Name: Marko Guduric: 'It's good to start the new year with a win'
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Fenerbahce Beko guard Marko Guduric spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Anadolu Efes in Round 19 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Marko Guduric: 'It's good to start the new year with a win'

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul guard Marko Guduric spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul in Round 19 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2025-01-03T17:45:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Brizuela to Metu alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment

Paris Basketball v FC Barcelona (2025-01-03T19:15:00.000Z)

Odiase’s dunk from an inbound pass! Magic Moment

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Bahcesehir College Istanbul (2025-01-03T19:00:00.000Z)

Yurtseven posterizes Akele Motorola Magic Moment

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2025-01-03T19:15:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2025-01-03T17:00:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko started 2025 on the right foot by topping Anadolu Efes 84-76 in Round 19's Rivalry Series game on Friday. Saras Jasikevicius's men improved to 11-7 in the standings and have a 2-0 record against Efes, which dropped to 10-9. 

Fenerbahce downs Efes in Rivalry Series matchup, 84-76

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul started 2025 on the right foot by topping Anadolu Efes Istanbul 84-76 in Round 19's Rivalry Series game on Friday. Saras Jasikevicius's men improved to 11-7 in the standings and have a 2-0 record against Efes, which dropped to 10-9. 

Tarik Biberovic and Marko Guduric led the winners with 17 points apiece. Guduric also contributed 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Nigel Hayes-Davis had 12 points while Devon Hall got 11 for Fenerbahce. Elijah Bryant led Efes with 16 points. Shane Larkin added 15, and Jordan Nwora and Vincent Poirier each had 12.

Game Videos

Larkin got Efes going with a three-pointer off the dribble. Sertac Sanli hit a jumper in transition and Skylar Mays struck from downtown for a 5-3 Fenerbahce lead. Nwora answered from beyond the arc, Ercan Osmani dunked and Larkin's jumper gave Efes a 6-10 lead. Mays scored off a wild spin move which Sanli followed with a turnaround jumper that tied it at 10-10. Biberovic and Larkin traded triples before Sanli restored a 15-14 Fenerbahce lead. Hayes-Davis buried a jump hook, before Larkin downed a mid-range shot and Poirier's reverse layup provided another lead change, 17-18. Biberovic matched Bryant's driving layup with a jumper, then Hayes-Davis's three-point play put the hosts in charge, 22-20. Rolands Smits and Poirier helped Efes tie it at 24-24 after 10 minutes. 

Stanley Johnson took over with a layup-plus-foul and a jumper off the glass early in the second quarter. Guduric stepped up with a driving layup and Biberovic added a three-pointer for a 29-29 tie. Hall and Smits each struck from downtown for either side, before Dan Oturu's power layup gave Efes a 32-34 lead. Guduric buried one from beyond the arc, but Darius Thompson found his first points and Nwora added a driving layup that made Efes regain a 36-38 lead. Poirier shocked the crowd with a high-flying tip-in, then Guduric and Hayes-Davis helped Fenerbahce tie it at 40-40. Dyshawn Pierre beat the buzzer with a three-pointer that put the hosts in charge, 43-40, at halftime.

Game News

Nwora and Poirier each dunked soon after the break, giving Efes a 43-44 edge. Mays hit a mid-range jumper, which Hall followed with a three-pointer to boost Fenerbahce's lead to 48-44. Osmani stepped up with a layup-plus-foul before a red-hot Larkin restored a 48-52 Efes lead. Nicolo Melli and Hall made free throws and Biberovic buried a corner triple that ignited the crowd at 55-52. Hayes-Davis joined the three-point shootout, Bryant nailed a jumper off the dribble and Melli's layup restored a 60-54 Fenerbahce lead. Bryant and Guduric traded layups before Mays banked in a tough shot that fixed the score at 64-56 after 30 minutes.

