A first win of the season is the prize as Efes (0-2) and ASVEL (0-2) look to recover from slow starts. A pair of 20-point defeats in which it faced double-digit deficits after all but one quarter requires that ASVEL try to relieve some pressure and gain some self-belief by keeping this game close for as long as possible. Efes has struggled to find offensive balance so far but is starting to settle under the leadership of new playmaker Darius Thompson, who has averaged 11 points and 4 assists in his first two games. ASVEL can boost its chances of success by taking better care of the basketball, having averaged as many turnovers as assists (15 per game) during its two heavy losses.
Game Facts: Efes vs. ASVEL

GAME FACTS
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight and 17 of his last 18 games.
Larkin has dished 5 or more assists in seven of his last eight games.
Larkin had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Elijah Bryant has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.
Darius Thompson has posted double-digit PIRs in 16 of his last 17 games.
Thompson has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Thompson has at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 214 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,313 career rebounds. His former teammate Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 11th with 1,359 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 442 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 10th with 452.
Shane Larkin is tied with Gianluca Basile for 12th place all-time with 421 three-point shots made. Jaycee Carroll is 11th with 437.
Rodrigue Beaubois is 15th all-time with 414 three-pointers made. Nando De Colo of ASVEL is 14th with 420 and counting.
Larkin needs 15 rebounds to reach 500 in his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Zizic needs 4 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Zizic needs to make 24 more two-point shots to reach 500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 1 block to reach 100 for his career.
Tibor Pleiss needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Elijah Bryant needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.


GAME FACTS
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Streaks
David Lighty has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.
Nando De Colo has scored 12 or more points in six of his last seven games.
De Colo has PIRs of 14 or more in six of his last seven games.
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot has made 32 consecutive free throws.
Paris Lee has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.3%.
De Colo is the all-time leader with 4,787 index rating points.
De Colo is ranked second all-time in scoring with 4,242 points. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 4,455.
De Colo ranks second all-time with 1,030 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 1,131.
De Colo ranks sixth all-time with 976 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is fifth with 1,011.
De Colo ranks sixth all-time in steals with 313. Pablo Prigioni is fifth with 322.
De Colo is 11th all-time in assists with 981. Mike James of AS Monaco is 10th with 1,096 and counting.
De Colo is in 14th place all-time with 420 career triples made. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Gianluca Basile are tied for 12th place with 421 each.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 10th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.9%.
David Lighty needs 8 rebounds to reach 300 for his career.
Lighty needs 9 steals to reach 100 for his career.