Andres Feliz has become an important part of Real Madrid's roster after a difficult first half of the EuroLeague season.

Andres Feliz: The metamorphosis of a tiger that roars again

Sports, in general, are characterized by their impatient nature. Success is fleeting, and the focus is on the final result. This need to show what one is capable of, to satisfy the fans and meet expectations, is even bigger in the top-level basketball that is the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. And, many times, it's difficult to grow amidst doubts, to develop while being surrounded by murmurs that question your quality.

Against many odds, [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/) guard [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andres-feliz/011247/) has done it.

Months of inconsistency, a sort of ostracism at end of the bench, had defined Feliz's run with Madrid for the large part of the season After a year full of confidence at Joventut Badalona, the Dominican point guard arrived in the Spanish capital not only to wear a jersey that weighs as heavily as few others, but also perform at the level of those who occupied his position in previous seasons. In other words, to become a valuable member of a championship-aspiring team.

Read more [HERE](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/trademarks/1808900/andres-feliz-the-metamorphosis-of-a-tiger-that-roars-again/).

The Real Madrid guard has started to find his feet in his rookie EuroLeague season

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge co-host Frankie Sachs shares his tips for this week's games

EuroLeague Fantasy tips, Round 34: Last time with a full selection

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season comes to a close this week with Round 34, so this is the final time we will have this many players to choose from in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Before I roll out the players I like, let’s look at how I did with the players I recommended for Round 34, in which I went with all cheap players. I would say I scored big with [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/), who had 28.6 fantasy points and did good with [Stefano Tonut](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/stefano-tonut/006509/) (9) and [Dame Sarr](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dame-sarr/011666/) (8.8). [Elias Harris](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/elias-harris/005460/) (4) was acceptable and [Jake Cohen](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jake-cohen/005145/) (-1.8) was the only big miss. Not too shabby! Let’s see if I can do better this week! Here are my recommendations:

### Jaron Blossomgame, AS Monaco (9.4 credits)

In Round 31, [Jaron Blossomgame](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaron-blossomgame/011231/) took a step up with a double-double against Zalgiris Kaunas and he has not let up since. The AS Monaco forward has averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds for a PIR of 18.7 over the last three games, while playing more than 30 minutes per game. He has become one of Coach Spanoulis's trusted players and that has made him a player I trust for the fantasy challenge. 

Jaron Blossomgame highlights: 2024-25 regular season

### Elijah Bryant, Anadolu Efes Istanbul (13.6 credits)

The highest-priced player I will recommend this week, [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) has been red-hot recently in leading Efes on a season-changing seven-game winning streak. And I don’t expect that to change on Friday against Zalgiris Kaunas, especially with the possibility of clinching a playoff berth at hand. Bryant has averaged 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals for a PIR of 20.5 over his last four games, which are numbers I would happily take this week.

### Andres Feliz, Real Madrid (6.7 credits)

It's safe to say there may have been some growing pains for [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andres-feliz/011247/) in his first season with Real Madrid, but recently not only has he found his role, but his production has been on the rise. Over *Los Blancos*’ last four games, he has scored at least 9 points each time and averaged a PIR of 11.5. For his price, it’s a very attractive value.

Andres Feliz highlights: 2024-25

### Omer Yurtseven, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (9.4 credits)

Do you remember how excited we were about [Omer Yurtseven](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/omer-yurtseven/005353/) in January, when he posted PIRs of 20+ in three out of four games and his fantasy price was close to 11? Then he suffered a leg injury and has been out of our minds. Well, he's back. The big guy played 3 minutes in Round 32 and 14 minutes last week, when he had 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Crvena Zvezda lacks a lot of size to handle Yurtseven in the paint, which makes him a very interesting option.

### Tyson Ward, Paris Basketball (10.7 credits)

Another player who has seen a late season rise in form is [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/), who over his last four games has been worth 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for a PIR of 16.3 per game. That's after posting 7.0 points and 3.5 boards for a PIR of 5.3 in the previous four. Paris will not be leaving anything to chance in the matchup against ALBA Berlin as sixth-place finish is still alive, so expect for Ward to get his fair share of minutes.

Anadolu Efes and FC Barcelona are two of the hottest teams in the EuroLeague at present, but which other teams have picked up their form at the tail end of the season?

