Fenerbahçe Beko showed its incredible potential during its Round 7 triumph over KK Partizan, but also a few aspects it must improve in order to become a great team.

The sky is the limit for Fenerbahce – but there are still things to improve

Entering the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul was among many people’s picks to make next May’s Final Four. Not much has changed in that regard after seven rounds, but [Fenerbahce’s 89-72 win over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nigel-hayes-davis-leads-the-way-fenerbahce-downs-partizan-89-72/) showed plenty of the team’s strengths, as well as a few things Saras Jasikevicius will be looking to tighten up.

First, the good parts. Fenerbahce set a season high with 19 three-point makes, with [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/) knocking down 5 and [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) and [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/) hitting 4 apiece. Those 19 triples are the joint third most Fenerbahce has hit in a EuroLeague game, which exemplifies the weaponry Coach Jasikevicius is able to call upon. Thanks to its three-point shooting against Partizan, the Turkish side was able to pull away and never look back.

Fenerbahce made several notable additions during the offseason, including [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/), [Bonzie Colson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/bonzie-colson/009783/) and [Nicolo Melli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nicolo-melli/002849/), and that resulted in expectations rising. It has not all been perfect to start the season, but wins over Olympiacos Piraeus, Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Partizan – four teams with recent playoff experience – cannot be overlooked.

Another positive aspect to Fenerbahce’s triumph over Partizan was the way in which it moved the ball, dishing a season-high 24 assists. The main orchestrator was Baldwin, who had a season-best 8 dimes and did a good job of getting everyone involved. [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) also helped with the playmaking duties, notching 5 assists himself.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">📸 Galibiyetimizden kareler<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/JrHiaguTSP">pic.twitter.com/JrHiaguTSP</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1852461886341599538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

However, as Hayes-Davis told EuroLeague TV after the game, Fenerbahce allowed Partizan to generate hope at various points in the contest, despite being up by more than 20 points in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. The 29-year-old, who was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team last season and had a game-high 24 points in Round 7, believes that he needs to be more switched on defensively speaking.

“We’ve got to take the good with the bad,” Hayes-Davis said. “Coach was talking about we’ve got to run faster, we’ve got to push the ball more – we did a good job of that. More importantly, we have to do better defensively, starting with me.

“In this game, I felt like I was being targeted on defense. It’s not a good feeling, I don’t like it, and it looks bad when your team’s best player and leader is getting blown by for layups, so I really need to take the challenge of playing both sides. We got up 20 and let the score go down, got up again and let the score go down, so in order to take a step from good to great team, we have to be consistent on both ends of the ball, starting with me.”

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Round 7 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Nigel Hayes-Davis: ‘We have to be consistent on both ends, starting with me’

Fenerbahce boasts a 5-2 record through the first seven games, good for the joint second-best mark in the EuroLeague, but it has already played five games at home and lost two of those. 

Still, Coach Jasikevicius’s men face LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in France next time out before hosting FC Bayern Munich – another 5-2 team – and travelling to take on the 6-1 Zalgiris Kaunas – the team atop the standings – in the next double-round week in Rounds 9 and 10. 

Fenerbahce has blown hot and cold at times this season, but the sky really is the limit when the team is locked in.

Game News

Saras Jasikevicius’s squad downed Partizan in Round 7

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2024-11-01T17:45:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos BC recorded its third straight victory in the EuroLeague by beating KK Crvena zvezda 77-81 on the road in Round 7.

Panathinaikos claws out big win at Crvena Zvezda, 77-81

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens improved to 5-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after a brave second-half fightback in the cauldron of Aleksandar Nikolic Hall gave the competition’s reigning champion a 77-81 road win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

A smooth team effort saw five visiting players finish in double digits, paced by Kendrick Nunn, who scored 13 points. Lorenzo Brown and Juancho Hernangomez added 12 each, Jerian Grant netted 11 and Kostas Sloukas chipped in with 10 for the visitors.

