As Fenerbahce Beko secured an impressive road win at Real Madrid in Round 14's Rivalry Series game, Nigel Hayes-Davis scored a season-high 33 points to get his team back on track after back-to-back losses.

Nigel Hayes-Davis drew inspiration from Kobe Bryant to down Real Madrid

Towards the end of the first quarter of [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/)’s Rivalries Series trip to [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/) on Thursday night, it looked as though the Turkish team was heading for its second loss of the week in Spain.

A three-point strike from [Sergio Llull](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-llull/tgb/) had given the Spanish team a double-digit lead, 20-10, with Fenerbahce having scored just four baskets in the opening nine minutes. After suffering a dispiriting [88-76 loss at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/baskonia-beats-fenerbahce-88-76-for-second-straight-win/) two days earlier, Saras Jasikevicius’s players might have been forgiven for wishing the time away for their flight back to Turkiye.

But the mentality of this team does not allow them to simply roll over and accept a third consecutive defeat, and Fenerbahce found a way to fight back to claim a valuable and ultimately comfortable [70-82 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-blasts-past-real-70-82/).

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The catalyst, inevitably, was [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/), who was a constant threat throughout the game. The forward started off by scoring his team’s first three field goals of the night at a time when no other visiting player could make a basket, later netted a three-pointer to give his team its first lead (20-23), then struck another triple for Fenerbahce’s first double-digit margin (41-52) and finished off by sinking his sixth threeball on the final buzzer for a total of 33 points – more than three times the amount scored by any other visiting player.

After the game, Hayes-Davis revealed that he found unlikely inspiration to bounce back from quiet games in losses against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, when he respectively scored just 6 and 11 points.

"I just watched a video," he told EuroLeague TV. "Kobe \[Bryant\] was giving an interview and they asked him, 'It looks like you’ve hit a wall.' He was like, 'I don’t think so, but if I did, then I’ll just run though the wall.'

"I watched that right before I walked on the court, so that’s the mentality I went in there with. Being aggressive, because I learned a valuable lesson: I tried to let the game come to me against Milan and [Niko \[Mirotic\]](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/) embarrassed me, and then I tried to do the same thing in Baskonia and we got embarrassed as a team. So I wanted to show today that I learned from those lessons."

That intent to play with more aggression was replicated throughout the Fenerbahce team, which had faced criticism from Coach Jasikevicius following the loss at Baskonia two days earlier.

"You really shouldn’t have to tell us \[to play harder\]," insisted Hayes-Davis. "We make great money to play a little bit harder, give a little bit more. It’s more of an effort thing. Once we play with great effort, great intensity, we put ourselves in the game.

"It’s up to us to try to go out there and execute. If the ball goes in, great. But if not, we can rely on rebounding and hustle plays that don’t require talent, just effort."

Jasikevicius echoed that sentiment, admitting that he was very happy with the effort of his players against Real: "This is how we have to win right now. We’ve got to take down our turnover numbers, and we’ve got to fight, especially rebounds. \[We were\] plus eight in these departments; eight possessions more.

"I thought our point guard play was extremely solid, we were going with the ball the majority of the time wherever we wanted, we were fighting, and this is the only thing that we can ask for at this point. Super-solid. We kept our heads in the game, we played exactly what we wanted. Not exactly brilliant, but it’s not easy to be brilliant against Madrid."

'Brilliant' was the perfect word for Nigel Hayes-Davis, and everyone else supported his efforts by doing more than enough to get Fenerbahce back into winning ways.

More Fenerbahce News

The Fenerbahce forward had some pregame help before netting 33 points in a vital road victory

Real Madrid v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-12-05T19:45:00.000Z)

A stellar performance in a big win at WiZink Center has seen Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis earn MVP honors in Round 14 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Round 14 MVP: Nigel Hayes-Davis, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

A stellar performance in a big win at WiZink Center has seen Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) earn MVP honors in Round 14 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Hayes-Davis netted 33 points, the second most of any player this season and the second-highest total of his career, in his team’s 70-82 win at Real Madrid after going 6 for 9 on two-pointers, 6 for 10 from three-point land, and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line. Those 6 three-pointers made are a season high for Hayes-Davis and the second-best mark in his career. In his 37:33 minutes on the floor, another season high, he also grabbed 4 rebounds, had 2 steals and drew 2 fouls, which gave him a season-best 30 PIR. This is Hayes-Davis’s fourth MVP of the Round honor, having been the Round 23 MVP in 2022-23, the Round 32 MVP in 2023-24, and the Game 1 MVP in the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs.

