Name: Brussino rejects Ford! Magic Moment
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Jordan Ford goes for the layup, but Nico Brussino comes across to reject his effort.

Brussino rejects Ford! Magic Moment

 Jordan Ford goes for the layup, but Nico Brussino comes across to reject his effort.

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2024-12-03T19:00:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v FC Bayern Munich (2024-12-03T17:30:00.000Z)

Bonzie Colson goes up but Donta Hall comes out of nowhere for a massive swat!

Donta Hall swats it away! Motorola Magic Moment

 Bonzie Colson goes up but Donta Hall comes out of nowhere for a massive swat!

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-12-03T19:30:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024-12-03T17:30:00.000Z)

KK Cedevita Olimpija secured its second win in succession in the EuroCup by defeating U-BT Cluj-Napoca 103-96 in Round 10.

Cedevita Olimpija wins shootout with Cluj at home, 103-96

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana started the second half of the regular season with an important 103-96 home victory over U-BT Cluj-Napoca for its second straight win in Group B. Cedevita fought off every challenge to sweep the season series with Cluj, having taken the road game 86-93 to hold the tiebreaker. 

Cedevita improved to 6-4 with Devin Robinson scoring 25 points, Brynton Lemar totaling 23 points and Devante Jones and Jaka Blazic both adding 15 points. Cluj had been in excellent form with five wins in the last six games, but now have a 5-5 record. Mareks Mejeris’s 17 points and Zavier Simpson scoring 16 points were not enough for the road team. 

Game Videos

Cluj started going inside to Zach Hankins early and the big man had six points in opening a 7-11 lead. Lemar answered with seven straight points to put the hosts ahead 14-11. Adam Mokoka came up with six points at the other end and Cluj went up 19-20. Cedevita led 24-23 after 10 minutes. 

The early part of the second quarter saw both teams drain three three-pointers – two each by Mihai Maciuca for Cluj and Blazic for the hosts, who trailed 33-34. There were 10 lead changes before Lemar’s third triple gave Cedevita a 43-39 cushion. And three Aleksej Nikolic free throws extended the margin to 46-40. The home side was up 50-46 at the break. 

Game News

Cedevita tallied the first six points of the second half to take the biggest lead of the game at 56-46, as Cluj failed to score for the first 3 minutes of the third quarter. Maciuca and Sasu Salin drained back to back triples at the other end and the deficit was four points. An 11-5 spurt made it a 10-point game again, and triples by Blazic and Martinas Geben pushed the advantage to 75-63 after three quarters. 

Cluj had the better start of the final frame with a 3-10 run to pull within five points. Robinson and Jones combined for 12 points to keep Cedevita ahead 90-82. A DJ Seeley three-pointer and Karel Guzman dunk brought Cluj back within 90-87, but Robinson punched back with a three-pointer and Cedevita made 10 of 10 free throws in the final 119 seconds to lock up the win. 

The Slovenian side sweeps season series with the Romanian outfit

Nunn nets a tough off-balance jumper with Jan Vesely all over him to beat the second-quarter buzzer!

 Nunn beats the buzzer again! Motorola Magic Moment

 Nunn nets a tough off-balance jumper with Jan Vesely all over him to beat the second-quarter buzzer!

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v FC Barcelona (2024-12-03T19:15:00.000Z)

 Carlik tosses it up and Tyrique slams it in traffic.

Joneses' alley-oop connection! Motorola Magic Moment

  Carlik tosses it up and Tyrique slams it in traffic.

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Zalgiris Kaunas (2024-12-03T19:30:00.000Z)

Ndiaye starts and then finishes it as he steals the ball and caps it with a dunk after he was teed up by Lee!

Great work by Ndiaye and Lee! Motorola Magic Moment

 Ndiaye starts and then finishes it as he steals the ball and caps it with a dunk after he was teed up by Lee!

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Real Madrid (2024-12-03T19:00:00.000Z)

Abalde feeds deck after Mario Hezonja kept Real’s offense alive and the Argentine flushes it down after racing down the baseline!

Gabriel Deck with a fine dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

 Abalde feeds deck after Mario Hezonja kept Real’s offense alive and the Argentine flushes it down after racing down the baseline!

George Conditt uses a spin move before driving to the rim and erupting for the slam.

Conditt with the slam! Magic Moment

 George Conditt uses a spin move before driving to the rim and erupting for the slam.

Anadolu Efes returned to winning ways after back-to-back defeats by beating FC Bayern Basketball 101-90 in an offensive shootout in Round 13.

Efes outguns Bayern at home, 101-90

Anadolu Efes Istanbul returned to winning ways in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by topping FC Bayern Munich 101-90 at home in Round 13 on Tuesday. Efes improved to 7-6 in the standings while Bayern dropped to 8-5. 

