No numbers tell the story of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s victory over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul than the three-point shooting.
Telling numbers: Threes made the difference
Maccabi enjoyed one of the team’s best three-point shooting nights of the season. Its 13 triples were the third-most by the club in 2021-22 and its 46.4% shooting was fourth-best. Eighth different players drained threes led by James Nunnally with 4 and Scottie Wilbekin and Derrick Williams with 2 each.
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Wilbekin finished the regular season as the league leader with 83 three-pointers made. He also moved past Gianluca Basile for sole possession of 11th place all-time with 423 career triples. Meanwhile, Nunnally, who missed only once from downtown, climbed to seventh all-time in three-point accuracy, raising his success rate from 44.8% to 45.3%.
While Maccabi was hot from downtown, Fenerbahce attempted nearly as many shots from deep and made less than half, finishing 6 for 25. That paltry 24.0% shooting doomed the team on a night where it made 22 of 28 two-pointers. That 78.6% was the second-best in Fenerbahce’s storied history. Devin Booker did not miss on 6 two-pointers and Ahmet Duverioglu was 6 of 7. Duverioglu, who is third all-time in EuroLeague two-point accuracy, raised his career average to 67.9%.