Round 14 in the 2023-24 EuroLeague season has come to a close, with some notable results taking place during Friday's three fixtures.
Game Center: Fener triumphs on Saras's debut; Valencia, Milan both win on the road
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Friday, December 15
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 86-74 AS Monaco
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul continued its perfect record at home in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season with an 86-74 win against AS Monaco in Round 14. On what was Saras Jasikevicius's first game in charge of Fenerbahce, the team led for almost the entire night as it improved to a 7-7 record. Monaco, meanwhile, dropped to a 8-6 mark.
Olympiacos Piraeus 56-63 Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket used its defense to shock Olympiacos Piraeus 56-63 on the road in Round 14 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. That's now three wins in a row for Valencia, which improved its record to 8-6, while Olympiacos suffered its third home loss of the season to drop to a 7-7 record.
FC Barcelona 86-90 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (5-9) celebrated a shock 86-90 win at FC Barcelona (10-4) to snap its poor run of form and rekindle its hopes of making the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs. This result dented Barcelona's hopes of catching up with runaway leader and reigning champ Real Madrid (13-1) at the top of the standings.
Thursday, December 14
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs. ALBA Berlin
Zvezda brushed aside ALBA 85-71 after taking control midway through the contest and never letting go. Zvezda improved to 5-9, while ALBA dropped to 2-12. Zvezda pulled away to lead 51-42 at halftime and used its defense to lock up the result early. Rokas Giedraitis shined with 19 points against his former club with 19 while Nemanja Nedovic scored a game-high 20. Milos Teodosic contributed 12 points and Dejan Davidovac 10. Louis Olinde paced ALBA with 13 points..
Zalgiris Kaunas 85-93 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Partizan snapped its four-game road losing streak by downing Zalgiris 85-93 in Round 14 to improve to 8-6 in the standings. Zalgiris dropped to 5-9. Kevin Punter paced the winners with 22 points. PJ Dozier added 16 points, James Nunnally 14, Zach LeDay 13 and Bruno Caboclo 12 for Partizan. Keenan Evans led Zalgiris with a career high 33 points. Rolands Smits added 18 and Tomas Dimsa had 11 for the hosts. Partizan led from tipoff to final buzzer and was up by as many as 17 points in between.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 95-86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Maccabi took control in the fourth quarter to seize an important 95-86 home win over Efes and improve to 8-6 with a third win in four games. Efes fell to 7-7. Lorenzo Brown paced four Maccabi double-figures scorers with 21 points. Bonzie Colson adeed 19, James Webb 14 and Tamir Blatt 12 points. Efes, too, had four double-digit scorers with Darius Thompson netting 22 points, Mike Daum 20, Shane Larkin 17 and Tyrique Jones 12 points. After 30 close minutes, Blatt's 3 three-pointers early in the fourth quarter sent Maccabi in front for good.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 81-91 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Virtus nailed a hugely impressive 81-91 road win at Baskonia to climb to a 10-4 record and retain its hold on third place. Baskonia dropped to 8-6. The hosts led 70-68 with 7 minutes left before a 10-0 run by Virtus cleared its way to victory. Marco Belinelli scored a season-high 27 points, Tornike Shengelia had 16 and Isaia Cordinier paired his 12 points with 8 rebounds. Chima Moneke paced the hosts with 16 points, followed by Maik Kotsar, who had 13.
Real Madrid 88-73 FC Bayern Munich
Real's record rose to 13-1 record with an 88-73 home win over Bayern and the hosts' former head coach, Pablo Laso. Bayern gave the hosts a stern test through three quarters, but Real recovered to secure the win behind 16 points from Sergio Llull. Facundo Campazzo chipped in with 13, Mario Hezonja 12, Sergio Rodriguez and Vincent Poirier 11 each. For Bayern, Isaac Bonga stood out with 15 points and Devin Booker poured 14.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 82-89 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Panathinaikos returned to winning ways by downing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 81-89. The Greens improved to 7-7 while ASVEL dropped to 2-12. Marius Grigonis led the winners with 19 points. Kostas Sloukas added 18 and a career-high 12 assists, Dinos Mitoglou scored 16 points, Mathias Lessort 14 and Kendrick Nunn 13 for Panathinaikos. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot led ASVEL with 17 points, while Youssoupha Fall added 13 and Joffrey Lauvergne posted 10 points and 11 rebounds.