With… fora from Olympiakos, Efes “pressed” Monaco

Efes took over, which “pressed” Monaco (98-77) in Istanbul, two days after its comfortable victory over Olympiakos.

So, Ataman’s team celebrated the 3rd consecutive pink card in the Euroleague and went up to 5-6.

Top for the European champions Bobois (17 points, 7 assists), Larkin (14 points, 4 assists, 4 steals) and Moerman (14 points, 7 rebounds).

On the other, the “Cinderella” of the event suffered a 2nd consecutive defeat and fell to 5-6. Distinguished for the guests are Motiegounas (21 points) and Li (18 points). Mike James committed a disciplinary offense.

The match

Efes entered with… fora from the game with Olympiakos and with Bobois, Plais to execute, gained “air” of 9 points (15-6 in 5 ‘). The Turks went even further (20-9 in 7 ‘), however Monaco reduced the difference with the final of the season (24-20).

The 2nd ten minutes was an aggressive crescendo of the hosts, who unfolded their virtues and escaped even more. Petrushev and Moerman entered the equation and led their team to an individual 22-9, which brought it to +15 (46-31 in 17 ‘). The halftime ended with the European champions having a difference of 18 points (58-40).

With Lee moving forward at the beginning of the 3rd period, the guests ran a series of 12-0 and reduced to -6 (60-54 in 24 ‘). Efes ‘answer came with 9-0, which brought it to +15 (69-54 in 27’), while it closed the tenth minute with +12 (73-61).

Monaco attempted an epic upset in the 4th period, with Motiegounas defeating the tall opponents by state (81-75 in 35 ‘). Nevertheless, the hosts reacted immediately and with a series of 15-0, sealed their dominance (96-75). The final 98-77 gave the 2nd consecutive victory to the team of Ataman.

The quarters: 24-20, 58-40, 73-61, 98-77.

See here the statistics of the match

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