Efes found a way through Crvena zvezda defense

Crvena zvezda mts suffered road defeat against Anadolu Efes in the 9th round of Euroleague. The red & white crew could not stop excellent attackers of the Turkish side.

The whole Europe was talking about Crvena zvezda mts defense, however Anadolu Efes found a way how to break through the red & white wall. The Turkish team had 5 players with double digits! Derick Brown was leading the home side with 20 points, Bryce Cotton added 19, including 5 three-pointers, Thomas Huertel made 17, while Cedi Osman and Tyler Honeycutt had had 12 points each.

On the other side, Charles Jenkins with 20 points and Marko Gudurić with 14 tried to respond, but it was in vain this time.

Anadolu Efes were in lead throughout the whole game, still, Crvena zvezda mts managed to reduce the margin to 80:75 in the middle of the 4th quarter. However, then the Turkish team made 11:0 run and escaped to a safe distance once again - 91:75.

Also it is worth mentioning that Anadolu Efes dominated the paint this evening as they had 43 rebounds, while Crvena zvezda mts had 22.

Euroleague Regular Season, Round 9, Thursday, 24.11.2016:

ANADOLU EFES - Crvena zvezda mts 100:79 (21:21, 26:19, 27:24, 26:15)
Brown 20, Cotton 19; Jenkins 20, Gudurić 14.

Standings: