An emphatic return to winning ways for him Red Star!
By Nemanja Nedovic to take… fire in the middle of the third period, the “red and white” made the reversal against the Effects and in the end they prevailed 97-83!
His team Yannis Sfeiropoulou stopped the two-game losing streak, climbing the 4-7while on the other hand the Turkish champions retreated to 5-6.
His former player Panathinaikou he was also the leader with 23 points, while an excellent performance by Luka Mitrovic with 19 p. and 7 rebounds.
From Ephesus, they stood out Shane Larkin and Willie Clyburn with 21 p. and 17p. respectively. Positive debut from the newly acquired Mike Daum with 10p. and 2 rebounds.
The match
The match had a very fast pace early on, with the lead constantly changing hands and Red Star closing in front in the first period, with the smallest difference (22-21). The game continued at the same tempo in the second quarter, with the two teams keeping pace (38-37), until the 16th minute. From that point on, Efes counterattacked with Clyburn and the newly acquired Daum, even going to +9 (40-49), with Teodosic’s 3-pointer making it 43-49 in the first half.
A strong start from Red Star in the second half, as a result of which they brought the match to a point (50-51), in the first two minutes. Larkin and Clyburn gave the Turks a “breather” (52-57), with the “red and white” responding with Nedovic, who caught fire and took them to +7 (68-61), in the 25th minute. From that point on, the visitors made their counterattack and with Thompson and Jones they got closer to the basket (72-70), at the end of the third period.
The team of Yannis Sfeiropoulos made a strong start in the fourth quarter as well, initially making a 6-0 run for +8 (78-70) and having full control through its defense escaped to +12 (89-77), at 38 ‘. In the last minutes, Efes… surrendered completely and thus Red Star reached victory with the final 97-83.
The quarters: 22-21, 43-49, 72-70, 97-83
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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