By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Anadolu Efes put on an impressive offensive performance to beat Darussafaka Lassa 104 – 94 in Game 1 of the Turkish BSL League best-of-three quarterfinal series.
Rodrigue Beaubois scored a game-high 26 points (on 5-7 triples) in less than 28 minutes to lead Efes. Will Clyburn had 18 points and 11 rebounds while Vasilije Micic contributed 16 points. Shane Larkin dished out seven assists to go with his seven points.
The trio of Dogus Ozdemir (22 points), Can Korkmaz (22 points) and Markel Starks (19 points, five assists) stood out from Dacka. Their team didn’t have any problem producing buckets but was unable to contain Efes throughout the entire game.
Dacka was close 81 – 76 with 8:11 to play but then Efes made a 13-1 run in less than three minutes to establish a wide margin. The hosts remained safe for the remainder of the game.