ANKARA
Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Ulker and Galatasaray Liv Hospital each managed to receive their first win by beating their opponents in the fourth round of Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16.
Fenerbahce Ulker won against Greek giants Panathinaikos in Istanbul by 5 points, the match ended in favour of Yellow Canaries as 77-72. Serbian forward Nemanja Bjelica, Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic and Lithuanian Linas Kleiza's efforts made Turkish team win the game against Greek side Panathinaikos. Meanwhile, Ramel Curry and Loukas Mavrokefalidis' efforts were not enough for Panathinaikos to win. In addition, Croatian point guard Roko Ukic, American forward Mike Batiste and his fellow citizen James Gist played against their former team Fenerbahce Ulker.
Galatasaray Liv Hospital played away to German Bayern Munich, Lions won the showdown at Audi Dome by 6 points, 72-66. Major factors for the Lions were the Puerto Rican point guard Carlos Arroyo who had 21 and Serbian forward Zoran Erceg scoring 19 points against Bayern Munich.
Zoran Planinic's buzzer beater made Anadolu Efes topple Italian team Emporio Armani Milan at home. The match at Abdi Ipekci Arena was head to head until the last seconds of the fourth quarter but Croatian guard Zoran Planinic getting the final word by hitting the bull's eye in the last second upset Italians. Anadolu Efes won the game by a point, 61-60.
Results of the round four in Turkish Airlines Top 16 are as follows:
Group E
Fenerbahce Ulker 77 - 72 Panathinaikos
Barcelona 83 - 79 Unicaja Malaga
Anadolu Efes 61 - 60 Emporio Armani Milan
Laboral Kutxa 70 - 89 Olympiacos
Group F
CSKA Moscow 85 - 71 Real Madrid
Maccabi Electra 88 - 67 Partizan NIS Belgrade
Bayern Munich 66 - 72 Galatasaray Liv Hospital
Lokomotiv Kuban 80 - 75 Zalgiris Kaunas
After Round four in Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16, standings in Group E and F are as follows:
Group E
|
Teams
|
Played
|
Win
|
Lose
|
|
Barcelona
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
|
Panathinaikos
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
Emporio Armani
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
Unicaja Malaga
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
Olympiacos
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
Laboral Kutxa
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
Fenerbahce Ulker
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
Anadolu Efes
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Group F
|
Teams
|
Played
|
Win
|
Lose
|
|
Maccabi Electra
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
|
CSKA Moscow
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
Real Madrid
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
Bayern Munich
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
Galatasaray Liv Hospital
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
Partizan NIS Belgrade
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
Zalgiris Kaunas
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
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