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THE Anatolou Efes defeated Partizan with a score of 81-79, in an amazing match that was decided in the last seconds. In this way, he reached the final of the tournament, where he will face on Sunday (24/9) at 20:00 the winner between Panathinaikou and Bayern Munich.
The Serbs controlled the match for three periods, but Erdem Can’s side kept it close and counter-attacked in the final quarter. In the end, he managed to reach the victory thanks to his crucial follow Darius Thompson a few seconds before the end. In the last attack, Zeljko Obradovic protested for a foul on both LeDayas well as in Smilagic.
For the winners, he had 16 points Will Clyburn, along with 8 rebounds. 15 points were scored by Eliza Bryant and 11 o Rodrigue Beaubois. From Partizan, he stood out with 23 points Danilo Andjusicwhile 17 was achieved by Kevin Pander. “Immature” PJ Dozier was ejected very quickly with 5 fouls.
The match
THE They were partisans with top him LeDay entered the match very strongly and was dominant in the first quarter, showing its great quality from very early on, after taking an early double-digit lead (9-19). THE Effects she looked unrecognizable during this time, and was stuck offensively, as a result of which she found herself in the first period behind the score with 12-23.
The Turkish team produced the expected reaction in the second quarter, reducing to 20-23 with a partial 8-0 run, led by Bobois, who also made a three-pointer to tie the game (26-26). Pader got a reaction for Partizan, writing with a three-pointer to make it 28-32. The match from that point on took the form of a derby, with the half ending at 40-43, after a three-point duel between Clyburn and Andjusic.
In the third period, “Serbian” dominance was restored. Partizan with the very high quality Frank Kaminsky to take participation time began to raise again the difference in her favor, with the Effects to “stick” to just 4 points in about 7 minutes of play. Somehow, the lead of the “black and white” became double digits again, and even reached +13 (44-57), the biggest difference of the match. The Turks woke up towards the end of the quarter, with Willis making consecutive three-pointers and reducing the score to 7 (50-57). Finally, the score at the end of the third period was 54-61.
Led by him Clyburn, Efes continued to react, tying the score at 64-64, before going ahead with a three-pointer by the American forward (67-64). In fact, the Turkish team found itself after baskets by Thompson and Bryant for the first time at +7 (71-64), however the Panther scored five straight points to make it 71-69. Derek Willis made a big three-pointer, making it 76-70, but o Andjusic he answered immediately and a little later the Panther put Partizan ahead with 78-79! Thompson made a big follow-up, putting Efes ahead again with 81-79 and shaping the final score.
The quarters: 12-23, 40-43, 54-61, 81-79
Anatolou Efes (Chan): Larkin 6, Beaubois 11, Bryant 15, Clyburn 16, Thompson 6, Place 4, Osmani 3, Yilmaz 3, Willis 11, Zizic 6.
Partizan (Obradovic): Vuksevic, Leday 4, Abramovic, Koprivica 3, Pander 17, Smilagic 10, Jaramaz 7, Nunali 8, Andjusic 23, Dozier 3, Kaminski 4.
Source: Sport Fm
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