Turk Telekom Ankara got its 7DAYS EuroCup season back on track in Round 2 by beating Veolia Towers Hamburg 83-88 at edel-optics.de Arena, with Tony Taylor marking his return to action by recording 25 points and 5 assists off the bench, having missed his team's opening-round defeat to Paris Basketball.
Taylor's return provides spark for Turk Telekom
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It did not take long for Taylor to make an impact for Turk Telekom. He entered the court with 5:47 to go in the first quarter and scored 8 points while also dishing out 1 assist, which ensured that his team ended the first 10 minutes with a one-point advantage. Another 10 points followed in the second quarter en route to a 38-44 halftime lead, as Hamburg struggled to stop Taylor from scoring points. He would go on to score a further 7 points and dish out 4 assists in the second half.
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Alexander punishes the rim! Magic Moment
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Makoundou ends the quarter with a slam! Magic Moment,
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Ivey leads Kuath for slam! Magic Moment
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Alexander's big alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Title here Kuath with the monster putback dunk! Magic Moment
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Stove drains the buzzer-beater! Magic Moment
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Great alley oop from Durmaz and Alexander! Magic Moment
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Flying Alexander! Magic Moment of the Night
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Smith and Makoundou combine! Magic Moment
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Alexander on the alley oop! Magic Moment
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Makoundou gets airborne to hammer it home! Magic Moment
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kuath skies for the alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Bess with eyes in the back of his head! Magic Moment
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Makoundou's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Kuath swats Hankins! Magic Moment
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Stewart dunks off a steal! Magic Moment
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Robinson throws it down! Magic Moment
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Alexander blocks and Robinson dunks!
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Reece with the alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Makoundou's big block! Magic Moment
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Makoundou's put-back dunk! Magic Moment
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Kuath punishes the rim! Magic Moment
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Turudic hammers it home! Magic Moment
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Kuath with the massive block on Nelson! Magic Moment of the Night
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Taylor is back in the EuroCup this year after last appearing in the competition for PGE Turow in 2014-15, when he averaged 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 8 games. Now, at age 32, he has the experience and quality to guide this Turk Telekom team a long way in the 2022-23 EuroCup.
