26/27 European basketball discussion: Euroleague/BBL/ACB/LegaA/LNB/TBL..

[meser#]

I watched the highlights of the Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes game. I had been wondering how Anadolu Efes could lose by such a large margin in an environment free from the pressure of a home crowd, but after watching the highlights, I understood why.
Especially in the third quarter, the presence of players with weak defensive capabilities on the court contributed to Anadolu Efes falling behind.

Furthermore, whenever Blakeney from Hapoel took a three-point shot, it was as if the rim had suddenly expanded to three meters in diameter; he successfully converted 8 out of the 9 attempts he took.
There was a significant disparity between the two teams in terms of three-point shooting performance: Hapoel finished the game with 18 successful three-pointers, compared to 9 for Anadolu Efes.

It was a poor defeat for Anadolu Efes. I didn't see any tough, aggressive defense from them. If they continue like this, Anadolu Efes will find themselves at the very bottom of the standings.

In basketball, defense is important, but points scored from beyond the three-point line are the most decisive factor. Once you find your rhythm with three-point shots, you can defeat any opponent. While Anadolu Efes delivered a weak defensive performance yesterday, Hapoel was exceptionally effective from three-point range.
As the lead grew, Hapoel’s players gained immense confidence and began attempting even more three-pointers. Blakeney was practically on fire; even Caboclo took six three-point attempts, successfully converting two of them.

[katanic97]

Partizan just lost to Asvel in an away game and its pretty insane how we lost this,5 minutes until end we lead 11 points everything is going our way and Asvel goes on 18-0 streak and end up winning against us. Im just mad at just what happened. These kind of things always happen to Partizan and its insane we cannot close a game

I thought that after winning the derby, you'd go into all the following games with a lot of confidence. Looks like it's the opposite. Zvezda taught Maccabi a lesson in how to play basketball yesterday. During Dusko Ivanovic's time, Zvezda had similar situations where they would lead by 15+ points and end up losing the game.

I dont know we are missing something big,against Crvena Zvezda we did the same thing only back in that derby match we were able to win somehow and today against Asvel we just couldnt close the game and once Asvel took the lead it was all over for us,really dissapointed. Crvena Zvezda on the other hand destroyed Maccabi again and i think Maccabi just cannot beat Crvena Zvezda in an away game.

The atmosphere during matches between Partizan and Crvena Zvezda is truly unique. Given that it is a derby, the players' motivation levels are exceptionally high; however, Partizan’s level of concentration against Asvel is not quite the same.
Even Crvena Zvezda managed to defeat Asvel by a 2-point margin in an away game.

Crvena Zvezda had a poor start to their league season, but they are currently performing well. So far, they have succeeded in beating opponents of a similar caliber; it will be interesting to see how they fare when facing tougher competition.

Crvena Zvezda’s next opponent is Bayern Munich, and they need to secure a win against them on their home court—though it is worth remembering that Bayern is capable of pulling off the occasional surprise result.

We hope for a win today against Bayern, and i hope that Zvezda will continue its winning streak. It is always like that in Serbia when Zvezda and Partizan play, it is a rivalry that will never end. Partizan is definitely not the same after Zeljko Obradovic, and some changes have to be made.

[mandown]

I am watching the Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe game. Horton-Tucker was absolutely fantastic in the first half. Real Madrid finished the first half with a 47-42 lead. If another teammate steps up to help Tucker with the scoring, Fenerbahçe could walk away with a win today.
Tucker scored 19 points against Bayern Munich earlier this season.
He has already put up 16 points against Real Madrid in the first half alone.
At one point, Real Madrid had built a 13-point lead, but thanks to Tucker’s strong performance, Fenerbahçe has managed to stay in the game.

[Joca97]

I am watching the Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe game. Horton-Tucker was absolutely fantastic in the first half. Real Madrid finished the first half with a 47-42 lead. If another teammate steps up to help Tucker with the scoring, Fenerbahçe could walk away with a win today.
Tucker scored 19 points against Bayern Munich earlier this season.
He has already put up 16 points against Real Madrid in the first half alone.
At one point, Real Madrid had built a 13-point lead, but thanks to Tucker’s strong performance, Fenerbahçe has managed to stay in the game.

