Petar Bozic's side are now a perfect 4-0 away from the English capital after beating Besiktas in Round 7.
London's shooting percentages led to road victory
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The London Lions grabbed its fifth win in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season and remained undefeated outside the English capital by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 80-83. Shooting the ball better made the difference.
Indeed, Besiktas did plenty of things right to keep its chances alive until the final buzzer. The hosts outrebounded London 38-31 and grabbed 10 more boards than their opponents, 27-17, in the second half. Besiktas also forced London to commit 11 second-half turnovers after getting just 4 before the break.
Besiktas finished the game with 16 offensive boards and London only pulled down 3. There is a logical explanation to those numbers, which is simply that London made far more shots than its opponent and that proved to be the difference in the game.
Besiktas hit 20 of 41 two-pointers (48.8%) and that number went down to 40%, 8-of-20, in the second half. The hosts also struggled from beyond the arc, burying just 10-of-33 three-pointers (30.3%). Those 44 missed shots were the key to the game; even though Besiktas did a fantastic job of getting second-chance opportunities, it was not enough.
On the other hand, London buried 19-of-31 two-pointers (61.3%) and hit half of its 22 attempts from beyond the arc. That's 23 missed shots against Besiktas's 44. London finished the game with more than 20 assists for the fifth time this season, dishing as many as 23. Matt Morgan had 7 while Jordan Taylor recorded 6.