Belgacom Spirou and Caja Laboral record wins: Euroleague Basketball October 26 review
Anadolu Efes 79 vs Belgacom Spirou 80:
Belgacom Spirou recorded their first win in the Turkish Euroleague 2011 by defeating Anadolu Efes in a close encounter.
Anadolu entered this game oozing with confidence after they convincingly overcame Partizan MT: S in the opener, however Justin Hamilton’s brilliance in the end deprived them of keeping their hundred percent winning record.
Four players from Belgacom managed to end with scores in double figures. Caleb Green was the most outstanding player ending with 18 points. Demond Mallet, Christophe Beghin and Justin Hamilton were the other three, who ended with
14, 13 and 12 points respectively.
Ersan Ilyasova from Efes was the highest scorer of the game ending with 21 points. Tarence Kinsey and Sasha Vujacic supported Ersan well by chipping in with 14 and 12 points respectively but their combined effort did not prove
to be enough in the end.
Belgacom were outstanding both on offense and the defense in the first quarter. They did not allow Anadolu players to penetrate and held them from scoring. On the other hand, they kept scoring through three-pointers to get themselves
a substantial lead, 24-15, by the end of first quarter.
Anadolu however pulled back things in the second quarter and at an instance they even got ahead of Spirou. However, Spirou never allowed them to dominate for long and in both second and third quarter, managed to maintain a 60-56
lead going into the last quarter. The teams continued to battle it out deep into the game and with seconds to go in game, Justin Hamilton scored two consecutive free throws to open a four point gap, which ultimately sealed the game.
Caja Laboral 81 vs Bennet Cantu 69
Caja Laboral managed to overcome Bennet Cantu81-69 in a crunch game on Wednesday. Mirza Teletovic was the highlight of the night and finished with 22 points. It was his 12 points in the last quarter that won his the match. Mirza
was supported well by his team mates Milko Bjelica, Thomas Heurtel and Kevin Seraphin who ended with 17, 11 and 10 points respectively.
Vladimir Micov from Bennet scored 14 points while Marko Scekic also added another 13 points. Bennet played well until the end but they did not grab crucial chances when they were offered and also the onslaught by Teletovic at the
end became the reason for their loss. Disappointed with result, Bennet’s coach said
“First of all I would like to give my congratulations to Caja Laboral for this win. The won because they had patience, they waited for their moment to win the game and find their key players, like Mirza Teletovic. We played solid
for the first 30 minutes, but our biggest problem is that we didn’t believe in our chances. We did the things right for 35 minutes, we had chances, but our mentality wasn’t the right one in the end. We didn’t do the things we needed to win"
By the end of first half scores were level at 44. Third quarter was also pretty close but a grand assault by Teletovic at the end sealed the game.
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