Real Madrid just destroyed Fenerbahce and just destroyed them in every possible way. Fenerbahce just missed a lot of shots and so many turnovers just caused them to lose so heavily. Horton tucker was good in the first half but just dissapired in the second half and without anyone to give Fenerbahce easy points was just not enough. Real Madrid continues to win and is on an amazing streak.

[meser#]

I am watching the Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe game. Horton-Tucker was absolutely fantastic in the first half. Real Madrid finished the first half with a 47-42 lead. If another teammate steps up to help Tucker with the scoring, Fenerbahçe could walk away with a win today.
Tucker scored 19 points against Bayern Munich earlier this season.
He has already put up 16 points against Real Madrid in the first half alone.
At one point, Real Madrid had built a 13-point lead, but thanks to Tucker’s strong performance, Fenerbahçe has managed to stay in the game.

Real Madrid just destroyed Fenerbahce and just destroyed them in every possible way. Fenerbahce just missed a lot of shots and so many turnovers just caused them to lose so heavily. Horton tucker was good in the first half but just dissapired in the second half and without anyone to give Fenerbahce easy points was just not enough. Real Madrid continues to win and is on an amazing streak.

I watched the first half. Real Madrid took a while to warm up to the game; in the opening period, they committed five turnovers—that’s what stood out to me. Fenerbahçe managed to pull ahead during that stretch, but Real Madrid recovered quickly. It’s clear that Tavares is a major factor for Real Madrid.
In one instance, Shavon [Shields] opted to pass rather than attack the rim when he saw Tavares standing tall in front of him—likely out of fear of getting his shot blocked by Tavares.
Although Fenerbahçe struggled a bit in the second quarter, they bounced back quickly, and we went into halftime trailing 47–42.
Tucker’s effective play was key to that.

I only caught a little bit of the second half.
Fenerbahçe returned from Spain empty-handed.

If Anadolu Efes and Beşiktaş lose their respective games today, it will mean that all the Turkish teams have finished this double-game week with nothing but losses.

[LTU_btc]

Lot of action in Euroleague today, but first of all I wish speedy recovery for Tomas Satoransky who suffered scary injury:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1xjn9bh/former_nba_player_tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_satoransk%C3%BD_with_a_scary/
Efes got a bit unexpected win against Panathinaikos, Olympiacos struggled against Olimpia Milano, but survived. High scoring battle between Virtus and Besiktas ended with Conor Morgan buzzer-beater and Turkish club win:
https://x.com/EuroLeague/status/2116285442136154513
Another great battle between Barcelona and Valencia where Catalan club won.
How ballanced Euroleague this year is - now clubs between 3rd and 9th places have same number of wins!

[meser#]

My Beşiktaş made history by overcoming a 13-point deficit to defeat Virtus Bologna 101-103 in the final three minutes.
I was really worried that we would end up losing this game too, but we fought back to win, and the night ended on a happy note for me.
Lonnie Walker played magnificently; he had already performed well against Bahçeşehir following his injury, but in this match, he was the best player on the court.
With this victory, we have climbed to 11th place in the standings.
We have shown everyone that we are not an easy opponent in the EuroLeague.

[Yabani]

My Beşiktaş made history by overcoming a 13-point deficit to defeat Virtus Bologna 101-103 in the final three minutes.
I was really worried that we would end up losing this game too, but we fought back to win, and the night ended on a happy note for me.
Lonnie Walker played magnificently; he had already performed well against Bahçeşehir following his injury, but in this match, he was the best player on the court.
With this victory, we have climbed to 11th place in the standings.
We have shown everyone that we are not an easy opponent in the EuroLeague.

Beşiktaş played fantastic basketball yesterday.
They never surrendered to Virtus Bologna.
Lonnie Walker set a new career high in the EuroLeague yesterday. He had previously scored 29 points in a single game while playing for Maccabi; yesterday, against Virtus Bologna, he improved that record by one point, finishing with 30.
This win is a great result for Beşiktaş.

[meser#]

Today, Real Madrid will host Panathinaikos.
Real Madrid is dealing with significant absences; Maledon, Campazzo, Deck, and Garuba will not be available to play due to injuries.
Panathinaikos, on the other hand, has no missing players, making a victory for them seem likely.

