The first double-round week of the season officially came to a close tonight, with four teams winning on their home floor during the night's five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fixtures.
Game Center: Maccabi wins in overtime; four home winners elsewhere
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Friday, October 20
AS Monaco used a boost from newly activated Kemba Walker to turn back ALBA Berlin with a 86-75 victory, its first at home this season, on Friday. The win amounted to a double-round sweep for Monaco, which is now 2-2 in the standings. ALBA fell to 0-4. Kemba Walker's 5 points and assist early in the second quarter flipped the scoreboard in Monaco's favor, and the hosts stayed ahead the rest of the way.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 77-73 Valencia Basket
Efes handed Valencia its first loss of the season after grabbing a hard-fought 77-73 victory at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on Friday. Efes improved to 3-1, while Valencia dropped to 3-1. A 16-1 spark at the end of the third period turned things around for Efes. Shane Larkin showed up in the key moments of the last period and finished with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for a PIR of 26. Rodrigue Beaubois followed with 14 points, Will Clyburn and Darius Thompson netted 13 apiece and Tyrique Jones provided 10. Valencia was led by Damien Inglis and Josep Puerto, who scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the losing effort.
Panathinaikos Athens 81-86 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ground out a hard-fought overtime road win over Panathinaikos Athens, 81-86, at OAKA on Friday night. The home side fought back from a 14-point third quarter deficit following the ejection of head coach Ergin Ataman to force the extra five minutes, but ultimately came up short.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 85-79 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Virtus Segafredo Bologna nearly blew a 15-point lead but managed to prevail at home over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 85-79 to extend its winning streak to three games for a 3-1 record. Zvezda cut the deficit to 3 points multiple times in the final moments, but Virtus came up with an answer each time.
FC Barcelona 98-59 FC Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona put on a show at Palau Blaugrana on Friday night by overwhelming FC Bayern Munich 98-59, which extends the Spanish side's unbeaten start to the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Barca improved to 4-0 while Bayern dropped to 2-2
Thursday, October 19
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 101-86. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Fenerbahce rallied from 18 points down to defeat ASVEL 101-86 to improve to 3-1 with a double-round sweep. Scottie Wilbekin paced five Fenerbahce scorers in double figures with 18 points. Fenerbahce managed its largest comeback in a EuroLeague game with the 18-point turnaround. Fenerbahce’s previous largest comeback to win a EuroLeague game was 17 points, achieved twice. Tarik Biberovic scored a career-high 17 points, Johnathan Motley had 15 points and both Marko Guduric and Nigel Hayes-Davis added 14 in the win. Not to be forgotten was Nick Calathes flirting with a triple-double as he registered 7 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. ASVEL dropped to 0-4 on the season and lost a 17th straight EuroLeague game despite Frank Jackson scoring 25 points.
Olympiacos Piraeus 98-94 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Olympiacos Piraeus ground out an enthralling 98-94 overtime home win against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Round 4 to snap a two-game losing streak. The hosts threw away a 12-point first-half lead and then erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit in a pulse-racing contest which kept fans inside Peace and Friendship Stadium on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 82-99 Zalgiris Kaunas
A solid Zalgiris Kaunas played some great team basketball and secured a statement 82-99 victory away at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Thursday. Rolands Smits paced Zalgiris with 21 points, while Brady Manek paired his 17 points with 14 rebounds, as he went 5-for-5 on three-pointers. Keenan Evans had 14 points, with Dovydas Giedraitis and Tomas Dimsa scoring 13 each. As for Baskonia, Chima Moneke scored a career-high 32 points and Markus Howard added a season-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough to inspire a comeback.
Real Madrid 88-71 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
A spectacular second-half performance saw reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champ Real Madrid stay perfect at 4-0 with an 88-71 victory over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, which dropped to 1-2.