With polyphony in the attack and dominating from the second quarter onwards, the Effects crushed 89-69 her Armani Milan and went up to 15-16which keeps it in an octave orbit.
In the 14-17 the Italians retreated, who now see the… dream disappearing.
Five players on Ataman’s team had double-digit points. The leader was Larkin with 18p., with Clyburn adding 16p. and Mitsic 15p.
From Armani, Louvavou-Cambaro stood out with 19 points.
The match
The two teams were together in the first four minutes (10-11). Clyburn then hit the gas for +6 (20-14), which Efes held until the end of the first period (22-16).
With Larkin and Bryant very hungry entering the second quarter, the hosts not only maintained their lead, but went to +13 (40-27), at 17′. Napier and Davis tried to keep the Italians at bay, but Ataman’s team went to the locker room with +15 (47-32).
The Efes party continued in the second half and with Armani looking unable to react, the difference jumped to +23 (66-43), at 27′. In the last minutes, the image of the match did not change dramatically, with the Turks closing the third period at +20 (68-48).
Ataman’s team was in complete control in the fourth quarter as well and after steadily maintaining their big difference, they reached victory with the final 89-69.
The quarters: 22-16, 47-32, 68-48, 89-69
See here the match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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