There were only 2 rounds played so far and it’s still very beginning of the Regular Season in Euroleague. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Greek Panathinaikos defeated German Bayern Muenchen in Athens 94-79. Panathinaikos dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Bayern Muenchen‘s 38. They outrebounded Bayern 41-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was French center Mathias Lessort (206-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American Kendrick Nunn (194-1995, college: Oakland, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 17 points and 7 assists. American power forward Devin Booker (205-1991, college: Clemson) produced 15 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bayern Muenchen will play next round against Partizan trying to get back on the winning streak. Panathinaikos will try to continue on its current victory against Paris on the road.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv on the court of French Monaco. Visitors were defeated by Monaco 85-79. American point guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 6 assists. Elie Okobo contributed with 17 points for the winners. American Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) replied with 16 points for M.Tel-Aviv. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Monaco will play against Barca in Barcelona in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will play at home against Anadolu Efes to get more than just one victory in their record.
An interesting game was played in Istanbul where Fenerbahce beat host Anadolu Efes 83-78 on Thursday evening. The game was dominated by American players. Nigel Hayes-Davis scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Daniel Oturu responded with 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Fenerbahce will meet at home Crvena zvezda in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Anadolu Efes will play against M.Tel-Aviv in Tel Aviv and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Baskonia lost to undefeated Crvena zvezda in Beograd 71-78. ASVEL beat Virtus at home 87-85. Winless Partizan lost to Real Madrid on the opponent’s court 86-93. Olympiacos managed to outperform Zalgiris in a home game 74-68. Winless ALBA recorded a loss to Barca on the road 88-73. Milano defeated Paris on its own court 79-74.
The best stats of 2nd round was 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Shavon Shields of Milano.
Monaco – M.Tel-Aviv 85-79
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv on the court of French Monaco. Visitors were defeated by Monaco 85-79. American point guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 6 assists. Guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) contributed with 17 points for the winners. American Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) replied with 16 points and French-American Jaylen Hoard (204-1999, college: Wake Forest) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for M.Tel-Aviv. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Monaco will play against Barca in Barcelona in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will play at home against Anadolu Efes to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Monaco: E.Okobo 17+2reb+3ast, M.James 17+1reb+6ast, D.Motiejunas 11+6reb, G.Papagiannis 10+7reb, A.Diallo 9+6reb+1ast, M.Strazel 8+2ast
M.Tel-Aviv: J.Loyd 16+4reb+1ast, J.Hoard 13+7reb, J.Rivero 13+4reb+1ast, L.Randolph 10+5reb+1ast, R.Jokubaitis 9+3reb+4ast, R.Sorkin 7+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1178439
Crvena zvezda – Baskonia 78-71
Crvena zvezda used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Vitoria 78-71 on Wednesday night. American-Russian center Joel Bolomboy (205-1994, college: Weber St., agency: Pensack Sports) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American Isaiah Canaan (183-1991, college: Murray St.) chipped in 19 points during the contest. Crvena zvezda’s coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Nigerian Chima Moneke (198-1995, college: UC Davis) responded with 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American-Azerbaijani center Donta Hall (208-1997, college: Alabama) scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Crvena zvezda will meet Fenerbahce in the next round. Baskonia will play against Real Madrid and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Crvena zvezda: I.Canaan 19+2ast, J.Bolomboy 15+8reb, N.Kalinic 12+3reb+2ast, N.Nedovic 9, C.Miller-McIntyre 7+3reb+7ast, L.Mitrovic 6+4reb+1ast
Baskonia: C.Moneke 19+6reb+2ast, D.Hall 13+7reb+1ast, T.Luwawu-Cabarrot 8+2reb+2ast, T.Sedekerskis 8+2reb+1ast, N.Rogkavopoulos 8+3reb+1ast, M.Howard 7+3reb
gschID: 1178440
Anadolu Efes – Fenerbahce 78-83
An interesting game was played in Istanbul where Fenerbahce beat host Anadolu Efes 83-78 on Thursday evening. Fenerbahce shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Wade Baldwin IV (193-1996, college: Vanderbilt) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Four Fenerbahce players scored in double figures. Center Daniel Oturu (208-1999, college: Minnesota) responded with 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and swingman Elijah Bryant (196-1995, college: BYU, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Fenerbahce will meet at home Crvena zvezda in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Anadolu Efes will play against M.Tel-Aviv in Tel Aviv and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Fenerbahce: B.Colson Jr. 16+1reb+2ast, W.Baldwin IV 15+3reb+2ast, A.Zagars 11+3ast, N.Hayes-Davis 11+5reb+5ast, K.Birch 10+8reb+1ast, M.Guduric 8+6reb+3ast
Anadolu Efes: D.Oturu 21+6reb+1ast, E.Bryant 15+6reb+1ast, R.Beaubois 11+3reb+3ast, S.Larkin 9+6ast, J.Nwora 5+1reb+2ast, S.Johnson 5+4reb
gschID: 1178441
ASVEL – Virtus BO 87-85
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Bologna 87-85 on Thursday night. ASVEL outrebounded Virtus 41-22 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Neal Sako (210-1998) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Theo Maledon (192-2001) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket players scored in double figures. French swingman Isaia Cordinier (197-1996) responded with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Alessandro Pajola (194-1999, agency: Players Group) scored 11 points and 5 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket will meet ALBA in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Virtus Bologna will play against Zalgiris and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
ASVEL: N.Sako 19+11reb, T.Maledon 17+3reb+5ast, N.De Colo 16+8ast, S.Harrison 13+7reb+2ast, A.Schofield 9+2reb, D.Lighty 5+2reb
Virtus BO: I.Cordinier 23+5reb+6ast, M.Diouf 15+4reb, A.Pajola 11+4reb+5ast, W.Clyburn 9+1reb+1ast, T.Shengelia 9+5reb+5ast, M.Morgan 6+2ast
gschID: 1178442
Panathinaikos – Bayern 94-79
Greek Panathinaikos defeated German Bayern Muenchen in Athens 94-79. Panathinaikos dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Bayern Muenchen‘s 38. They outrebounded Bayern 41-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was French center Mathias Lessort (206-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American Kendrick Nunn (194-1995, college: Oakland, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 17 points and 7 assists. Four Panathinaikos players scored in double figures. American power forward Devin Booker (205-1991, college: Clemson) produced 15 points and 7 rebounds and Israeli point guard Yam Madar (190-2000) added 11 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bayern Muenchen will play next round against Partizan trying to get back on the winning streak. Panathinaikos will try to continue on its current victory against Paris on the road.