Zvezda, which slipped to 3-4 after a fourth successive defeat following the opening three wins, was led by Isaiah Canaan, who racked up a game-high 20 points by shooting 6 of 7 from deep and 7 of 8 in total from the floor. Nikola Kalinic scored 13 points for the hosts and Yago Dos Santos added 11.

Game Videos

Zvezda led from the start until the last few minutes, when Panathinaikos forced the final twist and prevailed thanks to some second-chance points and ice-cool free-throw shooting, silencing a fervent home crowd which carried the home team throughout the absorbing contest.

Kalinic led the way for Zvezda early on, scoring 8 points in the first quarter as the home side carved out a 15-10 advantage, but the visitors were able to tie the game at 18-18 come the end of the period despite shooting 0 of 6 from deep as they collected 5 offensive rebounds.

Then came Canaan like a whirlwind, overwhelming Panathinaikos with a flurry of three-pointers as rampant Zvezda went on a 15-0 run to open up a 44-30 lead late shortly before halftime, with the atmosphere in the stands reaching fever pitch. Canaan netted 14 points in just 5:30 minutes on the court in the second quarter, but Panathinaikos responded with a late 2-8 run which slashed Zvezda’s advantage to 46-38 at halftime.

Zvezda, which made 8-of-16 shots from downtown in the first half, continued to torment the visitors from long range and again romped away to 52-38 early in the third before Panathinaikos finally beefed up its defense. That, in turn, engineered a 2-13 run which slashed the visiting team’s deficit to 58-55 ahead of the final 10 minutes.

Canaan nailed another couple of three-pointers in the fourth quarter but his heroic effort was undone by the EuroLeague champion’s depth, as Panathinaikos held firm and turned the tide in the final stretch.

A Filip Petrusev triple gave Zvezda a 77-75 lead with 67 seconds left on the clock, then Nunn scored from a second-chance situation and Brown sank a pair of free throws to put the visitors in front. Milos Teodosic missed a tough triple at the other end of the floor in Zvezda’s final possession before Nunn sealed the Greens’ victory with another pair of free throws.

The reigning EuroLeague champ trailed for the lion’s share of the contest before flipping the script in the last few minutes

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2024-11-01T19:00:00.000Z)

The double-round week continues with another batch of exciting games on Thursday and Friday, starting with the Derby d'Italia and a rematch of a playoff series last season.

Game Center: Milan-Virtus, Olympiacos-Barcelona highlight tonight's action

## Friday, November 1

### [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 89-72 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nigel-hayes-davis-leads-the-way-fenerbahce-downs-partizan-89-72/)

Fenerbahce made a season-high 19 three-pointers as it beat Partizan 89-72 in Round 7, with Nigel Hayes-Davis scoring a game-best 24 points. Partizan’s Frank Ntilikina netted a team-high 14 points, which all came in the second half, and Aleksej Pokusevski chipped in with 10. Duane Washington got his first points in a Partizan jersey, scoring 7 after not playing at all in the first half.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Maç Bizim! 💪<br><br>Tebrikler Fenerbahçe Beko! 👏<br><br>Maç Sonucu | Fenerbahçe Beko 🆚 Partizan: 89-72<br><br>Skor dağılımımız: Hayes-Davis 24, Biberovic 17, Baldwin 13, Hall 12, Guduric 10, Colson 7, Pierre 6. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://t.co/qwDr5ucDAO">pic.twitter.com/qwDr5ucDAO</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1852437487588905314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Zalgiris Kaunas 63-62 AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/zalgiris-holds-off-monacos-comeback-63-62/)

In a thriller that went down to the final second, Zalgiris edged Monaco 63-62 at Zalgirio Arena in Round 7 on Friday. Zalgiris leads the standings with a 6-1 record while Monaco dropped to 4-3. Arnas Butkevicius led the winners with 13 points, and Alen Smailagic scored all of his 10 points in the fourth quarter. Jordan Loyd led Monaco with 18 points and Mike James added 12.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 out of 2 in this EuroLeague double-round week! 😎<br><br>(Presented by Go3). <a href="https://t.co/WCOMk2MfNi">pic.twitter.com/WCOMk2MfNi</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1852440948937998836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 71-84 FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/bayern-defeats-asvel-71-84-to-reel-off-fourth-straight-win/)

