In the first match of the ING Basketball Super League final series, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes with a score of 85-76 and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Fenerbahce Beko, who scored by evaluating Anadolu Efes’ turnovers in the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall, gained a 5-0 advantage at the beginning of the match. Anadolu Efes, on the other hand, took the lead with 7 points and 1 assist by Buğrahan Tuncer after coach Ergin Ataman’s timeout, bringing the score to 11-7. Even though Fenerbahçe Beko took the lead again by catching 14-7 with a 7-0 series, Anadolu Efes, which balanced the score at 18-18 towards the end of the period, closed the first quarter with a score of 20-18 in the last seconds.
Buğrahan Tuncer was very effective at the beginning of the match:
Fenerbahce Beko started the second quarter fast, while Nando De Colo brought the score to 24-20 with 4 points and 1 assist. After the Anadolu Efes time-out, the game passed with mutual baskets, and when Elijah Bryant’s three pointer dropped the lead to 3, Fenerbahçe Beko Coach Sasha Djordjevic used the time-out. Even though Fenerbahce Beko’s difference increased to 9 with the return of the time-out with a 6-0 series, Anadolu Efes, which gained momentum with Shane Larkin’s three pointer, secured the 37-37 equality at the end of the period.
Metecan Birsen finishes aesthetically in fast attack:
In the third quarter, Fenerbahce Beko reopened the gap with Devin Booker and Pierria Henry’s outside shots, while Rodrigue Beaubois, who hit the outside shots at the end of the quarter, brought the score to 59-53, and Anadolu Efes managed to hold on to the match.
Stylish assist from Buğrahan Tuncer:
Devin Booker helps Fenerbahce Beko to open the gap:
Tibor Pleiss, who took the pass of Buğrahan Tuncer, dunks strongly:
Responding to Anadolu Efes, who tried to close the gap with Elijah Bryant and Rodrigue Beaubois’ three-pointers in the last quarter, with Melih Mahmutoğlu and Şehmus Hazer’s three-pointers, Fenerbahçe Beko managed to maintain its superiority. Turning the turnovers of Anadolu Efes into their advantage, the yellow-dark blue team won the match 85-76 and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Marko Guduric’s EuroStep character:
Collaboration of Marko Guduric-Ahmet Düverioğlu:
Jan Vesely scored 17 points and 7 rebounds for Fenerbahçe Beko, Nando De Colo scored 13 points and 7 assists and Devin Booker scored 11 points. Rodrigue Beaubois scored 20 points and Elijah Bryant scored 13 points for Anadolu Efes.
The second match of the series will be played on Thursday (June 9), also hosted by Fenerbahçe Beko, at Ülker Sports and Event Hall.
Written by: Yahya Kemal Dogan
Editor: Doga Productdül