This round's highest PIR, 38, belongs to [Will Clyburn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/will-clyburn/004888/) of Virtus Segafredo Bologna, but it came in a losing effort against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. Clyburn had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 6 drawn fouls in an 87-94 defeat. [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) had a 34 PIR for Olympiacos Piraeus in a 90-96 loss against Paris Basketball. Fournier scored 25 points and also posted 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds and he drew 10 fouls. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz forward [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/) recorded a season-high 31 PIR, but it also came in a defeat as his side lost 94-80 at FC Bayern Munich. Moneke scored 25 points, his highest tally this season, in addition to having 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 4 fouls drawn. Rounding out the list of Round 14's top performers is Crvena Zvezda’s [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/), who had 26 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds for a PIR of 29 in a win over Virtus.

### Individual highs: Fabien Causeur, Milan, 6 steals

Nigel Hayes-Davis of Fenerbahce scored a round-high 33 points. Bayern’s [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) is the leading scorer this season with 20.4 points per game.

Virtus's Will Clyburn pulled down 12 rebounds in Round 14, the most of any player. Real Madrid center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) leads the way in rebounds this season with 8.3 boards per night.

[Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv dished 10 assists in this round, more than anyone else. Blatt also tops the charts in rebounds with 8.6 dimes per contest.

[Fabien Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/) of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan made 6 steals, which is a season-best mark. AS Monaco’s [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) is the season leader in steals with 1.6 per game.

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens center [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) and AS Monaco's [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) each had 3 blocks, the most in this round. Tavares is the leading shot blocker in the league with 1.5 per night.

Blatt (14 points, 10 assists), Moneke (25 points, 11 rebounds), Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Clyburn (19 points, 12 rebounds) were the four players to post a double-double in Round 14.

This is his fourth MVP honor in the past two years.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 14th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Marko Grcic beat everyone else in Round 14 with their team 'cmm021', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 231.75.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 14 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 14th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Marko Grcic beat everyone else in Round 14 with their team 'cmm021', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 231.75.

Marko had the following starting lineup: Nigel Hayes-Davis of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul as team captain, then Georgios Papagiannis of AS Monaco, Carsen Edwards of FC Bayern Munich, Jabari Parker of FC Barcelona and Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. His sixth man was Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. On the bench, Marko had Crvena Zvezda's Isaiah Canaan, Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas, Matteo Spagnolo of ALBA Berlin and Monaco's Jaron Blossomgame. His team's head coach was Andrea Trinchieri of Zalgiris.

The prize for finishing first in Round 14 is a free VIP Euroleague TV Subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Marko!

Marko Dukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 2,379.20 points.

Trades are now open for Round 15. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game in Round 15 tips off on Thursday, December 12, as Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul hosts AS Monaco at 18:45 CET. That game marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

Paris Basketball improved its winning streak to 10 in a row by beating Olympiacos BC on the road in a thrilling encounter, which showed why Tiago Splitter's side are the team to beat in the EuroLeague at present.

Paris survived in Piraeus to make its biggest statement yet

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/) keeps making statements in its debut Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. On Friday night, Paris went into Peace and Friendship Stadium and [knocked down the mighty Olympiacos Piraeus 90-96](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/paris-stuns-olympiacos-in-a-thriller-for-10th-straight-win/) in a fantastic game that, in the fourth quarter, turned into a thrill ride.

It was a game where something had to give, either Olympiacos's 6-0 home record or the nine-game winning streak that Paris carried into the game. When all was said and done, it was Paris that extended its winning streak to 10 games.

"This is another huge win," Paris star guard [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) said on EuroLeague TV after the game. "To play in an environment like this, the fans that they have, the roster that they have, it is a huge win. Everybody stepped up, big play after big play."

Paris were in cruise control when it extended its lead to 60-80 thanks to a 0-7 run to open the fourth quarter. Olympiacos was without a basket for the opening 3 minutes of the final stanza, and Paris looked to be well on its way to a blowout win on the Reds' court.

However, the proud hosts, carried by a sold-out crowd, needed less than 4 minutes to put together a 22-0 run behind aggressive defense that produced 7 steals and had Olympiacos getting easy fast-break layups one after another.

