Two teams currently tied for sixth place meet in Istanbul with Efes (4-3) hosting Monaco (4-3).
Game Notes: Efes vs. Monaco
2024-25
3 Mins read
Veteran shooter Rodrigue Beaubois is in fine form for Efes with 8 three-pointers in his last three games, and Darius Thompson has compensated for the loss of injured star Shane Larkin by averaging 14 points and 7 assists over the last three games. Monaco has struggled for consistency, alternating wins and losses over the last five games, and needs to improve its three-point shooting after only making 2 triples on 19 attempts in last week’s loss at Zalgiris. That game featured a breakout performance from the previously struggling from Jordan Loyd, who will look to stay hot after scoring 18 points in Kaunas.
Game Videos
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Playoffs Game 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Monster dunk from Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson with a steal and a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:05
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Shane Larkin: 'Big game from everybody'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Elijah Bryant with a big three! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:28
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A monster dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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A fine dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:40
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Masterpiece on the Mediterranean
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Shane Larkin: 'We just had to stay poised'
- 01:01
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Vincent Poirier: 'We finished until the end'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Larkin taking the lead for good! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:09
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Oturu with a mighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:21
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Oturu with the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Poirier with the put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Poirier with a fierce small-dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Larkin and Dozier conjure some magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Oturu with a strong dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Poirier rips the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 02:30
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Shane Larkin: 'We've had to win every single game to get here'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nwora with a massive dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Vincent Poirier: 'Really proud of the team and what we've accomplished so far'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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A sublime alley oop from Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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A ferocious dunk from Thompson! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Thompson to Poirier alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:32
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Shane Larkin breaking ankles! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:31
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Shane Larkin: 'To catch our rhythm at the right time is perfect'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jordan Nwora denies his opponent! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Bryant sets up Poirier for an alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:12
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Elijah Bryant: 'Maybe I'll have some ice cream to celebrate'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Oturu with a incredible play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Oturu's alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:21
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Shane Larkin: 'We're in playoff mode right now'
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FC Bayern Munich-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Poirier's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Elijah Bryant: 'Today, we got better'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Bryant beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier’s alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smits skies for a poster-dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 02:04
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Vincent Poirier: 'We helped each other on the court'
- Monaco's Furkan Korkmaz grew up with Efes and made his EuroLeague debut there in 2014. He made a total of 40 EuroLeague appearances in an Efes uniform.
- Korkmaz has been a teammate of Shane Larkin, Dogus Ozdemiroglu and Ercan Osmani on the Turkish national team.
- Monaco's Elie Okobo and Terry Tarpey were teammates of Efes center Vincent Poirier on the French national team at EuroBasket 2022; they won the silver medal together.
- Monaco point guard Nick Calathes was a teammate of Efes big man Rolands Smits at FC Barcelona during the 2020-21 and 2021-2022 seasons.
- Nick Calathes set a career-high in PIR with 42 playing for Panathinaikos Athens in a thrilling 81-82 victory over Efes in Istanbul in Round 8 of the 2017-18 season. He tallied 29 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists in capturing MVP of the Round honors.
- Efes's Rolands Smits had a career-high 11 rebounds playing for Zalgiris Kaunas in a loss against Monaco last December.
- In the 2019-20 season, while playing for CSKA Moscow, Mike James hit the game-winner with 17 seconds to go to lift CSKA to an 80-81 win over Efes in Istanbul. James earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 36; he scored 28 points, making 5 of 5 two-pointers and 5 of 7 triples. He also led CSKA with 6 rebounds and added 4 assists that night.
- Monaco's Mike James pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds in an 87-72 road loss against Efes in April 2023.
- Monaco forward Alpha Diallo posted a career-high PIR of 31 in Monaco's 102-80 win against Efes in March 2022.
- When Monaco pulled out a 95-92 overtime home win in October 2022, Alpha Diallo dished a career-high 7 assists.
- Efes center Vincent Poirier blocked a career-high 5 shots for Real Madrid against Monaco last November.
- In the first meeting between these two sides in November 2021, Efes beat Monaco 98-77 in Istanbul with Rodrigue Beaubois scoring 17 points and dishing a career-high 7 assists.
- Monaco's Elie Okobo set career highs in assists (10) and steals (4) playing for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne against Efes in October 2021.
- Monaco center Georgios Papagiannis tied his career high with 7 offensive rebounds playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Efes last April.