Bayern continued its climb up the standings as it completed a perfect double-round week with a 71-84 victory at ASVEL for its fourth straight win. Bayern took control of the game with a 2-11 finish to the third quarter to improve to 5-2 and move to 2-2 on the road.  Devin Booker paced Bayern with 16 points, Oscar da Silva had 15 points, Shabazz Napier 12, and Johannes Voigtmann chipped in 9 points and 11 rebounds, while Carsen Edwards was held in check with just 8 points. But ASVEL did not have enough weapons as it fell to 2-5 with its fourth loss in the last five games. Nando De Colo hit 5 three-pointers for 19 points and 7 assists, and Theo Maledon had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL SCORE: We get the next W on the road! 💪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ASVBAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ASVBAY</a> | 📸 Bassery <a href="https://t.co/mgBlZyvThQ">pic.twitter.com/mgBlZyvThQ</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1852454903014195525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 77-81 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-claws-out-big-win-at-crvena-zvezda-77-81/)

Panathinaikos improved to 5-2 in the EuroLeague after a brave second-half fightback in the cauldron of the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall gave the competition’s reigning champion a 77-81 road win at Crvena Zvezda. A smooth team effort saw five visiting players finish in double digits, paced by Kendrick Nunn, who scored 13 points. Lorenzo Brown and Juancho Hernangomez added 12 each, Jerian Grant netted 11 and Lorenzo Brown chipped in with 10 for the visitors. Zvezda, which slipped to 3-4 after a fourth successive defeat following the opening three wins, was led by Isaiah Canaan, who racked up a game-high 20 points by shooting 6 of 7 from deep and 7 of 8 in total from the floor. Nikola Kalinic scored 13 points for the hosts and Yago Dos Santos added 11.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Final score ☘️<a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kkcrvenazvezda</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobcaktor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobcaktor</a> 77-81 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiveTheGreenMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiveTheGreenMagic</a> <a href="https://t.co/YeLGHVQDAm">pic.twitter.com/YeLGHVQDAm</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1852454805848854992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Paris Basketball 67-65 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/paris-holds-off-a-misfiring-baskonia-67-65/)

Paris registered its third straight win in the EuroLeague, this time in a low-scoring affair, as it held off the visiting Baskonia 67-65 on Friday night at Adidas Arena. Both teams hold a 4-3 record after the first month of the regular season. Paris led for the majority of the contest and struggled a bit offensively, but not as much as Baskonia, which shot a club-record low 1 for 26 from three-point range. Paris had no scorers in double figures, with TJ Shorts, Nadir Hifi and Tyson Ward each netting 9 points. Ward also had 7 rebounds while Mikael Jantunen collected 8 points and 8 rebounds. Chima Moneke shined for Baskonia with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Donta Hall recorded 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Markus Howard scored 10 points but on 1-for-11 three-point shooting.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another important W for <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisBasketball</a>! ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/TIcbyBs8E7">pic.twitter.com/TIcbyBs8E7</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1852465555342540893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Thursday, October 31

### [ALBA Berlin 70-86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-continue-domination-over-alba-with-bounce-back-win/)

Efes rebounded from its home loss to Barcelona earlier this week by easing past ALBA for a third win in its last four games. The Turkish side took control of the game with 2-14 run late in the second quarter as it improved to 4-3. Jordan Nwora and Dan Oturu paced five Efes scorers in double digits with 16 points each. ALBA, which has now lost 17 of its 19 showdowns with Efes in the EuroLeague since the turn of the century, has lost four straight games for a 1-6 record. Martin Hermannsson tied a career-high with 24 points for ALBA.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">👊 Çift maç haftasını galibiyetle tamamlıyoruz!<br>Alba Berlin 70 - 86 Anadolu Efes | Maç Sonucu<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/L1dxGJcchK">pic.twitter.com/L1dxGJcchK</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1852092265713254497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 79-78 Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/lee-lifts-maccabi-past-real-79-78/)

