Seven-spirited Efes, was not deterred by the absences and left Berlin victorious!

He doesn’t… he is wasting away from absences Effects!

Despite again competing without Clyburn, Beaubois, Zizic, Plais and Willis, Erdem Can’s team defied the given difficulties, since after Panathinaikos they defeated Alba with 97-89 in Berlin, finishing with a rather hopeless 2/2 in this hellish Euroleague week!

Forcing in the fourth and decisive period and having for their leaders Larkin (32p), Daum (17 points with 5/7 three-pointers), Jones (13π) and Thompson (13p, 8 assists), Efes improved its record to 7-6, rising to 7th place in the standings, while on the other hand, Alba, which had Timan (31p, 6 rebounds) and Prosida (16p) as its leaders. , fell to 2-11 and remains trailing.

The match

The match started with Jones to dominate on both sides of the floor for Efes, scoring four points and having one block, before Osmani put the visitors ahead 11-4. THE Larkin with his first three-pointer in the match, he made it 13-20, before o Timan reached 11 personal points early, reducing to 15-20, while Oturu formed 15-22 of the first period.

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Holatz and Otoru gave to Effects its biggest lead of the game (16-26) at the start of the second period, but at that point it took action for Alba Frontispiece, who made it 28-32 with a 3-pointer. The young Italian continued to be hot, scoring 14 personal points (all in the third period) and putting Alba back in the lead (33-32), before Spagnolo made it 36-32 with a three-pointer. THE Larkin became double digits, reducing to a point (38-37) for Efes, before o Spaniolo configure it 40-37 of the first half.

The Italian connection just said

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Efes was held without a point in the first two minutes after the teams returned from the locker room, and Alba extended their lead to +8 (45-37) with Timan to reach 18 points, while o Larkin “pulled the paddle” offensively for Efes, reaching 16 points and reducing to 47-45. The visitors found a way to stay close to the score, even going ahead after a 9-0 run (57-59), while the third quarter ended with Snyder to score for three, putting Alba ahead with 65-64.

The two teams continued to go hand-in-hand in scoring in the fourth period as well, with the Daum to… comes forward for Efes, scoring consecutive baskets and giving his team a lead of 72-74, reaching 17 points at the same time. For his part, Larkin made it 24, hitting his fifth 3-pointer of the night to make it 76-77. THE Alba led for the last time (78-77) with 5:48 remaining in the final, since in the “final stretch” of the match the Effects first went on an 8-0 run for the 85-78 advantage, while in the end her players were cool in the shots, winning with the final 97-89.

The quarters: 15-22, 40-37, 65-64, 89-97

The match statistics