By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
In the final game of the Regular Season, Real Madrid prevailed over Anadolu Efes with 97-80.
The incredible Jaycee Carroll not only led the winners with 29 points, but was crucial when his team started to expand its lead.
The visitors surpassed for the first time in the game with Tyler Honeycutt for 14-15, then they started building momentum until the end of the first quarter, after which they were up 16-21.
Tough competition followed in the second period, with none of the teams being able to dominate. After multiple ties in the score, the hosts found a short head at 20′ with 37-36.
In a rather tight game, during which Efes had imposed its own rhythm, the third quarter was active for both teams. Still, it was the Madrid side that managed to keep control of the game with 62-60 after 30 minutes.
At 32′, the Turkish team managed to pull away by 3, before Real tied the score to 67 points again. Carroll turned the tide into the hosts’ favor with 3 minutes to go, then Luka Doncic also helped his team expand the deficit to double digits for the first time in the game.