Anadolu Efes win Turkish basketball title

ANKARA

Anadolu Efes on Saturday won the 2023 Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super Lig title.

The Istanbul club beat Pinar Karsiyaka 83-74 to sweep them in the finals 3-0 to secure their record-extending 16th championship in the league.

Anadolu Efes Serbian guard Vasilije Micic scored game high 29 points to be the key player for the win at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Karsiyaka Spor Salonu in Izmir.

He also made seven assists.

Micic scored a critical three-pointer with a minute and 30 seconds remaining to the final buzzer, discouraging the opponents, 77-74.

Pinar Karsiyaka missed two chances, and fouled Micic to stop the clock as nearly 15 seconds remaining to the end of the game. Micic did not make a mistake, scoring both his free throws.

Anadolu Efes' Amath M'Baye was fouled after getting a defensive rebound. M'Baye scored both of the free throws to clinch victory.

M'Baye scored 10 points for the winners.

Anadolu Efes star Shane Larkin had 15 points and produced seven assists during Game 3.

The winning team's French guard Rodrigue Beaubois added 11 points.

Pinar Karsiyaka's Vittorio Brown led the home team, scoring 21 points.

US guard Errick McCollum posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 assists, and Jaylon Brown had 13 points for Pinar Karsiyaka.

Anadolu Efes have 16 Turkish titles to be the record holders.

Another Istanbul club Fenerbahce Beko won it 10 times.

This season's finalists Pinar Karsiyaka bagged the Turkish league twice, the last in 2015.