Anadolu Efes Istanbul had to battle hard to edge Real Madrid 90-89 in a postponed Round 24 showdown on Tuesday. In the third quarter of the contest, Efes tied an all-time EuroLeague record with a barrage of three-pointers.
Efes buried 8 three-point shots in the third quarter, tying the best mark in the competition. It now shares the record with five other teams for most three-pointers made in a third quarter, since play-by-play data started to be recorded in 2007: Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Montepaschi Siena, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and CSKA Moscow, the most recent team to achieve this feat, doing so in the 2021-22 campaign. Elijah Braynt downed 3 three-pointers, Will Clyburn and Chris Singleton each buried 2 and Shane Larkin also contributed to this record with a bomb from downtown.
Efes scored its opening 21 points after the break from beyond the three-point line. When Larkin hit a buzzer-beating jumper, Efes led 79-60 after 30 minutes. The hosts scored 35 points in the third quarter, tying a club record. Efes previously scored 35 points in a third quarter, which also came against Real en route to an 83-108 road victory last season. Efes's highest-scoring mark in a quarter is 39 points in the final 10 minutes of a 95-77 home victory against Olympiacos Piraeus on November 22, 2006.
