AX Armani Exchange Milan ended its two-game losing streak by rolling up the points to defeat visiting Zalgris Kaunas 98-92 at home in Mediolanum Forum on Friday. 

 Milan survives Zalgiris rally, 98-92

AX Armani Exchange Milan ended its two-game losing streak by rolling up the points to defeat visiting Zalgris Kaunas 98-92 at home in Mediolanum Forum on Friday. The hosts built a 20-point lead early in the third quarter behind terrific shooting accuracy from behind the arc, but Zalgiris never waved the white flag and managed to tie 77-77, with 6 minutes to go. A key three-pointer by Sergio Rodriguez, followed by 8 points of its last 12 points by Malcolm Delaney, allowed Milan to improves to a 4-3 record. Zalgiris, meanwhile, collected its fourth loss straight and drops to 5-5. Kevin Punter led the winners with 22 points and a career-high performance index rating of 29. Zach LeDay followed with 20 points and 6 boards against his former team, while Shavon Shields, Malcolm Delaney and Kyle Hines scored 17, 13 and 10 respectively. Lukas Lekavicius tallied 16 points for Zalgiris. Rokas Jokubaitis had 15 on the day after his 20th birthday, while Augustine Rubit chipped in 13 and Marius Grigonis 10 in defeat.



LeDay's 6 points in a row followed by a contested trey by Punter gave the hosts an early 9-3 lead. Zalgiris reacted quickly after a timeout thanks to Joffrey Lauvergne and Steve Vasturia, who combined for 9 points and a 12-12 tie. Milan turned to Shields on offense, but Zalgiris took off on a 2-11 run behind triples from Grigonis and Jokubaitis to lead 21-25 after one quarter. Punter scored 5 points and fed Vladimir Micov for a corner trey to return a 31-27 edge to the home side. Milan kept rocking as Hines and LeDay scored inside to finish an 11-0 run to a 35-27 advantage. Shields, LeDay and Delaney soon drilled triples to extend the margin 46-33. Even though Zalgiris forced a couple of turnovers to score easy layups, back-to-back treys by Shields and Rodriguez kept the hosts in charge 52-40 at halftime. 

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AX Armani Exchange Milan vs Zalgiris Kaunas Highlights - Round 10 - 20th November, 2020

Punter came out of the break with 8 points in a row to which Shields added acrobatic reverse layup to put Zalgiris against the ropes, 62-42. The visitors didn't panic, though, turning an unsportsmanlike foul into 5 points in a 0-7 run that reduced the margin to 62-49. Milan restored a double-digit margin, 69-56, but Zalgiris raised its defensive level and Rubit took over inside to allow Zalgiris to enter the last quarter trailing 73-64. The hosts looked paralyzed as Lekavicius and Rubit filled a 4-13 run that tied the score at 77-77 for a brand-new game with 6 minutes to play. Vladimir Micov came to the rescue with a tip-in but when Thomas Walkup hit a three, Zalgiris was within 83-82. Rodriguez and Delaney showed up big from behind the arc to make it 89-82 for Milan, but it still wasn't Zalgiris last word. Jokubaitis and Nigel Hayes kept the game on the wire, 91-87, until Delaney took over with a contested layup and a difficult pull-up jumper to build a 93-87 gap that the visitors were not able to contest.

### Threes saved the day

Milan shot extremely well from deep, collecting 13 triples on 25 attempts. Their long-distance accuracy included hitting 7 of 8 threes in the second quarter to reach halftime leading 52-40. Then, in the last quarter, when Zalgiris dissolved a 20-point disadvantage, back-to-back triples by Sergio Rodriguez and Malcolm Delaney in crunch time helped Milan hold off Zalgiris.

### Don't let them run

Milan trailed 21-25 at the end of the first period, mainly because they were unable to stop Zalgiris from getting 10 fastbreak points already. The hosts managed to adjust their defense and allowed just 15 points in the second quarter to outscore the visiting team 31-16.

### Good to be back

Kevin Punter made his Euroleague debut with Milan this week after missing one month and a half because of injury and became a key factor. He was the game's top scorer with 22 points and showed up in key moments: first, to bring Milan back early in the second quarter, and later, to boost his team's lead to 20 points, 62-42, by scoring 8 points in a row right after halftime.

### Not the perfect celebration for Jokubaitis

Rokas Jokubaitis turned 20 the day before the game, and he celebrated it with his best EuroLeague scoring performance to date: 15 points on 3 of 6 two-pointers, 2 of 3 threes and 3 of 3 free throws. He was one of the key players who helped the visitors to rally from a 20-point deficit in the second half, but couldn't fully celebrate as his team came up short in the end.

