Another thrilling round of games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has come to an end.
Game Center: Zvezda, Barcelona triumph at home; Baskonia wins at Valencia
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Friday, December 1
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 97-83 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade rekindled its postseason hopes with a resounding 97-83 win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul, which improved its record to 4-7, while the former back-to-back EuroLeague champion dropped to 5-6 after an explosive Round 11 clash in the Serbian capital on Friday.
Valencia Basket 84-98 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz turned the game around in the second half and ended up cruising to an 84-98 road victory over Valencia Basket thanks to an impressive fourth quarter. Thanks to this result, Baskonia improved to a 6-5 record, including 5-1 in the Dusko Ivanovic era, while Valencia fell to 5-6.
FC Barcelona 101-92 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Led by 28 points and 8 three-pointers from Nicolas Laprovittola, FC Barcelona protected its home floor by beating the visiting LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 101-92 on Friday night. Barcelona improved to 9-2 on the season, while ASVEL dropped to a 2-9 record.
Thursday, November 30
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 100-99 Real Madrid
Fenerbahce became the first team to beat Real Madrid this season on Thursday. This victory, which came thanks to a last-second, game-winning shot by Yam Madar, ended Fenerbahce's four-game losing run and saw it improve to 6-5, while Real now finds itself 10-1. Marko Guduric paced Fenerbahce with 21 points, 5 of which came in overtime. Scottie Wilbekin had 19 and Madar netted a personal-best 17. Facundo Campazzo had a career-best 33 points and went a perfect 11-of-11 from two-point range in defeat.
AS Monaco 85-77 Olympiacos Piraeus
Monaco exacted a bit of revenge for its loss to Olympiacos in last season’s Final Four while also picking up an important victory in the battle for the playoffs. Monaco improved its record to 7-4 by finishing the game on a 12-4 run over the final 2 minutes. Mike James scored 10 of his 24 points in the final 3 minutes to deliver the victory. Elie Okobo chipped in 11 points. OIympiacos fought hard the whole game back and forth but dropped to 6-5 and had its three-game winning streak snapped. Isaiah Canaan led the Reds with 20 points.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 102-81 ALBA Berlin
Maccabi got back to winning ways by cruising to victory, 102-81, over ALBA Berlin, which remains at the bottom of the standings with no road wins. The home team wasted little time in racing into a double-digit lead and stayed ahead by at least that many most of the way, knocking down a season-high 15 three-pointers on the way to the team’s highest-scoring game and biggest winning margin of the season. Wade Baldwin led five Maccabi scorers in double digits with 18 points. ALBA’s Gabriele Procida was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points.
FC Bayern Munich 90-76 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Bayern bounced back after a nervy start to the game and defeated Virtus at BMW Park to improve to 5-6. Virtus dropped to 7-4. Serge Ibaka recorded career highs in points (24) rebounds (13) and PIR (34) to lead the way. Sylvain Francisco added 13 points. Marco Belinelli scored a season-high 22 points and Tornike Shengelia added 15 for Bayern.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 70-83 Zalgiris Kaunas
Zalgiris celebrated an impressive win in Milan which lifted the Lithuanian champs to 5-6 n the season. Milan slipped to 4-7. The hosts were blown away after nosing ahead 19-18 in the first quarter. Edgaras Ulanovas paced Zalgiris with 20 points - 11 of them in the first quarter, having also racked up 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Keenan Evans added 19 points. Shavon Shields stood out for the home team with 21 points.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 92-87 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Partizan came back from a 10-point deficit in the final 4 minutes of regulation before downing visiting Panathinaikos after overtime at a packed and bouncing Stark Arena on Thursday night. The win improved Partizan's record to 5-6 , while Panathinaikos dropped to 6-5, having its four-game winning streak snapped. Zach LeDay led the way with 23 points and P.J. Dozier had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Panathinaikos had five scorers in double figures, with Kendrick Nunn netting 19 and Mathias Lessort, in his return to Belgrade, 16.