Bryant buried back-to-back jumpers early in the fourth quarter, single-handedly bringing Efes within 65-60. Khem Birch and Hall drew fouls and made free throws to make it an eight-point game, 68-60, with 6 minutes left. Efes kept struggling to score and Guduric restored a double-digit Fenerbahce lead, 71-60. Nwora hit foul shots, but Biberovic buried a highly-contested triple that broke the game open, 74-62. Bryant followed a floater with a driving basket to give Efes hope, 76-66, with 2 minutes left. Guduric and Biberovic each struck from downtown to seal the outcome, 82-68, giving Fenerbahce fans plenty of time to celebrate a special win.

Marko Guduric had a fantastic all-around performance to lead the hosts to the win


Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Joventut Badalona | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius v Joventut Badalona (2025-01-03T17:00:00.000Z)

Wolves picked up a crucial victory to start the new year in fighting past Joventut 91-80 at home as it battles for a playoff spot. Wolves finally opened some space with a 10-2 start to the fourth quarter and now holds a 7-6 record in Group A with a 4-2 mark at home. 

Wolves survive back and forth, down Joventut 91-80 at home

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius picked up a crucial victory to start the new year in fighting past Joventut Badalona 91-80 at home as it battles for a playoff spot. Wolves finally opened some space with a 10-2 start to the fourth quarter and now holds a 7-6 record in Group A with a 4-2 mark at home. 

Kristupas Zemaitis scored a team-high 17 points for Wolves, with Anthony Cowan collecting 15 points and 9 assists, while Garrison Brooks, Tre’Shawn Thurman, Arnoldas Kulboka and Jeffrey Taylor all chipped in with 10 points apiece. Joventut’s playoff hopes are slowly dying off with a 4-9 record, including 1-6 on the road. The Spanish side, which has lost four of the last five games, was paced by Ante Tomic’s 18 points, with Artem Pustovyi and Kassius Robertson both adding 12 points in the defeat.

The game was tight early, with Pustovyi scoring six points for the guests and Cowan picking up five points as Wolves were ahead 11-8. Joventut had a strong run and took the lead, 13-14, only to see Wolves move back ahead, but it was the Spanish side leading after 10 minutes, 17-18. 

Taylor came off the Wolves bench for two scores but Joventut was still up 23-25. Taylor knocked down a triple to finish a 7-0 spurt and Wolves was back ahead 30-25. Sam Dekker sparked the guests and it was 32-34. Robertson followed with two triples and Joventut was up 39-40 at the break. 

Neither team could really clear any space in the third quarter either. The biggest cushion was two points as the lead changed hands 17 times in the 10 minutes. Tomic scored 12 points in the period for Joventut while Thurman had eight points for Wolves, which led 66-64 after 30 minutes.

Zemaitis knocked down back-to-back triples to start the fourth quarter and Wolves added two more scores and the advantage was suddenly 76-66 with 6 minutes to play. Guillem Vives did hit a three-pointer for the guests, but Arnoldas Kulboka countered from deep and it was 81-71 with under 5 minutes left. Joventut held Wolves scoreless for more than 2 minutes but managed only two points. Cowan scored a layup and three-pointer to make it 86-73 with 110 seconds to go to decide the game.

Alessandro Magro's men use a strong start to the fourth quarter to finally pull away from the visitors

Jones robs Jokubaitis of the ball, races clear and rocks the rim!

Carlik Jones steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment

 Jones robs Jokubaitis of the ball, races clear and rocks the rim!

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2025-01-03T19:30:00.000Z)

Cluj started 2025 in impressive fashion with a 104-83 blowout of Hamburg to extend his home winning streak to five games. Cluj took control of the game with a 31-10 run in the third quarter to improve to 7-6 in Group B, including 5-2 at BTarena. 

Cluj crushes Hamburg 104-83 for fifth straight home win

Cluj started 2025 in impressive fashion with a 104-83 blowout of Hamburg to extend his home winning streak to five games. Cluj took control of the game with a 31-10 run in the third quarter to improve to 7-6 in Group B, including 5-2 at BTarena. 

