The Vitoria “Baskonia” club (16/16) represented by Tad Sedekerskis experienced failure in the Euroleague, which in its arena 76:97 (22:32, 23:17, 8:28, 23:20) were not equal to the basketball players of Istanbul “Anadolu Efes” (15/17).
“Anadolu Efes” already gained a double-digit advantage (20:10) in the 7th minute, which remained unchanged after the first half – 32:22. In the second quarter, the visitors dictated the conditions, but Baskonia was able to successfully finish the first part of the match – an 8-0 run allowed them to get closer to 45:49.
After the big break, the Basques still held on (47:52), but then “Anadolu” ran 18:2 and began to crush their opponents – 70:49. By the end of the quarter, the gap reached the limit of 24 points – 77:53.
The balance of the teams fighting each other for a place in the playoffs has now tilted in favor of the Turkish club, as they achieved revenge after losing by 7 points at home in the first round.
After playing 24 minutes, T. Sedekerskis scored 4 points (1/3 double-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), rebounded 4 balls, made an assist, blocked an opponent’s shot, provoked 2 fouls and collected 9 utility points. By the way, he scored his points in the last 64 seconds of the match.
Baskonia: Markus Howard 15 (2/8 3-pointers), Codi Miller-McIntyre 13, Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos 12, Chima Moneke 9 (7 rpg), Mike Kotsar and Matthew Costello (6 rpg) 8 each.
Anadolu Efes: Shane Larkin 28 (5/9 3-pointers, 29 rpg), Will Clyburn 20 (3/7 3-pointers), Ercan Osmani 15 (5 rpg), Tyrique Jones 8, Darius Thompson 7.
The long break: Waterman’s value, Jack’s Republic, the Vovor effect, the battles for 3rd and 6th place and which LKL clubs will be satisfied with the season