Stats review: Which teams carry the most momentum?

With one round to go in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, the teams advancing to the postseason are already decided, but there are several spots up for grabs above the Play-in Showdown that will shape the quarterfinals. Who claims those spots is worth monitoring as several teams have climbed the standings over the second half of the year. Given the way [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) found another gear during the second half of last season on its way to the championship, it is worth paying attention to who is carrying the most momentum into the postseason.    

No team has played as well as [FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/bar/) in recent months and it can finish its climb into and above the Play-In Showdown slots with a win over [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/) at Palau Blaugrana this week.  With a favorable tiebreaker against [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/), which currently sits in fourth place one win above, Barca will have no shortage of rooting interests across the league with four other teams potentially moving to 20 wins with a victory.  Regardless, Barcelona has been playing at a very high level in recent weeks and its road victory at [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) in Round 33 speaks to how dangerous it could be moving forward. [Dario Brizuela](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dario-brizuela/009992/) has turned his season around like few players in recent history to add some firepower to this offense on the perimeter, while the now injured [Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chimezie-metu/013379/), [Tomas Satoransky](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tomas-satoransky/002939/), and [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/) all played well late in the year to fill in the blanks for an offense that is thriving in the half court. 

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) has risen in lockstep with Barcelona in the second half and has notched the key victories to secure the tie breakers over the other four teams currently tied with 19 wins to surge up the standings.  Guard play been the difference as the Turkish club has risen to lead the EuroLeague in overall offensive efficiency thanks in large part to the rhythm [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) and [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) have found in 2025.  

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/), Panathinaikos, and Fenerbahce have spent much of the last few months just above the crowded part of the standings and their consistency has had a lot to do with that. Much like Efes and Barcelona, their performance on the offensive end has been key to their success as it has been increasingly difficult for teams to differentiate themselves defensively during the second half of the year. One of [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/), [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/), and [Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/zalgiris-kaunas/zal/) will lead the EuroLeague in overall defensive efficiency at around 0.98 points per possession—a notable rise from the 0.95 points per possession mark Panathinaikos posted to lead the league last year.  

[Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/) and [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/) were both victims of the EuroLeague's parity this season. As well as that duo played recently with Baskonia proving especially formidable at home, timing played a bigger role in the postseason picture than previous seasons.  The two-win margin between fourth and 10th place shows how razor-thin margins have been.

With a lot on the line in the final round of the regular season ahead of what should be an extremely competitive Play-in Showdown, it will be fascinating to see which teams carry the momentum they have built over the last few months in the quarterfinals.  

Sportradar breaks down which teams have been hottest in 2025

Anadolu Efes Istanbul is on the verge of sealing a playoff berth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after coming out of the wilderness into the postseason picture with a seven-game winning streak, capped by Friday night’s dramatic 96-97 overtime victory at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

Anadolu Efes emerges as postseason dark horse after smooth run 

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) is on the verge of sealing a playoff berth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after coming out of the wilderness into the postseason picture with a seven-game winning streak, capped by Friday night’s [dramatic 96-97 overtime victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-crvena-zvezda-96-97-to-boost-playoff-hopes/) at [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/).

Having climbed up to fifth in the standings, Efes faces [Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/zalgiris-kaunas/zal/) at home in the final game of the regular season as the battle for playoff berths is headed for a dramatic climax. Four teams, including Efes, are locked on 19-14 records behind fourth-placed [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/) (20-13) with three top-six spots up for grabs.

Efes was likely written off by some pundits and many of its own fans after a patchy run plagued by injuries and inconsistency, which spilled over into the early stages of head coach Luca Banchi’s tenure.

The Italian tactician, who was hauled in after he parted ways with [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/) earlier in the season, endured a 2-5 start before Efes finally hit top gear when it need to, rekindling the kind of form that saw the club win back to back EuroLeague titles in 2021 and 2022.

The matchup against Zvezda reaffirmed the die-hard spirit that saw Efes become the second Turkish club to win Europe’s premier club competition, following in the footsteps of city rival [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/?season=2024-25) which touched the summit in 2017.