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AX Armani Exchange Milan ended its two-game losing streak by rolling up the points to defeat visiting Zalgris Kaunas 98-92 at home in Mediolanum Forum on Friday. 


AX Armani Exchange Milan v Zalgiris Kaunas (2020-11-20T19:45:00.000Z)

Real Madrid remained on a roll as it raced past Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 94-74 for its fifth straight victory on Friday in the Spanish capital. 

Real rolls Fenerbahce for fifth straight win

Real Madrid remained on a roll as it raced past Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 94-74 for its fifth straight victory on Friday in the Spanish capital. Alberto Abalde poured in 17 points to lead the way and Jaycee Carroll had 15 points for Real, whose record improved to 6-4. Anthony Randolph chipped in 14 points, Walter Tavares had 13, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Facundo Campazzo picked up 7 points and 12 assists in Real's fourth victory in five home games this season. Fenerbahce dropped to 4-6 including three straight losses, all of them in Spain. Danilo Barthel was the top weapon with 22 points for Fenerbahce, which was playing without Nando de Colo and Jan Vesely. Lorenzo Brown collected 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the loss.



Gabriel Deck had 5 points as Real jumped ahead 7-0 before Barthel's three-pointer for Fenerbahce. Ahmet Duverioglu cut the gap to 9-7 but the guests went cold with just one score in the next 6 minutes while Carroll hit from the outside and Randolph drained three triples in a 17-2 surge to move ahead 26-9 on the way to a 28-12 score after 10 minutes. Fenerbahce downed the first 6 points of the second quarter, including a Dyshawn Pierre's triple, to trim the deficit to 28-18. Randolph punched back with a triple and Abalde converted an and-one. Fenerbahce started scoring more consistently with Jarell Eddie hitting a three-pointer and then Brown and Ali Muhammed combining for all the points in a 2-9 spurt to trim the difference to 43-34. Abalde continued his strong game with a pair of baskets as Real stayed up 49-36 at the break. 

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Real Madrid vs Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul Highlights - Round 10 - 20th November, 2020

Edgaras Ulanovas had a three-pointer for Fenerbahce early in the second half to get the deficit down to 51-39, but Campazzo took over with 7 points in an 11-2 surge for a 62-41 lead. Fenerbahce just couldn't get enough scores on offense while Rudy Fernandez and Abalde added three-pointers at the other end as Real stayed in charge, 72-51, after 30 minutes. Fernandez was on target from deep again as the lead swelled to 79-53. Barthel would not give up without a fight, hitting 2 three-pointers and 2 more baskets inside, but Fenerbahce still trailed 85-66. Trey Thompkins hit a triple at the other end and Carroll made sure the guests wouldn't get any closer the rest of the way.

### Pivotal performer

Facundo Campazzo was pulling the strings for Real all night, collecting 12 assists and he would have collected even more if those catching his flashy dishes would have finished the plays. Campazzo has now collected 39 assists in his last four games.

### Telling numbers

Real forced 14 turnovers and turned them into 31 points compared to 7 points off turnovers for Fenerbahce. Real collected 31 assists in the game as the team shot 66.7% on two-pointers. Fenerbahce made 53.1% of its two-pointers.

### Milestone for Barthel

Danilo Barthel set a career high with his 22 points and also eclipsed the 500-point mark in the EuroLeague career. He now has 503 points in 64 games.

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Real Madrid remained on a roll as it raced past Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 94-74 for its fifth straight victory on Friday in the Spanish capital. 


Real Madrid v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2020-11-20T20:00:00.000Z)

CSKA Moscow made it five wins in a row by overcoming FC Bayern Munich 81-89 in an intense showdown at the Audi Dome.

Milutinov, James lead CSKA past Bayern

CSKA Moscow made it five wins in a row by overcoming FC Bayern Munich 81-89 in an intense showdown at the Audi Dome. The first half was fiercely contested with neither team leading by more than 6 points and Bayern holding a small advantage, 39-36, at the break. The lead regularly swapped hands in the third, before CSKA gradually pulled away in the fourth quarter. Nikola Milutinov powered CSKA with a double-double of 18 points and 8 rebounds, making all 8 of his two-point attempts. Mike James led all scorers with 25 points, Darrun Hilliard added 14 and Will Clyburn combined 13 points with 5 rebounds. Jalen Reynolds paired a personal-best 18 points with 8 rebounds for Bayern, and Wade Baldwin IV tied his career-high with 19 points. The outcome left the teams sharing second place in the standings with identical 7-3 records.