Suddenly, with 3:11 left in the game, Olympiacos had its first lead, 82-80.

No matter the opponent, let alone a newcomer in the competition, a team on the receiving end of an onslaught like that is not expected to get back out of its slump on one of the toughest floors in all of Europe. But Paris did just that.

"We knew who we were playing against at their home, with their fans pushing," said Paris head coach Tiago Splitter. "Even though we got 20 points up, they got back in the game \[by\] playing very aggressive. We could not get out shots up, turning over the ball."

Thankfully for Paris, there is that famous 'but' in Splitter's explanation.

"But, we managed to finish the game. [Maodo Lo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/maodo-lo/007032/) at the end of the game was huge for us, TJ as always being our captain leading us and hit a huge three at the end. Defensively, everyone was doing a great effort."

[Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/) hit a near-impossible triple to snap that 22-0 run and restore Paris's lead, then Shorts drained his only triple of the game. Olympiacos still managed to tie it and then had a possession to take another lead in the final minute, but Paris made a defensive stand that led to Lo's transition triple with 20.5 seconds to go, making it 86-89. And Paris went on to protect its lead.

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"For three or four minutes we struggled, but I am proud how we finished the game," Splitter said. "They were very aggressive with TJ and then I brought another guard. And Maodo, he is and experienced guy, he took the shots. And TJ took the shots when he was not pressured as much in those minutes. I am proud of these guys."

"It goes to a testament to a resilience of our locker room," added [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/), the scorer of 14 points, about those final minutes. "Nobody gave up, nobody doubted the fact that we still have a chance to win this game. A lot of people could be in that situation, and it could go the other way."

The way Paris found a way to get another win when it got so tough at the end is yet more proof this team deserves to be sitting atop the EuroLeague standings. And the side from the French capital earned some unprompted praise from Olympiacos head coach Georgios Bartzokas.

"It was a fantastic game that showed why Paris is first in the standings and has 10 wins in a row," Bartzokas said. "They play with an amazing speed, shooting the ball really well, defending really hard, playing physical, and they deserve to be in the first place."

Considering where and when this victory took place, and how it happened, with just over two months full of statement wins, this is arguably the biggest statement Paris has made of them all.

Game News

The club from the French capital is now riding a 10-game winning streak

Olympiacos Piraeus v Paris Basketball (2024-12-06T19:15:00.000Z)

Olympiacos BC has confirmed that Moses Wright will miss the rest of the season due to a health issue.

Moses Wright out for the season with health issue

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) has confirmed that center [Moses Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/moses-wright/012878/) will miss the rest of the season due to a health issue.

In a tweet, the Reds wished the 25-year-old a speedy recovery and showed him their support.

"Keep thinking positively and stay strong – you’ll be better before you know it!" read one line from Olympiacos's tweet.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Moses Wright is out for the rest of the season following health issues.<a href="https://twitter.com/mant12_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mant12_</a> keep thinking positively and stay strong—you’ll be better before you know it! 😀<br><br>Wishes for speedy recovery!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/MeFNhLNy8L">pic.twitter.com/MeFNhLNy8L</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1865171352589623512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wright, who last played for the Reds in Round 11 against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, has made 28 appearances in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague since joining Olympiacos in January 2024.

In the 2024-25 season, the American posted 4.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 12:53 minutes per night across 11 games. 

More Olympiacos News

The Reds confirmed the news on Friday night

KK Crvena zvezda came to the fore late to beat Virtus Bologna in Round 14, with Isaiah Canaan shining on the offensive end.

Isaiah Canaan's late offensive explosion revitalized Crvena Zvezda in Bologna

Things didn’t look very good for [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) when it trailed 75-65 against Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Italy with just 6:38 minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Despite having enjoyed short advantages for the most part of the game, the Serbian side had lost control of the game and the home team seemed poised to end its five-game losing skid.

"You have to play on a high level, you cannot have empty minutes, like we had in a third quarter when we allowed Virtus to go up by 10," recognized Zvezda big man [Luka Mitrovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/luka-mitrovic/002553/), who finished with 21 points and 6 rebounds. "But the good thing is that we didn't lose our head in those moments."

The visitors managed to regroup after a timeout, with Mitrovic being an active part of a play that allowed Zvezda to shift momentum and start its rally. He took advantage of a pass from [Yago dos Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/yago-dos-santos/012044/) to score and get a foul. Even though he couldn’t convert the free throw, [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/) grabbed the offensive rebound and enabled Dos Santos to make another three-point play that brought the Serbian outfit back into the game.

