After 7 rounds played we can already see who rules in the Euroleague and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most exciting game of round 7 in the Euroleague took place in Kaunas. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked French Monaco (4-3) to first ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (6-1) 63-62 on Friday evening. It was a great evening for Arnas Butkevicius (197-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points. Canadian-Lithuanian swingman Ignas Brazdeikis (201-1999, college: Michigan) helped adding 7 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side American Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) responded with 18 points and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zalgiris have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-1 record. Defending French champion Monaco dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Zalgiris are looking forward to face Bayern (#5) in Muenchen in the next round. Monaco will play on the road against Anadolu Efes in Istanbul and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Sixteenth ranked Armani Milano won against visiting Virtus Bologna (1-6) 99-90. It was an exceptional evening for Spanish Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Fabien Causeur accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds. Georgian Tornike Shengelia (206-1991, agency: Octagon Europe) came up with 25 points for Virtus in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Italian champion (2-5) moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Partizan and ASVEL. Virtus at the other side dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. They share it with ALBA. Milano will play against higher ranked Real Madrid (#11) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Virtus will play against M.Tel-Aviv (#12) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Spanish FC Barcelona (5-2) against ninth ranked Greek Olympiacos (4-3) on Thursday night. Visiting FC Barcelona was crushed by Olympiacos in Piraeus 95-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of FC Barcelona. Aleksandar Vezenkov fired 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Kevin Punter produced 18 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olympiacos moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser FC Barcelona keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Olympiacos will meet league’s second-placed Panathinaikos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play against Baskonia and hope to secure a win.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Anadolu Efes won against ALBA on the opponent’s court 86-70. M.Tel-Aviv managed to outperform Real Madrid in a home game 79-78. Partizan recorded a loss to Fenerbahce on the road 89-72. Crvena zvezda lost to Greek defending champion Panathinaikos on its own court 77-81. Bayern beat ASVEL in Muenchen 84-71. Paris won against Baskonia at home 67-65.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points and 12 rebounds by Chima Moneke of Baskonia.
ALBA – Anadolu Efes 70-86
Very expected game when 18th ranked German ALBA Berlin (1-6) was defeated at home by tenth ranked Turkish Efes (4-3) 86-70 on Thursday. Anadolu Efes made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Nigerian-American forward Jordan Nwora (203-1998, college: Louisville) fired 16 points for the winners. American center Daniel Oturu (208-1999, college: Minnesota) chipped in 16 points. Four Efes players scored in double figures. Icelandic guard Martin Hermannsson (190-1994, college: LIU Brooklyn) produced 24 points and American forward Trevion Williams (206-2000, college: Purdue) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Anadolu Efes moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams. ALBA lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the seventeenth position with six games lost. They share it with Virtus. Anadolu Efes will meet at home Monaco (#10) in the next round. ALBA will play against Crvena zvezda (#13) in Beograd and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Anadolu Efes: J.Nwora 16+4reb+1ast, D.Oturu 16+4reb, R.Beaubois 14+2reb+1ast, E.Bryant 10+6reb+3ast, D.Ozdemiroglu 10+2reb+2ast, D.Thompson 9+1reb+8ast
ALBA: M.Hermannsson 24+1reb+2ast, T.Williams 16+8reb+2ast, G.Procida 10+3reb, W.McDowell-White 5+2reb+1ast, L.Olinde 5+7reb+1ast, E.Rapieque 4+2reb+1ast
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M.Tel-Aviv – Real Madrid 79-78
There was a surprise result in Tel Aviv where fourteenth ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (3-4) edged higher ranked Spanish Real Madrid (3-4) 79-78 on Thursday. M.Tel-Aviv made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. M.Tel-Aviv outrebounded Real Madrid 40-23 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was a great shooting night for M.Tel-Aviv especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. Lithuanian point guard Rokas Jokubaitis (193-2000) fired 17 points and 7 assists for the winners. American point guard Saben Lee (188-1999, college: Vanderbilt) chipped in 19 points. Argentinian point guard Facundo Campazzo (181-1991) produced 16 points and 7 assists and Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Real Madrid’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Defending Israeli champion moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Real Madrid and Crvena zvezda. M.Tel-Aviv will meet bottom-ranked Virtus (#18) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Real Madrid will play against Milano (#16) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Tel-Aviv: S.Lee 19+3reb+1ast, R.Jokubaitis 17+1reb+7ast, R.Sorkin 13+1reb, J.Rivero 10+5reb, J.Hoard 8+8reb+2ast, L.Randolph 8+3reb
