Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Unics Kazan

2014-15Regular SeasonRound 1

Anadolu Efes Istanbul 82

Unics Kazan 76

October 16, 2014 CET: 19:00

Local time: 20:00 ABDI IPEKCI ARENA

Anadolu Efes holds on to big home win

Anadolu Efes Istanbul opened the 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season with a big win by downing Unics Kazan 82-76 at home in Group A on Thursday. Former Eurocup MVP Dontaye Draper paced the winners with 16 points, a new Euroleague career high. Nenad Krstic added 15, Matt Janning had 12 while Stratos Perperoglou got 10 for Efes. Keith Langford led Unics with 19 points. James White added 13 and 10 rebounds, Curtis Jerrells had 11 points while D'or Fischer got 10 for the guests. Efes opened the game with an 0-8 tun but three-pointers by Kostas Kaimakoglou, Jerrells and White allowed Unics to get an 8-11 lead. Janning and Draper allowed Efes to regain the lead, 20-19, after 10 minutes. A 10-0 run which Draper capped with a layup gave Efes the lead for good, 30-21. Efes improved its margin to 45-34 behind an outstanding Krstic and then again to 54-36 on a rainbow jumper by Cedi Osman. Jerrells, Langford and White allowed Unics to return to the game and a three-pointer by Kaimakoglou made it a five-point game, 70-65. Draper and Krstic stepped up in crunch time to lead Efes to a hard-fought, well-deserved home win.

First quarter: Unics overcomes slow start

Dogus Balbay got Efes going with a layup in transition and a jump hook by Perperoglou soon gave the hosts a 4-0 lead. Perperoglou kept pacing Efes with a layup, as Unics kept struggling to score. Free throws by Krstic gave Efes an 8-0 lead. Langford shined with a step-back jumper and a three-pointer by Kaimakoglou brought Efes within 8-5. Jerrells and White also struck from downtown to give Unics its first lead, 8-11, after a 0-11 run. Perperoglou rescued Efes with a six-meter jumper which White matched at the other end. Janning took over with a backdoor layup, Fischer made free throws, and a jumper by Dario Saric kept Efes within 14-15. Langford nailed a mid-range shot which Draper bettered with a three-point play. Kaimakoglou fed Fischer for an alley-oop slam, but a three-pointer by Draper put Efes back ahead, 20-19, after 10 minutes.

Second quarter: Draper shines, Efes takes off

Fischer scored down low early in the second quarter for a 20-21 Unics edge. Draper quickly answered from downtown and found Janning for his own three-pointer, good for a 26-21 Efes lead. Stephane Lasme dunked, and a layup by an unstoppable Draper capped a 10-0 run for 30-21. Viktor Sanikidze found Fischer for an easy slam but Milko Bjelica quickly answered with a driving basket and another triple by Janning gave Efes its first double-digit lead, 35-23. A red hot Sanikidze answered from downtown, added a put-back basket and shined with a one-handed slam, making Efes call timeout at 36-30. Osman nailed a five-meter jumper off the dribble, and a layup by Krstic restored a 40-30 Efes advantage. White and Krstic exchanged free throws and a layup by Perperoglou gave the hosts a 44-32 edge. Langford scored in penetration and free throws by Krstic fixed the halftime score at 45-34.

Third quarter: Efes keeps double-digit lead

Saric took over with a big basket in the low post right after the break. Langford scored in the low post but a jump hook by Krstic restored a 49-36 Efes margin. The hosts kept excelling on defense while a six-meter baseline jumper by Krstic and a rainbow triple by Osman broke the game open, 54-36. Unics called timeout and Petr Gubanov tried to ignite the guests' comeback with a three-pointer. Saric quickly answered with a put-back layup that Langford matched with a close basket. Jerrells buried a stop-and-pop three-pointer and an off-balance layup by White got Unics as close as 56-46. Perperoglou stepped up with free throws and a dunk by Lasme gave Efes plenty of fresh air at 60-46. Janning scored around the basket but free throws by White and a three-pointer by Langford kept Unics within 62-51. Free throws by Bjelica boosted Efes's lead to 64-52 after 30 minutes.

Fourth quarter: Unics gets closer, Efes seals win

Janning scored again early in the fourth quarter but a jumper by Fischer kept Unics within 66-54. Bjelica found his way in the low post for an easy layup, as Efes stayed really aggressive on defense, not allowing Unics to get close to the basket. White changed that with a jump hook and free throws by Nikos Zisis and Dmitry Sokolov brought Unics within single digits, 68-60, with 6 minutes to go. Jerrells took over with a wild driving layup which Draper matched with a shot from six-meters, that gave Efes a 70-62 edge. Kaimakoglou answered from downtown but Draper - who else? - nailed a three-pointer for a 73-65 Efes lead. Langford split free throws and Jerrells added a three-point play, but Krstic went 4-of-4 from the foul line and a jumper by Saric sealed the outcome, 79-69, with 2 minutes left.

