Defeating Pınar Karşıyaka 97-90 away in the third match of the Basketball Super League Play-Off semi-final series, Anadolu Efes became the first team to advance to the final by making the score 3-0 in the series.
Karşıyaka, which was defeated by Anadolu Efes, with whom it lost the final last season, and in the first two matches of the semi-final in Istanbul this season, could not avoid surrendering to its rival at the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sports Hall. In Anadolu Efes, Larkin hit all his shots, especially in the first half, and played with 28 points.
Anadolu Efes responded with Larkin and Doğuş to Pınar Karşıyaka, who started the match ahead with short-range hits from McCollum, Kenan and Furkan. While Larkin scored 12 points with 100 percent accuracy in the first 10 minutes, the guest team took the lead with Doğuş’s two consecutive 3-pointers and finished the period ahead 24-20.
In the second period, Anadolu Efes’ lead increased to 11 points when Larkin’s scoring game was accompanied by Willis and Beaubois’ three-pointers and Clyburn from under the basket. McCollum’s last-second three-pointer from the home team ended the half with the guest team leading 48-42. In Anadolu Efes, Larkin played with 20 points, hitting 4 out of 4 two-pointers and 4 out of 4 three-pointers, without missing a shot in the first half.
At the beginning of the third period, Anadolu Efes continued its high percentage of three-pointers. Karşıyaka found balance in the game by defending Larkin, the influential name of the day, with young player Ergi, and reduced the difference to 2 points with 1 minute left before the end of the period with McCollum, Martin and Vitto Brown. With the last second three-pointer by Beaubois from Efes, the period ended 72-67 in favor of the guest team.
Anadolu Efes, who scored critical hits with Clyburn and Willis in the last period when Pınar Karşıyaka narrowed the gap, left the hall victorious 97-90 and made its name into the final.
- SALON: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Karşıyaka
- REFEREES: Mehmet Karabilecen, Fatih Arslanoğlu, Alper Özgök
- PINAR KARSHIYAKA: Kenan Sipahi 14, McCollum 28, Martin 16, Vitto Brown 17, Furkan Haltalı 8, Jaylon Brown 4, Thomas Akyazılı 3, Mert Celep, Ergi Tırpancı
- ANADOLU EFES: Larkin 28, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu 16, Clyburn 19, Ercan Osmani, Oturu 5, Beaubois 11, Willis 13, Erkan Yılmaz 5
- 1ST PERIOD: 20-24
- FIRST HALF: 42-48
- 3RD PERIOD: 67-72
2024-06-02 21:03:57
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