New Efes (10-15) coach Tomislav Mijatovic will look to start his reign with another win against 10th-placed Maccabi (13-12).
Game Notes: Efes vs. Maccabi
The Turkish team will hope to build on last week's success against Milan, once again led by Shane Larkin with 19 points. Maccabi has struggled on the road, especially defensively, with five straight losses allowing at least 88 points. Efes will target a win of 10 points or more after suffering a 95-86 loss at Maccabi in December, with Bonzie Colson producing one of his many excellent performances by pairing 19 points with 7 rebounds. That game also featured 21 points from Lorenzo Brown, whose backcourt battle alongside Wade Baldwin with Larkin and Darius Thompson will be worth the admission price alone.
- When Maccabi beat Efes 95-86 in Round 14, Josh Nebo had a career-best 4 blocks in a victory.
- Efes set a EuroLeague record with 22 three-pointers made in a 109-77 home win over Maccabi in February 2022.
- Maccabi matched its club record in EuroLeague play this century with 9 blocks against Efes in November 2017.
- Maccabi's single-game record for rebounds is 19, which Terence Morris set against Efes in January 2008.
- Efes guard Elijah Bryant played two seasons for Maccabi from 2019 to 2021.
- Efes center Tyrique Jones set personal highs with 16 rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds against Maccabi in Round 14.
- Rodrigue Beaubois had a career game leading Efes to a 91-89 win over Maccabi in November 2020, when he scored 23 points and had a career-high 7 assists for a career-best 36 PIR.
- Beaubois swiped a career-high 4 steals in a 99-79 win over Maccabi in December 2019.
- Efes guard Shane Larkin delivered a career-high 13 assists playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Maccabi in December 2016.
- Maccabi guard Wade Baldwin had a career-best 11 assists twice, both against Efes. First playing for FC Bayern Munich in November 2020 and again in March 2022 playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.
- Maccabi guard Tamir Blatt made a career-best 5 three-pointers playing for ALBA Berlin against Efes in October of last season. He also had a career-high 3 steals playing for ALBA against Efes in November 2021.