Despite fielding a half-fit [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) who was battling a respiratory infection and losing veteran guard [Rodrigue Beaubois](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rodrigue-beaubois/006590/) to [a leg injury](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/rodrigue-beaubois-out-for-at-least-six-weeks-with-calf-tear/) in the third quarter, Efes stood firm after Zvezda forced overtime with a late comeback.

Much to Banchi’s delight, who singled out both men and the entire team for showing the kind of mettle and character that makes a talent-packed Efes roster unwanted opposition to any of its postseason rivals. 

“I believe the spectators enjoyed a most intense game. We remained focused after Zvezda came back and tied the score at the very end while we approached overtime with great maturity. Small details made the difference in the end, the win giving us the opportunity to look to the future with even more confidence,” Banchi said at the postgame press conference. 

“Unfortunately, we lost one of our pillars in this game because Beaubois suffered a very serious injury but the team responded well to his leadership when he showed the way at the beginning of the third quarter. I also want to underline the effort of our captain Shane Larkin, who led the collective effort. There’s no other way to beat a team like Zvezda in the Belgrade Arena.”

Beaubois sank 10 points in a brilliant individual third-quarter display to spark the visiting team’s 4-20 run, which turned the tide after a 51-44 halftime deficit, forcing Zvezda to play catch-up for the rest of the rip-roaring contest.

The 37-year old Frenchman landed awkwardly after a delightful floater and was carried off the court, forcing Banchi to throw an exhausted Larkin back into the fray after the Efes captain had defied illness to even make the trip to Belgrade.  

‘It didn’t make sense to include him in the roster because he was in no condition to play but he was adamant that he wanted to, especially at the end of the third quarter after the Beaubois injury. That’s what a captain and a leader does, as he and the team went the extra mile to get the win,” said Banchi.

Zvezda, which suffered a second successive home loss following [last week’s 72-78 reverse against Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/real-madrid-edges-closer-to-postseason-with-win-at-crvena-zvezda-72-78/), will be tempted to send early Easter gifts to its former head coach Dusko Ivanovic after he propelled the Serbian team into the postseason.

Ivanovic steered Virtus to [a 90-70 home rout](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/virtus-dominates-italian-derby-90-70-eliminates-milan/) of [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/?season=2024-25) in the Italian derby, handing Zvezda a play-in berth on a silver platter with a game to spare while it also eliminated Milan. Zvezda was also helped by [Zalgiris's 70-66 triumph](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-out-of-postseason-after-70-66-loss-at-zalgiris/) over [Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/?season=2024-25) on Thursday, as the result knocked out Zvezda’s bitter city foe out of postseason contention.

The combination of those two outcomes spared Zvezda the daunting task of having to beat reigning champion [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/?season=2024-25) on the road in the final game of the regular season, with Zvezda suffering a dip in form during the home straight.

Game News

Having climbed into the top six, Zvezda lost five of its last seven games and came perilously close to dropping out of the entire postseason picture. The Serbian side was saved by past merits along with [a shock 73-81 win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/center-less-crvena-zvezda-stuns-olympiacos-73-81/) at table-topping [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/?season=2024-25), which briefly snapped the poor run and turned out to be pivotal in Zvezda’s bid to reach the business end of the competition.

Summing up his team’s effort, head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos was relieved to see other results going Zvezda’s way but also lauded his men for a season-long quest that saw the Serbian champs squeeze into the postseason for the first time since [2016](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/standings/?season=2015-16&type=Traditional&phase=TOP%2016).

 “Like I told the players, we’re in the play-in because of other results going our way, but also because of our own results up to this point,” the Greek tactician said.

“This is very promising for our future as we’ve had some great games, both won and lost. We’ve taken the club to another level and we deserve to be in the play-in. This is a big step for the club and we’ll fight hard to reach the playoffs. Hopefully we’ll have some of our injured players back and I want to thank our fans again from the bottom of my heart and on the team’s behalf for their support.”   

