Last week, Real was stopped in Moscow after 31 consecutive victories, Maccabi's series ended at 17 triumphs in Madrid - in the derby of Group F Top 16 of the Euroleague, the "royal club" defeated the Pride of Israel in an exciting finish and thus enabled themselves and the CSKA basketball players to reach the leader.
The tandem of the Spanish national team led Madrid to victory - Sergio Ljulj scored 20 points and Rudi Fernandes 16 points. Ljulj was the hero, because he hit a three-pointer for 69:66, and then another for 72:68, to spice everything up with hit shots for the final 74:68...
On the other side, Sofoklis Skorcanidis and Guy Pnini were the best with 15 points each, while the Montenegrin representative Tyris Rice ended a series of great games and stopped at only four goals and three assists.
Fenerbahce opened the Euroleague with six wins, and last night they suffered their sixth defeat in the last nine matches, and their fourth in five rounds of the Top 16 stage.
Željko Obradović's team lost in Milan to Emporio Armani (90:85), which had five very cheerful players - Daniel Hackett scored 17, Kurtis Jarrells 15, Keith Langford and Alessandro Gentile each 14, and Estonian Kristjan Kangura scored 12 points. it was enough for him to kick only four times, because he was infallible behind the 6,75 meter line.
Against Fener: Daniel Hackett (Photo: EPA)
Linas Kleiza (26) was by far the best player in the defeated team.
European champion Olympiakos easily defeated Unicaja (73:55), and CSKA played with Bayern (86:61) in Munich. Another big derby is scheduled for Friday - Panathinaikos welcomes Barcelona.
Group EOlimpiakos - Unikaha 73:55 (17:17, 20:14, 18:10, 18:14)Emporio Armani - Fenerbahçe 90:85 (18:25, 31:15, 15:18, 26:27)Friday: Panathinaikos - Barcelona (20.30), Laboral Kuća - Anadolu Efes (20.45)
Group FBayern - CSKA 61:86 (14:23, 9:17, 20:22, 18:24)Real Madrid - Maccabi 74:68 (19:20, 20:15, 17:22, 18:11)Today: Galatasaray - Žalgiris (19), Partizan - Lokomotiv Kubanj (20.45:XNUMX)
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