Darius Thompson led the winners with 19 points. Dan Oturu added 14, Ercan Osmani and Rolands Smits each had 13, Jordan Nwora got 12 while Elijah Bryant contributed 10. Devin Booked paced Bayern with a career-high 27 points. Carsen Edwards added 20 while Nick Weiler-Babb had 17.

Edwards got Bayern going with a driving layup and Booker erased Rodrigue Beabouis's layup with a fast-break dunk for a 2-4 lead. Justus Hollatz scored in penetration and Vincent Poirier added a floater to give Efes its first lead, 6-4. Osmani stepped up with a driving layup and a three-pointer that boosted the hosts' lead to 11-8. Thompson also struck from downtown, then Osmani and Booker traded baskets before Poirier's jump hook gave his team a 18-10 margin. Booker kept pacing Bayern and Onuralp Bitim's jumper kept the visitors within 20-16. Booker followed a put-back slam with a layup and added a floater soon after. Thompson and Osmani rescued Efes, then Bryant's nine-meter triple gave the hosts a 27-22 lead after 10 minutes.

Oturu took over with an alley-oop dunk early in the second quarter. Nwora scored in the low post and Bryant's fadeaway jumper made it a double-digit game, 33-23. Shabazz Napier stepped up with a reverse layup, then Niels Giffey and Edwards each struck from downtown to bring Bayern as close as 35-31. Oturu ignited the crowd with an alley-oop slam, then Edwards and Nwora traded triples. Oturu dunked again to make Bayern call a timeout at 42-34. Oturu and Nwora remained unstoppable, then Smits capped a 12-0 Efes run with a reverse layup. Booker scored in the paint and fed Johannes Voigtmann for a layup, but Smits and an unstoppable Oturu made it a 16-point game, 54-38. Booker silenced the crowd with a power layup and another put-back dunk, getting help from Voigtmann and Edwards to bring Bayern within 56-48 at halftime.

Thompson scored off a midcourt steal soon after the break and Oturu bettered Booker's one-handed alley-oop slam with a three-point play, good for a 62-50 Efes lead. Weiler-Babb struck twice from downtown to keep Bayern within 64-56. Thompson beat the shot clock with a three-pointer, Edwards found space for a wide open layup and Weiler-Babb got the guests even closer, 67-60. Booker downed a mid-range jumper, Bryant and a red hot Weiler-Babb traded triples and Nwora's floater gave Efes fresh air at 72-65. Weiler-Babb buried his fourth and fifth three-pointer, then Edwards brought Bayern within 74-73 after 30 minutes.

Thompson stepped up with a driving layup early in the fourth quarter and Smits added a jump hook that gave Efes fresh air, 78-73. Smits bettered Booker's with a corner triple, Kevin Yebo and a red-hot Thompson traded put-back layups and Napier's fast-break basket kept Bayern as close as 83-79. Smits finished a three-chance Efes offense with a three-point play, Edwards scored in penetration and Nwora's dunk ignited the crowd at 88-81. Napier buried a three-pointer and erased Poirier's close basket with a layup. Thompson and Beaubois each buried a critical three-pointer that sealed the outcome, 96-88, with over 2 minutes left. Bryant buried a floater and Beaubois's three-pointer allowed Efes to celebrate a well-deserved win in style.

Coach Tomislav Mijatovic's team had six players in double digits


Elijah Bryant dives to get the steal then Darius Thompson finds Jordan Nwora for a huge slam: showtime in Istanbul!

Nwora's huge slam! Motorola Magic Moment

Nunn beats the first-quarter buzzer with a midcourt triple!

Nunn with a buzzer-beating mid-court triple! Motorola Magic Moment  

 Nunn beats the first-quarter buzzer with a midcourt triple!

Nunn with a buzzer-beating mid-court triple! Motorola Magic Moment 

Elijah Bryant beats the first quarter buzzer with a nine-meter bomb from waaaaay downtown! Splash! 

 Bryant beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment 

Elijah Bryant beats the first quarter buzzer with a nine-meter bomb from waaaaay downtown! Splash!  

Andrija Stipanovic picks up the steal and finishes the break with a big dunk.

Stipanovic with the steal and dunk! Magic Moment

Johannes Voigtmann feeds Devin Booker for a two-handed slam!

Booker throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment

 Johannes Voigtmann feeds Devin Booker for a two-handed slam!

 Hankins throws it down! Magic Moment 

Check out what the protagonists are saying ahead of Round 10 of the BKT EuroCup, and who might be missing in action.

