It had been a while since we last saw Milos Teodosic and Nando De Colo sharing a court in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, but the wait was worth it.
De Colo, Teodosic came face to face again
De Colo and Teodosic were CSKA Moscow teammates for three seasons, reaching three consecutive Final Fours from 2015 and 2017, and winning the EuroLeague together in 2016. De Colo earned 2016 Final Four MVP honors, scoring 22 points in the Championship Game against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Teodosic had 19 in that game. They had never crossed paths in the competition again - until Friday night.
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne defeated Virtus Segafredo Bologna 79-84 at Paladozza, with De Colo finishing the game with 12 points and hitting the game-sealing free throws. It comes as no surprise, as he is the all-time leader in free-throw percentage at 93.6%. Teodosic led Virtus with 14 points in less than 17 minutes. It was the first time they have faced each other in a EuroLeague game since Teodosic's Olympiacos Piraeus beat De Colo's Valencia Basket 79-85 on February 17, 2011.
De Colo and Teodosic are former EuroLeague MVPs, and they proved that they still got it. Expect them to keep playing a leading role for their respective teams in the remainder of the season.