The Barcelona defeated Istanbul’s “Anadolu Ephesus” at 82:77 (19:17, 21:24, 21:15, 21:21).
Smith played for six minutes and 19 seconds on Thursday without throwing in the basket. He scored one rebound, once scored, made one mistake and ended the game with an efficiency of one.
Lithuanian Roks Jokubaitis was the most successful in the Barcelona team with 16 points. Nikola Mirotich scored 15 points and Sertacs Chanli scored 13 points and seven rebounds.
Istanbul was awarded 18 points by Vasily Micich and 17 points by Shein Larkin.
Meanwhile, the match of Kaunas “Žalgiris” represented by Jānis Strēlnieks with the team of “Crvena zvezda mts” from Belgrade was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“Barcelona” with 16 victories in 20 games takes the first place in the tournament table, while “Žalgiris” with three victories in 17 games takes the last place in the tournament table.
On Thursday, Munich’s “Bayern” conceded to “Monaco” in its square with 78:83 (18:19, 17:21, 19:22, 24:21).
Corius Walden stood out for the home team with 26 points and five assists, while Vladimir Lucic scored 14 points.
Mike James was the best guest with 26 points and six assists, and Danilo Andrushic added 16 points.
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, only two of the five games were played on Thursday.
Also this season, ten countries with 18 teams are represented in the Euroleague, which is the same as in the previous season. The teams will play in a two-lap tournament, with the top eight entering the playoffs. The Euroleague champion will be determined in Berlin, where the final four tournament will take place.
Last season, the champion was Istanbul’s “Anadolu Efes”, which defeated “Barcelona” in the final.
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