Anadolu Efes Istanbul repeated as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion with a 57-58 victory over Real Madrid with only five players scoring points.
Efes trio carries the load to take EuroLeague crown
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Entering the championship game, Efes was the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's top-scoring team over the past four seasons with 84.3 points per game. However, Efes won its second consecutive title by netting just 58 points, the lowest it scored in any EuroLeague game in that period. Of that total, Vasilije Micic, Tibor Pleiss and Shane Larkin combined to score 52.
Final Four MVP Micic shined with 23 points on 4-for-7 three-point shooting and Pleiss had 19 points while pulling down 7 rebounds. Larkin scored 10 together with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The only other Efes scorers were Chris Singleton with 4 points and Bryant Dunston with 2.