Euroleague - Recap-of-Round-33-of-Regular-Season
There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in Euroleague. The round was exceptionally exciting as four games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (22-11) in Istanbul on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by eighth ranked Spanish FC Barcelona (19-14)
83-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fenerbahce. Barca looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Fenerbahce helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American Jabari Parker (203-1995, college: Duke) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Joel Parra (202-2000) contributed with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) answered with 20 points and 8 rebounds for Fenerbahce. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barca moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Turkish champion Fenerbahce dropped to the second position with 11 games lost. Barca is looking forward to face Virtus (#17) in Bologna in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Fenerbahce will play on the road against Bayern (#6) in Muenchen and is hoping to win this game.Another interesting game for Greek Panathinaikos (21-12) which played on the court of 3rd placed French Monaco (20-13). Fourth ranked Panathinaikos had an easy win 88-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Monaco. American Kendrick Nunn (194-1995, college: Oakland) stepped up and scored 37 points (!!!) and 5 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and Jerian Grant chipped in 14 points. The best for the losing side was German power forward Daniel Theis (205-1992) with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Greek champion moved-up to third place. Defending French champion Monaco dropped to the fourth position with 13 games lost. Panathinaikos will play against Crvena zvezda (#9) in Beograd in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Monaco will play on the road against ASVEL (#15) in Villeurbanne and hopes to get back on the winning track.
One of the most interesting games of round 33 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Seventeenth ranked Virtus Bologna outleveled visiting Armani Milano (16-17) 90-70. Tornike Shengelia nailed 14 points for the winning side. Zach LeDay came up with 19 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Milano in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Virtus maintains seventeenth place with 9-24 record. Milano lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Italian champion keeps the eleventh position with 17 games lost. They share it with Partizan. Virtus will meet higher ranked Barca (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Milano will play against Baskonia and hope to secure a win.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 33: Partizan was beaten by Zalgiris on the road 70-66. M.Tel-Aviv won against Bayern on its own court 93-90. Paris unfortunately lost to Real Madrid in a road game 104-105. Bottom-ranked ALBA recorded a loss to Olympiacos at home 92-100. Anadolu Efes defeated Crvena zvezda on the opponent's court 97-96. Baskonia smashed ASVEL in a home game 111-75.
The most impressive performance of 33th round was 16 points by Matt Morgan of Virtus BO.
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Fenerbahce - Barca 75-83
The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (22-11) in Istanbul on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by eighth ranked Spanish FC Barcelona (19-14)
83-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fenerbahce.
Barcalooked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by
Fenerbahcehelped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American Jabari Parker (203-1995, college: Duke) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Joel Parra (202-2000) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Four
FC Barcelonaplayers scored in double figures. American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) answered with 20 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Wade Baldwin IV (193-1996, college: Vanderbilt) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Fenerbahce. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Barcamoved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Turkish champion
Fenerbahcedropped to the second position with 11 games lost.
Barca is looking forward to face Virtus (#17) in Bologna in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Fenerbahce will play on the road against Bayern (#6) in Muenchen and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Barca: J.Parker 24+8reb+1ast, J.Parra 15+12reb+1ast, T.Satoransky 15+1reb+7ast, W.Hernangomez 10+5reb+3ast, K.Punter 8+4reb+2ast, D.Brizuela 5+1ast
Fenerbahce: N.Hayes-Davis 20+8reb+1ast, W.Baldwin IV 14+5reb+1ast, T.Biberovic 8+5reb+2ast, S.Sanli 8+2ast, D.Hall 6+2reb+2ast, A.Zagars 5+2reb+3ast
Monaco - Panathinaikos 76-88
Another interesting game for Greek Panathinaikos (21-12) which played on the court of 3rd placed French Monaco (20-13). Fourth ranked
Panathinaikoshad an easy win
88-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Monaco. American Kendrick Nunn (194-1995, college: Oakland) stepped up and scored 37 points (!!!) and 5 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and his fellow American import guard Jerian Grant (196-1992, college: Notre Dame) chipped in 14 points. The best for the losing side was German power forward Daniel Theis (205-1992) with 18 points and 7 rebounds and guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Four
Monacoplayers scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Greek champion moved-up to third place. Defending French champion
Monacodropped to the fourth position with 13 games lost.
Panathinaikos will play against Crvena zvezda (#9) in Beograd in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Monaco will play on the road against ASVEL (#15) in Villeurbanne and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Panathinaikos: K.Nunn 37+3reb+5ast, J.Grant 14+2reb+3ast, O.Yurtseven 8+3reb, C.Osman 7+1reb+2ast, K.Mitoglou 7+7reb+3ast, W.Gabriel 6+1reb
Monaco: D.Theis 18+7reb+2ast, A.Diallo 16+2reb+1ast, E.Okobo 13+6reb+6ast, J.Blossomgame 12+6reb+1ast, M.Jaiteh 8+6reb+1ast, M.James 6+1reb+6ast
Zalgiris - Partizan 70-66
There was a small surprise when thirteenth ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (15-18) beat 11th ranked Serbian Partizan (16-17) in Kaunas
70-66on Thursday.
