 16-9, while Partizan stays out of the top ten at 12-13. A tight first half saw neither team lead by more than 5, but Virtus exploded after the break to race into a double-digit advantage. Partizan kept fighting and held several leads in the fourth quarter, but a key steal and dunk by Awudu Abass in the final seconds sealed Virtus’s 11th straight home win.
AS Monaco 76-69 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Monaco rounded a perfect double-round week by downing Fenerbahce 76-69 at Salle Gaston Medecin in Round 25. Both teams now have a 15-10 record in the standings. Fenerbahce registered an 86-74 victory over Monaco in Round 14 and would have the tie-break advantage if both teams finish the regular season with the same record.
Thursday, February 1
ALBA Berlin 66-81 Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket bounced back from a loss in the first half of the double round by racing past ALBA Berlin 66-81 to avoid a slip-up and remain in the play-in spots. Valencia took control of the game in the third quarter to improve to 13-12 with three wins in the last four games.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92-82 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Baskonia grabbed both victory and the head-to-head advantage by defeating Maccabi 92-82, leaving the teams tied on 13-12 on the fringes of the playoff places. The home team took control for good by scoring 34 points in the second quarter, with Markus Howard breaking a single quarter club-scoring record by netting 18 of those.
FC Bayern Munich 72-76 Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos completed a perfect double-round week by beating Bayern 72-76 on Thursday night. The two teams exchanged blows throughout the game, with the two defenses stealing the spotlight. With this win, Olympiacos improved to a 14-11 record, while Bayern dropped to 10-15.
Real Madrid 86-79 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Euroleague champ and leader Real Madrid (22-3) marched on with an unimpressive yet clinical 86-79 home win over the competition's bottom team ASVEL on the back of a stellar performance from power forward Guerschon Yabusele, who poured in a career-high 26 points.