Round 10: Pregame quotes and injury reports

## Tuesday, December 3

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. U-BT Cluj-Napoca (18:30 CET)

**Zvezdan Mitrovic, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana head coach**

"Every game is important for us. Cluj is a strong opponent with a great reputation. They had a slower start to the season but have now found their rhythm and are on a winning streak. The team is well-coordinated. We surprised them in Romania in the first round of the competition. I expect a challenging game, especially since Cluj had time to prepare, as they didn’t play in their domestic league, unlike us. We returned to Ljubljana on Sunday from Čačak. We’re trying to prepare well for our opponents and ensure our players are informed about everything. Tuesday’s game will undoubtedly be tougher than the matches against Hamburg and Borac. We need to maintain a good rhythm and respond to all the challenges we’ll face on Tuesday. Our defensive play has definitely reached a higher level after the break. We build our offense from our defense, even if, like against Hamburg, our shooting percentage wasn’t great. On Tuesday, we’re facing players with experience at a higher level, so it will be a tough task. We’re certainly a bit more fatigued than our opponents, so our energy and freshness in defense will be crucial. We have a lot of work ahead of us."

**DJ Stewart, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana guard**

"We know this will be a tough game, and from the first meeting, we know the kind of game they like to play. We’ve watched videos of their games and created a plan for Tuesday, which we need to follow. We’ll need help from the stands. I invite all fans to join us and cheer us on. After the break, we’ve been playing with a lot of energy. Everyone rested well during the pause. Now we’re back in the gym, working hard, motivated, and determined to win."

**Mihai Silvasan, U-BT Cluj-Napoca head coach**

"We are ahead of another important game. We have the same record and they won against us in the first game. We want to bounce back, play well and win this one. We need to have the right mindset in order to get a victory. Everybody is healthy, we are full of energy and we are looking forward to playing there and winning the game!"

**Adam Mokoka, U-BT Cluj-Napoca guard**

"It will be an interesting game, tough for sure. We lost our first game at home against them, so we definitely need this one on the road. It will be a tough match up, they are athletic, they also got our former teammate Andrija Stipanovic. It will be a special feeling about this one, but we have to get the job done."

### ratiopharm Ulm vs. Trefl Sopot (19:00 CET)

**Andy Van Vliet, Trefl Sopot forward**

"They're obviously a really great team, doing well in the German League right now and doing well in the EuroCup. They got us last time. Hopefully we can go over there and get our first win of the season in the EuroCup. It would be big for us. It was a close game last time, so hopefully we can make it a close game again and tip it in our favor."

### Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Dreamland Gran Canaria (20:00 CET)

**Jordan Bayehe, Dolomiti Energia Trento center**

"For me it will be a special game, because the first game against Gran Canaria was my first game in the EuroCup. On that occasion we had played very well, starting off strong, but then they were able to raise the level and, thanks to a few too many mistakes, we were unable to bring home the win. Gran Canaria is in a very good moment of form and, like us, played on Sunday; therefore, both teams will come to the game with intense rhythms. It will be a very complicated test, but the charge that the victory against Napoli gave us and the warmth of the Trentino crowd will be a fundamental boost to face such a strong and structured team."

## Wednesday, December 4

### Bahcesehir College Istanbul vs. Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (17:00 CET)

**Alessandro Magro, Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius head coach** 

"We have to go there and try to compete physically. Bahcesehir is a team that can destroy the flow of the opponents, starting from the defensive side. They have qualities in the offensive players. We need to stay focused, stay together for 40 minutes and not give them the chance to have a run and break during the game. The most important thing from the start of the game is a proper physical and mental approach."

**Arnoldas Kulboka, Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius forward**

"It will be a very tough game. The Bahcesehir team plays good basketball both in the BKT EuroCup and the Turkish League. They have a great roster, with some players who could easily compete in the EuroLeague. We will try to bounce back after last week’s loss. In Istanbul, we need to play physically and communicate better on defense. We cannot lose focus throughout the entire game."

### 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. Turk Telekom Ankara (18:00 CET)

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### Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv vs. Joventut Badalona (18:45 CET)

**Dimitris Itoudis, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv head coach**

"We’re facing an opponent that can play in various styles of basketball. They’re extremely well-connected, they have experienced players who are used to competing at the highest level in the EuroLeague, and recently, they managed to beat Real Madrid in the Spanish League. Overall, it's a very demanding game. We are in the process of finding our chemistry and automations in our offensive and defensive game. With all this said, we understand the importance of the game. We are going to fight until the end and compete at the highest level."

**Bar Timor, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv guard**

"We're heading into the game after an important win in the league, determined to keep the positive momentum going and kick off the second round of the EuroCup on the right track. Badalona is a tough opponent, but our focus is on ourselves and what we bring to the court."