Zalgirismade 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when
Zalgirismade 7 blocks. French point guard Sylvain Francisco (185-1997) nailed 15 points for the winning side and Serbian power forward Alen Smailagic (208-2000) accounted for 14 points. South Sudanese point guard Carlik Jones (185-1997, college: Louisville) came up with 23 points and 4 assists and German Isaac Bonga (204-1999) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for
Partizanin the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Zalgirismaintains thirteenth place with
15-18record.
Partizanat the other side keeps the eleventh position with 17 games lost. They share it with Milano.
Zalgiris will meet higher ranked Anadolu Efes (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Partizan will play against Real Madrid (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris: S.Francisco 15+3reb+3ast, A.Smailagic 14+4reb+1ast, L.Birutis 9+4reb, I.Brazdeikis 6+8reb+5ast, D.Sirvydis 6+2reb, D.Giedraitis 4+3reb
Partizan: C.Jones 23+2reb+4ast, B.Davies 10+6reb, I.Bonga 9+6reb+2ast, S.Brown 7+3reb+3ast, A.Pokusevski 7+1reb, V.Marinkovic 6+3reb+1ast
M.Tel-Aviv - Bayern 93-90
There was an upset when higher ranked German Bayern Muenchen (19-14) was edged by sixteenth ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (11-22) in Tel Aviv
93-90on Thursday.
M.Tel-Avivdominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to
Bayern Muenchen's 18 and made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded
Bayern 33-22including 25 on the defensive glass. American guard Jimmy Clark III (191-2001, college: Duquesne, agency: Diamond Sports) nailed 20 points for the winning side and his fellow American import Levi Randolph (198-1992, college: Alabama, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 17 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Four Maccabi Tel-Aviv players scored in double figures. Maccabi Tel-Aviv's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Carsen Edwards (183-1998, college: Purdue) came up with 33 points (!!!) and 5 assists and American-Puerto Rican point guard Shabazz Napier (185-1991, college: UConn) added 17 points respectively for
Bayernin the defeat. Defending Israeli champion maintains sixteenth place with
11-22record. Defending German champion
Bayernkeeps the fifth position with 14 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.
M.Tel-Aviv will meet league's leader Olympiacos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bayern will play against the league's second-placed Fenerbahce (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
M.Tel-Aviv: J.Clark III 20+3reb+2ast, L.Randolph 17+3reb+3ast, R.Jokubaitis 12+3reb+2ast, O.Mayer 11+1reb+3ast, R.Sorkin 10+8reb+1ast, R.Menco 10+1reb
Bayern: C.Edwards 33+4reb+5ast, S.Napier 17+2reb+3ast, A.Obst 9, N.Giffey 9+2reb, D.Booker 8+3reb+2ast, N.Weiler-Babb 5+3reb+4ast
Real Madrid - Paris 105-104
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Spanish Real Madrid and 9th ranked French Paris Basket had identical 18-14 record. This time
Real Madridused a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Paris
105-104on Thursday night.
Real Madridmade 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) nailed 26 points for the winning side and Bosnian swingman Dzanan Musa (205-1999) accounted for 20 points and 6 assists. American-North Macedonian point guard TJ Shorts (175-1997, college: UC Davis) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 assists and American swingman Tyson Ward (198-1997, college: NDSU) added 18 points and 10 rebounds respectively for
Parisin the defeat. Five
Real Madridand four
Parisplayers scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Real Madrid(19-14) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Spanish champion (19-14) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams.
Parisat the other side keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Crvena zvezda.
Real Madrid will meet Partizan (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Paris will play against ALBA and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Real Madrid: M.Hezonja 26+3reb+1ast, D.Musa 20+3reb+6ast, A.Feliz 15+1ast, W.Tavares 15+9reb+1ast, S.Ibaka 11+5reb+1ast, G.Deck 8+2ast
Paris: T.Shorts 24+1reb+10ast, N.Hifi 23+1reb+3ast, T.Ward 18+10reb+1ast, M.Jantunen 13+4reb, C.Malcolm 8+1ast, L.Cavaliere 7+4reb
ALBA - Olympiacos 92-100
Not a big story in a game when 18th ranked German ALBA Berlin (5-28) lost at home to first ranked Greek Olympiacos (23-10)
100-92on Friday.
Olympiacosmade 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American Alec Peters (206-1995, college: Valpo) nailed 33 points (!!!) (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Nigel Williams-Goss (191-1994, college: Gonzaga) accounted for 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. New Zealand-German center Yannick Wetzell (206-1996, college: SDSU) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and Icelandic guard Martin Hermannsson (190-1994, college: LIU Brooklyn) added 6 points and 10 assists respectively for
ALBAin the defeat. ALBA Berlin's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Olympiacosmaintains first place with
23-10record.
