Legendary game… a la NBA, with Baskonia “stomping” Efes with a super upset!

Amazing stuff in Vitoria in a game that looked more like match… NBArather than Euroleague!

In a real thriller with many twists and turns, h Baskonia prevailed with a super upset 114-111 of the champion Efes in overtime, in the context of the 21st matchday of the Euroleague!

The Basques not only… didn’t chew from -11, six minutes before the final, on the contrary, they managed to send the match to overtime, and there, to reach their first victory after four consecutive defeats in the tournament!

Leading the way for the Spaniards, who climbed to sixth place with a 12-9 record, was Matthew Costello with 33 points (5/8tr.) and five assists, while closely followed by Thompson and Howard with 19 and 16 points respectively.

For the Turks, who fell to 10th place in the standings (10-11), the Larkin (21p., 6as.), Bobois (19p., 4 r.) and Micic (19p., 5r.), could not prevent the team’s third defeat in the last four matches.

The match:



She was amazing first period in the game, where the attacks of the two teams completely dominated. THE Baskonia entered the match strongly and took a 6-0 lead, with Effects to respond quickly with a shot behind 6.75m, tying the score at 15-15 at 6′. Costello and Thomson kept the home side in front, with Micic scoring a buzzer-beater to pull within a point for the 29-28 of the first quarter.

Thanks to the three points of Kuruc and Mariknovic, but also their good defense, the Spaniards escaped at +5 (37-32) at 14′. But somewhere there, Zizic took action for Efes, and tied the match with a series of points (41-41 at 16′). Then, the “bag” from the Croatian center was taken by Boboiswho with eight consecutive points sent Efes to the locker room with a +3 for the 51-48 of the half!

By Shane Larkin coming in… hot in the second half and hitting two 3-pointers, Ergin Ataman’s team shot into double digits for the first time 60-50 at 23′. Castello and Enoch “gnawed” the difference, reducing it to a point (68-69) three minutes later for Baskonia. However, the Turks, with eight consecutive points by Larkin, Beaubois and Bryant, again went to +9 (68-77), with the third quarter ending at +7 and 77-70.

Efes had brought the game to their own devices, fully controlling the pace of the match, while maintaining the difference at +11 (76-87), six minutes before the final. However, the Basques had not had their last word, and with an improbable comeback, they leveled the match (93-93) at 38! The shots of Micic and Larkin brought Efes to +3 (95-98), with Dolton’s three-pointer at 33” before the final, sending the match in overtime (98-98)!

In the extra five minutes, Baskonia proved to be calmer and more focused when… the ball was on fire, and with great shots from Howard and Costello they reached the pink match sheet with the impressive final score 114-111!

The quarters: 29-28, 48-51, 70-77, 98-98, 114-111 (para.)

See here the statistics of the match.

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