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Efes upped its offensive game in the second half to beat Virtus
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul had no room for mistakes coming to the game against Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Round 32. Efes needed to win to keep its chances alive for a ticket to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs and it grabbed it thanks to a major improvement in the second half, mainly offensively.
"We missed a lot of three-point shots in the first half," said head coach Ergin Ataman at halftime. "We need to take shots with more confidence."
And that’s what his team did.
Efes finished the first two periods with a below-average percentage from deep (18.7%), after making just 3 out of 16 attempts. But in the second half, the home team was much better, making 6 threes on only 10 attempts (60%). Its offensive improvement was also confirmed by how it moved the ball, as Efes registered 18 dishes in the last 20 minutes, going for 15-of-18 (83.3%) on two-point shooting.
"All game we made excellent defense, aggressive defense, and in offense, we shared the ball, we played the running game," Ataman stressed in the press conference. "But in the first half, we missed shots, open shots, and that’s the reason we found the break. In the second half, when we started to make shots coming from good plays, with a great sense of sharing the ball and we made those shots, we got a big difference."
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