"It was a big rebound, you know, just to give us another chance and that's the area we got to continue to improve, getting rebounds," stated Canaan right after the game. "We tried to do a better job of that tonight. We got the ones that mattered, and we made the shots that mattered."

Many of those shots that mattered for Zvezda came from the hands of Canaan, who finished with 26 points and was the game’s top scorer. He delivered only in the second and the fourth periods, scoring 11 in the second and 15 in the final frame.

He did contribute on offense when the game was on the line, bringing 5 points right after the 5-point play, then he tied it at 80-80 from behind the arc before later feeding [Filip Petrusev](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/filip-petrusev/011194/) in the corner for a three that gave his team the lead for good, 82-83.

"We didn't lose our head in those moments," reaffirmed Mitrovc. "We started to play better defense, and we found good solutions on offense. We found. Isaiah \[Canaan\] – he hit some big, big shots."

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Thanks to Canaan’s 15 points in the last period, Zvezda completed a fantastic fourth quarter in which it outscored Virtus 24-37. In fact, 29 of those came in the last 6:38 of the game against Virtus’s 12.

"It was a team victory," celebrated Canaan. "We needed this win. We're going to keep building. Every game is a test for us, and we’ve got to continue to stay together. Tonight was a team victory."

The American guard had 15 of his 26 points in the last period

Isaiah Canaan late offensive explosion revitalized Crvena Zvezda in Bologna

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2024-12-06T19:30:00.000Z)

Olimpia Milano is one of the hottest teams in the EuroLeague after reeling off five straight wins, having recovered from a dismal 1-5 start.

Not even Coach Messina expected Milan’s terrific turnaround 

[EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/) has gone from being one of the worst teams in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to one of the hottest, yet not even head coach [Ettore Messina](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/messina-ettore/) envisaged this great change from his team, with the Italian side [beating LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-beats-asvel-92-84-to-extend-winning-streak-to-five/) on Friday night for a fifth straight win.

Milan fought off ASVEL 92-84 at home to improve to 8-6 with seven victories in the last eight games following a dismal 1-5 start to the season.

"It would be stupid to say that anybody expected that," Messina admitted to EuroLeague TV after the game. "But I saw them coming to practice every day even in the darkest days very seriously. Usually when you work with togetherness and without pointing fingers and you take responsibility, good things happen."

Milan shot a poor 45.2% on two-pointers but still found a way to score at least 91 points for the sixth time in the last eight games. They made 40.0% percent on three-pointers to go with a magnificent 34 of 35 (97.1%) on free throws.

"It’s a very, very important win because we probably didn’t play our best game, but we managed to stay there with the exception of a couple of minutes," Messina added. "We kept playing, we were disciplined. We still scored 90 points even on a night when we didn’t score so brilliantly as the game before ([a 101-86 win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-breezes-past-zvezda-101-86-for-fourth-straight-win/)). But this was a very important victory in the process of becoming a very good team."

Milan’s veteran guard [Fabien Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/) insisted the players must keep their feet on the ground.

"We have turned around our season, but as I said the other day, we have to stay humble and keep working," said Causeur, who played a great all-around game with 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a career-high 6 steals.

"I am just trying to help our guys. But we are winning and it’s always more fun when you win."

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The game was special for two other reasons for Causeur as the Frenchman’s 9 points saw him join the 2,500-point club. He also improved to a personal 9-0 all-time record against ASVEL.

"It was hard until the end. We knew they are a team that plays with confidence," noted the 37-year-old. "They really gave us problems until the end. Even when we went up by 11, they came back after some stupid turnovers. But, okay, we secured the win in the end and are happy."

His team has reeled off five straight wins to put itself back in playoff contention

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2024-12-06T19:45:00.000Z)

Vassilis Spanoulis saw his AS Monaco Basket team get their second win under his watch by beating ALBA Berlin, with Vitto Brown and Georgios Papagiannis enjoying big roles.

Vassilis Spanoulis hails team Monaco’s character and defense after ALBA win

[AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/) head coach [Vassilis Spanoulis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/spanoulis-vassilis/?season=E2024) was pleased with his team’s seamless display in a [100-80 home win over ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/smooth-monaco-makes-light-work-of-alba-100-80/), as the result restored the French side’s confidence after Wednesday’s tough [80-89 loss against the visiting Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-sinks-monaco-80-89-handing-spanoulis-first-defeat/).

