Anadolu Efes managed to secure a win on the road against Buyukcekmece after a lot of problems, claiming an 87-85 victory in Round 15 of the Turkish Super League.
In this game, head coach Pablo Laso did not have Georgios Papagiannis, Shane Larkin, and Burak Yildizli available, as they have been sidelined with injuries for some time, while Isaia Cordinier and Vincent Poirier were also unavailable due to minor injuries. Rolands Smits and P.J. Dozier did not play either because of the foreign player limit rule.
Claim Now When it comes to the course of the game itself, it turned out that Anadolu Efes built the key advantage in the first quarter, which they won 31-18. After that, Buyukcekmece spent the entire game trying to cut into the visitors’ lead. They managed to do so in the final quarter, reaching the tie on two occasions, but they were unable to complete the comeback and take the lead. In the end, Anadolu Efes showed more patience in the closing moments and secured a deserved victory.
Karşılaşmadan galibiyetle ayrılıyoruz!
— Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) January 12, 2026
Onvo Büyükçekmece 85 – 87 Anadolu Efes | Maç Sonucu#BenimYerimBurası pic.twitter.com/glQHjab5LG
Jordan Loyd played an excellent game and led Anadolu Efes to the win with 23 points. Saben Lee also stood out with 15 points, while Ercan Osmani and David Mutaf added 12 points each.
For Buyukcekmece, Keye van der Vuurst de Vries led the way with 15 points and eight assists. PJ Pipes and Vasilije Pusica scored 14 points apiece, while Abdou Aziz Bandaogo recorded a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Evan Bruinsma also contributed 12 points.
After this win, Anadolu Efes improved to a record of nine wins and six losses, sitting in sixth place in the standings, and will visit Esenler Erokspor in the next round. On the other hand, Buyukcekmece are at the bottom of the table with two wins and 13 losses, and will host Trabzonspor next weekend.
INTERVIEWS:
- Jaka Lakovic: Zeljko Obradovic simply puts you into a mode where you constantly think about basketball
- Zlatko Jovanovic: I stand behind my decision, Honved is living its dream and continues to dream!
- Sani Becirovic: Zenit is thinking seriously, and in the next year or two we are aiming for the highest level
- Levi Randolph: I know what the EuroLeague is, and I hope to play at that level again wearing the Zenit jersey
- Zac Seljaas: I’m a unique person, family means everything to me
- Aleksa Avramovic: Defense wins championships – for sure!
- Nenad Dimitrijevic: It’s sad for the EuroLeague and Partizan that Zeljko Obradovic left
- Ilona Korstin: We are in contact with both the EuroLeague and the NBA, we are present in all meetings
- Bogdan Tanjevic: The main difference between Partizan and Crvena Zvezda – domestic players still lead the way
- Nicolo Melli: We had no-phone rules with Zeljko Obradovic; There was interest from Partizan
- Bo McCalebb: How can you not respect Zeljko Obradovic? My only regret is that I didn’t listen to him enough