Real Madrid: M.Hezonja 18+5reb+1ast, F.Campazzo 16+2reb+7ast, W.Tavares 11+7reb, S.Llull 9+2reb+2ast, A.Abalde 8+2reb+1ast, G.Deck 7+4reb+2ast
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Olympiacos – Barca 95-74
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Spanish FC Barcelona (5-2) against ninth ranked Greek Olympiacos (4-3) on Thursday night. Visiting FC Barcelona was crushed by Olympiacos in Piraeus 95-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of FC Barcelona. Olympiacos made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Olympiacos outrebounded Barca 36-23 including 21 on the defensive glass. Olympiacos looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (204-1995) fired 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners (made all of his seven free throws). French swingman Evan Fournier (198-1992) chipped in 19 points. Four Olympiacos players scored in double figures. American-Serbian Kevin Punter (193-1993, college: Tennessee) produced 18 points (made all of his seven free throws) and Nigerian-American power forward Chimezie Metu (208-1997, college: USC) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olympiacos moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser FC Barcelona keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Olympiacos will meet league’s second-placed Panathinaikos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play against Baskonia and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Olympiacos: E.Fournier 19+3reb+2ast, A.Vezenkov 18+5reb+3ast, T.Dorsey 12+1reb+4ast, N.Milutinov 12+8reb, S.McKissic 10+3reb+1ast, T.Walkup 8+3reb+7ast
Barca: K.Punter 18+1reb+2ast, C.Metu 12+7reb+1ast, W.Hernangomez 11+4reb, J.Parker 9+5reb+1ast, J.Vesely 6+1reb+3ast, J.Anderson 5
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Milano – Virtus BO 99-90
One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Sixteenth ranked Armani Milano won against visiting Virtus Bologna (1-6) 99-90. Milano made 19-of-23 charity shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Milano outrebounded Virtus 37-21 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Spanish Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. French swingman Fabien Causeur (196-1987) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Armani Milano players scored in double figures. Georgian Tornike Shengelia (206-1991, agency: Octagon Europe) came up with 25 points (made all of his seven free throws) and swingman Marco Belinelli (196-1986) added 21 points respectively for Virtus in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Italian champion (2-5) moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Partizan and ASVEL. Virtus at the other side dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. They share it with ALBA. Milano will play against higher ranked Real Madrid (#11) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Virtus will play against M.Tel-Aviv (#12) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Milano: N.Mirotic 21+13reb, Z.LeDay 19+4reb+2ast, F.Causeur 18+6reb+3ast, S.Tonut 14+2reb+1ast, J.Nebo 7+2reb, G.Caruso 6+2reb+1ast
Virtus BO: T.Shengelia 25+3reb+2ast, M.Belinelli 21+1reb+1ast, M.Morgan 11+10ast, R.Tucker 9+4reb, I.Cordinier 9+4reb+5ast, A.Polonara 7+2ast
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Fenerbahce – Partizan 89-72
Not a big story in a game in Istanbul where 15th ranked Serbian Partizan (2-5) was defeated by sixth ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (5-2) 89-72 on Friday. Fenerbahce shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) fired 24 points for the winners. Bosnian Tarik Biberovic (201-2001) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Five Fenerbahce players scored in double figures. French point guard Frank Ntilikina (195-1998) produced 14 points (made all of his seven free throws) and forward Aleksej Pokusevski (213-2001) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Turkish champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Partizan lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Milano and ASVEL. Fenerbahce will meet ASVEL (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Partizan will play against Paris and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Fenerbahce: N.Hayes-Davis 24+3reb, T.Biberovic 17+5reb+2ast, W.Baldwin IV 13+2reb+8ast, D.Hall 12+3reb+3ast, M.Guduric 10+1reb+5ast, B.Colson Jr. 7+5reb+1ast
Partizan: F.Ntilikina 14+1reb+3ast, A.Pokusevski 10+5reb+1ast, T.Jones 9+4reb, B.Davies 9+3reb+1ast, D.Washington Jr. 7+2reb+1ast, V.Marinkovic 6+1reb+2ast
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Zalgiris – Monaco 63-62
