The first derby of the new season in the Euroleague was played in Istanbul, the legendary football coach Jose Mourinho enjoyed the basketball spectacle, and at the end he celebrated the victory of Fenerbahçe together with the packed "Ulker" arena.
The Turkish team was better than Olympiakos (82:71), and the heated match brought a heated argument at the end of the game between the two coaches Sarunas Jasikevičius and Jorgos Barkokas.
The famous Lithuanian basketball player and head of the Fener team complained about something to his colleague from the Greek team, after which the two teams had to separate them.
The match was also marked by an injury to one of the stars of the home team, Skoti Vilbekin, who is feared to have torn his knee ligaments.
Fener opened the match better, but the team from Piraeus went to the break with an advantage (36:32).
The great fight lasted until the last quarter, and the scoreboard showed 65:65 with seven minutes to go...
In those shorts, the home team's shot from outside the line worked 6,75, and when Nigel Hayes-Davis hit a three-pointer and an additional free throw with two minutes to go (79:69), it was clear that the home team would celebrate the victory.
Fenerbahce was led to victory by the great Wade Baldwin with 19 points, seven assists and five rebounds, followed by Hayes-Davis with 15 points and Bonzie Colson with 10 points and nine rebounds.
On the other side, Moses Wright scored 15 points, Shaquille McKissick 13, and returning Saša Vezenkov 11... Evan Fournier, who returned to Europe after 12 years from the NBA and scored only five points in his first Euroleague match, was disappointed.
The first match of Paris in the Euroleague brought an exciting duel, but in the end, thanks to the excellent finish of Red Star, there was no celebration at the debut of the club from the French capital - 81:79.
The Belgrade club did not shine, it was minus 13 at the start of the third quarter, but in the finish it had a super-spirited Nemanja Nedović, who led Zvezda to victory with 21 points and five three-pointers.
Apart from him, only Ajzea Kenan with 14 points was in double figures for the red and white team.
On the other side, TJ Shorts scored 16 points, followed by Nadir Hifi and Maodo Lo with 12 points each.
Friday brought another match - Efes in Bologna was better than home Virtus (76:67).
The champions of Europe from 2021 and 2022 were led to victory by Dan Otura (14 points, nine rebounds), Elijah Bryant (12 points) and Shane Larkin (11). At Virtus, Ajzea Kordinija was better than the others with 16 points.
Euroleague, 1st round
Fenerbahce - Olympiakos 82:71
Virtus - Efees 67:76
Paris - C. star 77:80
Yesterday
Alba - Panathinaikos 77:87
Zalgiris - Barcelona 74:67
Monaco - Armani 93:80
Baskonia - Partizan 88:82
Bayern - Real 97:89
Maccabi - Asvel 89:82
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