Robin Amaize drove to open the scoring before Nikita Kurbanov got CSKA moving from mid-range. Vladimir Lucic’s fastbreak dunk sent Bayern ahead, 6-4, in a start dominated by defenses. Toko Shengelia’s powerful basket-and-one gave CSKA its first lead, and Kurbanov added a tip-in. JaJuan Johnson’s jumper made it 8-9, but Milutinov’s three-point play and James’s aggressive drive kept CSKA in front, 8-14. Paul Zipser hit the game’s first three-pointer, but Hilliard did likewise for CSKA, before Baldwin scored in penetration and Reynolds dunked on the break to make it 17-18 after 10 minutes. Johnson opened the second quarter from mid-range to send Bayern ahead, before Baldwin and Johnson completed a 10-0 run for a 23-18 lead. Joel Bolomboy and Clyburn restarted CSKA from the foul line, and James tied it at 23-23. CSKA eased ahead through free throws before Baldwin and Clyburn exchanged close-range scores. Nick Weiler-Babb’s three-point play tied it up, 32-32, and Milutinov’s alley-oop was canceled out by Reynolds's bucket under the basket. Reynolds then added a fierce one-handed alley-oop, making it 39-36 at the break.

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FC Bayern Munich vs CSKA Moscow Highlights - Round 10 - 19th November, 2020

Hilliard and Milutinov got CSKA closer early in the second half and Shengelia split free throws for a 43-43 tie. Hilliard’s four-point play sent CSKA in front and Leon Radosevic’s bucket was matched by Milutinov’s put-back slam. Milutinov posted up to score again for a 47-52 lead, but Zan Sisko struck back from long-range and immediately added a fastbreak layup for another tie. Baldwin sliced through to send Bayern ahead, but Kurbanov answered from deep and James again scored in penetration before finishing the quarter with a buzzer-beating triple for a 60-64 lead. Baldwin and James traded blows early in the fourth before Reynolds and Milutinov scored from close-range. Clyburn’s three-pointer gave CSKA its largest lead, 64-71, with 6 minutes left. Lucic’s four-point play gave Bayern fresh hope, but Clyburn and James converted free throws for a 68-76 advantage. James struck from deep for a double-digit lead and Baldwin’s three-point play inside the final 2 minutes wasn’t enough to revive Bayern as CSKA held on.

### Turnover trouble avoided…eventually

CSKA initially struggled to escape Bayern’s swarming defense and was forced into committing 7 turnovers in the opening quarter. However, CSKA took much better control of the ball after that and finished with only 12 turnovers.

### CSKA treads the line

Bayern’s physical approach regularly sent CSKA to the foul line and the visiting team took advantage by making 33 of 41 free-throw attempts (80.5%). Those 33 converted free throws were the most by any team so far this season.

### Offensive boards boost CSKA

CSKA stood up to the physical challenge presented by Bayern’s defense and gave itself valuable extra possessions by claiming 14 offensive rebounds. Most of those came through two players: Nikola Milutinov grabbed 6 and Joel Bolomboy 4.

### Record low from deep for Bayern

Bayern focused its offensive efforts almost exclusively inside, only attempting 8 three-point shots all night – by far the lowest in club history. The previous low was 12 attempts on four separate occasions. The 3 three-pointers made also tied the team low. In contrast, Bayern’s 52 attempted two-pointers was the joint-fourth highest in club history.

CSKA Moscow made it five wins in a row by overcoming FC Bayern Munich 81-89 in an intense showdown at the Audi Dome.


FC Bayern Munich v CSKA Moscow (2020-11-19T19:30:00.000Z)

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz made it a perfect week with a 93-72 blowout of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens on Wednesday at Buesa Arena. 

Baskonia blasts Panathinaikos

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz made it a perfect week with a 93-72 blowout of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens on Wednesday at Buesa Arena. The hosts outscored the Greens 43-23 over the final 15 minutes to claim the victory and take their record to 4-4. Panathinaikos lost its fourth straight game to fall to 2-6 on the season. Alec Peters and Luca Vildoza scored 19 points apiece to pace the home team. Pierria Henry tallied 14 points and a career-high 12 assists for his first career double-double. Rokas Giedraitis added 12 points and Tonye Jekiri posted 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ioannis Papapetrou paced Panathinaikos with 17 points, Nemanja Nedovic added 15 points and 5 assists and Georgios Papagiannis had 11 points and 10 boards.