Adam Mokoka paced five Cluj scorers in double figures with 19 points, Gediminas Orelik had 18 points, De’Shawn Stephens 16, DJ Seeley 15 and Mareks Mejeris added 14 points. Cluj didn’t even need Zavier Simpson as the EuroCup’s third-best scorer went scoreless, though he did dish out 7 assists. Hamburg could not build on its surprising win in the last round over Jerusalem, falling to 3-10 and 0-7 on the road. Kur Kuath tallied 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Kenneth Ogbe scored 12 points.

Mareks Mejeris scored six early points to put Cluj ahead early, 9-5. Hamburg held the hosts scoreless for nearly 3 minutes and pulled ahead, 9-11, with six straight points. That was the first of four lead changes and Cluj held the guests scoreless for more than 2 minutes, with Seeley moving to 7 points for a 25-17 lead. Cluj’s advantage was 30-22 after 10 minutes. 

Camron Reece opened the scoring in the second quarter for Hamburg while Cluj failed to score for nearly 3 minutes. Hamburg could only cut the margin to 6 points and Cluj went on a 9-3 surge over more than 4 minutes for a 41-29 cushion. Stephens added two more baskets and Cluj went into the break up 45-35. 

Cluj had the lead at 12 points early in the second half but Niklas Wimberg and Ogbe both hit triples for Hamburg to make it 51-45. Mokoka stepped up for Cluj with 11 points, including two three-pointers and a massive dunk in a 25-7 run to lead 76-52. The margin grew to 27 points at 82-55 and Cluj led 82-56 after 30 minutes.

Sasu Salin drained two three-pointers in an 11-0 start to the fourth quarter to lead 93-56 and end any doubts. Hamburg could not get closer than 21 points the rest of the way - and that only because Cluj coach Mihai Silvason finished the game with his youngsters.

The hosts had five players score in double figures in a dominant win

 Jordan Ford drives to the basket, but Odiase pulls up for the block!

Odiase rejects Ford! Magic Moment

 Jordan Ford drives to the basket, but Odiase pulls up for the block! 

Turk Telekom-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Turk Telekom Ankara v Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse (2025-01-03T16:30:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara continued its momentum by beating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 98-89 to notch its fourth straight win in the BKT EuroCup, while the visitors lost for the third game in a row. With this victory, Erdem Can’s men now hold an 8-5 record, with Frederic Fauthoux’s charges dropping to 6-7. After Bourg won the first game between these two by four points, Turk Telekom's nine-point victory gives it the advantage in any potential tiebreaker.

Anthony Brown keeps Turk Telekom rolling against Bourg, 98-89

Turk Telekom Ankara continued its momentum by beating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 98-89 to notch its fourth straight win in the BKT EuroCup, while the visitors lost for the third game in a row. With this victory, Erdem Can’s men now hold an 8-5 record, with Frederic Fauthoux’s charges dropping to 6-7. After Bourg won the first game between these two by four points, Turk Telekom's nine-point victory gives it the advantage in any potential tiebreaker.

Anthony Brown was electric for Turk Telekom, finishing with 32 points after going 8 of 9 on three-pointers. Olivier Hanlan scored 23 points, of which 12 came in the fourth quarter, while Kyle Alexander added 13 points, having netted 5 points in the final 36 seconds. For Bourg, Xavier Castaneda had a team-high 18 points, followed by Joel Ayayi and Maksim Salash with 12 apiece, Brandon Paul with 11, and Adrian Nelson with 10.

