This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after such a close deal down the stretch.

Post-Game Quotes: Hamburg 84-94 Metropolitans


### Vincent Collet, Boulogne Metropolitans 92
“We had to play our best game to win this game and we had a chance to find Vince Hunter who was dominating very much in the paint and he made the difference I think during the whole game.”


By the numbers: Metropolitans own the paint

The previous high for two-pointers made was 28 against MoraBanc Andorra in December 2017. Metropolitans’ record for two-point accuracy had been when it made 21 of 31 (67.7%) last season versus Unicaja Malaga. In contrast to Metropolitans great shooting, Hamburg was held to 20 two-pointers made from 38 tries (52.6%). 

Lokomotiv was huge on the boards, collecting 21 offensive rebounds, one shy of a club record. The visitors had 15 more offensive rebounds in the game, and the team outrebounded Turk Telkom 45-32 on the glass. And while those 45 rebounds are Lokomotiv's season high, it was not enough for the team to register its fifth win in as many games.

Overcoming rebounding deficit

Turk Telekom overcame Lokomotiv's dominance on the boards by holding the visitors to just 40% two-point shooting, as well as 30.8% from long range. And it did not need as many offensive boards of its own by converting on 57.1% on two-pointers.

Turk Telekom Ankara v Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (2021-11-16T17:00:00.000Z)

In a hard-fought affair, going into the fourth quarter the two teams combined to make just 5 three-point shots. Turk Telekom was 3-for-12, and Lokomotiv 2-for-12 going into the final 10 minutes. Few could envision what happened next.

Three-point fourth-quarter barrage

The two teams combined to make 12 three-pointers in the fourth quarter, making 6 apiece. For Turk Telekom, Aaron Harrison knocked down 3 triples in the fourth quarter, Anthony Clemmons had two, and Alex Perez hit his only triple in a clutch moment, with scored tied at 80-80 and under 3 minutes to go. For the visitors, Errick McCollum and Stanton Kidd each nailed 3 triples after not making a single one in the first 32 minutes of the game.

Post-Game Quotes: Turk Telekom 88-85 Lokomotiv


### Burak Goren, Turk Telekom Ankara
"It is our third win on our home court. I am proud of my players. Beginning to the end, my players did everything on the court, on the offensive and defensive side. It is a huge win for us. Thanks to all our fans in Ankara. They supported us very well in previous years and they started supporting us again. It was an amazing atmosphere and we are very strong with them. Congratulation to Loko. They have an unbelievable roster and a deep roster. They did not have a loss in the group stage before this game. We are very very happy for this win."



### Evgeny Pashutin, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
"It was a tough game. We expected this kind of game, with physical contact. This is the first time we face this kind of physicality... We prepared for this. And we told the guys, but in the first quarter, we were not able to answer the physical contact. If someone punches you, you have to punch back. We did this in the third and fourth quarter and we matched up with toughness and physicality and mentality. In the first quarter, we were not able to stop Harrison and their shooters. We made a much better adjustment in the third and fourth quarters. The good thing is we won the rebounding, we took 45 rebounds, this is our record for the season, but we did not manage to finish under the basket because the level of contact was so high. We have to learn from this game, and we have to be ready for teams like Turk Telekom or Partizan, teams that are physically strong. We have to be ready for this high-level of physical contact and able to find a way to follow our plan. In the third and fourth quarters offensively we found space, we were more calm. We started to share the ball much better. We were down 15, we found a way to come back and tie the game. In the clutch time, the game was decided with one shot. The team showed character today. It is a good lesson for us. A lot of things to learn from this game, to analyze our weaknesses and as much as possible cover our weaknesses moving forward."



### Aaron Harrison, Turk Telekom Ankara
"It was fun. We lost a few close games this year, and it is just exciting for us to get a win against a great team like that. We all came out and fought really hard, and stepped up to the challenge. So it was a good win. We played great as a team offensively. We shared the ball, the bigs rebounded and finished great. I think everybody played great, we fought hard, and this is a team that we could beat."


Turk Telekom's backcourt had a fresh face in Anthony Clemmons, who had quite a debut. Clemmons scored 9 points in each half, finishing with 18 for the night. It is a career-high for a guard who averaged 10.6 points for AS Monaco in the 2019-20 campaign, his only previous season in the competition, but he never scored more than 15 points before tonight.

Anthony Clemmons's impressive debut

Clemmons made 3-of-4 two-point shots and 3-of-7 triples, including a pair in the fourth quarter, and also had 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. What's even more impressive is that he led the team in minutes played with 33:42 in his first game. And it took such performance by a team newcomer for it to defeat Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.

In an exciting game that went down to the wire, Turk Telekom never trailed before holding off previously unbeaten Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 88-85 on Tuesday night in the Turkish capital. Third home win in as many games improved Turk Telekom to 3-2 in Group A, while Lokomotiv as the last undefeated team in the competition dropped to 4-1 record.

Turk Telekom holds on previously unbeaten Lokomotiv, 88-85

Led by Aaron Harrison, Turk Telekom led 60-46 in the third quarter, and held 75-62 in the fourth before Errick McCollum and Stanton Kidd rallied the hosts. However, the visitors never went in front and Turk Telekom pulled out a victory. Harrison paced the hosts with 28 points. Anthony Clemmons in his team debut scored 18 points, while Alex Perez had 11 points and 11 assists. Octavius Ellis collected 11 points and 9 rebound, and Tyler Ennis scored 10 in a victory. Lokomotiv's Johnathan Motley collected all of his 25 points and 8 rebounds in the first three quarter before fouling out. McCollum netted 17, Alan Williams had 12 points plus 10 rebounds, while Stanton Kidd scored 11 in a losing effort.