Our teams are not playing away from home this week.
We have a match against Zalgiris. We need to win this game as well to ensure that our previous victory against Virtus retains its significance.

[LTU_btc]

Today, Real Madrid will host Panathinaikos.
Real Madrid is dealing with significant absences; Maledon, Campazzo, Deck, and Garuba will not be available to play due to injuries.
Panathinaikos, on the other hand, has no missing players, making a victory for them seem likely.

Our teams are not playing away from home this week.
We have a match against Zalgiris. We need to win this game as well to ensure that our previous victory against Virtus retains its significance.

Panathinaikos isn't looking great now - they lost to Efes last week and against Aris in Greek league. While Real have great period. Yes, injuries may be factor, but for me Real is favorite, they rarely lose at home.
Besiktas - Zalgiris is one of most interesting games this round.

[meser#]

Today, Real Madrid will host Panathinaikos.
Real Madrid is dealing with significant absences; Maledon, Campazzo, Deck, and Garuba will not be available to play due to injuries.
Panathinaikos, on the other hand, has no missing players, making a victory for them seem likely.

Our teams are not playing away from home this week.
We have a match against Zalgiris. We need to win this game as well to ensure that our previous victory against Virtus retains its significance.

Panathinaikos isn't looking great now - they lost to Efes last week and against Aris in Greek league. While Real have great period. Yes, injuries may be factor, but for me Real is favorite, they rarely lose at home.
Besiktas - Zalgiris is one of most interesting games this round.

Despite having many players sidelined, Real Madrid did not give up. When Feliz scored the basket that forced overtime, the score stood at 101-101, sending the game into an extra period. In the final quarter, with 1 minute and 44 seconds remaining and Panathinaikos leading by 7 points, Real Madrid responded very quickly.
This game could go down as a EuroLeague classic.
Nunn stood out for Panathinaikos, while Abalde delivered a notable performance for Real Madrid.
Had Campazzo and Maledon been in the Real Madrid lineup, they might have won this game.
Nigel Hayes-Davis failed to score a single point; he appears to have lost his self-confidence.
It was a great game, and Panathinaikos emerged victorious, 112-115.

[yenerbatmaz]

Today, Real Madrid will host Panathinaikos.
Real Madrid is dealing with significant absences; Maledon, Campazzo, Deck, and Garuba will not be available to play due to injuries.
Panathinaikos, on the other hand, has no missing players, making a victory for them seem likely.

Our teams are not playing away from home this week.
We have a match against Zalgiris. We need to win this game as well to ensure that our previous victory against Virtus retains its significance.

Panathinaikos isn't looking great now - they lost to Efes last week and against Aris in Greek league. While Real have great period. Yes, injuries may be factor, but for me Real is favorite, they rarely lose at home.
Besiktas - Zalgiris is one of most interesting games this round.

Despite having many players sidelined, Real Madrid did not give up. When Feliz scored the basket that forced overtime, the score stood at 101-101, sending the game into an extra period. In the final quarter, with 1 minute and 44 seconds remaining and Panathinaikos leading by 7 points, Real Madrid responded very quickly.
This game could go down as a EuroLeague classic.
Nunn stood out for Panathinaikos, while Abalde delivered a notable performance for Real Madrid.
Had Campazzo and Maledon been in the Real Madrid lineup, they might have won this game.
Nigel Hayes-Davis failed to score a single point; he appears to have lost his self-confidence.
It was a great game, and Panathinaikos emerged victorious, 112-115.

Nunn was highly effective. He was the key player who secured the win for Panathinaikos, but as you mentioned, Real Madrid was missing several players. With Campazzo out, Llull stepped in; he was effective while on the court, but he became very fatigued and didn't play at all during the overtime period.
Maledon’s absence was also felt.
Just as Fenerbahçe managed to win on the road against Olympiakos by catching them shorthanded, I think the same happened here. If Real Madrid had been at full strength, they would have won this game.
I agree, it was a great match.

[püsür]

Today, Real Madrid will host Panathinaikos.
Real Madrid is dealing with significant absences; Maledon, Campazzo, Deck, and Garuba will not be available to play due to injuries.
Panathinaikos, on the other hand, has no missing players, making a victory for them seem likely.

