Payne's 14-0 burst carries Efes past Panathinaikos
Anadolu Efes beat Panathinaikos 83-68 in EuroLeague round nine to move to 4-5, having led 61-51 after three quarters and answered the visitors’ 66-65 with a 14-0 run. Cameron Payne had 14 points and eight assists, and Dario Saric posted 11 points and 12 rebounds.
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O Anadolu Efes segurou o Panathinaikos por 83-68 na nona rodada da Euroliga, subiu para 4-5 e impôs aos visitantes a segunda derrota da temporada.
O Efes liderou os três primeiros quartos — 45-37 no intervalo, 61-51 na entrada do último — antes de o Panathinaikos reagir com Mathias Lessort e reduzir para 66-65 após uma enterrada potente de Guerschon Yabusele. Cameron Payne respondeu com a arrancada decisiva: 14-0 em menos de três minutos.
Collin Malcolm e Bruno Fernando fizeram 15 pontos cada pelo Efes, Payne acrescentou 14 com oito assistências, Dario Saric registrou 11 pontos, 12 rebotes e quatro assistências, e Jordan Loyd marcou 10. Kendrick Nunn liderou o Panathinaikos com 17, e Nigel Hayes-Davis somou 11 pontos e cinco rebotes.
Em Dubai, os donos da casa se recuperaram da derrota para o Paris ao bater o Hapoel Tel Aviv por 97-83, deixando as duas equipes em 6-3. Petrusev terminou com 20 pontos em menos de 17 minutos; Okobo fez 18 mais cinco assistências, Bacon 17 e Wright 12. Pelo Hapoel, Micic marcou o retorno com 15 pontos e sete assistências, Oturu acrescentou 14, e Wainwright e Blakeney 11 cada.
No fim do terceiro quarto daquele jogo, Thomas Satoransky caiu forte e deixou a quadra de maca.
Outros resultados: Crvena Zvezda 103-73 Bayern de Munique, Maccabi Tel Aviv 94-99 Paris, Real Madrid 95-76 Fenerbahce.
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