Maccabi edged Real Madrid 79-78 in a Round 7 thriller after entering the fourth quarter down 9. Both teams now have 3-4 records in the standings. Saben Lee led the winners with 19 points, including the game-winning shot with 0.1 seconds remaining. Rokas Jokubaitis added 17 points and 7 assists for Maccabi. Mario Hezonja paced Real with 18 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SABEN LEE FOR THE WIN 😱<a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaccabiTLVBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotorolaMagicMoments?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MotorolaMagicMoments</a> I <a href="https://twitter.com/Moto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Moto</a> <a href="https://t.co/LOPCbZxJYq">pic.twitter.com/LOPCbZxJYq</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1852094153447842201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Olympiacos Piraeus 95-74 FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-cruises-past-barcelona-95-74/)

Olympiacos ended its two-round week in dominant fashion by thrashing Barcelona. The hosts outscored the league leader in each of the four quarters, pulling away in the third to end the visitors’ five-game winning streak. With this victory, Olympiacos improved its record to 4-3, while Barcelona dropped to 5-2. Evan Fournier led all scorers with 19 points, followed by Sasha Vezenkov with 18. For the visiting side, Kevin Punter scored 18 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Final 🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> - Barcelona 95-74 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OLYBAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLYBAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z7mJoNByTY">pic.twitter.com/Z7mJoNByTY</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1852096642394018163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 99-90 Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-triumphs-in-rollercoaster-derby-ditalia-against-virtus-99-90/)

Milan came out on top in a rip-roaring derby d’Italia against Virtus after a strong fourth quarter. Nikola Mirotic paced Milan with 21 points and 13 boards, having netted 12 points in the home stretch when the home team turned the tide for good. Zach LeDay chipped in with 19 points. Toko Shengelia amassed a game-high 25 points for Virtus. Milan improved to 2-5 while Virtus dropped to 1-6.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">L&#39;Olimpia conquista il derby italiano di Eurolega! 99 - 90 il risultato finale. 🔥✅<br><br>(Mirotic 21 pts, LeDay 19, Causeur 18, Tonut 14)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForzaOlimpia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForzaOlimpia</a> <a href="https://t.co/4pVhOvm7Ni">pic.twitter.com/4pVhOvm7Ni</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1852109605117267997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Zalgiris now leads the standings with a league-best 6-1 record

Game Center: Two road winners from Friday's five games

Paris Basketball v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2024-11-01T19:45:00.000Z)

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v FC Bayern Munich (2024-11-01T19:00:00.000Z)

Zalgiris Kaunas v AS Monaco (2024-11-01T18:00:00.000Z)

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2024-10-31T19:30:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus v FC Barcelona (2024-10-31T19:15:00.000Z)

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Real Madrid (2024-10-31T19:05:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2024-10-31T19:00:00.000Z)

FC Bayern Basketball is now on a four-game winning streak after beating LDLC ASVEL 71-84 in Round 7 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Bayern defeats ASVEL 71-84 to reel off fourth straight win

FC Bayern Munich continued its climb up the standings as it completed a perfect double-round week with a 71-84 victory at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne for its fourth straight win. Bayern took control of the game with a 2-11 finish to the third quarter to improve to 5-2 and move to 2-2 on the road. 

Devin Booker paced Bayern with 16 points, Oscar da Silva had 15 points, Shabazz Napier 12, and Johannes Voigtmann chipped in 9 points and 11 rebounds, while Carsen Edwards was held in check with just 8 points. But ASVEL did not have enough weapons as it fell to 2-5 with its fourth loss in the last five games. Nando De Colo hit 5 three-pointers for 19 points and 7 assists, and Theo Maledon had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. 

Maledon was leading the way early with four points and an assist on an Edwin Jackson triple to lead 7-3. Edwards and Voigtmann both hit from deep to tie the game, and Da Silva gave Bayern its first lead at 11-13. Napier added a triple of his own for a 13-16 Bayern advantage before making two free throws as the guests led 17-19 after 10 minutes. 

