Efes was greatly weakened against Barcelona, without Shane Larkin and several other important players, with only four wins and seven losses in the previous 11 rounds, so even the bookmakers did not trust them before the match with the Catalans.
Still, Igor Kokoškov's team celebrated, and in what way - with points from the free throw line by Kordinius 0,3 seconds before the end, for a final score of 74:73.
Barcelona led by 11 points at halftime, and at the start of the second half they were up by 13, and then the Turkish team's run, with a tight defense, stopped the visitors.
Efes turned things around, could have led by more than four points, and the game entered an uncertain finish.
When Satoranski hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the last minute and took Barça to plus three, it seemed that the Catalans were one step away from victory in the second debut of the club's legendary coach Xavi Pasquale, but the home team turned the game around with four goals from the penalty line.
Cordini with 14, Lloyd and Osmani with 13 points each were the most efficient for Efes, while for Barcelona, Jan Veseli led the way with 16 points.
Panathinaikos was down two points at halftime against Dubai in Athens, and then in the second half of the third and beginning of the final quarter, a 26:1 run followed, turning the game into an exhibition.
Kendrick Nunn had 22 points, Jeremy Grant and Kostas Slukas had 15 each, while Emfiondo Kabengele stood out with 18...
Hapoel Tel Aviv outclassed Olimpia in Milan in the second half - 105:83 for their ninth triumph.
Real is at half-time (6-6) after 12 rounds, having defeated Zalgiris with much excitement in Madrid - 100:99.
The Lithuanians had a plus seven in the 3rd period, but the finish of the duel between the two greats - refereed by Montenegrin referee Miloš Koljenšić - went to the "royal club".
There was drama, because with the home team leading 94:93 with just under 30 seconds left, Zalgiris had an attack, but Maodo Lo committed a foul on Facundo Campazzo in the attack. He then received a technical, then the Zalgiris bench, and Real defended the lead from the free throw line.
Teo Maledon had 25 points for Real, Silvan Francisco scored 33 with 11 assists for the visitors, and a second and a half before the end, when he committed the fifth foul, he was sent off to the bench with a standing ovation from the Madrid crowd.
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