Real Madrid Baloncesto beat LDLC ASVEL 86-79 in Round 25 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season.

Real Madrid Baloncesto strolls past LDLC ASVEL, 86-79

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Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid looks to score against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne's Mike Scott in Round 25 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Guerschon Yabusele was Los Blancos' star on the night with a career-high 26 points.

Real Madrid strolls past ASVEL, 86-79

Real Madrid v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2024-02-01T19:45:00.000Z)

Valencia Basket bounced back from a loss in the first half of the double round by racing past ALBA Berlin 66-81 to avoid a slip-up and remain in the play-in ranks. 

Valencia dominates ALBA, 66-81, in Berlin

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Kassius Robertson of Valencia Basket looks to score against ALBA Berlin in Round 25 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The winners improved to 8-1 all-time in EuroLeague games against ALBA. 

ALBA Berlin v Valencia Basket (2024-02-01T19:00:00.000Z)

During the last couple of seasons it has been widely aknowledged that the best duo of guards in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has probably been the one formed by Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Now, the two superstars sit down together to take on another very different challenge: the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s Bromance Quiz!

Bromance Quiz: Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

During the last couple of seasons it has been widely aknowledged that the best duo of guards in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has probably been the one formed by [Lorenzo Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/lorenzo-brown/009622/) and [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/) at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Now, the two superstars sit down together to take on another very different challenge: the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s Bromance Quiz!

This is the second season that Brown and Baldwin play together, but seeing how good they gelled from the get go in 2022-23, it would seem safe to assume that they know many things about each other, and nothing better than Bromance Quiz to put that knowledge to the test!

There are plenty of laughs between the two along the way, and it's clear that these two players share a bond, not only on the basketball court. Who is most likely to become a coach? Or even better, the new James Bond? 

Make sure to check it out, as you are sure to experience some laughs yourself along the way.

During the last couple of seasons it has been wideliy aknowledged that the best duo of guards in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has probably been the one formed by Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Now, the two superstars sit down together to take on another very different challenge: the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s Bromance Quiz!

This is the second season that Brown and Baldwin play together, but seeing how good they gelled from the get go in 2022-23, it would seem safe to assume that they know many things about each other, and nothing better than Bromance Quiz to put that knowledge to the test!

There are plenty of laughs between the two along the way, and it's clear that these two players share a bond, not only on the basketball court. Who is most likely to become a coach? Or even better, the new James Bond? 

Make sure to check it out, as you are sure to experience some laughs yourself along the way.

Mike James capped a night in which he went joint second in the all-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague scoring list by putting in an MVP of the Round performance as AS Monaco beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 85-70 in Round 24.  

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 24 MVP: Mike James, AS Monaco

[Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) finished with a 31 PIR, the most of any winning player in this round, after another excellent display for his team. He scored 19 points, going 3-of-6 on two-pointers, 2-of-6 from deep and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line, in addition to grabbing 5 rebounds – including 2 on the offensive end – and dishing 7 assists. Notably, James didn’t commit a single turnover. The 33-year-old drew 9 fouls, too. This is his 11th MVP of the Round award and his first this season.

Mike James capped a night in which he went joint second in the all-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague scoring list by putting in an MVP of the Round performance as AS Monaco beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 85-70 in Round 24.

Mike James | RS Round 24 MVP | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

The best PIR mark in Round 24 belonged to [Codi Miller-McIntyre](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/codi-miller-mcintyre/009048/) of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, but it came in a loss as his team fell 112-109 in overtime at FC Bayern Munich. Miller-McIntyre had a career-best 39 PIR after having a monster game in which he tied his personal best in points with 20 and dished a career-high 15 assists. He also had 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 6 fouls drawn. In third place is Partizan’s [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/), who had a 31 PIR in defeat at Monaco. The forward posted a season-high 28 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 8 fouls drawn. [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/) of Olympiacos Piraeus in fourth spot had a career-best PIR of 30 as his team beat ALBA Berlin 101-87. Canaan also had a personal-best 31 points after making a career-high 9 three-pointers, which is 1 off tying the EuroLeague record. He amassed 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, too. Rounding out the list of top performers in Round 24 is Real Madrid center [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/), who had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 2 fouls drawn in a 106-101 triumph over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.

Round 24 MVP: Mike James, AS Monaco

AS Monaco v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2024-01-31T18:00:00.000Z)

A key matchup in the race for home-court advantage will see either Monaco (14-10) or Fenerbahce (15-9) complete a perfect double-round week. 