Dontaye Draper - Anadolu Efes Istanbul - EB14

Thursday, October 16, 2014

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Referees: GARCIA, JUAN CARLOS; PILOIDIS, ANASTASIOS; CORTES, CARLOS

Attendance: 2529

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Anadolu Efes Istanbul	20	25	19	18
Unics Kazan	19	15	18	24

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Anadolu Efes Istanbul	20	45	64	82
Unics Kazan	19	34	52	76

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	BALBAY, DOGUS	13:13	2	1/2						1	1	2			2		-1
6	OSMAN, CEDI	20:54	7	1/3	1/4	2/2		3	3		2				2	1	6
7	PERPEROGLOU, STRATOS	23:23	10	4/7	0/2	2/2	2	5	7	1				1	4	2	10
9	SARIC, DARIO	21:59	9	4/6	0/1	1/2	1	2	3	3		1			1	3	12
10	DRAPER, DONTAYE	29:23	16	3/8	3/4	1/1	1		1	4	3	1			3	3	17
12	KRSTIC, NENAD	17:38	15	3/8		9/10	4	2	6	1		1		1	2	8	20
13	LASME, STEPHANE	22:22	4	2/6			1	5	6	2		1	1	1	2	1	6
22	KORKMAZ, FURKAN	5:11			0/1			1	1						2		-2
23	JANNING, MATT	27:56	12	3/5	2/5		1	1	2	1	2	1			4	3	10
32	KILICLI, DENIZ	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	KOSUT, EMIRCAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
51	BJELICA, MILKO	18:01	7	2/4		3/4	1	4	5						3	3	9
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	82	23/49	6/17	18/21	12	24	36	13	8	7	1	3	25	24	89
				46.9%	35.3%	85.7%

Head coach: IVKOVIC, DUSAN

Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating

Unics Kazan

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	WHITE, JAMES	34:35	13	3/7	1/3	4/5		10	10	1	2	3	1		4	4	17
5	LANGFORD, KEITH	30:39	19	7/10	1/2	2/5	1	1	2	1	2	1			2	9	23
6	ZISIS, NIKOS	18:09	5	1/3		3/4		3	3	1		1			1	3	7
10	BYKOV, SERGEY	4:30										1			2		-3
11	LIKHODEI, VALERII	0:12
12	PANIN, VADIM	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	SANIKIDZE, VIKTOR	14:07	7	2/2	1/1	0/2	1	3	4	1		1	1		3	2	9
15	GUBANOV, PETR	11:24	3	0/1	1/2			1	1	1			1		1		3
20	SOKOLOV, DMITRY	9:56	2			2/2		1	1		1				3	3	4
21	KAIMAKOGLOU, KOSTAS	30:15	6	0/2	2/3		1	4	5	2		2			2	1	7
40	FISCHER, DOR	15:08	10	4/4		2/2				1		2			2	1	8
55	JERRELLS, CURTIS	31:05	11	2/6	2/6	1/1		2	2	4		3		1	4	2	3
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	76	19/35	8/17	14/21	4	26	30	12	5	14	3	1	24	25	80
				54.3%	47.1%	66.7%

Head coach: PEDOULAKIS, ARGYRIS

Head Coaches

IVKOVIC, DUSAN

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

"I’m glad that we had a pretty good start to the new season. I think we deserved to win tonight. We controlled the four quarters in general. We knew that Unics Kazan is a very good and experienced team. They opened the season earlier with the qualifying round and got in good shape. They have really good individual players. We started the game well but then lost the control in some moments. We had some weird turnovers especially in the last quarter and missed some open shots. But generally I’m happy the way my players did tonight. Of course we have some a lot to improve. We will keep on working on those things.”

PEDOULAKIS, ARGYRIS

Unics Kazan

"Congratulations to Anadolu Efes for their win. The main reason for us to lose the game is our defense. We were really weak in defense especially in the first half. Anadolu Efes contributed really well from the bench. We tried to use the paint much more effective in the second half. Partly, we succeed. But the defensive errors were still going on until the end of the game."

Players

KRSTIC, NENAD

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

"There’s no doubt that it’s always good to start with a win. Unics Kazan is a strong team with many experienced players. I think we played a good game in general. But we have to improve our game, either."

JERRELLS, CURTIS

Unics Kazan

"We had many ups and downs during the game. We made easy mistakes especially in the first half to let them control the game. We tried to come back in the last quarter but they stayed strong."