Anadolu Efes played Real Madrid in the Euroleague final.
Anadolu Efes, which won the struggle 58-57, reached the Euroleague championship for the second time in a row.
In the final match played at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, Real Madrid under the management of Pablo Laso; Hanga, Abalde, Deck, Yabusele and Tavares started with the top five. Anadolu Efes, led by Ergin Ataman, took part in the parquet with the first five of Larkin, Micic, Anderson, Moerman and Pleiss.
In a game where both teams started viciously in attack, Real Madrid’s Tavares established a great superiority under the basket of Anadolu Efes and produced 12 points to pull the load of his team in the attack. While Anadolu Efesin was ineffective in attack, Micic and Larkin kept their teams in the game with 6 points each, while the first period ended with a 15-14 Real Madrid advantage.
Anadolu Efes, who struggled to find a third name to support the score in the second period, held on to the score with the effective performance of Micic and Larkinin in attack. Real Madrid, which increased its toughness in defense and brought in Randolphu in attack, closed the first half with a 34-29 lead.
Anadolu Efes, which started the third period ineffective on offense, could only find 2 points with 5 minutes left in the period: 40-31. Anadolu Efes, which caught a 9-2 series with the intervention of Pleiss, reduced the difference to 2 and went to the final period of the match with a 42-40 Real Madrid advantage.
Anadolu Efes, which started the decision period better, increased the gap to 3 with Micic’s three-point shot and then Singleton’s dunk: 42-45. Efes, who maintained its superiority with consecutive points from Pleiss in the later minutes of the period, made its opponent take the break with 3:19 left in the game: 50-53. While the last minutes of the match were the scene of great excitement, Anadolu Efes entered the last minute with a 3-point lead: 55-58 with Pleiss’ basket with 1:03 left in the end. Anadolu Efes, which maintained its superiority in the remaining section, won the match 58-57 and succeeded in becoming the Euroleague champion for the 2nd time in a row.
SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
Anadolu Efes became the third team to win the Euroleague championship for two consecutive years. Olympiacos and Maccabi have done this before.
ANOTHER VICTORY FROM ATAMAN
Ergin Ataman became the 2nd head coach to win the Euroleague for the 2nd time in a row.
FINAL-FOUR MVP MICIC
The most valuable player of the Final Four was Vasilije Micic from Anadolu Efes.