Bayern started the second quarter strong, especially defensively, giving up just one basket in the first 4+ minutes as Da Silva and Ivan Kharchenkov both drained three-pointers in a 2-10 run to extend the lead to 19-29. Edwards added his second triple and the Bayern advantage swelled to 21-35. ASVEL got a triple from De Colo and a three-point play from Mbaye Ndiaye to trim the gap to 27-35. Booker added two baskets and Bayern went into the break 10 points ahead, 33-43.

Bayern’s excellent outside shooting continued and the cushion moved to 35-51 after three-pointers from Voigtmann and Nick Weiler-Babb. Admiral Schofield responded with back-to-back triples and a long ball from De Colo had the deficit down to 47-53. Bayern benefitted from an unsportsmanlike foul from Shaq Harrison as it extended the advantage to 47-61, then an Andreas Obst three-point play made it 49-64 after 30 minutes.

Napier’s three-pointer and another score from Da Silva allowed Bayern to build its biggest lead of 19 points, 50-69. And five straight points from Booker pushed the margin to 20 points, 54-74, with under 5 minutes to go. Some ASVEL three-pointers made the final scoreline look more respectable as it got as close as 11 points inside the final minute.

The German side is flying under first-year head coach Gordie Herbert

Zalgiris Kaunas now has a EuroLeague-best 6-1 record after beating AS Monaco 63-62 at home in Round 7 on Friday. 

Zalgiris holds off Monaco's comeback, 63-62

In a thriller that went down to the final second, Zalgiris Kaunas edged AS Monaco 63-62 at Zalgirio Arena in Round 7 on Friday. 

Zalgiris leads the standings with a 6-1 record while Monaco dropped to 4-3. Arnas Butkevicius led the winners with 13 points, and Alen Smailagic scored all of his 10 points in the fourth quarter. Jordan Loyd led Monaco with 18 points and Mike James added 12.

Brady Manek got Zalgiris going with a three-pointer and Bryant Dunston dunked for a 5-2 lead. Donatas Motiejunas hit a jump hook, Dovydas Giedraitis answered with layup and Loyd tied it at 7-7. Matt Mitchell and Motiejunas traded baskets, Manek swished a turnaround jumper and Ignas Brazdeikis hit a mid-range shot to give Zalgiris a 13-9 lead. James buried a rainbow jumper, Laurynas Birutis matched that with his trademark jump hook and Brazdeikis's step-back triple made Monaco call a timeout at 19-11. Birutis pushed Zalgiris's lead even further, 20-11, after 10 minutes. 

Jaron Blossomgame stepped up with a tip-in early in the second quarter and Elie Okobo soon brought Monaco within 20-15. Birutis followed a dunk in traffic with a layup and Alpha Diallo found his first points, but Edgaras Ulanovas struck from downtown to make it a double-digit game, 27-17. Giedraitis swished a six-meter jumper and Butkevicius bettered Okobo's finger-roll layup with a catch-and-shoot three-pointer, good for a 32-19 Zalgiris lead. Matthew Strazel answered from beyond the arc, Brazdeikis responded by hitting a mid-range jumper, but James kept the guests within 34-25 at halftime.

Blossomgame scored around the basket and Loyd added a fast-break layup to bring Monaco closer, 34-29, soon after the break. Alpha Diallo followed Motiejunas's layup with a dunk that capped a 0-12 Monaco run, 34-33. Butkevicius buried a three-pointer for Zalgiris, but James sank a mid-range jumper and Motiejunas hit a jump hook that tied it at 37-37. Butkevicius kept pacing Zalgiris with consecutive layups that restored a 41-39 edge. Vitto Brown banked in an off-balance shot and fed Georgios Papagiannis for a dunk to tie it at 43-43 after 30 minutes.