Turk Telekom went in front with Harrison scoring the first 5 points of the game, including a triple, but Motley and Thompson scored from close range for Lokomotiv on the other end. However, back-to-back threes from Harrison and Clemmons opened 17-8. Darius Thompson hit a three for the visitors, their only triple in the first half, and Williams scored in the crowd, but Harrison had a baseline jumper and Ennis a three-point play that helped Turk Telekom keep the lead, 24-17 after 10 minutes. Williams scored twice inside to open the second quarter and get Lokomotiv within 24-21, but Ellis and Perez quickly got the margin back to 30-21. Teams traded baskets as McCollum opened his tally with a pair of jumpers, and Motely got Lokomotiv within 34-29. Ellis and Motley trade more baskets, before Harrison and Motley traded three-point plays. Thompson also had a basket-plus-foul for the visitors to cut it to 43-39, but Turk Telekom finished the half on a high, and a fastbreak dunk from Johnson made it 47-39 at the break.

Motley scored 5 points, including a three-point play, to open the third quarter, but Samet Geyik scored twice and Ennis had a three-point play during a 9-0 run that opened 60-46 lead. Motley answered with another basket-plus-foul, and sparked a 0-10 run capped by a three-pointer from Greg Whittington. Berk Demir scored from close range, and Whittington had a floater at the other, and teams traded blows as things got a bit feisty. Lokomotiv got into foul trouble with both McCollum and Whittington picking up four personal fouls. The hosts finished the third quarter up 66-60, then doubled the margin with back-to-back threes from Harrison and Clemmons in the first 62 seconds of the fourth. Harrison got a lucky bounce on another long range shot to open 75-62, but Kidd hit one triple before McCollum knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to get Lokomotiv within 77-73 with 4:52 to go. Clemmons made a corner triple, but McCollum and Kidd each hit one to tie it at 80-80 with 3 minutes to go. However, less than a minute later Turk Telekom was back up 86-80 after triples from Perez and Harrison. Kidd continued a three-point barrage, then Williams made a tip-in to cut it to 86-85. But the visitors did not score again, as Harrison and Perez each split free throws in the final 20 seconds for the hosts to hold on.

Gran Canaria has the longest active winning streak in Group B, at three games, and sharp-shooting guard Dylan Ennis has everything to do with it.

Who's hot: Dylan Ennis, Gran Canaria

After losing the season opener on its home floor against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, Gran Canaria enters Round 5 on a three-game winning streak, the longest current such run in Group B.

During this span, Gran Canaria guard Dylan Ennis has been on fire.

Gran Canaria's victory parade started with a pair of dramatic road wins, an 81-85 decision at Promitheas Patras and an 89-90 win over Valencia Basket. Last week in Round 4, Gran Canaria's did not allow a first-quarter field goal in holding Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse to 3 points in 10 minutes en route to a 78-49 drubbing.

Ennis has starred in each game.

In the win over Promitheas, Ennis netted a team-high 20 points in just over 20 minutes. He shot 2-for-5 on two-pointers while knocking down 5 of 9 threes. A week later, in a win over Valencia, Ennis scored 16 points, making 5 of 7 twos and 2 of 6 threes.

Last week, Ennis again led Gran Canaria in scoring, finishing the game with 19 points, going 4-for-6 on two-pointers and 2-for-6 on three-pointers in dismantling Bourg.

In addition to averaging 18.3 points in Gran Canaria's three victories, Ennis is also posting 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.3 assists in those games. It led to him accumulating a total of 61 index rating points for an average of 20.3, ranking him fourth among all EuroCup players since Round 2.

This is Ennis's third season in the competition. He made his debut in the 2018-19 with MoraBanc Andorra and played with AS Monaco a season later.

Over those two seasons, Ennis averaged 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals. Entering this season, he also had shot 42.8% on two-pointers and 29.0% on three-pointers for his career.

In the last three games, his shooting numbers have significantly improved.

Ennis has made multiple triples in each game this season and has shot 9-for-21 over the last three games. At the same time, he has missed just 7 two-point shots during his team's winning run, making 11 of 18 tries on 61.1% accuracy.

What has also made Ennis's performances even more valuable has been his ability to limit turnovers. For a player so involved in his team's offense, not only has Ennis committed just 6 turnovers in the last three games, but there are 61 players who average more than his 3.2 turnovers per-40 minutes over that three-game span.

Ennis will try to maintain the level of his performances this week, when Gran Canaria visits Frutti Extra Bursaspor, whose coach Dusan Alimpijevic knows a thing or two about what Ennis can do, as the two were together at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade three years ago.

A big reason for that is that it has held those opponents to 41.8% two-point shooting, which is also the lowest in the league. MoraBanc Andorra will need strong showings from Victor Arteaga, Moussa Diagne and Babatunde Olumuyiwa to change that trend. On the other hand, Andorra is among the premier rebounding teams in the competition. Although its raw numbers are similar to Joventut’s, Andorra allows only 6.5 offensive rebounds per game, meaning it is controlling 82.2% of all missed shots by its opponents. Joventut may need to make some noise on the offensive glass to improve its chances against Andorra.

Joventut Badalona has the premier defense in the EuroCup this season, allowing opponents a competition-low 61.8 points per game.

Keys to victory: Joventut vs. Andorra

Joventut Badalona v MoraBanc Andorra (2021-11-16T20:00:00.000Z)