Nedovic took charge at the start with a pair of three-pointers sandwiched around 2 alley-oop assists to Papagiannis in grabbing a 2-10 lead. Zoran Dragic jumpstarted the hosts by dishing an assist to Vildoza, drawing an offensive foul and sinking a layup to help close the gap. A three by Vildoza capped a 9-0 run to give Baskonia its first lead, 11-10. The teams traded shots for the next few minutes before a three-point play by Papapetrou and Aaron White's fastbreak gave the Greens a 5-point lead. Shelvin Mack's unsportsmanlike foul on Henry allowed the latter to trim the gap to 20-23 after 10 minutes. Peters scored 5 quick points in another Baskonia 9-0 run to put the hosts up 4. Panathinaikos briefly regained the lead on a Leonidas Kaselakis triple, but a red-hot Peters shot Baskonia to 39-33. Ilimane Diop scored on back-to-back possessions to take the margin to double figures. Papapetrou connected from behind the arc to make it 46-39 at the break.

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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs Panathinaikos OPAP Athens Highlights - Round 10 - 19th November, 2020

Panathinaikos came out hungry for the start of the second half with Papagiannis scoring twice on the offense glass and Dinos Mitoglou doing so as well to rally the visitors to 50-49, as which Baskonia called timeout. Vildoza came to Baskonia's rescue with back-to-back threes to make it 60-53. A three and a short jumper by Peters restored a double-digit lead before Marcus Foster beat the third-quarter buzzer with a layup that made it 66-58. Threes by Vildoza and Peters continued to grow the Baskonia lead which reached 20 after back-to-back threes by Henry. Giedraitis added another 2 triples as the margin peaked at 87-63. Papapetrou and Nedovic continued the Panathinaikos fight, but the outcome was already decided as Baskonia marched to a convincing victory.

### Pivotal player

Among the many players who stood tall for Baskonia, Pierria Henry shined bright with 14 points and a career-best 12 assists, which was 1 away from the club record. Henry went for 12 points and 8 assists in the second half alone as Baskonia pulled away for the win. It was the third time Henry had ever reached double figures in assists, but it was his first EuroLeague double-double.

### Game-changing shots

After Panathinaikos took charge on the offensive glass with 6 second-chance points in a 2-10 run to get within 50-49 midway through the second quarter, Baskonia heated up from downtown. Luca Vildoza nailed a pair of threes and then Alec Peters drained back-to-back threes late in the third quarter to make it 66-56. Vildoza and Peters each added another early in the fourth and Pierria Henry hit 2 more. In a 10-minute span, the team shot 8 for 11 from downtown and outscored the visitors 30-11 to clinch the victory.

### Telling numbers

Baskonia outshot Panathinaikos from all distances, making 20 of 28 two-point shots (71.4%) and 13 of 29 threes (44.8%). The hosts also outrebounded Panathinaikos 36-27, which led to a 15-6 advantage in fastbreak points.

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz made it a perfect week with a 93-72 blowout of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens on Wednesday at Buesa Arena. 


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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (2020-11-19T19:30:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul bounced back from a home loss earlier in the week to thrash Khimki Moscow Region 77-105 at Arena Mytishchi on Thursday. 

Efes thrashes Khimki in Russia

Anadolu Efes Istanbul bounced back from a home loss earlier in the week to thrash Khimki Moscow Region 77-105 at Arena Mytishchi on Thursday. Efes improved to 5-4 in the standings while Khimki dropped to 2-7. Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 24 points, Shane Larkin added 20 points and 7 assists, Tibor Pleiss scored 18 and Adrien Moerman posted 14 points and 7 rebounds for Efes. Janis Timma and Jordan Mickey paced Khimki with 13 points apiece. Greg Monroe added 10 and Alexey Shved tallied 9 points and 9 assists, ending his 78-game streak of scoring in double digits. Khimki led 30-29 after 10 minutes, but Efes took a 51-58 lead at halftime and boosted it to 63-86 at the end of the third quarter to seal the outcome with time to spare.



Simon got Efes going with a three-point play and Chris Singleton added a triple, but Timma struck twice from downtown for a 6-6 tie. Simon scored in the paint, but Jonas Jerebko did better with a three-pointer. Pleiss stepped up with 7 quick points, however, Monroe brought Khimki within 13-15. Singleton swished his second triple and Simon added a layup. Mickey and Jerebko combined for all the points in a 7-0 run that put the hosts ahead, 22-20. Sergey Karasev sank a jumper and Sergey Monia and Mickey each struck from beyond the arc, but Simon and Moerman drew Efes within 30-29 after 10 minutes. Simon kept pacing the guests early in the second quarter. Karasev and Timma kept Khimki close, 35-36. Larkin followed a jumper with a driving layup before Moerman buried a three-pointer that prompted a Khimki timeout at 37-44. Errick McCollum downed a jumper and Shved added a layup, but Pleiss kept Efes fully in charge, 41-48. After James Anderson and Monya traded triples, Shved and Monroe got Khimki within 49-52. Larkin answered from downtown and got help from Anderson to give Efes a 51-58 lead at halftime.