Smailagic buried a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter, then Loyd and James gave Monaco its first lead of the night, 46-47. Manek hit a triple off a Zalgiris timeout and Smailagic insisted from beyond the arc to give Zalgiris fresh ait at 52-47. Loyd scored off a mid-court steal, Butkevicius joined the three-point shootout and James's layup kept Monaco within 55-51. Ulanovas beat the shot clock with an off-balance circus shot that Loyd bettered with a three-pointers (Monaco's first after 16 missed attempts). Smailagic dunked, Blossomgame answered from downtown and Loyd added a floater that made Monaco regain a 59-60 lead with over 3 minutes left. Smailagic scored again, Loyd sank a jumper and Giedratis's coast-to-coast layup gave Zalgiris a 63-62 lead. Monaco got the basketball back with 15.3 seconds left. James turned the ball over on his team's final possession.

The Lithuanian side is now the outright leader atop the standings

Fenerbahçe Beko beat KK Partizan 89-72 in Round 7, with Nigel Hayes-Davis scoring a game-high 24 points on a night that saw Fenerbahçe hit 19 three-pointers.

Hayes-Davis leads the way as Fenerbahce downs Partizan, 89-72

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul made a season-high 19 three-pointers and improved to 5-2 as it beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 89-72 in Round 7, with Nigel Hayes-Davis scoring a game-best 24 points. 

Hayes-Davis contributed 4 of those 19 triples. Tarik Biberovic hit 5 on his way to 17 points, Devon Hall made 4 and finished with 12 points, while Wade Baldwin – Fenerbahce’s other scorer in double digits – converted 1 en route to 13 points. Dyshawn Pierre and Marko Guduric both knocked down 2, and Bonzie Colson struck from beyond the arc with his only three-point attempt.

Partizan’s Frank Ntilikina netted a team-high 14 points, which all came in the second half, and Aleksej Pokusevski chipped in with 10. Duane Washington got his first points in a Partizan jersey, scoring 7 after not playing at all in the first half. Partizan dropped to 2-5 after this defeat.

Pokusevski scored the first basket of the game (0-2) and Tyrique Jones responded to a Colson layup by scoring a hook shot to put Partizan 2-4 ahead. Those were Partizan’s only two leads of the game. The first half was a tight affair as both teams favored going inside, but as soon as Hall hit a three-pointer in transition to give Fenerbahce an 11-8 edge, that opened the floodgates from deep. Back-to-back triples by Hayes-Davis made it 17-13, then Biberovic’s three-pointer saw the hosts go seven points ahead, 20-13. At the end of the first quarter, it was 22-15.

There was a fightback from Partizan to start the second period, mainly led by Brandon Davies, but the visitors could not live with Fenerbahce’s three-point weapons. Biberovic, Guduric and Pierre all combined from beyond the arc to swell Fenerbahce’s lead to 36-23. When Hall scored his second three-pointer of the night, Fenerbahce was up 41-27 after going 9 of 15 from deep. Carlik Jones got his first points for Partizan in the closing stages of the second quarter, netting 4 points in quick succession, but a tough three by Biberovic ensured it was 44-31 at the interval.

Fenerbahce shot 10 of 16 from three-point land in the first half compared to 1 of 5 by Partizan. If Zeljko Obradovic thought that the hosts would cool off, he was wrong. Straight out of the break, Hayes-Davis hit back-to-back triples to push Fenerbahce 50-33 ahead. Tyrique Jones was doing his best to do damage in the paint, but Fenerbahce continued to light it up, with Hall, Colson and Baldwin all striking from deep to set a 63-43 score. Washington scored his first points as a Partizan player, then Ntilikina started to show what he can do, scoring 8 points in a hurry, including Partizan’s second triple. Entering the final period, Fenerbahce led 67-53.

Ntilikina gave Partizan hope with a dunk (67-55), but Biberovic made two three-pointers in a row to create some breathing room once again (73-55). Fenerbahce remained in control from there on out, but coach Saras Jasikevicius did call a timeout with 2:47 left after Ntilikina’s drive and score made it a 13-point ballgame (83-70), the closest it had been in a while. That refocused the Fenerbahce players, with Hayes-Davis, Biberovic and Baldwin scoring inside the final 2:32 to wrap up an 89-72 win. 

