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Game Center: Barca, Maccabi wrap Round 20 with Wednesday wins
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Wednesday, January 10
FC Barcelona 86-78 Olympiacos Piraeus
Barcelona registered its third consecutive victory by edging Olympiacos at Palau Blaugrana on Wednesday. Barca improved to 14-6 in the standings while Olympiacos dropped to 11-9. Jabari Parker led the winners with a career-high 21 points. Willy Hernangomez added 16 while Nikola Kalinic and Tomas Satoransky each scored 13 for Barca, which outrebounded the Reds 33-23. Alec Peters led Olympiacos with 22 points and Nigel Williams-Goss added 12.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 95-78 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Maccabi dominated on defense and scored plenty on offense in the second half to down Virtus 95-78. The win improved Maccabi's record to 12-8 and gave it a head-to-head tiebreaker over Virtus, which dropped to 14-6. The teams traded blows in the first half, which ended 46-45 in Maccabi's favor, but it was all Maccabi after the break. Wade Baldwin starred with 22 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds, while John DiBartolomeo stepped up off the bench with 16 points. Marco Belinelli hit a career-high 7 triples on 12 attempts to finish with 24 points in defeat.
Tuesday, January 9
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 91-76 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Fenerbahce grabbed its sixth win in the last seven games by downing Partizan 91-76 at home in Round 20 on Tuesday. Fenerbahce improved to 12-8 in the standings while Partizan dropped to 10-10. Tyler Dorsey paced the winners with 24 points off the bench in just 21 minutes. Marko Guduric added 15 points, Nate Sestina had 14 while Nigel Hayes-Davis got 12 for Fenerbahce. Kevin Punter led Baskonia with 18 points. James Nunnally added 14, Bruno Caboclo 13 and Jaleen Smith 11.
AS Monaco 93-83 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Monaco fought off a spectacular Markus Howard as it knocked off Baskonia in a crucial game in the fight for the playoffs. Mike James scored 22 points with 7 assists and Donatas Motiejunas had 13 points to help Monaco snap a two-game losing skid to move to 11-9. Monaco committed only 6 turnovers and forced 19 turnovers for Baskonia, which dropped to 10-10 despite 33 points from Howard.
FC Bayern Munich 71-92 Real Madrid
Real Madrid improved its impressive regular-season record to 18-2 with an emphatic 71-92 win at FC Bayern Munich after yet another devastating performance. The German team dropped to 8-12, having given the reigning champ and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leader a good run for its money for much of the contest.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 83-76 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens grabbed an 83-76 victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Tuesday night. The hosts improved to 12-8, cementing their place in the top four of the standings. Efes dropped to 7-13, having recorded its seventh defeat in a row. An extraordinary performance by Grigonis saw him score a season-high 24 points, having gone 7-for-9 from deep. Kendrick Nunn and Dinos Mitoglou netted 14 points each, with Mathias Lessort adding 10. Kostas Sloukas paired his 9 points with 9 assists, meaning he now ranks third all-time in assists with 1,609 after overtaking EuroLeague legend Vassilis Spanoulis. For Efes, Rodrigue Beaubois scored 16 points, Tibor Pleiss had 13 and Elijah Bryant added 12.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 82-76 ALBA Berlin
Milan edged a tight contest to overcome ALBA at the Forum, improving to 9-11 and moving closer to the playoff places, while the German team is still waiting for its first road win of the season. It was an extremely close game with 19 lead changes and neither team leading by more than 6 points at any time, but Milan found enough offense in the crucial final quarter to take the win. Nicolo Melli paced the winning team with 16 points, while Devon Hall and Diego Flaccadori scored 14. ALBA was led by Johannes Thiemann with 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Valencia Basket 79-84 Zalgiris Kaunas
Zalgiris snapped a four-game road losing streak by edging Valencia at La Fonteta in Round 20 on Tuesday. Zalgiris improved to 7-13 in the standings while Valencia dropped to 10-10. Keenan Evans paced the winners with 24 points on 6 of 9 three-point shooting. Edgaras Ulanovas added 14 points and Rolands Smits had 12 for Zalgiris. Brandon Davies paced Valencia with 18 points in defeat.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 100-91 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
ASVEL is on its first winning streak of the season after beating visiting Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday night. For the first time this season ASVEL has won two games in a row, this one coming under new head coach Pierric Poupet, as the team improved to 4-16 on the season. Zvezda dropped to 8-12 record. Paris Lee tallied 23 points and 7 assists and Joffrey Lauvergne scored 17 points to lead the winning effort. Nemanja Nedovic paced Zvezda with 26 points.