EuroLeague: Anadolu Efes beat Olympiakos
Turkish team maintains grip on fourth place in standings
Players of Anadolu Efes celebrate after Turkish Airlines Euroleague basketball match Week 23 between Anadolu Efes and Olympiacos at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on February 21, 2019. ( Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu - Anadolu Agency )
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL
Anadolu Efes beat Greece's Olympiakos on Thursday in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.
Anadolu Efes' Simon Krunoslav scored 13 points while Adrien Moerman has 12 and Shane Larkin added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in the 75-65 home victory.
The Turkish team maintained its grip on fourth place in the standings at 15-8.
Turkish teams Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen will square off Friday.
At 3-19 Darussafaka is 16th overall and at the bottom of the league.
Fenerbahce Beko is at the top of the league with a record of 19-3.
EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball teams together.
Sixteen teams are competing -- four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian and two Greek teams and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania
Turkey is represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko
The regular season is played Oct. 11,
The playoffs will take place between April 16-30. Winners will advance to the Final Four to be played May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.