The Turkish side trailed just twice on the night, which came early in the first quarter

Real Madrid forward Dzanan Musa will be sidelined for the team's upcoming games, the club confirmed on Friday evening. 

Real Madrid loses Dzanan Musa to ankle injury

Real Madrid forward [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) will be sidelined for the team's upcoming games, the club confirmed on Friday evening. 

Upon the squad's return to the Spanish capital after two road games during the double-round week, tests confirmed that Musa has suffered a medial ligament injury to his right ankle. It is not yet known how long the 25-year-old will be out for. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Parte médico de Musa.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealMadrid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealMadrid</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1852400831624024570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Musa missed Real's last game, [a Round 7 loss against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/lee-lifts-maccabi-past-real-79-78/). In his six appearances this season, five of which have come as a starter, Musa has averaged 13.8 points on 41.4% three-point shooting, as well as 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Musa is the latest Real player to be sidelined after injuries to [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/andres-feliz-to-miss-time-with-plantar-fascia-injury/), who was injured in Round 2, and [Usman Garuba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/usman-garuba/007630/), who has not played since the opening round.

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Los Blancos have suffered another injury blow

Olimpia Milano came out on top against Virtus Bologna in the EuroLeague's Round 7 Rivalry Series game, with Nikola Mirotic enjoying a starring role.

Nikola Mirotic rolled back the years in Round 7’s Rivalry Series game

The Rivalry Series game in Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the Derby d’Italia, appeared to be heading in a very different direction if the first quarter was anything to go by. 

In the early going, [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/?season=2024-25) looked set for some plain sailing against visiting [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/roster/vir/?season=2024-25), despite the home team’s star forward [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/) struggling from all over.

Milan, [which won the game 99-90](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-triumphs-in-rollercoaster-derby-ditalia-against-virtus-99-90/), was 21-14 ahead after the opening 10 minutes, however the 2021-22 EuroLeague MVP was 0 for 3 from deep and having trouble finding his range. Nevertheless, there was calm on the home team’s bench, with assistant Mario Fioretti standing in for ill head coach Ettore Messina.

The hosts’ lead then soared to 40-23 late in the first half and it must have left Fioretti purring with delight, even if Mirotic was still misfiring on offense, with the home side benefiting from dominating the boards and an ironclad defense.

“We made a very strong, aggressive start. Perhaps it was our best defensive quarter of the year,” Fioretti told reporters after the absorbing contest. “We deflected and stole the ball time and again. We tried to maintain that pace, but in the third quarter Virtus played really well.”

Out of nowhere, Virtus hit top gear and having closed the gap to 44-35 by halftime, the visiting team turned the game on its head to lead 49-55 on the back of a 9-32 run, which had Milan reeling and the visiting fans in full swing. 

Mirotic was still showing no signs of emerging as one of the game’s top performers and Fioretti was getting increasingly uncomfortable as Milan was suddenly staring at what would have been a damaging home defeat against its traditional rival.

Then came the fourth quarter and the Montenegrin-born power forward, who featured for his adopted country Spain on the international stage, showed the traits which have made him a household name in the EuroLeague.

Mirotic nailed 12 points down the stretch as Milan regained the upper hand and he finished with an impressive double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds, helping the home team win the battle of the board 40-24 despite missing some of its big men through injury.

“We managed not to fall apart and overcame the difficult moment,” said Fioretti. “We played some very good basketball in the fourth quarter and in the end we were helped by some offensive boards, which were missing in the previous game at Baskonia-Vitoria Gasteiz.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">L&#39;Olimpia conquista il derby italiano di Eurolega! 99 - 90 il risultato finale. 🔥✅<br><br>(Mirotic 21 pts, LeDay 19, Causeur 18, Tonut 14)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForzaOlimpia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForzaOlimpia</a> <a href="https://t.co/4pVhOvm7Ni">pic.twitter.com/4pVhOvm7Ni</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1852109605117267997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Milan, which ended a four-game skid with its win over Virtus, suffered a tough 88-83 loss at Baskonia and hence the Rivalry Series triumph came as perfect remedy ahead of a tough schedule, starting with next week’s home matchup with Real Madrid.