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Khimki Moscow Region vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Round 10 - 19th November, 2020

Sertac Sanli sank a jumper soon after the break which Dogus Balbay followed with a coast-to-coast layup. Larkin added a triple to force Khimki to stop the game at 51-66. Simon capped a 2-16 run with a layup. Mickey also scored around the basket. Sanli scored again and Vasilije Micic buried a triple, but Monia and Mickey brought the hosts a bit closer, 62-73. Larkin had the first 4 points in a 1-13 run that Simon capped with a three-pointer that broke the game open, 63-86, after 30 minutes. Dairis Bertans hit a triple early in the fourth quarter and Monroe added a layup for a 68-86 score with 8 minutes left. Moerman floated one in, but McCollum gave the hosts hope, 73-88, right after that. Pleiss scored down low, however, and Larkin sank a triple that sealed the outcome, 73-93, with over 6 minutes left.

### Pivotal performer

Krunoslav Simon is having a fantastic season and confirmed it once again. He finished the game with 24 points -1 shy of his EuroLeague personal-best - on 6-of-9 two-point shooting, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 on free throws. Simon added 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 27.

### Game-changing moment

After Greg Monroe scored down low to bring Khimki within 49-52 late in the first half, Efes finally found its regular go-to guy as Shane Larkin had 8 points, including a couple of triples, in a 2-16 run that boosted his team's lead to 51-68. Efes never looked back and kept pushing until the final buzzer.

### Stellar stat

Efes had fantastic shooting percentages and took great care of the ball. Efes made 23 of 31 two-pointers and its 74.2% is its fifth-best mark in the competition. Efes also made 14 of 27 three-pointers (51.9%), collected 25 assists and made just 10 turnovers.

### Did you know?

With his block tonight, Sergey Monia tied with Darjus Lavrinovic for 20th place in EuroLeague history with 123 rejections.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul bounced back from a home loss earlier in the week to thrash Khimki Moscow Region 77-105 at Arena Mytishchi on Thursday. 


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Khimki Moscow Region v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2020-11-19T17:00:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin gained a stunning 76-75 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Peyton Siva with 2 seconds remaining. 

Siva sends ALBA past ASVEL at the death

ALBA Berlin gained a stunning 76-75 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Peyton Siva with 2 seconds remaining. It was hard on the French side, which had led nearly the whole game as the outstanding Moustapha Fall dominated inside. ASVEL had a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter, but the host refused to die and Siva’s three-pointer sealed the deal as ALBA went ahead for only the second time all night. Luke Sikma paced ALBA with 16 points, while Siva – playing his first game for a month – and Niels Giffey added 10 apiece. The unstoppable Fall had a career night with 25 points on 10-of-12 two-point shooting, along with 10 rebounds. Allerik Freeman scored 12 points as ASVEL drops to 1-6, while ALBA improves to 2-5.



Charles Kahudi opened the scoring for ASVEL with a mid-range strike and free throws, before Sikma got ALBA on the board after going 2:30 scoreless. Jayson Granger and Jonas Mattisseck struck from long-range for ALBA, but Freeman did likewise for the visitors and Fall dunked twice to keep ASVEL ahead. Kahudi and David Lighty scored under the basket to make it 10-15, but Maodo Lo’s three-pointer made it closer. Fall dunked again and Paul Lacombe added an alley-oop layup, but 5 points from Giffey kept ALBA close at 19-21 after ten minutes. Lo’s backdoor cut tied it up early in the second, but ASVEL pulled back in front through Amine Noua’s triple and Fall’s deft close-range finish. Marcus Eriksson’s deep three and Sikma’s score in penetration gave ALBA its first lead, 29-28, but that didn’t last long as Rihards Lomazs struck from deep and the dominant Fall added three more close-range finishes to make it 33-40. Johannes Thiemann and Freeman traded triples, making it 36-43 at half-time. 

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ALBA Berlin vs LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne Highlights - Round 9 - 18th November, 2020

ALBA started the second half with a 7-0 run, tying the game through Siva and Simone Fontecchio from close range, followed by Sikma from deep. Fall, inevitably, restored ASVEL’s lead from the line before adding two more dunks including a three-point play. Freeman’s three-pointer and Lighty’s inside strike made it 46-55, ASVEL’s largest lead so far. Ben Lammers ignited ALBA with a huge reverse alley-oop, but Noua and Lighty made it 50-60 after three quarters. Lomasz sent ASVEL further ahead from long-range, before Lammers and Thiemann pulled the deficit back to single digits. Antoine Diot struck from deep to keep ASVEL comfortable, and yet another dunk from Fall made it 60-68 with three minutes left. Fall then fed Diot to score with a backdoor cut, but ALBA kept fighting and came back to 68-71 with 80 seconds left and Siva drove through the defense to make it 70-71. A tough two-pointer with a foul from Freeman made it 70-74, but Giffey’s triple kept ALBA hoping. Diot split his free throws and it was 73-75 with 6.8 seconds remaining. Siva coolly struck a dagger from a deep, giving ASVEL 2.4 seconds to get back in front, but Guerschon Yabusele missed on the final buzzer and ALBA had the win.

