Efes returned to winning ways with an upset in the fourth period against Partizan and with Larkin as leader!

Withstand her pressure They were partisans and returned to victories n Effectstriumphing with 100-94 in a big derby that took place in Istanbul!

The hosts had an excellent night Shane Larkinwho led his team with a fantastic performance of 27 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 38 ranking points, even though his participation in the game was questionable.

Thus, Efes returned to positive results after last week’s defeat in Italy by Armani Milano, improving their record to 5-5 and climbing to 11th place in the standings. On the other hand, Partizan suffered their second loss in their last three Euroleague games, falling to 4-6.

In addition to Larkin, a very good performance for Efes was also made by Thompson (18p), while for the guests they stood out Kaminsky (24p), Dossier (21π) and Nanali (16p).

The match



The match started with Partizan coming out stronger, making it 6-0 with consecutive 3-pointers by Kaminski and Campoclo, while the two quickly reached 5 personal points, putting the visitors ahead 13-8. Willis hit the home team’s first three-pointer to make it 11-13, but Kaminski answered immediately to make it 11-16, with Partizan making 4/6 three-pointers in the opening minutes. Beaubois continued to rain three-pointers to make it 14-16 before Jones tied it with a beautiful hook past LeDay. Efes went ahead for the first time (21-18) with a three-pointer by Willis, who reached 8 personal points early, while LeDei tied the game at 22-22 at the end of the first period.

The second quarter started with Kaminski getting into double figures with an impressive spike and Adjusic hitting a three to make it 24-27 in Partizan’s favor, but then Efes “tied up” its defense and was rewarded with a 14-2 run, making thus its biggest lead of the match (38-29), with Larkin (whose participation in the game was questionable) hitting two consecutive 3-pointers. Ponitka gave “breath” to Partizan with a three-pointer for 40-34, but Thompson made the difference in double figures (44-34), before the halftime score was 50-45.

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The quarters: 22-22, 50-45, 64-74, 100-94