One of this season's must-watch games will see top four-chasing Fenerbahce (20-12) look to maintain its stunning home form against Istanbul rival Efes (15-17), which has a play-in place within reach after winning three in a row.
Game Facts: Fenerbahce vs. Efes
The Istanbul Derby will see new single-game points record holder Nigel Hayes-Davis face the man he has just deposed, Shane Larkin, who was also in great form with 28 points in last week's key win at Baskonia. Fenerbahce has been unstoppable at home recently, winning eight in a row and surpassing 100 points in four of those. Head coach Saras Jasikevicius's team also has confidence from the knowledge it won this season's first Istanbul derby, triumphing 84-89 in December behind 24 points from the man of the moment, Hayes-Davis, plus 17 points and 8 assists from Nick Calathes, who faces a mouthwatering backcourt battle with Larkin.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Streaks
Yam Madar has made 20 consecutive free throws.
Dyshawn Pierre has made 14 consecutive free throws.
Johnathan Motley had PIRs of 10 or more in 12 straight games.
Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight games.
Nigel Hayes-Davis has scored 10 or more points in six straight games.
Hayes-Davis has made multiple triples in six straight games.
Hayes-Davis has PIRs of 21 or more in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Marko Guduric ranks fifth in free throw shooting at 92.3% per game.
Scottie Wilbekin ranks second in average three-pointers made with 2.9 per game.
Tarik Biberovic leads the league in three-point shooting at 57.4% per game.
Tyler Dorsey ranks seventh in three-point shooting at 47.5% per game.
Fenerbahce ranks first in three-point shots made with 11.2 per game.
Fenerbahce ranks second in three-point accuracy at 39.4%.
Fenerbahce ranks fourth in three-throw accuracy at 81.0%.
Records/Milestones
Nigel Hayes-Davis set the all-time EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points in a victory over ALBA Berlin in Round 32.
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague all-time leader in assists with 2,043.
Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season record in 2018-19 with 286 total assists.
Calathes is the EuroLeague all-time leader in steals with 439.
Calathes is second all-time with 302 career games started. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is the all-time leader with 304 starts and counting.
Calathes ranks sixth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes ranks eighth all-time with 4,140 index rating points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan seventh with 4,149 and counting.
Calathes is ranked 15th all-time in scoring with 3,161 points. Paulius Jankunas is 14th with 3,241 points.
Calathes needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Calathes needs 22 two-point shots made to reach 1,000 for his career.
Scottie Wilbekin ranks fifth all-time in three-point shots made with 580. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid ranks fourth with 591 three-point shots made and counting.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks seventh all-time with 208 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 225 blocks and counting.
Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.8%.
Melih Mahmutoglu needs 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Dyshawn Pierre needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Sertac Sanli needs 3 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has scored at least 11 points in seven of his last eight games.
Larkin has PIRs of 15 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Derek Willis has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight of his last eight games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.
Clyburn has scored in double digits and had PIRs of 13 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Mike Daum has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Daum has made all 8 free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Season rankings
Shane Larkin leads the league in average index rating with 20.6 per game.
Larkin ranks fifth in scoring with 17.3 points per game.
Larkin ranks seventh in assists with 5.1 per game.
Larkin ranks ninth in free throw shooting at 91.0% per game.
Larkin ranks fifth in average three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.
Dan Oturu is tied for fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Efes has committed the second-fewest turnovers at 10.4 per game.
Efes ranks third in scoring at 85.8 points per game.
Efes ranks fourth in two-point shooting at 56.3%.
Efes allows a league-high 86.8 points per game.
Efes allows a league-high 39.5% on three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 three-pointers made in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 225 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,387 career rebounds. Othello Hunter is 11th with 1,424.
Pleiss is ranked 10th all-time with 467 offensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520.
Pleiss ranks seventh all-time with 1,004 two-point shots made. Paulius Jankunas is in fifth place with 1,011 two-point shots apiece.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time with 503 three-point shots made. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518 triples made.
Larkin is ranked 13th place all-time in scoring with 3,282 points. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is 12th with 3,322 and counting.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks 12th all-time with 456 three-pointers made. Alexey Shved is 11th with 459.
Will Clyburn needs 36 points to reach 3,000 for his career.