Brown got Turk Telekom off the mark with a three-pointer, which would prove to be the theme of the first quarter. Adrian Nelson’s activity on the offensive glass was paying dividends for Bourg, with the forward scoring 5 points and Castaneda knocking down a triple as the visitors went 6-10 ahead. But a 10-0 Turk Telekom run that featured a couple of threes by Speedy Smith helped the visitors take a 16-10 lead. Bourg kept it tight, but when Brown struck from three-point land for the third time to make it 6 for 7 from deep for Turk Telekom, the hosts led 24-19. Hugo Benitez’s three made it tight at 26-25, but Hanlan’s two free throws ensured it was 28-25 after 10 minutes.

Maksim Salash had 5 points in the final 2:30 minutes of the first quarter, then converted a three-point play to tie things up at 28-28. Brandon Jefferson hit a couple of free throws to restore Bourg’s advantage at 28-30, but Hanlan, Ismet Akpinar and Brown all netted jumpers to make it 34-30. A Brandon Paul three and a perfect trip to the line from Kevin Kokila gave Bourg a 34-35 edge, before Castaneda responded to an Akpinar steal and layup to set a 36-37 score. Brown’s corner three, a big alley-oop slam from Makoundou, and a Javon Bess triple swelled the lead to 44-37. Bourg got as close as 44-42 thanks to 5 points by Joel Ayayi, and again at 46-44 following two made free throws by Castaneda, but Hanlan’s 5-0 personal run made it 51-44 before Castaneda split free throws to set a 51-45 halftime score.

Ayayi got Bourg going in the second half with 5 straight points, which cut the score to 51-50, but Brown’s three-pointer – his fifth on the night from five attempts – looked as though it was going to get the hosts going at 54-50. However, Castaneda scored 7 points in a 9-0 Bourg run that saw the visitors go 54-59 ahead, with the last two coming after an unsportsmanlike foul by Speedy Smith – his second of the game, which saw him head for an early shower. Alexander hit back for Turk Telekom by scoring 5 straight points to tie it at 59-59, and Brown later appeared with 5 points in a row to give the hosts a 67-64 edge. Nelson’s triple pushed Bourg back ahead at 67-69, but Brown scored from mid-range to make it 69-69 heading into the final frame.  

Bourg had the better start to the fourth after scores by Paul and Brandon Jefferson opened a 69-74 score, and despite a response from Turk Telekom, Nelson’s offensive rebound and finish gave the visitors a six-point margin at 72-78. Hanlan, who drained a three earlier in the period, netted another to make things tight at 75-78, then had a three-point play to make it 78-80. Turk Telekom youngster Melih Tunca had not played through the first three quarters, but he saw some fourth-quarter action and made a big impact with a three-pointer that restored the hosts’ lead, 81-80, before seeing another triple bounce four times before dropping, 84-80. Jordan Usher got his first points of the night, but Brown’s deep three – his seventh – made it 87-82. Brown then reappeared by hitting a contested three – his eighth – to give Turk Telekom a 90-84 edge. In the final 36 seconds, Alexander stepped up with offensive rebounds and points, netting 5 to help guide the hosts to a 98-89 win.

The Turkish outfit is comfortably in the playoff places while the French side is looking over its shoulder

 Berkan Durmaz tried to go for the slam, but Jean-Marc Pansa recovered to reject his shot.


Pansa rejects Durmaz! Magic Moment

 Berkan Durmaz tried to go for the slam, but Jean-Marc Pansa recovered to reject his shot.
 

Anthony Cowan thinks he is clear but Adam Hanga races back for the chase down block


Hanga with the chasedown block! Magic Moment

 Anthony Cowan thinks he is clear but Adam Hanga races back for the chase down block


Anthony Cowan gets the ball to Marek Blazevic and the big man posterizes Yannick Kraag.

Blazevic posterizes Kraag! Magic Moment

Anthony Cowan gets the ball to Marek Blazevic and the big man posterizes Yannick Kraag. 

DJ Seeley grabs the steal and feeds Adam Mokoka, who unleashes a massive dunk.


Mokoka takes off for the massive dunk! Magic Moment

 DJ Seeley grabs the steal and feeds Adam Mokoka, who unleashes a massive dunk.