Top-four position in play as Monaco hosts Fenerbahce

[Rosters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/as-monaco-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2023/222/) | [Facts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-facts-mco-ulk/) | [Notes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-notes-mco-ulk/) | [Quotes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-prequotes-mco-ulk/) |[ TV](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/tv-listings-el/) | [Fantasy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/fantasy-challenge-tips-round-24/)

The host is searching for a fourth straight win and can rely on the clockwork consistency of [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), Round 24's MVP after powering a comfortable win over Partizan. Fenerbahce boosted its fragile road form with a strong win at ASVEL on Tuesday, and has center [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/johnathan-motley/011157/) in great form with 23 and 24 points in the last two games. Fenerbahce won 86-74 when the teams met in December behind 23 points from the currently injured [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/), whose absence – should it continue – is being well covered by the energy of recent signing [Amine Noua](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/amine-noua/006068/).

[Monaco Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/statistics/mco/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases) | [Fenerbahce Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/statistics/ulk/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases)

Alpha Diallo vs. Marko Guduric: This small forward matchup between an athletic defender and a savvy veteran will be fun to watch.

Fenerbahce continue to rely on the leadership of Nigel Hayes-Davis, as he remains the only player to have started every game of the campaign. Next for them are Monaco, who has won three of their last four, including a hard-fought road triumph at Zalgiris where Mike James again asserted his importance.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-AS Monaco | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

AS Monaco v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-02-02T19:30:00.000Z)

After a worrying 27-point loss at Barcelona on Wednesday, Virtus (15-9) will look to respond with its habitual strong home form against inconsistent Partizan (12-12). 

Virtus, Partizan look for a win to salvage the double-round

[Rosters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/virtus-segafredo-bologna-partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/E2023/224/#roster) | [Facts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-facts-vir-par/) | [Notes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-notes-vir-par/) | [Quotes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-prequotes-vir-par/) |[ TV](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/tv-listings-el/) | [Fantasy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/fantasy-challenge-tips-round-24/)

Virtus hasn't lost at home since the opening day of the season, while Partizan has dropped five straight on the road. Virtus edged a tight one, 75-77, in Belgrade in Round 17, with [Iffe Lundberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/iffe-lundberg/010781/) netting 16 points. The Italian team's chances of securing the win and head-to-head advantage will be boosted if key man [Toko Shengelia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tornike-shengelia/001133/) can return after missing Wednesday's loss at Barcelona, while Partizan will hope [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/) stays hot after netting 28 points in defeat at Monaco.

[Virtus Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/statistics/vir/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases) | [Partizan Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/statistics/par/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases)

Iff Lundberg vs. Kevin Punter: Two perimeter threats with multiple ways to score will see a lot of each other on Friday.

Partizan long to recover its usual offensive potency after being held to 72 and 75 points in the last two and hope Bruno Caboclo can lead the way, whilst Virtus harbour similar concerns since netting just 71 and 69 versus Valencia and Olympiacos respectively, even with Marco Belinelli sinking multiple triples.

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2024-02-02T19:30:00.000Z)

On the morning after its worst defeat of the season, Anadolu Efes Istanbul announced a parting of ways with Erdem Can, the head coach it had hired last summer to begin a new era. Efes fell to 9-15 on Wednesday with a 96-70 road loss to lower-ranked Zalgiris Kaunas. It was the second-worst Efes thrashing taken by Efes this decade, after a 100-65 defeat at CSKA Moscow in the 2020-21 season. 

Efes releases Erdem Can from head coaching post

On the morning after its worst defeat of the season, Anadolu Efes Istanbul announced a parting of ways with Erdem Can, the head coach it had hired last summer to begin a new era. Efes fell to 9-15 on Wednesday with a 96-70 road loss to lower-ranked Zalgiris Kaunas. It was the second-worst Efes thrashing taken by Efes this decade, after a 100-65 defeat at CSKA Moscow in the 2020-21 season. 

Efes staggered to a 2-4 record to open the season even before a wave of injuries hit that forced the team to reshape itself with new signings such as Mike Daum and Dan Oturu. A subsequent 7-4 run highlighted by a first road win, 82-89 at AS Monaco, seemed to steady the team. However, six defeats in a row followed, including a 130-126 heartbreaker at defending champion Real Madrid after four overtimes, making it the longest game in EuroLeague history. Subsequent home wins over top-four teams Virtus Segafredo Bologna and FC Barcelona seemed to hint at a recovery, as did the return of injured stars like Will Clyburn and Tibor Pleiss. But a tight home loss to Monaco and Wednesday's debacle in Kaunas proved the breaking point for Efes and Can. 