Fioretti, who wished his boss Messina a speedy recovery, acknowledged that bringing the best out of a new-look Milan outfit was a time-consuming process, having also singled out third-year guard [Stefano Tonut](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/stefano-tonut/006509/), who shot the lights out from deep by going 4 of 5 on his way to 14 points. 

“I believe that gritting your teeth in times of difficulty was a very positive sign,” he said. “With so many new players and especially some of them new at this level, we lack consistency.

“Tonut is a boy who works hard with a lot of energy and sometimes he is quiet and less involved on offense because of everything he does on defense, like in the Vitoria game against [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/). However, he was very much involved against Virtus and he stepped up to the plate."

The 33-year-old forward overcame a slow start to shine when the chips were down against Virtus

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan dug deep in the fourth quarter to subdue traditional Italian rival Virtus Segafredo Bologna, 99-90, in Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, helped by majestic performances from Zach LeDay and Nikola Mirotic. 

Nikola Mirotic, Zach LeDay stepped up as Milan overpowered Virtus 

[EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/roster/mil/?season=2024-25) dug deep in the fourth quarter to subdue traditional Italian rival [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/roster/vir/?season=2024-25), [99-90](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-triumphs-in-rollercoaster-derby-ditalia-against-virtus-99-90/), in Round 7 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, helped by majestic performances from [Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/) and [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/).

The duo carried Milan in crunch time, particularly 33-year-old Mirotic who finished the game on 21 points and 13 rebounds, hitting 12 points in the home straight when Virtus launched one last onslaught which the home side was able to repel.

LeDay netted 19 points and racked up 4 boards, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the line, providing muscle in the paint as well as a threat from deep as he made both of his 3-point attempts.

In his post-game comments, the American offered a peculiar analogy to Milan’s resilience and fighting spirit, which forced battling Virtus into submission.

“It’s a big win for us, we’ve been struggling and there’ve been a lot of things going on, but we stayed together, resilient like dogs,” LeDay said. “Like my mom says, you’ve got to let the dogs go hunt, so that’s what you’ve got do. Let the dogs go hunt and see what they bring back to you.

“We got the stops when we needed to, that’s really been the main thing for our team. Offensively we were good but the key was getting those stops.”

Apart from Mirotic and LeDay, Milan’s effort was also carried by [Stefano Tonut](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/stefano-tonut/006509/), who enjoyed an impeccable shooting night in scoring 14 points, as well as [Fabien Causeur ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/)who netted 18 to go with 6 boards. The versatile French guard acknowledged the win over Virtus could potentially be a turning point early in the season as Milan snapped a four-game skid.

“It was a tough month for us and we had some tough losses but today we stuck together and hit some tough shots,” [said Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/videos/fabien-causeur-we-found-the-right-solutions/?feedId=60dee8825eb4fd8da365da78&title=Latest%20videos). “I am very happy because this is a great group of guys and we found the right solutions at the right time. It’s a good sign for the rest of the season and I am pretty sure we’re going to keep getting better.”

Apart from missing several key players including sharpshooting guard [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/), Milan was also without its ill-stricken head coach Ettore Messina, whose stand-in assistant Mario Fioretti praised the team and wished his boss a speedy recovery. 

“We played a solid game but we made some defensive mistakes when Virtus came back very hard in the third quarter,” he said. “We fought throughout the game and offensive rebounding was the key tonight as our defensive level was not where we wanted it to be.

“Virtus is a very tough team and it’s not easy to play them. Messina is feeling a lot better today and we hope to have our leader back as soon as possible.”

Milan racked up a massive 15 offensive boards and 40 in total, against 24 collected by Virtus, with only 3 of those on the offensive end. The home team also sank 12 of 29 attempts from 3-point range while Virtus made 9 of 22, the hosts thus excelling in key departments to prevail in a rip-roaring contest that kept fans on the edge of their seats throughout. 

The home team’s power forwards came up big down the stretch to propel their team to victory