Few teams will fancy a knockout clash with the former champs after their impressive streak 

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2025-04-04T18:00:00.000Z)

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Neal Sako of ASVEL denies Baskonia's Donta Hall

Yanni Wetzell of ALBA Berlin dunks against Olympiacos

Jabari Parker of Barcelona looks to drive past Fenerbahce's Nigel Hayes-Davis

Carsen Edwards of Bayern tries to get by Maccabi's Levi Randolph

Alberto Abalde or Real Madrid corrals the ball in front of Paris's TJ Shorts

Carlik Jones of Partizan emotes after scoring against Zalgiris

Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos dribbles by Monaco's Matthew Strazel 

Zach LeDay of Milan holds of Virtus's Matt Morgan for a score

Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda turns away the shot from Efes's Elijah Bryant

Look back at all the action from Round 33 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Top 10 photos of the week: Round 33

Anadolu Efes confirmed on Saturday that guard Rodrigue Beaubois will be sidelined for at least the next six weeks after suffering a partial tear in his calf.

Rodrigue Beaubois out for at least six weeks with calf tear

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) confirmed on Saturday that guard [Rodrigue Beaubois](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rodrigue-beaubois/006590/) will be sidelined for at least the next six weeks after suffering a partial tear in his calf.

Beaubois had to be helped off the court with 2:07 to go in the third quarter of [Efes's Round 33 overtime victory at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-crvena-zvezda-96-97-to-boost-playoff-hopes/) in Round 33 last Friday night.

"Our player Rodrigue Beaubois, who injured his left leg in the EuroLeague game against Crvena Zvezda, underwent an MRI scan," read Efes's tweet.

"As a result of the tests, our player was diagnosed with a partial tear in his calf area. Beaubois's rehabilitation process has started and he will be out for at least six weeks."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Kızılyıldız ile oynadığımız Euroleague maçında sol ayağından sakatlanan oyuncumuz Rodrigue Beaubois’nın MR görüntülemeleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. <br><br>Yapılan tetkikler neticesinde, oyuncumuza kalf bölgesinde kısmi yırtık teşhisi konulmuştur. Beaubois’nın rehabilitasyon süreci… <a href="https://t.co/iUTrY9cg34">pic.twitter.com/iUTrY9cg34</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1908485577583841286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 37-year-old Beaubois is an important part of Efes's rotation, averaging 8.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists this season, and has come up with some big performances of late during his team's seven-game unbeaten run.

Efes, now fifth in the standings with a 19-14 record, faces Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 34 and a win will be enough to clinch a direct spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

In Beaubois's absence, [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/), [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/), [Darius Thompson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/darius-thompson/011078/) and [PJ Dozier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/perry-dozier-jr/012742/) will likely all see an increase in their minutes.

More Efes News

The injury occurred during Efes's Round 33 win at Crvena Zvezda

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-04-11T17:30:00.000Z)

A brilliant performance in a direct battle for home-court advantage in the playoffs has earned Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kendrick Nunn his third MVP of the Round honor this season.

Round 33 MVP: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A brilliant performance in a direct battle for home-court advantage in the playoffs has earned Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) his third MVP of the Round honor this season.

Panathinaikos beat AS Monaco 76-88 and Nunn starred with 37 points, making 9-of-12 two-pointers and 5-of-5 threes. Nunn also made all 4 free throws, had 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal while drawing 6 fouls. The Greens’ guard accumulated 43 PIR, the highest of his career and tied for the second highest in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season. This is the fourth time in his career that Nunn has been the MVP of the Round, and three of those have come over the last eight rounds.

Behind Nunn sit two players with 32 PIR. In a 92-100 win over ALBA Berlin, Olympiacos Piraeus guard [Nigel Williams-Goss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-williams-goss/007982/) had 22 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Meanwhile, [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) of FC Bayern Munich netted 33 points on 9-of-18 three-point shooting, along with 5 assists and 4 rebounds, in a 93-90 loss at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.

[Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) netted 33 points on 8-for-9 three-point shooting, finishing the game with a PIR of 30. Rounding out the list of Round 33 top performers is [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/) of Real Madrid, who had a 29 PIR in a 105-104 win over Paris Basketball, scoring a season-high 26 points and also collecting 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

### Individual highs: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos, 37 points

Nunn led all scorers with 37 points. He increased his EuroLeague-best average to 20.8 points per game.

FC Barcelona’s [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/) had 12 rebounds, more than any other player in this round. [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/) of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade leads the league in this category, averaging 8.3 rebounds per night.

Three players had 10 assists in Round 33: [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) of Paris Basketball and ALBA's duo of [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/) and [Will McDowell-White](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/will-mcdowell-white/008062/). Shorts is the league leader in assists with 7.5 per game.

