The first half of the second double-round week in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season is over, with some fascinating results across Tuesday and Wednesday's games.
Game Center: ASVEL wins on the road; Baskonia, PAO, Bayern protect home floors
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Wednesday, November 15
ALBA Berlin 68-73 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne ground out its second road win of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season after the French side beat ALBA Berlin 68-73 on the road in Round 8. ASVEL, which looks like a different team under new head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco, improved to 2-6 while ALBA dropped to 1-7 and remains rooted to the bottom of the standings, having fallen short in a rollercoaster contest.
Panathinaikos Athens 73-71 Zalgiris Kaunas
Panathinaikos Athens ground out a hard-fought home win and improved to 4-4 by outlasting Zalgiris Kaunas 73-71 in a physical battle, as the Lithuanian team dropped to 3-5 with a fourth straight loss.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 94-71 FC Barcelona
Baskonia Vitoria-Gastiez enjoyed a dominant performance as it swept aside the visiting FC Barcelona 94-71 in Round 8 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season on Wednesday night. Baskonia improved to 4-4 on the season, registering its third win in as many games under head coach Dusko Ivanovic, while Barcelona dropped to a 6-2 record.
FC Bayern Munich 94-85 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
FC Bayern Munich put an end to a four-game losing streak by topping Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 94-85 at home on Wednesday. Both teams now have 3-5 records in the standings.
Tuesday, November 14
AS Monaco 82-89 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
A hugely impressive win by Efes ends Monaco's five-game winning streak. This is the Turkish side's first road victory this season after previously losing its first three games away from home. Efes's backcourt stars did the job in Monaco tonight, with Larkin, Beaubois and Thompson netting 25, 21 and 16 points, respectively.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 74-79 Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos got the job done with a 74-79 road victory over Maccabi to snap a two-game losing streak. The Reds built a 15-point lead and managed just enough offense in the second half with 28 points as it dealt with a short rotation. Olympiacos was paced by Thomas Walkup with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists while Alec Peters had 13 points and 8 rebounds. The Reds improved to 4-4. Maccabi fell to 4-3 despite Roman Sorkin scoring 16 points and Tamir Blatt 13 points.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 86-79 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Virtus claimed the bragging rights over traditional Italian rival Milan after coming out on top in the Derby d'Italia. A sublime second-half performance from Iffe Lundberg lifted the home side. Lundberg paced Virtus with 19 points, all of which came in the last two quarters. Awudu Abass, who also came off the bench, netted 14 points for the home team, as did Tornike Shengelia, who grabbed 6 rebounds. Virtus improved to 6-2 while Milan's poor start to the season continued as the visitors slipped to 2-6. Shavon Shields led Milan with a game-high 21 points.
Valencia Basket 73-76 Real Madrid
Real Madrid extended its perfect record, advancing to 7-0 with a hard-fought 73-76 victory over Valencia Basket, which drops to 5-3. Gabriel Deck paced Real with 17 points on 6-of-7 field goal shooting, and Facundo Campazzo added 15 including his team’s last 4 points of the game. The home team controlled the first half with Brandon Davies scoring 20 of his total 22 points in the opening two quarters. Real roared back in the second half and held onto a series of small leads in the final stages.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 87-56 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Crvena Zvezda grabbed its second consecutive home victory by thrashing Fenerbahce at Stark Arena in the Serbian capital on Tuesday. Zvezda improved to 3-5 in the standings while Fenerbahce dropped to 5-3. Milos Teodosic led the winners with 18 points off the bench. Joel Bolomboy added 14, Nemanja Nedovic had 12 while Yago dos Santos and Stefan Lazarevic each scored 11 for Zvezda. Nigel Hayes-Davis was the only Fenerbahce player to score in double digits with 12 points.