Kraljevi Kvota - Euroleague 26th round review
The Round of 26, the second that took place this week, is over. This round was marked by the visiting teams, who achieved as many as five victories. You can follow everything about Euroleague on our website as well as on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok accounts.
Fenerbahçe beat Real Madrid quite easily on their home field with 78:67. The home team started violently from the start and at one point even had a 20-point difference. Hayes-Davis was the most effective in the ranks of the home team with 20 points with 7 rebounds, and one less point was scored by McCollum. The best in the Spanish team was Campazzo with 11 points, and he was the only one with a double-digit performance.
Milan achieved a very important away triumph over Zalgiris. It was very uncertain until the very end, and the Italian representative won with 89:87. Again, Zack LeDay with 26 points was the most effective in the ranks of the winning team, and Mannion stood out, scoring 21 points, with 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Francisco was in the best mood with the home team and scored 29 points, followed by Walker with 22 goals.
Crvena Zvezda achieved a very important victory, tied for third in the Euroleague. The team from small Kalemegdan managed to achieve a 77:71 triumph in an uncertain final and thus secure another victory in the race for the playoffs. Again, Filip Petrusev was the best in the ranks of black and white and scored 17 points with 4 rebounds. He was followed by Kanan with 11 points. In the home team, McCormack scored 18 goals with 11 rebounds, and Spagnolo and Tomas scored 15 each.
Panathinaikos justified its role as the favorite at home against Efes and won by 15 points, 104:89. Kendrick Nunn scored as many as 36 points, and Osman added 20. Thompson was in the best mood for the guests and scored 14 points, along with Beabo and Nvora, who scored 13 each.
Bayern triumphed over Lyon in Munich by 76:67. Obst was the most effective among the home team with 15 points, and Edwards added 14. For the French team, Lee was the best with 14 points and Lauvergne scored 12 with 6 rebounds.
Partizan won in Monaco with 86:69, and in a fantastic way announced a fierce fight for the playin and maybe even the playoffs. Already at halftime, the black and whites had an 8-point advantage, and by the end they only increased their advantage, and in the end they celebrated with a 17-point difference, and thus took revenge on Monaco for the loss from Belgrade. Brown scored 18 points and was the most effective in the camp of the Belgrade team, while Jones added 17 points with 7 rebounds. The recovered Calates was the best in Monaco and scored 14 points with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Mike James scored less points.
Paris lived up to its role as the favorite and won 83:77 over Virtus in Bologna. And for them, this victory is very important for the continuation of the fight for the playoffs. Hifi was the most effective with 23 points, and Sorts added 16. For Virtus, Sengelia scored 17 points and 5 rebounds and was therefore the best player of the home team in this defeat.
Baskonia met Maccabi in a battle of teams from the lower part of the table and won 89:82. The most points for the home team were scored by Luvavu-Kabaro, who scored 20, and Moneke added 18 with 8 rebounds. In the Israeli team, Sorkin, 16, scored the most points with 6 rebounds.
And the most interesting match was seen in the Blaugrana, where Barcelona met Olympiakos. The Greek team achieved victory in the last attack. Just a few seconds before the end of the match, the scoreboard read 88:88, and then Fournier scored from a difficult position with the sound of the siren to celebrate the visiting team. The most effective player in the team from Piraeus was Vezenkov with 24 points and 5 rebounds, while Williams-Goss scored 20, as much as Kevin Panter, who was the most effective player in the home team.
The red and white team from Athens tops the table with a score of 19-7, while Alba is last in the table with only 4 wins from 26 matches.
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