Roland Schmidt | Photo: Istanbul “Anadolu Efes”
Latvian basketball player Roland Schmidt scored 24 points in the Turkish championship game on Sunday, but it did not save his team “Anadolu Efes” of Istanbul from losing. “Anadolu Efes” lost at home with 92:96 (14:29, 28:25, 20:22, 30:20) Roberta Bulmberga for the represented “Petkim Spor” of Izmir
Schmidt played 29 minutes, 36 seconds and made six of nine two-point shots, three of six long-range shots and three free throws. He also led the way with six rebounds, an assist, a foul, a steal, four sacks, four forced penalties and posted a 25 ERA and -1 +/-.
The Latvian basketball player, playing his most productive game in the Turkish championship, was also the most productive among the hosts, while Jordan Lloyd scored another 22 points.
In 14 minutes and 54 seconds spent on the court, Blumberg made two of five long-range shots and three of five free throws, accumulating nine points. He also had four rebounds, one turnover, one pass breakup, three sacks and two penalties for a +/- of +9 and an efficiency rating of eight.
Istanbul Fenerbahce in another game, Artur Žagar staying out of the application, the visitors beat Denizli “Merkezefendi” with 87:64 (14:20, 24:18, 25:17, 24:9).
“Fenerbahce” is second with nine wins in ten games, “Anadolu Efes” is in fourth place with six wins, “Trabzonspor” represented by Kārlis Šiliņš and “Turk Telekom” of Ankara represented by Andrejs Gražulis are in sixth and eighth place with five wins in ten and nine games, respectively, while “Petkim Spor” is in 11th place with four wins in ten games.
Last season, Istanbul “Fenerbahce” became the champion of Turkey, beating Istanbul “Besiktas” 4-1 in the final series.
Lithuania
“Neptunas” from Klaipeda beat “Jonava” 124:117 in extra time. Rihards Lomaz played 29 minutes and 13 seconds for the winners, scoring 17 points (2p. 0/3, 3p. 3/5, sm 8/11), grabbed one rebound and made three assists.
Spain
Latvian basketball player Marc Steinberg on Sunday, he scored 12 points in the Spanish Premier League (ACB) match, as his team “Baxi” from Manreza suffered a setback. “Baxi” lost to “Joventut” from Badalona with 79:83 (19:16, 20:13, 22:29, 18:25).
Steinberg played 20 minutes, 28 seconds and made four of five long-range shots, along with two rebounds, an assist, four points, one penalty and a -7 +/- and nine efficiency.
In Manreza’s team, only Hugo Benitez was more productive than Steinberg, who stood out with 14 points and eight assists. Ricky Ruvio contributed to the home team’s success with 20 points and five assists.
In another game Rodiona Cuts represented Vitoria “Baskonia” lost to “Valencia” at home with 89:91 (20:17, 19:27, 23:16, 29:29). In 21 minutes and 29 seconds spent on the court, Kurucs made one of three two-point shots and two of three long-range shots, scoring eight points. He also had one rebound, one assist, one foul and one blocked shot and three points, finishing the match with a +/- of -7 and an efficiency of three.
Real Madrid, without Gunnar Greenwald, beat San Cristóbal de la Laguna “Tenerife” 71:70 (18:16, 15:9, 16:23, 22:22) away from home. It has already been reported that on Saturday, “Lleida” represented by Krister Zorik lost at home to “Unicaja” of Malaga with 88:89, Artūrs Kurucs and Lugo’s “Rio Breogan” lost to “Girona” with 80:103, while UCAM of Murcia, led by Latvian national team coach Sito Alonso, beat “Burgos” away with 110:88.
“Real” is in second place with eight wins in nine games, UCAM is third with a 7-2 record, “Baskonia” is eighth with four wins, “Rio Breogan” is tenth with the same success and “Lleida” is in 12th place, while “Baxi” is in 15th place in the 18-team championship with a 3-6 record.
In the previous season, Real Madrid became the champion of Spain, beating Valencia 3-0 in the final series.
