There were three road winners on Thursday night
Game Center: Fournier stuns Barça; Partizan, Baskonia, Paris all win
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Friday, February 7
AS Monaco 69-86 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Partizan steamrolled to an impressive 69-86 win at Monaco and improved to 14-12, staying firmly in the postseason picture after enjoying a flawless double-round week. Monaco slipped to 16-10. Six Partizan players finished in double digits, paced by Sterling Brown who netted 16 of his 18 points in the first half. Tyrique Jones racked up 17 points and 7 boards and fellow big man Brandon Davies chipped in with and 5 rebounds. With pack leader Carlik Jones struggling, Iffe Lundberg and Duane Washington steep up to the plate in the back court with 11 points each while forward Isaac Bonga added 10 points for a rock-solid Partizan outfit. Monaco playmaker Nick Calathes led the home team on 14 points and Mike James added 13, while Alpha Diallo scored 12 points.
Thursday, February 6
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 78-67 Real Madrid
Fenerbahce outclassed Real Madrid to strengthen its top four position and condemn the Spanish side to three straight losses. Fenerbahce heads into the February break at 17-8, while Real drops to 13-13. The first 18 minutes were closely contested before a 12-0 run gave Fenerbahce a 40-28 halftime lead. Real tried to respond after the break but long-range shooting ensured the home team stayed comfortable. Nigel Hayes-Davis top scored with 20 points and Errick McCollum netted 19. Facu Campazzo led Real with 11 points.
Zalgiris Kaunas 87-89 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Milan got back to winning ways by edging Zalgiris. The visitors led for most of the duel, but Zalgiris turned the game around and took a 73-71 lead midway through the fourth quarter. That was when Zach LeDay stepped up big time to clinch a victory that improved Milan’s record to 14-12. Zalgiris claimed the head-to-head advantage due to its 82-85 comeback win in Italy, but dropped to 12-14 on the season. LeDay paced Milan with 26 points and Nico Mannion netted a career-high 21 points. For Zalgiris, Sylvain Francisco registered a game-high 29 points and Lonnie Walker scored 22.
ALBA Berlin 71-77 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Crvena Zvezda held off ALBA Berlin at Uber Arena in the German capital to remain at least tied for fourth place as the sides enter the February break. The result lifted Zvezda's record to 16-10, while last-placed ALBA fell to 4-22. Filip Petrusev bounced back from a 3-point performance earlier in the week to lead Zvezda with 17 points, while Isaiah Canaan added 11 for the winners. David McCormack was on his way to a monster night with 18 points and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes for ALBA before fouling out in the third quarter.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 104-89 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Panathinaikos completed a perfect double-round week with a home win over Efes. Top scorer Kendrick Nunn overcame a recent shooting slump with a majestic performance as he paced Panathinaikos on a game-high 36 points, scoring 30 in the second half as he annihilated Efes from all over. Cedi Osman capped his best performance of the season with 20 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter. At the other end, Darius Thompson led Efes with 14 points.
FC Bayern Munich 76-67 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Bayern finished a perfect double-round week by downing ASVEL at SAP Garden. Bayern improved to 16-10 in the standings, is on a four-game winning streak and 11-2 in front of its fans this season. ASVEL dropped to 11-15 after losing its last three games. Andreas Obst led the winners with 15 points, Carsen Edwards added 14 and Vladimir Lucic had 10 points and 8 rebounds for Bayern. Paris Lee led ASVEL with 14 points.