### Fall unrewarded for stunning show

Defeat was particularly tough on Moustapha Fall, who made 10-of-12 field goals in a total of 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished 4 assists and made 1 steal for a PIR of 42 – the highest recorded by any player so far this season.

### ALBA steals the win

ALBA led for just 23 seconds all night: for 21 seconds at 29-28 midway through the second quarter, and then for the last 2 seconds of the game. ASVEL was ahead by 12 points, 51-63, inside the final quarter, and by 8 points, 62-70, inside the final three minutes.

### Siva strikes…in the end

Peyton Siva was playing his first game for more than a month after testing positive for Covid-19 after ALBA’s only previous win, at CSKA Moscow in Round 4. He missed 5 straight three-point attempts in this game before sinking his only threeball of the night to win the game.

### Close contest in shooting stats

There was virtually nothing between the teams in shooting percentages. ALBA made 17-of-33 two-pointers (51.5%) compared to ASVEL’s 19-of-37 (51.4%) and both teams shot 8-of-24 from beyond the arc. But ALBA made more free throws, 18-of-20 against 13-of-16.

ALBA Berlin gained a stunning 76-75 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Peyton Siva with 2 seconds remaining. 


ALBA Berlin v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2020-11-18T19:00:00.000Z)

Real Madrid registered its fourth consecutive victory in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing longtime rivals Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 79-63 in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. 

Real's defense puts brakes on Maccabi

Real Madrid registered its fourth consecutive victory in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing longtime rivals Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 79-63 in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. Real improved to 5-4 in the standings while Maccabi dropped to 3-6. Gabriel Deck led the winners with 16 points, his high for the season. Anthony Randolph added 15 points while Sergio Llull and Walter Tavares each had 10. Facu Campazzo dished 12 assists for Real. Scottie Wilbekin led Maccabi with 18 points while Ante Zizic added 14. Real hit 6 of 9 three-pointers to get a 29-18 lead after 10 minutes, extending it to 45-32 at halftime and then again to 68-52 midway through the fourth quarter, enough to seal the outcome.



Wilbekin and Elijah Bryant got Maccabi going, giving their team a 2-4 lead. Alberto Abalde scored around the basket and Randolph sank back-to-back triples to put Real in charge, 10-6. Campazzo bettered Wilbekin's driving layup with a bomb from downtown and fed Deck for a layup, good for a 15-8 Real lead. Zizic stepped up with a tip-in and followed Dragan Bender's layup with a put-back slam but Alberto Abalde and Gabriel Deck joined the three-point shootout for a 24-16 score. Zizic dunked again but Deck and Carlos Alocen made it a double-digit game, 29-18, after 10 minutes. Maccabi's Tyler Dorsey struck from beyond the arc early in the second quarter and Chris Jones followed with a layup as Maccabi closed within 29-23. Tavares hit a jump-hook and Trey Thompkins added a backdoor layup in a 6-0 Real run that Rudy Fernandez capped with a running jumper. Zizic answered with an alley-oop slam and Dorsey added a three-point play but Deck and Campazzo restored a 39-28 Real lead. Zizic scored again but Llull hit a stop-and-pop jumper, getting help from Campazzo and Abalde to keep Real way ahead, 45-32, at halftime. 

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Real Madrid vs Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Highlights - Round 9 - 18th November, 2020

Wilbekin struck twice from downtown right after the break but Randolph and Deck answered for a 50-38 Real lead. Wilbekin kept pacing Maccabi with a layup and Bender downed a triple that gave the guests hope at 50-43. Tavares dunked and Deck matched Zizic's power layup with a driving basket. Tavares got help from Llull to boost Los Blancos' lead to 60-47. Othello Hunter took over with a three-point play but Randolph gave the hosts a 62-50 margin after 30 minutes. Jones and Randolph each banked in a running shot early in the fourth quarter and Llull made it a 14-point game, 66-52, with 7 minutes left. A fast break layup by Llull sealed the outcome, 72-54, as Maccabi did not recover in the final 4 minutes.

### Pivotal performer

Campazzo did a little bit of everything to make sure Real added another win. He finished the game with 9 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 21. Above all, Campazzo set the right game tempo at all times, giving Real the initiative throughout the game.