The hosts dominated throughout, having dished out a barrage of assists and prevailed in the battle of the boards while shooting 70.3% from inside, 26 of 37.

“It was a great reaction from our team to show character as all the guys responded the right way,” Spanoulis said in a courtside post-game interview. “We shared the ball well and had 24 assists, which is a great number in the EuroLeague. Today we played great defense and it’s important to work hard on both ends of the floor.”

A flowing team effort saw [Vitto Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vitto-brown/013365/) emerge as the player of the game, having paced Monaco with 17 points and 7 boards, while all 12 home players got on the scoresheet. Brown was visibly pleased after his telling input. 

“It feels great, first and foremost to get the win but also to make a contribution,” he said. “The tempo was high, I actually got tired out there but that was the goal. Anyone with a competitive spirit doesn’t want to lose, so we responded well and we need to take this in continuing to go forward."

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[Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) was a vital presence in the paint as he racked up 12 points and 3 rebounds, most of them in the first half when Monaco built a 20-point lead midway through the second quarter. The Greek center pointed out that his team took nothing for granted after [ALBA’s 88-90 midweek win at Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/alba-beats-virtus-in-ot-88-90/). 

“It was a good one,” said Papagiannis. “We knew that ALBA can be very dangerous when they get their rhythm going, but we took them seriously from the start. The key was good defense and rebounding.”

In Round 15, Monaco visits Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul while ALBA is at home to Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in what promises to be a pair of intriguing clashes in Europe’s premier club competition. 

The home team’s head coach praised his men after a smooth performance in Round 14

AS Monaco v ALBA Berlin (2024-12-06T18:00:00.000Z)

Olimpia Milano won its fifth straight game in the EuroLeague by beating LDLC ASVEL 92-84 at the Forum on Friday night.

Milan beats ASVEL, 92-84, to extend winning streak to five

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan completed a perfect double-round week with a 92-84 home victory over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to extend its winning streak to five games. Milan gained control of the game with a 16-5 run spanning the final two quarters for its first 10-point lead to improve to 8-6 with seven wins in the last eight games. The Italians also are 6-2 at home, including five straight victories at Unipol Forum.

Zach LeDay and Nikola Mirotic both scored 17 points, Armoni Brooks had 14 points, Nico Mannion tallied 11 points and 4 assists, and Fabien Causeur chipped in 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. ASVEL saw its modest two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 5-9 with a 0-7 road record. Theo Maledon scored 24 points and Joffrey Lauvergne had 19 points in the loss.

Game Videos

Milan’s offense could not get going at all early, with just two free throws in the first 4 minutes, while four different ASVEL scorers had baskets in a 2-8 lead before Mirotic scored the hosts' first basket. Milan buried two triples and cut the gap to 10-12, only to see Maledon convert a three-point play and Melvin Ajinca hit a three-pointer to make it 12-18. Two LeDay baskets knotted the game 18-18 and ASVEL was up 18-20 after the first quarter. 

Lauvergne took over in the second quarter with two lefty hooks, a floater and three-pointer to help ASVEL jump ahead 24-29. Milan would not let the guests get away, twice making it a one-point game before finally taking its first lead on two Causeur free throws for 34-33. LeDay added a three-pointer as Milan was up 37-33. And Milan led 41-36 at the break. 

A Causeur three-pointer increased the margin to 8 points at 46-38. ASVEL scored 3 points on three consecutive possessions to stick close and Maledon made it 53-51. Two Milan veterans made milestone baskets, with Causeur hitting 2,500 points and Shavon Shields reaching 2,000 points for a 58-51 lead. ASVEL punched back with a 0-8 run to reclaim the lead 58-59. Brooks answered with a three-pointer and Milan was up 63-61 after 30 minutes. 

Brooks scored 4 more points as Milan opened the gap to 69-61 while ASVEL needed almost 3 minutes to score. Mirotic added a triple and Milan increased the advantage to double figures, 74-64, with under 7 minutes to play. After the cushion swelled to 11 points, ASVEL was not ready to hand over the game, especially Maledon, who scored 9 points to make it 85-82 with 89 seconds left. But Mannion drained a high-arching fadeaway baseline jumper as the dagger answer with 37 seconds to go.

The Italian team completed a perfect double-round week, but had to fight hard for the win on Friday night