Our teams are not playing away from home this week.
We have a match against Zalgiris. We need to win this game as well to ensure that our previous victory against Virtus retains its significance.

Panathinaikos isn't looking great now - they lost to Efes last week and against Aris in Greek league. While Real have great period. Yes, injuries may be factor, but for me Real is favorite, they rarely lose at home.
Besiktas - Zalgiris is one of most interesting games this round.

Despite having many players sidelined, Real Madrid did not give up. When Feliz scored the basket that forced overtime, the score stood at 101-101, sending the game into an extra period. In the final quarter, with 1 minute and 44 seconds remaining and Panathinaikos leading by 7 points, Real Madrid responded very quickly.
This game could go down as a EuroLeague classic.
Nunn stood out for Panathinaikos, while Abalde delivered a notable performance for Real Madrid.
Had Campazzo and Maledon been in the Real Madrid lineup, they might have won this game.
Nigel Hayes-Davis failed to score a single point; he appears to have lost his self-confidence.
It was a great game, and Panathinaikos emerged victorious, 112-115.

Nunn was highly effective. He was the key player who secured the win for Panathinaikos, but as you mentioned, Real Madrid was missing several players. With Campazzo out, Llull stepped in; he was effective while on the court, but he became very fatigued and didn't play at all during the overtime period.
Maledon’s absence was also felt.
Just as Fenerbahçe managed to win on the road against Olympiakos by catching them shorthanded, I think the same happened here. If Real Madrid had been at full strength, they would have won this game.
I agree, it was a great match.

I can't believe Llull still plays this effectively at the age of 39. Dude was in born 87. I have great respect for him. Also, I’ve been very critical of Nunn. I don’t think his performance has generally been good enough for his salary, but he played a superb final quarter. It was a great game. Last year's Valencia, this year's Real are really playing great basketball. How great a coach is Pedro Martinez. I like Felix and Damian Jones a lot also. If they can stay healthy, especially with Campazzo, they can beat any team and I think they will do F4 most definitely.

[yenerbatmaz]

Paris Basket is on a notable rise. Yesterday, they defeated Anadolu Efes 95-90 on the road. They also won their previous two games, both of which were played away from home.
What stands out to me is that Paris is a very high-scoring team; they put up 99 points against both Maccabi and Dubai.
In our own game, we defeated Baskonia 84-65, though we only scored 11 points in the third quarter.
Powell grabbed 7 rebounds, four of which were offensive rebounds.
It looks like Powell will provide significant support for us in pick-and-roll situations and by securing offensive rebounds.

[meser#]

Paris Basket is on a notable rise. Yesterday, they defeated Anadolu Efes 95-90 on the road. They also won their previous two games, both of which were played away from home.
What stands out to me is that Paris is a very high-scoring team; they put up 99 points against both Maccabi and Dubai.
In our own game, we defeated Baskonia 84-65, though we only scored 11 points in the third quarter.
Powell grabbed 7 rebounds, four of which were offensive rebounds.
It looks like Powell will provide significant support for us in pick-and-roll situations and by securing offensive rebounds.

Cameron Payne looks more than capable of filling the void left by Mike James.
He played a great game against Paris yesterday, though it wasn't enough to prevent a loss.
Anadolu Efes performed well on the offensive end, but their defense remained weak.
I wonder how much Nadir Hifi, who plays for Paris Basketball, earns. He is an incredible talent; given how young he is, why is he still playing for Paris? I don't understand why championship-contending teams haven't signed him. For instance, if Beşiktaş offered him three times what he’s making in Paris, wouldn't he choose to play for them?
He was quite effective yesterday.
Paris Basketball has been in great form lately. Their next game is at home against Fenerbahçe—I’m curious to see how they’ll fare in that matchup.

[mandown]

Lonnie Walker, the hero of the Virtus game, managed only 7 points in this matchup. Although Omoruyi delivered a highly effective performance, he received support only from Makuac and Anthony Brown—yet even their efforts were not enough to secure a win. Beşiktaş has struggled to establish a consistent winning streak in the EuroLeague. I had hoped for a perfect week—a 3-for-3 record for the Turkish teams—but only Fenerbahçe managed to come away with a victory.

