THE Panathinaikos AKTOR… showed the way and Fenerbahce follow him!
One week after the big one double of the “greens” on her Real Madridthe team of Sarunas Jasikevicius followed the example of the “clover”, passing through the “WiZink Center” in a dominant manner (79-89)in the context of the 28th matchday of the Euroleague!
Victory with which the Turks improved their record at 17-11rising – albeit temporarily – to 6th place in the standings, at the same time, where the “merenches” suffered the their third consecutive loss in the tournament, however, remaining on top with a 22-6 record.
The first scorer for the winners was Hayes-Davis with 17 points and 11 rebounds, with Nick Calathes to have a solid performance, finishing the game with 12 points, 6 rebounds and as many assists! For Real, Sergio Yul stood out with 17 points.
The match:
The game was quite balanced in the first minutes, with both teams keeping pace with the score, with Fenerbahce leading 8-7 at 4′. With Tavares dominating over the two baskets, Real Madrid led 11-8 and shortly after with 15-13 at 6′. However, somewhere in there, the “queen’s” attack shorted out as a result of which he remains absent until the end of the period. Something that was taken advantage of by the Turks who, with a 7-0 streak in the remaining time, closed the first period in front with 20-15.
His team Sarunas Yasikevicius continued to play a very good defense in the second quarter, “locking” the attacking assets of Madrid. Combined with the competitive rise of Scotty Wilbekin, but also his masterful organization Nick Kalathy, Fenerbahce not only maintained their lead, but extended it as well, reaching at +11 (25-36) at 17′. Despite the efforts of Moussa and Tavares, the visitors kept the difference at the same levels, going to locker room with 43-33 in their favor.
The reaction of Chus Mateo’s team may have been delayed, but it came in third period, where with Hezonia, Yule and Giabuseli the protagonists in the offensive part, he succeeded and reduced to 3 (49-52) in the 26th minute. However, a quick 5-0 run by Kalathi and Hayes-Davis brought Fener back to +8 (49-57), which a few minutes later, with the third three-pointer of the match, increased the difference again in double digits (52-62). The only thing the European champion could do in the last two minutes was to reduce at 58-67 of the quarter.
And while everyone would have expected Real’s counterattack in the fourth and final period, it never came, since the visitors with easy points on the racket, shot the difference to +17 (64-81), finally taking the victory with score 89-79!
The quarters: 15-20, 33-43, 58-67, 79-89.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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