The most exciting game of round 7 in the Euroleague took place in Kaunas. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked French Monaco (4-3) to first ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (6-1) 63-62 on Friday evening. It was a great evening for Arnas Butkevicius (197-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points. Canadian-Lithuanian swingman Ignas Brazdeikis (201-1999, college: Michigan) helped adding 7 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side American Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) responded with 18 points and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and the other American import point guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zalgiris have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-1 record. Defending French champion Monaco dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Zalgiris are looking forward to face Bayern (#5) in Muenchen in the next round. Monaco will play on the road against Anadolu Efes in Istanbul and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris: A.Butkevicius 13+4reb+2ast, A.Smailagic 10+2reb+1ast, L.Birutis 9+3reb, B.Manek 8+2reb+1ast, I.Brazdeikis 7+6reb+1ast, D.Giedraitis 6+4ast
Monaco: J.Loyd 18+4reb+4ast, M.James 12+3reb+4ast, D.Motiejunas 8+1ast, J.Blossomgame 7+9reb, A.Diallo 6+1reb+2ast, E.Okobo 4
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Crvena zvezda – Panathinaikos 77-81
Everything went according to plan in Beograd where sixth ranked Greek Panathinaikos (5-2) beat 10th ranked Serbian Crvena zvezda (3-4) 81-77 on Friday. Panathinaikos dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Crvena zvezda‘s 24. American-Spanish point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) fired 12 points for the winners. French center Mathias Lessort (206-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 9 points and 9 rebounds. Four Panathinaikos players scored in double figures. American Isaiah Canaan (183-1991, college: Murray St.) produced 20 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Brazilian point guard Yago Dos Santos (175-1999) added 11 points and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Panathinaikos. Defending Greek champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Crvena zvezda lost their fourth game in a row. Defending Serbian champion dropped to the eleventh position with four games lost. They share it with Real Madrid and M.Tel-Aviv. Panathinaikos will meet at home Olympiacos (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Crvena zvezda will play against ALBA and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Panathinaikos: K.Nunn 13+3reb+2ast, L.Brown 12+4reb+3ast, J.Hernangomez 12+4reb+1ast, J.Grant 11+3reb+1ast, K.Sloukas 10+2reb+3ast, M.Lessort 9+9reb+1ast
Crvena zvezda: I.Canaan 20+2reb, N.Kalinic 13+2reb+1ast, Y.Dos Santos 11+7ast, F.Petrusev 7+6reb+2ast, N.Nedovic 6+3ast, C.Miller-McIntyre 5+4reb+1ast
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ASVEL – Bayern 71-84
There was no surprise when 14th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (2-5) was defeated at home by sixth ranked German Bayern Muenchen (5-2) 84-71 on Friday. Bayern looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Power forward Johannes Voigtmann (211-1992) fired 9 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American power forward Devin Booker (205-1991, college: Clemson) chipped in 16 points. Guard Nando De Colo (196-1987) produced 19 points and 7 assists and point guard Theo Maledon (192-2001) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Bayern Muenchen. Defending German champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. ASVEL lost their third game in a row. They keep the fourteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Milano and Partizan. Bayern will meet at home league’s leader Zalgiris in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. ASVEL will play against Fenerbahce (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bayern: D.Booker 16+3reb, O.Da Silva 15+3reb, S.Napier 12+3reb+1ast, I.Kharchenkov 10+2reb, J.Voigtmann 9+11reb+4ast, C.Edwards 8+3reb+6ast
ASVEL: N.De Colo 19+3reb+7ast, T.Maledon 11+5reb+5ast, A.Schofield 9+4reb, N.Sako 8+9reb, M.N’Diaye 7+3reb+1ast, D.Lighty 5+2reb+2ast
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Paris – Baskonia 67-65
There was a surprise result when tenth ranked French Paris Basket (4-3) edged at home higher ranked Spanish Baskonia (4-3) 67-65 on Friday. American-North Macedonian point guard TJ Shorts (175-1997, college: UC Davis) fired 9 points and 5 assists for the winners. Finnish Mikael Jantunen (204-2000, college: Utah) chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds. Shorts is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Nigerian Chima Moneke (198-1995, college: UC Davis) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds (made all of his eleven free throws !!!) and American-Azerbaijani center Donta Hall (208-1997, college: Alabama) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Paris Basket. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Baskonia. Paris will meet at home Partizan (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Baskonia will play against Barca (#3) in Barcelona and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Paris: N.Hifi 9+3reb, T.Shorts 9+4reb+5ast, T.Ward 9+7reb, M.Lo 8+1reb+3ast, M.Jantunen 8+8reb+2ast, K.Hayes 6+6reb+1ast
Baskonia: C.Moneke 19+12reb, D.Hall 11+8reb, M.Howard 10+2reb, N.Rogkavopoulos 6+4reb, K.Diop 5+3reb, T.Forrest 5+8reb+3ast
gschID: 1178492