Top scorers:
Panathinaikos: M.Lessort 22+6reb+1ast, K.Nunn 17+4reb+7ast, J.Hernangomez 12+11reb, J.Grant 11+3reb+2ast, L.Brown 9+2reb+5ast, O.Yurtseven 8+4reb
Bayern: D.Booker 15+7reb+3ast, C.Edwards 14+1reb+1ast, Y.Madar 11+2reb+6ast, S.Napier 8+2reb+1ast, D.Brankovic 8+3reb, N.Weiler-Babb 6+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1178443
Real Madrid – Partizan 93-86
Real Madrid used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Beograd 93-86 on Thursday night. Real Madrid made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Argentinian point guard Facundo Campazzo (181-1991) scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Congolese-Spanish power forward Serge Ibaka (207-1989) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. South Sudanese point guard Carlik Jones (185-1997, college: Louisville) responded with 15 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and American guard Sterling Brown (197-1995, college: SMU) scored 12 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Real Madrid will meet Baskonia in the next round where they are favorite. Partizan will play against Bayern and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Real Madrid: S.Ibaka 15+7reb+3ast, D.Musa 12+4reb, X.Rathan-Mayes 12+2ast, E.Ndiaye 10+3reb, M.Hezonja 10+3reb, G.Deck 10+1reb
Partizan: C.Jones 15+1reb+3ast, S.Brown 12+4reb+2ast, V.Marinkovic 12+2reb+4ast, T.Jones 11+4reb+2ast, F.Ntilikina 11+1ast, B.Davies 8+5reb+2ast
gschID: 1178444
Olympiacos – Zalgiris 74-68
There was a surprise result in Piraeus where Greek Olympiacos beat Lithuanian Zalgiris 74-68 on Friday. Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (204-1995) had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and French swingman Evan Fournier (198-1992) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Swingman Deividas Sirvydis (204-2000) responded with 17 points and French point guard Sylvain Francisco (185-1997) scored 13 points and 6 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Olympiacos will meet at home Milano in the next round where they are favorite. Zalgiris will play against Virtus in Bologna and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Olympiacos: A.Vezenkov 17+11reb+1ast, E.Fournier 15+5reb, N.Williams-Goss 9+3reb+3ast, F.Petrusev 8+3reb+1ast, K.Papanikolaou 7+5reb+1ast, A.Peters 5+2reb
Zalgiris: D.Sirvydis 17+4reb+2ast, S.Francisco 13+1reb+6ast, D.Giedraitis 9+4reb, A.Smailagic 7+2reb+1ast, I.Brazdeikis 5+4reb+1ast, L.Birutis 4+2reb
gschID: 1178445
Barca – ALBA 88-73
FC Barcelona used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Berlin 88-73 on Friday night. Barca looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by ALBA‘s players. Dario Brizuela (188-1994) scored 18 points to lead the charge for the winners and American-Serbian Kevin Punter (193-1993, college: Tennessee) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Icelandic guard Martin Hermannsson (190-1994, college: LIU Brooklyn) responded with 13 points and 5 assists and Chadian center Khalifa Koumadje (223-1996, college: FSU) scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. FC Barcelona will meet at home Monaco in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. ALBA Berlin will play against ASVEL and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barca: D.Brizuela 18+2reb, K.Punter 14+3reb+2ast, J.Vesely 10+3reb+1ast, A.Abrines 9+4reb+1ast, C.Metu 9, J.Parker 8+3reb+4ast
ALBA: M.Hermannsson 13+2reb+5ast, W.McDowell-White 12+1ast, T.Williams 8+3reb, K.Koumadje 8+8reb+2ast, Y.Wetzell 7+2reb+1ast, L.Olinde 7+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1178446
Milano – Paris 79-74
Armani Milano used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Paris 79-74 on Friday night. Danish Shavon Shields (201-1994, college: Nebraska) scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Spanish Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. American-North Macedonian point guard TJ Shorts (175-1997, college: UC Davis) responded with 17 points and 8 assists and Central African-American center Kevarrius Hayes (206-1997, college: Florida) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Armani Milano will meet Olympiacos in the next round. Paris Basket will play against Panathinaikos and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Milano: S.Shields 21+6reb+5ast, N.Mirotic 15+6reb+2ast, Z.LeDay 13+2reb, N.Dimitrijevic 9+3reb, F.Causeur 5+2reb+4ast, G.Ricci 5+5reb
Paris: T.Shorts 17+4reb+8ast, C.Malcolm 12+1reb+1ast, N.Hifi 9+1reb, M.Jantunen 9+6reb, K.Hayes 9+6reb, M.Lo 6+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1178447