[ingiltere]

Lonnie Walker, the hero of the Virtus game, managed only 7 points in this matchup. Although Omoruyi delivered a highly effective performance, he received support only from Makuac and Anthony Brown—yet even their efforts were not enough to secure a win. Beşiktaş has struggled to establish a consistent winning streak in the EuroLeague. I had hoped for a perfect week—a 3-for-3 record for the Turkish teams—but only Fenerbahçe managed to come away with a victory.

Whole team shot bad. 6/23 from 3-pt range, Beşiktaş heavily rely on 3 points but when they don't go in it becomes a problem. Zalgiris coach knows this and successfully stopped them. Dušan said Walker played with pain and was not fully ready. He'll be better.

We must accept that Beşiktaş is new to this scene and the roster is not good enough to have higher expectations. I think they are good for now, 4-6 in first 10 games. Don't expect top 6 from them, it'll be enough if they stay in play-in discussion. Even experienced Efes have same number of wins with Beşiktaş.

[LTU_btc]

Unexpected Crvena Zvezda win against Olympiacos in Greece, especially when you see how things have folded - at halftime Zvezda was up by 18 points, in 3rd quarter their lead reached even 22 points. It's huge in such low scoring game. And still Olympiacos managed to make comeback, though, Zvezda survived in the end.
Zalgiris didn't had troubles with Besiktas, expected that it will be closer game. Zalgiris bow is one of hotest team in Euroleague with 4 wins in a row.

[meser#]

We played very poorly. It seems we’re going to have an inconsistent season in the EuroLeague—one good game, one bad game. After our incredible comeback in the final three minutes to beat Virtus Bologna, we really should have defeated Žalgiris as well, but it didn’t happen. I had hoped all three of our Turkish teams would win this week, but that wasn’t the case. Anadolu Efes played well, but their opponent simply played better. While Efes struggled defensively, they managed their offense effectively. In our game yesterday, however, we were poor on both ends of the floor—neither our offense nor our defense was up to par.

To compete in the EuroLeague, you need to build a strong roster; otherwise, you end up with a season defined by this kind of inconsistency. I truly wish a major sponsor would come on board so we could bring in some new players. For years, the Koç Group sponsored the front of our football team’s jerseys, but that’s no longer the case this season. It would be fantastic if we could secure a significant sponsorship—perhaps even rebranding as "Beşiktaş Beko"—to bring in the necessary funding.

[püsür]

Paris Basket is on a notable rise. Yesterday, they defeated Anadolu Efes 95-90 on the road. They also won their previous two games, both of which were played away from home.
What stands out to me is that Paris is a very high-scoring team; they put up 99 points against both Maccabi and Dubai.
In our own game, we defeated Baskonia 84-65, though we only scored 11 points in the third quarter.
Powell grabbed 7 rebounds, four of which were offensive rebounds.
It looks like Powell will provide significant support for us in pick-and-roll situations and by securing offensive rebounds.

Cameron Payne looks more than capable of filling the void left by Mike James.
He played a great game against Paris yesterday, though it wasn't enough to prevent a loss.
Anadolu Efes performed well on the offensive end, but their defense remained weak.
I wonder how much Nadir Hifi, who plays for Paris Basketball, earns. He is an incredible talent; given how young he is, why is he still playing for Paris? I don't understand why championship-contending teams haven't signed him. For instance, if Beşiktaş offered him three times what he’s making in Paris, wouldn't he choose to play for them?
He was quite effective yesterday.
Paris Basketball has been in great form lately. Their next game is at home against Fenerbahçe—I’m curious to see how they’ll fare in that matchup.

Cam Payne is great but I don't think it is right to compare him with Mike James. Mike James was doing so great and he was taking a big responsibility. Payne might do similar things but at least for now I don't think the play making is at the same level. It is immensely disappointing for Efes to lose James.

According to Basketnews budget of Paris Basketball is 30.9m euros but net payroll is 8.2M. It is even lower than Besiktas. I will just put the latest budget table:



There are interesting facts in the article https://basketnews.com/news-256534-euroleague-teams-budgets-2026-27-payrolls.html