**Dani Miret, Joventut Badalona head coach**

"In the last few weeks they have made a lot of moves. They have added Yam Madar, a EuroLeague-level point guard. They have Patrick Beverley, who we already know, and now we will find a totally different team, because a new coach like Itoudis has arrived. We must be prepared, play well in a game that will be very difficult. They are one of the teams that will be a very competitive project in the EuroCup, and we must go there and do better than in the last game in Europe."

**Injury report, Joventut:** Kaiser Gates, Miguel Allen and Michael Ruzic are out.

### Aris Midea Thessaloniki vs. Umana Reyer Venice (19:00 CET)

**Ioannis Kastritis, Aris Midea Thessaloniki head coach**

"It’s a very challenging game with high demands. Reyer seems to be finding their rhythm. \[Tyler\] Ennis is back, and we all know how important player he is for them. They are a very athletic team, especially at the '3' and inside. Given the absences we will have once again, it will certainly be a highly demanding game. We need to be ready to give more than 100%. In any case, we must be as competitive as possible in one-on-one situations, whether it’s individual defense or fighting for rebounds."

**Landers Nolley, Aris Midea Thessaloniki forward**

"We want to capitalize on the momentum we’ve built from the big game we played last Sunday. We could have responded either with a win or a loss, but fortunately, we came out victorious. Now, we aim to respond with another win tomorrow."

**Neven Spahija, Umana Reyer Venice head coach**

"It’s an important game for both teams. They have new players compared to the first leg. Playing in Greece, in front of those fans, is tough for anyone. It’s been a long time since I was last in Thessaloniki, but their support is always a key factor and will put us under great pressure. We must stay on our path, playing solid defense and maintaining pace on offense. This will be our third away game in six days; we’re a bit tired, but we’ve also worked on specific recovery strategies for the players. I believe we’ll continue to play good basketball, but winning there won’t depend solely on us. It will be tough, but as always, we’ll never give up."

**Carl Wheatle, Umana Reyer Venice guard**

"It will be a tough game for us, in a hostile environment and against a team that needs a win. We want to extend our positive momentum; we’re playing well and are highly motivated to win the game in Thessaloniki. Defense is our key and starting point: if we perform well individually and as a system, we’ll have a better chance of taking the win. On offense, we’ll need patience and ball movement to find our rhythm."

**Injury report, Aris:** Vassilis Toliopoulos and Lefteris Bochoridis are out for 3-5 weeks with first-degree strains in their calves.

**Injury report, Reyer:** Xavier Munford (knee) and Juan Manuel Fernandez (thigh) are out; Rodney McGruder (knee) is a game-time decision.

### Buducnost VOLI Podgorica vs. Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (19:00 CET)

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### Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse vs. Veolia Towers Hamburg (19:30 CET)

**Frederic Fauthoux, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse head coach**

"Hamburg is a team that likes to attack and is gaining strength in the competition, it won't be easy, but the objective is to seek victory at home."

**Brandon Paul, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse guard**

"It’s a good team, they are talented and young. Winning against them will be difficult, it's up to us to put in the intensity to get this victory."

**Benka Barloschky, Veolia Towers Hamburg head coach**

"We saw spikes in the first half of the group stage, which were the games against Ankara and Thessaloniki. Good games at the start against Valencia and Bourg-en-Bresse, in which we showed that we can also pose a challenge to the best teams. But heavy defeats were also part of the picture. Across all the games, it's clear that if we play our basketball for 40 minutes with a full line-up, we're very competitive. That's exactly what we want for the second half of the season. Because I think we have the potential to attack again. We also want to give ourselves this outlook. We have goals that we want to achieve."

### Valencia Basket vs. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (20:45 CET)

**Pedro Martinez, Valencia Basket head coach**

"\[I expect a\] much harder on defense, on offense we are going to find more difficulties and surely tomorrow we will not play with the three-point shooting percentages we had the other day, or the number of shots we had the other day. I assume that it will be a game more in the mud, with a lower pace, we will not be able to run as much counterattack as the other day, because they will not let us. We have to be prepared for a game with fewer points, surely tomorrow the game will go in a different direction and we have to be prepared for the kind of game we will find. They have improved a lot, they are in a very good dynamic. They are a team that defends very well, very aggressive, they are a fantastic team in the back and then these two players, \[Jared\] Harper and \[Khadeen\] Carrington, are really difficult to defend”.

Valencia Basket v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (2024-12-04T19:45:00.000Z)

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2024-12-04T18:30:00.000Z)

Aris Midea Thessaloniki v Umana Reyer Venice (2024-12-04T18:00:00.000Z)

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-12-04T18:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Joventut Badalona (2024-12-04T17:45:00.000Z)

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Turk Telekom Ankara (2024-12-04T17:00:00.000Z)

Bahcesehir College Istanbul v Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (2024-12-04T16:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm v Trefl Sopot (2024-12-03T18:00:00.000Z)