### Game-changing moment

Maccabi got within 29-23 early in the second quarter, as Real struggled to score. Three players who had been scoreless until then, Tavares, Thompkins and Fernandez, combined for all points in a 6-0 run that restored a 39-28 Real margin. The hosts diversified their offense and went on to keep controlling the game.

### Stellar stat

Maccabi was limited to just 8 assists, its lowest mark in the EuroLeague in more than 7 years. It last had 8 assists against Real in Game 1 of the Playoffs on April 10, 2013. Maccabi also picked up 17 turnovers. On the other hand, Real had 20 assists and 13 turnovers, taking much better care of the ball.

### Did you know?

It was Real's 10th consecutive home win against the Israeli powerhouse. Maccabi's last win in the Spanish capital, 64-66, came on March 11, 2010. This is the most prodigious showdown in European club competitions, with Real and Maccabi having faced each other as many as 61 times over the decades. Real leads the all-time series 38-23 and now has a six-game winning streak against Maccabi.

Real Madrid registered its fourth consecutive victory in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing longtime rivals Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 79-63 in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. 


Real Madrid v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2020-11-18T17:30:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade picked up an impressive road victory by knocking off AX Armani Exchange Milan 79-87. 

Zvezda snaps losing skid with win in Milan

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade picked up an impressive road victory by knocking off AX Armani Exchange Milan 79-87. Jordan Loyd poured in 17 points while Corey Walden added 15 points off the bench and Johnny O'Bryant chipped in 11 points as Zvezda improved to 4-5. Milan dropped to 3-3 with its first home loss of the season despite five players scoring in double figures, paced by Vladimir Micov’s 13 points. Sergio Rodriguez and Zach Leday both had 11 points and Kevin Punter and Michael Roll both tallied 10 points for Milan, which was playing only its second EuroLeague game since October 16.



Emanuel Terry’s put back opened the scoring for the guests and he added a second follow-up before Rodriguez’s three-pointer had Milan up 7-4. O’Bryant came off the bench to twice push Zvezda ahead - the second time with a three-pointer to make it 11-13. Taylor Rochestie added 4 points as well to keep Zvezda up. Milan big man Kaleb Tarczewski had a big impact with the team’s final 6 points as the host defense held Zvezda to just 1 free throw in the final 2 minutes and Milan led 23-18 after 10 minutes. Micov and Punter hit for Milan to keep the home side ahead 27-22 early in the second quarter. Langston Hall and Marko Jagodic-Kuridza responded with three-pointers and Loyd followed with an and-one as Zvezda went ahead 29-31. Milan punched back with the next 4 points and Punter and Micov drained triples as Milan grabbed a 41-36 edge. Zvezda finished the first half strong with Rochestie and Walden hitting three-pointers in a 1-10 run for a 44-48 lead at the break.

Catch up on AX Armani Exchange Milan vs Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade highlights from Round 9 of the 2020/21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, 18th November 2020

AX Armani Exchange Milan vs Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade Highlights - Round 9 - 18th November, 2020

Milan’s offense stalled early in the second half and the hosts couldn’t slow down Zvezda, which used a 3-8 spurt to move ahead 47-56 in the first 4 minutes. It was Milan’s reserves who got them close with Roll and Micov combining for 9 straight points before LeDay’s dunk to trim the gap to 58-60. Loyd stepped up and scored the final 4 points for Zvezda, which led 60-66 after 30 minutes. Rodriguez started the final frame with a three-pointer, but he didn’t get any other help while Marko Simonovic drained a triple and Walden converted an and-one to up the advantage to 66-76. Punter responded with a triple and the margin was down to 71-76, but Loyd punched back with another three-pointer and assisted on Simonovic’s layup and the advantage was double-figures again 71-83 with 2 minutes. Milan did not give up with Delaney and Roll draining triples to edge within 77-83. Walden made sure the visitors would be rewarded for their work with 4 straight free throws to re-establish a 10-point lead.

### Zvezda win yet again versus Milan

Zvezda still hasn’t lost against Milan in the EuroLeague with a sixth straight victory this century. There were also nine clashes between 1971 and 1989 and Milan won eight of those. Zvezda and Milan have now faced each other 15 times, including a continental final; Milan downed Zvezda 74-70 in the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup championship game.

### Two men back, another man out for Milan

Milan’s never-ending carousel of player absences continued as Kevin Punter played his first EuroLeague game of the season and Malcolm Delaney returned for the first time since Round 4. They came back a week after Vladimir Micov made his season debut in Round 7 against Valencia Basket. But Luigi Datome was unable to go for Milan as Ettore Messina still must wait for a full roster to be available.