Barcelona’s [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) and Parra each had 3 steals, the most in Round 33. Bayern’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) remains atop the steals charts with 1.6 per contest.

[Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khalifa-diop/008072/) of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/) of Anadolu Efes Istanbul each had 3 blocks in this round. Real Madrid center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) is the EuroLeague’s top shot-blocker with 1.4 rejections per game.

There were three double-doubles in Round 33: Shorts (24 points, 10 assists), his Paris teammate [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/) (18 points, 10 rebounds), and Parra (15 points, 12 rebounds).

This the fourth such award of Nunn’s career

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 33rd winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Greg Korkoliakos beat everyone else in Round 33 with his team 'Montreal3', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 263.35.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 33 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 33rd winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Greg Korkoliakos beat everyone else in Round 33 with his team 'Montreal3', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 263.35.

Greg had the following starting lineup: Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's Nigel Hayes Davies as team captain, then Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's Kendrick Nunn, TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball, Carsen Edwards of FC Bayern Munich and Vincent Poirier of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. His sixth man was Nigel Williams-Goss of Olympiacos Piraeus. The rest of the bench consisted of Olympiacos's Alec Peters, Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Wenyen Gabriel of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Melvin Ajinca of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. His team's head coach was Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz play-caller Pablo Laso.

The prize for finishing first in Round 33 is a free VIP Euroleague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Greg!

Marko Djukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 5,674.44 points.

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A strong finish to the EuroLeague regular season has propelled Anadolu Efes into the postseason picture and with one round to go, with the Turkish side downing another key team in the postseason race, KK Crvena zvezda.

Efes rolled on with another impressive road win

A strong finish to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season has propelled [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) into the postseason picture and with one round to go, the competition’s former champs have every chance of securing an automatic play-off berth.

Efes is on the verge of a top-six finish after [a dramatic 96-97 overtime win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-crvena-zvezda-96-97-to-boost-playoff-hopes/), the Turkish side’s seventh in a row ahead of the final regular-season clash at home to already eliminated Zalgiris Kaunas.

The spectacular see-saw battle in the Serbian capital produced everything a basketball fan could ask for. Audacious off-balance three-pointers from Zvezda’s [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/) were countered by monster dunks by Efes big man [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/), who claimed the player of the game accolade as he came up big down the stretch.

Poirier, who racked up 14 points, 4 assists and 3 boards, was level-headed after an absorbing contest in which the lead kept changing hands time and again before Efes came out on top on the back of a 0-7 blitz in overtime.

“It was a great game, we stayed in it all the way and that’s always hard here with the fans getting behind their team,” Poirier said in his postgame comments. ”We knew it was going to be difficult so I am proud of the team and now there’s one more game to go until the end of the regular season.

“Defense was decisive tonight as we conceded 51 points in the first half but we improved in the second. We raked up a lot of rebounds and forced some turnovers and that was the key.”

Efes looks a different team under Italian head coach Luca Banchi, who heaped praise on both sides and lauded his team for staying strong in the face of adversity, having seen Zvezda wipe out a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit.

“Congratulations to both teams and it was amazing how Zvezda came back,” said Banchi. “They never gave up, while we approached the third quarter as a top team after trailing at halftime.”

“I am so proud of the team, especially how they reacted in overtime after the frustration of letting victory slip away from our grasp in regulation. Great focus, great energy coming from some key stops.”

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Despite the loss, Zvezda was able to clinch a play-in berth, the club’s first postseason involvement since 2016. Having lost to Efes, Zvezda faced an anxious wait for the Italian derby result to go its way.

The outcome duly played into the Serbian team’s hands, as [Virtus Segafredo Bologna drubbed EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 90-70](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/virtus-dominates-italian-derby-90-70-eliminates-milan/) and condemned its perennial domestic rival to elimination from the business end of Europe’s premier club competition.

Zvezda’s head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos was pleased with his injury-hit team’s effort, as the Serbian outfit missed several key players. The shorthanded roster came close to forcing a final twist and was given a rousing send-off by its fervent 16,000 home crowd.   

Congratulations to the players,” Sfairopoulos said. “I am very proud how we performed as we played really hard despite having so many absentees.”

The Turkish giant got the better of Crvena Zvezda in a spectacular clash 