A thrilling double-round week in the EuroLeague, the most competitive basketball league in the world, is now officially in the books.
Game Center: Four home winners; Monaco, Valencia victorious on the road
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Friday, December 8
Zalgiris Kaunas 79-83 AS Monaco
AS Monaco got back to winning ways in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season by going on the road and edging Zalgiris Kaunas 79-83. Monaco improved to 8-5 in the standings, while Zalgiris dropped to 5-8.
Olympiacos Piraeus 77-69 FC Bayern Munich
A stellar first quarter proved barely enough for Olympiacos Piraeus to hold on to a 77-69 home win over FC Bayern Munich and break their tie in the middle of the standings. The Reds snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 7-6 and Bayern lost a three-game win streak in dropping to 6-7.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 100-90 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Virtus Segafredo Bologna completed a perfect double-round week with a 100-90 home victory over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. This victory saw Virtus improve to 9-4, while Maccabi fell to 7-6.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 87-85 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (8-5) ground out a hard-earned 87-85 home win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (4-9) in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. The hosts nearly spilled a 10-point lead in the closing stages of a contest in which they led from start to finish.
FC Barcelona 89-81 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
FC Barcelona remains unbeaten at Palau Blaugrana this season after beating Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 89-81 in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. This was Barca's sixth straight home win this term and it improved its overall record to 10-3, while Fenerbahce dropped to 6-7.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 55-78 Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket recorded a resounding 55-78 road win against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne at LDLC Arena in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. In particular, the visitors turned their defense up a notch in the second half and completed a perfect double-round week, improving to a 7-6 record. ASVEL, meanwhile, lost its fifth straight game and has now lost all five of its home games this season, dropping to a 2-11 record, tied for the worst in the EuroLeague.
Thursday, December 7
ALBA Berlin 89-97 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Efes again overcame a shortened rotation to sweep the double-round week by knocking off ALBA 89-97. Shane Larkin shined with a season-high 32 points and a PIR of 41 while Efes got a number of other big contributions in moving to 7-6 with its second road win of the year. Mike Daum hit 5 three-pointers for 17 points; Tyrique Jones and Darius Thompson both scored 13 points; Dan Oturu had 10 points and Justus Hollatz added 9 points and 8 assists in his return to Germany. ALBA was paced by Johannes Thiemann with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 40. Together with Larkin's 41, it marked the first time in EuroLeague history that two players had PIRs of 40 or higher in the same game.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 78-90 Real Madrid
The reigning champs improved to 12-1 by completing a perfect stay Greece witha resounding 78-90 win at Panathinaikos Athens (6-7). After a spectacular first half in which center Mathias Lessort lit up Panathinaikos crowd with some spectacular dunks and Kendrick Nunn paced the hosts with 20 points, Real found two extra gears after the break and prevailed comfortably. Former Panathinaikos forward Mario Hezonja paced Real with 19 points. Gabriel Deck added 16 and Dzanan Musa netted 14, while Sergio Llull scored 11 and Walter Tavares chipped in with 10. Nunn finished with a game-high 24 points and Lessort added 18 for the Greens.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 82-69 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Partizan granted its fans another magic night when it defeated Milan 82-69 at sold-out Stark Arena despite having trailed by 15 points, 45-60, after 25 minutes. From there, Partizan outscored the visitors 37-9 the rest of the way to improve to 7-6 while Milan slips to 4-9. Kevin Punter led Partizan with 19 points. Bruno Caboclo posted all of his 16 in the first half and Zach LeDay added 15 for the winners.. Shavon Shields paced Milan with 19 points and Maodo Lo netted 12 points in the losing effort