By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Fenerbahce (12-4) sure likes to play with fire. The quality of Ekpe Udoh and a good team defense, with Bobby Dixon on the spotlight, prevented the upset in the hands of Ted Ankara (7-9), and gave another last second win to the team from Istanbul. Through the great game of Kalin Lukas (17 p. 8 r. 6 a.), the hosts were close to an amazing result but lost focus in the last two crucial plays.
Boosted by the appearance in Malaga, Anadolu Efes (13-3) spent an… enjoyable afternoon against Konyaspor having absolutely no problem to remain at the peak of the standings. Galatasaray (11-5) used the special touch of captain Sinan Guler in order to make things easy versus Trabzonspor (7-9), while Courtney Fortson made history, in a way, with his second triple/double this season (the first as in Eurocup) to help Banvit (10-4) keep its hold on the fourth position.
A place where Pinar Karsiyaka (10-4) and Darussafaka Dogus (10-4) also stand after their strong performances versus Besiktas (7-9) and Gaziantep (7-9) respectively. But if we have to specifically point out a win that impressed us, that was the one of Turk Telekom (4-12) on the road against Buyukcekmece (8-8). The pleasant surprise of the Turkish League was betrayed by its bad 3 point percentages (4/25 16%) bleeding profoundly on offense.
Basketball Super League – Day 16:
Galatasaray (Sinan Guler 19 p. 6 r. 4 a.) – Trabzonspor: 85 – 66
Buyukcekmece – Turk Telekom (Michael Jenkins 13 p. 7 r.) : 64 – 70
Yesilgiresun – Usak Sportif (Paul Harris 18 p. 12 r.): 85 – 100
Pinar Karsiyaka (Kenny Gabriel 17 p. 7 r.) – Besiktas: 77 – 59
Banvit (Courtney Fortson 20 p. 12 a. 11 r.) – Istanbul B.S.B.: 84 – 77
Ted Ankara – Fenerbahce (Luigi Datome 17 p. 8 r.): 70 – 71
Darussafaka Dogus (15 p. 9 r.) – Gaziantep: 90 – 65
Konyaspor – Anadolu Efes (15 p.): 52 – 85