Efes has not yet indicated who will replace Can in time for the team's home game on Friday against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü olarak Sayın Erdem Can ile yollarımızı ayırmış bulunuyoruz. <br><br>Kendisine kulübümüze verdiği emekler için teşekkür eder, bundan sonraki kariyeri için başarılar dileriz. <a href="https://t.co/LVb40zHxSr">pic.twitter.com/LVb40zHxSr</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1752984275425583398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Last season, Can was the 2022-23 EuroCup Coach of the Year after guiding a fellow Turkish side Turk Telekom Ankara to EuroCup Final and the Turkish League semifinals.

Can began his coaching career back in 2008, acting as an assistant at Turk Telekom – the team from where he is born, Ankara – for two years. From there, he took on the role of head coach for the first time at Turkish First Division club Olin Edirne, where he remained between 2010 and 2012.

Ahead of the 2012-13 campaign, Can agreed to become an assistant again, this time at Fenerbahce. In his first season at the club, he worked under Simone Pianigiani and Ertugrul Erdogan, before learning from legendary coach Zeljko Obradovic for the next seven years. Alongside Obradovic, Can became a EuroLeague champion in 2017. The final Fenerbahce head coach that Can assisted was Igor Kokoskov in the 2020-21 season.

Can then departed from Fenerbahce and became an assistant for Quin Snyder at the Utah Jazz. After one season in the NBA, Can returned to his native Turkey having accepted the opportunity to become Turk Telekom's head coach.

Efes announced it parted ways with its head coach.

Second-placed Barcelona (16-8) will look to rectify its declining road form with a trip to dangerous Zvezda (10-14). 

Zvezda aims for double-round home sweep as Barca visits

[Rosters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-fc-barcelona/E2023/223/#roster) | [Facts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-facts-red-bar/) | [Notes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-notes-red-bar/) | [Quotes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-prequotes-red-bar/) |[ TV](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/tv-listings-el/) | [Fantasy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/fantasy-challenge-tips-round-24/)

The host has already beaten one Spanish team this week, comfortably downing Valencia led by [Nemanja Nedovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nemanja-nedovic/000848/)'s exhibition of long-range shooting. Barca, which has lost three straight on the road, will be confident of containing that threat after restricting Virtus's dangerous shooters to just 4 triples in Wednesday's easy home win. [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) and [Luka Mitrovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/luka-mitrovic/002553/) enjoyed a good tussle when the teams met in November, scoring 20 and 22 points, respectively, in a well-contested game eventually taken 86-81 by the Blaugrana.

[Zvezda Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/statistics/red/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases) | [Barcelona Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/statistics/bar/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases)

Milos Teodosic vs. Tomas Satoransky: The hosts' veteran floor leader will go against one of the most physical point guards in the competition.

Barça strive to extend a perfect home account when confronting Zvezda, which clinched Giannis Sfairopoulos's first victory and ended a four-game losing streak by beating Bayern. The Catalans boast the best defense while the Serbs excel in offensive rebounds, which may mean a banger on the boards.

FC Barcelona-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v FC Barcelona (2024-02-02T19:00:00.000Z)

With confidence high after Wednesday's highly encouraging thumping win over Efes, Andrea Trinchieri's Zalgiris (9-15) will look to underline its improvement by testing the road credentials of high-flying Panathinaikos (15-9). 

Zalgiris, Panathinaikos face off to stay on the rise

[Rosters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/zalgiris-kaunas-panathinaikos-aktor-athens/E2023/225/#roster) | [Facts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-facts-zal-pan/) | [Notes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-game-notes-zal-pan/) | [Quotes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/tae2324-rs25-prequotes-zal-pan/) |[ TV](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/tv-listings-el/) | [Fantasy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/fantasy-challenge-tips-round-24/)

[Laurynas Birutis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/laurynas-birutis/005504/) continued to benefit from the arrival of Trinchieri by combining 18 points and 8 rebounds on Wednesday, and he'll go up against an in-form [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/), whose 12 points and 7 boards helped bury Milan on Wednesday. This season's first meeting between the teams was a tight affair, edged 73-71 by the Greek team on the back of 19 points from [Dinos Mitoglou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/konstantinos-mitoglou/007866/).

[Zalgiris Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/zalgiris-kaunas/statistics/zal/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases) | [Panathinaikos Stats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/statistics/pan/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases)

Rolands Smits vs. Dinos Mitoglou: This pair of inside-outside power forwards will be one focus of this Friday showdown.

In a meeting of the Greens, an inconsistent Panathinaikos group enter a run of three consecutive games in Athens and strive to make that count against a stuttering Zalgiris roster that has claimed two of its three wins on the road, yet have lost their last three European outings in a row.

Panathinaikos Athens-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Zalgiris Kaunas v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2024-02-02T18:00:00.000Z)