ALBAlost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 28 lost games.
Olympiacos will meet at home M.Tel-Aviv (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. ALBA will play against Paris and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Olympiacos: A.Peters 33+1ast, N.Williams-Goss 22+5reb+7ast, A.Vezenkov 18+7reb+2ast, M.Wright 8+3reb, G.Larentzakis 8+2reb+3ast, K.Papanikolaou 4+5reb+5ast
ALBA: Y.Wetzell 19+6reb+1ast, G.Procida 12, M.Thomas 12+2reb+2ast, D.McCormack 8+2reb, W.McDowell-White 7+10ast, J.Bean 7+4reb
Crvena zvezda - Anadolu Efes 96-97
Everything could happen in Beograd at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Turkish Efes and 9th ranked Serbian Crvena zvezda had identical 18-14 record. But
Crvena zvezdawas not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Istanbul
97-96on Friday night.
Anadolu Efesmade 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American swingman Elijah Bryant (196-1995, college: BYU, agency: Pensack Sports) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and French center Vincent Poirier (213-1993) accounted for 14 points and 4 assists. Center Filip Petrusev (211-2000, college: Gonzaga) came up with 23 points and forward Nikola Kalinic (202-1991) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for
Crvena zvezdain the defeat. Five
Anadolu Efesand four
Crvena zvezdaplayers scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Efes(19-14) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row.
Anadolu Efes(19-14) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Serbian champion
Crvena zvezdakeeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Paris.
Anadolu Efes will meet at home Zalgiris (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Crvena zvezda will play against Panathinaikos (#3) in Athens and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Anadolu Efes: E.Bryant 17+8reb+1ast, V.Poirier 14+3reb+4ast, P.Dozier Jr 13+4reb+2ast, E.Osmani 11+7reb+2ast, R.Smits 10+5reb+1ast, R.Beaubois 10+1reb+2ast
Crvena zvezda: F.Petrusev 23+4reb+2ast, I.Canaan 21, N.Kalinic 15+5reb+6ast, C.Miller-McIntyre 15+3reb+7ast, R.Giedraitis 9+6reb+1ast, Y.Dos Santos 6+3reb+5ast
Baskonia - ASVEL 111-75
Everything could happen in Vitoria at the game between two tied teams. Both fifteenth ranked Spanish Baskonia and 14th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket had identical 13-19 record. This time
Baskoniaused a home court advantage and outleveled the opponent from Villeurbanne
111-75on Friday night.
Baskoniaoutrebounded
ASVEL 43-26including a
30-18advantage in defensive rebounds.
Baskonialooked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American-Puerto Rican point guard Markus Howard (179-1999, college: Marquette) nailed 25 points for the winning side and American guard Trent Forrest (194-1998, college: FSU) accounted for 13 points and 5 assists. Forward Melvin Ajinca (202-2004) came up with 16 points and point guard Theo Maledon (192-2001) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for
ASVELin the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Baskonia(14-19) moved-up to fourteenth place.
ASVELat the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 20 games lost.
Baskonia will meet higher ranked Milano (#12) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ASVEL will play against Monaco where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Baskonia: M.Howard 25+1reb+3ast, C.Moneke 14+5reb+2ast, T.Forrest 13+3reb+5ast, K.Diop 10+2reb, T.Sedekerskis 10+5reb+4ast, D.Hall 8+8reb
ASVEL: M.Ajinca 16+4reb+2ast, T.Maledon 13+2reb+4ast, N.De Colo 10+1reb+2ast, A.Roberson 10+6reb+2ast, S.Harrison 7+3reb+3ast, N.Sako 6+3reb+1ast
Virtus BO - Milano 90-70
One of the most interesting games of round 33 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Seventeenth ranked Virtus Bologna outleveled visiting Armani Milano (16-17)
90-70.
Virtusmade 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Georgian Tornike Shengelia (206-1991, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed 14 points for the winning side and American point guard Matt Morgan (188-1997, college: Cornell) accounted for 16 points. Five Virtus Bologna players scored in double figures. American-Azerbaijani Zach LeDay (203-1994, college: Virginia Tech) came up with 19 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and Giampaolo Ricci (202-1991) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for
Milanoin the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Virtusmaintains seventeenth place with
9-24record.
Milanolost fourth consecutive game. Defending Italian champion keeps the eleventh position with 17 games lost. They share it with Partizan.
Virtus will meet higher ranked Barca (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Milano will play against Baskonia and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Virtus BO: M.Morgan 16+2reb+3ast, T.Shengelia 14+4reb+3ast, W.Clyburn 13+4reb, A.Zizic 13+3reb, N.Akele 10+2reb, A.Polonara 5+2reb+2ast
Milano: Z.LeDay 19+4reb, G.Ricci 10+6reb, S.Tonut 10+2reb+1ast, G.Bortolani 9+1reb+2ast, S.Shields 8+2reb+2ast, N.Mirotic 5+3reb+1ast
