He stepped… on the gas in the finale and got ten h Anatolou Efes!
Putting on an incredible fourth and final quarter at the ‘Sinan Erdem Dome’ in Istanbul, Tomislav Mijatovic’s side prevailed with the impressive 89-67 of Red Star for the 16th matchday of the Euroleague, reaching two consecutive victories and three of its last four games in the competition!
A big star for the winners who finished the last period with a partial score of 30-10, was Bryant with 17 points and 7 rebounds, with Oturu also adding 17 points and 6 rebounds.
For its entirety Yannis Sfeiropoulou, who dropped to 8-8 knowing his first loss after two straight wins, top of all was Philip Petrushev with 15 points and 3 rebounds.
The match:
THE Red Star he was the one who entered the match more dynamically and thanks to the baskets of McIntyre, Dobrich and Petrusev, he led 8-0 in the 4th minute. Her first basket Effects came 5:50′ before the end of the first period, with Osmani and Bryant collecting the difference for the 10-15 three minutes later. With McIntyre and Kalinitis in the foreground, the Serbs closed the first quarter at the maximum value of the difference and at +11 for 25-14.
Shane Larkin to Dan Oturu for the slam! @AnadoluEfesSK #FlightTime I @TurkishAirlines pic.twitter.com/D0oFd3tP7C
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 18, 2024
The home team’s response came early on second period, where with Oturu and Schmitz they reduced to 5 (24-29) in the 13th minute, before Petrusev and Dos Santos attacked Red Star aggressively (24-33). With a quick 6-0 run, the Turks reduced to three points (30-33) at 16′ and a little later to one point (34-35), with the visitors significantly improving their defense in the last period of the half, and with Dobrich and Boloboi baskets to go to the locker room with a score of 42-36.
Jordan Nwora’n?n ucluguyle fark 2 say?ya iniyor ??????
pic.twitter.com/5nVIxi7CZf— Euroleague Time (@euroleague_time) December 18, 2024
With Petrusev hitting behind 6.75m. and to score 12 of his points, Yannis Sfeiropoulos’ total made it 45-36 at the beginning of the third period. As time wore on, however, Efes found a rhythm, upping its performance on both ends of the floor. With versatility in attack and quick movement of the ballthe hosts succeeded and went ahead with 52-51 and a little later with 56-54 in the 28th minute, before Boloboi and Petrusev on the one hand and Osmani on the other, wrote the 59-57 of the quarter.
With the psychology and momentum of the match on their side, Tomislav Mijatovic’s side entered the fourth and final period. Where with baskets by Schmitz, Larkin and Beaubois, but thanks to its amazing defense, Efes ran a impressive 13-0 run for 72-57 in 34′! Erythros found a score 5:27′ before the final with 1/2 shots by Kalinic, while his first field goal came 4 minutes before the final! Somehow, the hosts got to the pink scorecard more easily than anyone thought with the final 84-67.
It’s about the HUSTLE @AnadoluEfesSK pic.twitter.com/s7ABXa1WIQ
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 18, 2024
The quarters: 14-25, 36-42, 59-57, 89-67.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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