### Telling numbers

Zvezda connected on 53.3% from long range compared to 36.0% for Milan and the guests also won the rebound battle 32-22 - including 9 offensive rebounds. Zvezda was not fazed by Milan being able to get easy points as the hosts scored 12 fastbreak points to zero for Zvezda.

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade picked up an impressive road victory by knocking off AX Armani Exchange Milan 79-87. 


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AX Armani Exchange Milan v Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade (2020-11-18T19:45:00.000Z)

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recovered from a slow start to blast Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 86-68 at Fernando Buesa Arena on Tuesday. 

Peters enjoys career night as Baskonia blasts Fenerbahce

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recovered from a slow start to blast Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 86-68 at Fernando Buesa Arena on Tuesday. Fenerbahce raced into a 0-9 early advantage, but it was nearly all Baskonia the rest of the way. The home team moved ahead early in the second quarter and didn’t look back, establishing a double-digit lead after the break and staying in front the rest of the way, pulling clear for a big win in the final quarter. Alec Peters led the way with a career-high 25 points on 10-of-12 field goal shooting plus 7 rebounds. Rokas Giedraitis added 19 points, Zoran Dragic scored 16, Luca Vildoza had 11 and Pierria Henry dished 10 assists. Jan Vesely paced Fenerbahce with 15 points, with Kenan Sipahi (11), Dyshawn Pierre (11) and Lorenzo Brown (10) also scoring in double figures. Baskonia improved to 3-4 and Fenerbahce fell to 4-5.



Vesely and Danilo Barthel scored inside to send Fenerbahce ahead early and Brown’s floater followed by Ali Muhammed's triple made it 0-9. Four points from Youssoupha Fall got Baskonia moving and Peters dunked to make it 7-11. Vesely’s three-point play and Brown’s steal and score kept the visiting team ahead despite triples from Dragic and Vildoza. A Brown-to-Vesely alley-oop made it 13-19. Vildoza netted from deep before Peters and Dragic made it even closer, 20-21 at the end of the first quarter. Ahmet Duverioglu opened the second quarter scoring from under the basket, but Dragic tied it from deep and Giedraitis gave Baskonia its first lead, 26-23, with a layup-and-one. Peters hit from the corner and Dragic delivered a layup to stretch the lead before Jarell Eddie’s three-point play rescued Fenerbahce. Two more scores from Peters made it 37-28 and 5 points from Giedraitis protected the lead. Henry’s lob briefly made it a double-digit lead, but Pierre hit back with a three-point play to make it 45-36 at halftime.

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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul Highlights - Round 9 - 17th November, 2020

Vesely opened the second half with an alley-oop, but Vildoza struck from deep for a double-digit lead, 48-38. Vesely scored again, but Giedraitis netted another triple and Achille Polonara scored from close-range. Muhammed scored 5 points in a row and Sipahi struck from long-range to complete a 0-8 run. Peters settled Baskonia and reestablished a double-digit lead with a pair of threes, but Sipahi’s three-point play and Pierre’s corner triple boosted Fenerbahce. Brown scored in transition and Sipahi made another layup-and-one to make it 60-59 after a 1-11 run. Giedraitis and Vildoza extended the lead to 64-59 with 10 minutes left and it would never be close again. Tonye Jekiri’s layup stretched the lead at the start of the fourth and Johnny Hamilton’s putback slam was canceled out by Jekiri’s open dunk. Henry’s driving layup made it 70-61, and Peters struck from deep for another double-digit lead. Another Peters score made it 75-61 on a 9-0 run. Giedraitis hit another triple to remove any doubt and Baskonia cruised the rest of the way.

### Baskonia recovers from horror start

Baskonia missed its first 10 shots, including 4 from the foul line. Six different players were responsible for those misses as the home team needed nearly 4 minutes to score its first points. But Baskonia then made 10 of its next 12 shots, scoring 20 points in 5 minutes to get back into the game.

### Ball movement sparks host

A key to the home team’s offensive production was excellent ball movement, totaling 28 assists – the joint-third best in club history. Pierria Henry led the way with 10 assists, while Tadas Sedekerskis had 5 in less than 10 minutes on the floor.

### Losing run ended

Baskonia’s win ended a five-game losing streak against Fenerbahce, a sequence dating back to the 2018 playoffs. The 16-point margin was Baskonia’s biggest over the Turkish team in four years.

### Sipahi solid on second debut

One bright spot for Fenerbahce was a solid second debut for Kenan Sipahi, who made his first EuroLeague appearance for the club since 2015. He had 11 points, 1 assist and 2 steals in 13 minutes on the floor.

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recovered from a slow start to blast Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 86-68 at Fernando Buesa Arena on Tuesday. 


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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2020-11-17T19:30:00.000Z)