Anadolu Efes Rises up from the Breathtaking Clash: 95-86

Hosting the Spanish side Laboral Kutxa at the ninth week match of Euroleague First Round Group B, Anadolu Efes won the game 95-86. Anadolu Efes was trailing 46-41 at the halftime of the match, played at Abdi İpekçi Arena.

Starting the match with Heurtel, Birkan, Diebler, Brown and Tyus, Anadolu Efes got its first points by Tyus. Trailing 13-5 past the fourth minute, Efes was behind 13-7 after getting one point each by Brown and Tyus from the foul line. Scoring with Tyus, Cedi, Heurtel and Brown in the second five-minute part of the quarter, Anadolu Efes was down 21-16 at the end of the first 10 minutes. Starting the second quarter with a slam dunk by Brown, Efes got five points by Heurtel as the score was 23-27 at 12.30. Following six points by Granger and Heurtel when the margin was down to four points, the opponent coach called a timeout. After the timeout, Ahmet’s nice slam dunk brought the margin down to three points in the 16th minute: 31-34. Scoring more with Ahmet from under the paint, Efes got a field goal by Granger as the score was 37-46 in the final minute of the half. Ahmet and Diebler’s four points in the final minute helped Anadolu Efes towards a halftime score of 46-41.

As Efes got its first points in the second half with Saric, the score was 45-48 past the 21st minute. Bringing the lead down to two with Tyus, Anadolu Efes got a three pointer by Saric at 22.30, claiming the lead for the first time in the match: 51-50. Heurtel’s four points made it 55-52 in the 26th minute. Getting five points from the foul line with Heurtel, Granger and Furkan, Efes increased the lead to four points in the 27th minute: 60-56. Trailing 62-60 past the 28th minute following six points by the opponent, Efes got seven points with Saric and Heurtel in the remaining duration, ahead 67-66 at the end of the third quarter. As Birkan scored our first points in the final quarter, the score was 72-69 in favor of Efes in the 31st minute. Hitting two consecutive three point field goals, the opponent was ahead by three points in the 32nd minute: 72-75. After Anadolu Efes’s timeout, Birkan scored a three pointer when the score was 75-77 in the 33rd minute. With the score 80-81 following a three pointer by Heurtel and a field goal from the paint from Brown in the 36th minute, Efes grabbed the defensive rebound and reclaimed the lead with Heurtel: 82-81. Ahead 84-81 with Dunston’s slam dunk in the 37th minute, Efes converted defensive rebounds into points in two consecutive possessions with Granger and Diebler: 88-81. Leading 90-84 with 1.20 minutes left with Dunston, Anadolu Efes managed to score with Heurtel and Saric, emerging victorious 95-86.

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Anadolu Efes Player Statistics
# Player Min Pts 2P 3P FT OR DR R A St To B F FR EFFP
2 Alex Tyus 06:27 9 3 / 7 %42,86 0 / 0 %0,00 3 / 4 %75,00 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
4 Doğuş Balbay 00:57 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Derrick Brown 20:29 7 3 / 8 %37,50 0 / 2 %0,00 1 / 2 %50,00 1 7 8 2 1 1 2 1
6 Cedi Osman 12:32 3 1 / 1 %100,00 0 / 0 %0,00 1 / 1 %100,00 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 2
8 Birkan Batuk 17:37 8 1 / 1 %100,00 2 / 4 %50,00 0 / 0 %0,00 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 2
9 Dario Šarić 17:26 12 2 / 6 %33,33 2 / 2 %100,00 2 / 2 %100,00 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 3
10 Furkan Korkmaz 07:14 2 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 2 / 2 %100,00 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
15 Jayson Granger 25:03 9 3 / 7 %42,86 0 / 1 %0,00 3 / 4 %75,00 2 4 6 4 1 4 0 1
31 Thomas Heurtel 29:09 25 6 / 6 %100,00 3 / 5 %60,00 4 / 4 %100,00 0 2 2 9 1 5 0 1
33 Jon Diebler 29:33 8 1 / 2 %50,00 0 / 2 %0,00 6 / 6 %100,00 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2
42 Bryant Dunston 23:53 4 2 / 6 %33,33 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 1 %0,00 1 2 3 0 3 2 4 2
44 Ahmet Düverioğlu 09:40 8 4 / 7 %57,14 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
  TOPLAM   95 26 / 51 %50,98 7 / 16 %43,75 22 / 26 %84,62 12 22 34 21 10 14 7 20 0 0
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Opponent Team Player Statistics
# Player Min Pts 2P 3P FT OR DR R A St To B F FR EFFP
3 James, Mike 25:54 14 4 / 13 %30.77 2 / 4 %50.00 0 / 0 %0.00 3 2 5 2 2 1 0 2
4 Diop, Mamadou 0 0 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Planinic, Darko 18:25 8 4 / 5 %80.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 3
7 Shengelia, Tornike 15:21 5 1 / 2 %50.00 1 / 1 %100.00 0 / 4 %0.00 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 1
8 Hanga, Adam 22:55 5 2 / 3 %66.67 0 / 1 %0.00 1 / 2 %50.00 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 4
9 Bourousis, Ioannis 20:12 12 3 / 5 %60.00 1 / 1 %100.00 3 / 4 %75.00 3 2 5 3 1 2 1 3
11 Blazic, Jaka 27:39 15 3 / 4 %75.00 3 / 6 %50.00 0 / 0 %0.00 2 3 5 1 0 2 0 3
12 Diop, Ilimane 1:23 0 0 / 2 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 Tillie, Kim 23:42 7 1 / 5 %20.00 1 / 1 %100.00 2 / 3 %66.67 2 5 7 3 2 2 0 4
20 Adams, Darius 29:28 20 1 / 5 %20.00 6 / 11 %54.55 0 / 0 %0.00 0 2 2 4 1 2 1 3
33 Corbacho, Alberto 15:01 0 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 2 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  TOPLAM   8619 / 44 %43.18 14 / 27 %51.85 6 / 13 %46.15 13 19 32 15 7 16 4 26 0 0
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  • euroleague
  • Laboral Kutxa