2024-04-06 03:16:50
The defeat saw Euroleague Battles Heating Up: Anadolu Efes, Baskonia, and Panathinaikos Secure Wins”>Fenerbahce remain in sixth place and at best fourth after the end of the regular season. However, in the last round, you have to beat the higher ranked Olympiakos of Piraeus and hope for failure of Panathinaikos of Athens.
“It was a basketball show, good preparation of all teams. Everything was determined by the details and they are not on our side.
At the end of the match, one or the other team could win. But we didn’t play our game – it wasn’t our basketball. In the fourth quarter, we made endless mistakes and missed,” Š. Jasikevičius told Euroleague television.
There was no lack of intrigue in this duel: in two quarters, Fenerbahce managed to pull away only at the end of the second quarter and the teams went to rest with the Shar club leading 36:32.
In the third quarter, the teams went toe-to-toe again – after 8 minutes of play. the score was 50:50, and before the decisive half, Fenerbahce had just one point lead – 52:51.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, “Anadolu Efes” dangerously pulled away 67:61.
In the last minute, the leading team did not change and the score was 76:69, and it seemed that the intrigue was over.
Georgios Papagiannis came to the rescue for Fenerbahce, who scored a three-pointer, and his teammates intercepted the ball: then Scottie Wilbeken scored and the difference decreased to 76:74.
But the veteran Rodrigue Beaubois had his say – he scored a three-pointer and put his team ahead. But once again, Fenerbahce responded in kind and the score was tied with 34 seconds remaining. was 79:77.
Shane Larkin scored two points in the remaining time, the home team answered with a three-pointer and the difference decreased to 80-81.
Anadolu Efes then had one free kick and Nigel Hayes took the final shot, but the three-pointer missed.
Fenerbahce: Scottie Wilbekin 17 (5/10 trg, 7 kl), Marko Guduric 15, Georgios Papagiannis 13 (8 rpg), Nigel Hayes-Davis (8 rpg) and Johnathan Motley (6 /6 penalty) after 10.
Anadolu Efes: Will Clyburn 21 (5/7 doubles, 5 rpg, 28 rpg), Shane Larkin 15 (3/8 treys), Rodrigue Beaubois 10, Daniel Oturu 9.
It is already clear that Fenerbahce has a ticket to the play-offs, but will have to fight for home advantage – the fourth place.
Meanwhile, Anadolu Efes are fighting for the right to compete in the playoffs and are now very close to tenth place. The Turks need to beat Crvena zvezda Belgrade next week and tenth place and an extension of the season are guaranteed.
Fenerbahce defeated ALBA Berlin 103:68 in the last round. In the last seven matches, the team coached by the Lithuanian lost twice.
The Anadolu Efes team did not spare the representatives of Vitoria Baskonia 97:76 last week and won the third victory in a row.
In the first round, playing at home, “Anadolu Efes” fell to “Fenerbahce” 84:89.
2024-04-06 03:16:50