In a thrilling contest that went to overtime, Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. was able to defeat Panathinaikos B.C. 81-86 at OAKA in Athens, Greece, in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. survived spirited Panathinaikos B.C. fightback

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ended the first double-round week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season on a high note by securing [a captivating 81-86 overtime win at Panathinaikos Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/live-blog-panathinaikos-bc-vs-maccabi-tel-aviv-bc/). The Greens had turned the game on its head after having head coach Ergin Ataman ejected midway through the third quarter, but they eventually fell short in a strength-sapping contest.

Following Wednesday’s 75-66 defeat at Valencia Basket, Maccabi made a flying start to the game and led 24-39 at halftime on the back of 15 points from forward Bonzie Colson, who followed on from last season’s heroics at OAKA when he posted career highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds.

Colson’s performance then went unrewarded as PAO prevailed 88-86, but he got sweet revenge on the Greek side this time, finishing on 21 points and 8 boards which paved the way for a morale-boosting victory.

Bonzie Colson had 21 points and 8 rebounds as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv beat Panathinaikos Athens 81-86 in overtime in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Bonzie Colson's highlights vs. Panathinaikos

### Impact of Ataman’s ejection

Maccabi appeared to be in cruise control before Ataman got ejected, but the incident galvanized the home team to find an extra gear and claw its way back into the contest. Luca Vildoza and Dinos Mitoglou, who both had a nondescript first half, found their range beyond the three-point arc and PAO sent its passionate home fans into raptures when it nosed ahead 67-66 with several minutes left in the fourth quarter.

A tug-of-war ensued and the home team was on the cusp of victory as it held a 72-70 lead with 6 seconds left on the clock, but Maccabi was able to force overtime thanks to a last-gasp offensive rebound from Nebo, who tipped it in.

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### Leaning on a quartet of players

Maccabi’s superior individual quality made the difference in the extra 5 minutes, as Lorenzo Brown, who racked up 12 points and a club-record 12 assists, showed his superior class, as did Colson, DiBartolomeo and Nebo.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇺🇸 Lorenzo Brown of 🇮🇱 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv set a club record of 12 assists dished in a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> game.</p>&mdash; Darius Garuolis (@DariusGaruolis) <a href="https://twitter.com/DariusGaruolis/status/1715473676181684493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This quartet personified Maccabi’s resilience and swung the game the visitors’ way in a fervent atmosphere, with the home fans getting behind PAO in the second half and overtime.

Maccabi head coach Oded Kattash made it clear in no uncertain terms just how much the win meant to the Israeli side. “The last two weeks were not easy for us, but today we promised ourselves that we were going to focus on basketball more than on other things,” Kattash said in a post-game flash interview. “It’s what we do best, and I am very proud of the guys that we were able to do it. It’s never easy to win here.”

For PAO assistant coach Christos Serelis, who replaced Ataman on the sidelines after the Turkish tactician was ejected, he lamented the team’s missed opportunities to complete the comeback. “We’re very disappointed,” he stated. “In the last minute we missed 2 free throws, committed an offensive foul and conceded a crucial rebound. We were aggressive in the second half but in the end we only have ourselves to blame for losing.

“Our defense in the second quarter was terrible and allowed Maccabi to open up a 15-point lead.”

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Lorenzo Brown and Jake Cohen come together for a high-five during Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's 81-86 overtime win against Panathinaikos Athens in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The hosts erased a 15-point halftime deficit and came within a whisker of victory before being forced into submission.

Maccabi survived spirited Panathinaikos fightback to come out on top in overtime

Panathinaikos Athens v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2023-10-20T18:15:00.000Z)

Jan Vesely, Willy Hernangomez and James Nnaji were dominant as Barça Basket defeated FC Bayern Munich 98-59 in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Centers led Barça Basket to historic win over FC Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona kept on rolling in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, as it grabbed one of its biggest wins in competition history. Up against FC Bayern Munich at Palau Blaugrana, [Barca blitzed Pablo Laso’s side 98-59](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/live-blog-fc-barcelona-basket-vs-fc-bayern-munich-basketball/) in a truly dominant display, which was perhaps best epitomized by the forceful play of centers Jan Vesely, Willy Hernangomez and James Nnaji.

Barca tied its third-biggest winning margin in EuroLeague history in 613 games in the competition, having won by 39 points. The Blaugrana had a 44-point win, 97-53, against Cibona Zagreb on December 1, 2005, and beat Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul by 43 points, 97-55, on November 12, 2020. It is Barca's third 39-point win in the EuroLeague, as it previously beat Fenerbahce 60-99 on February 21, 2013 and PGE Turow Zgorzelec, 65-104, on December 5, 2014.

It was also Bayern's biggest-ever loss in the EuroLeague. Its previous biggest losing margin was 33 points, 93-60, against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on November 1, 2019.

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### The centers led the way against Bayern

Vesely got Barca going with 6 quick points, fueling an opening 13-2 run that put his team on the right track. The Czech big man took advantage of his mid-range game, hitting several jumpers. Hernangomez soon came off the bench, giving Barca even more of a scoring punch down low. Later, Nnaji offered power and athleticism against Serge Ibaka, one of the most physical and dominant centers in the competition.

Nnaji finished the game with a career-high 10 points on 3-of-4 two-pointers and provided the biggest highlight of the game, getting an inbound pass from Nico Laprovittola before detonating a two-handed alley-oop dunk. He matched his personal-best PIR of 12.

Vesely needed less than 12 minutes to get 14 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, adding 4 rebounds and 3 fouls drawn for a PIR of 18. As for Hernangomez, he had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 fouls drawn and a big block on Ibaka, all in less than 18 minutes.

Jan Vesely, Willy Hernangomez and James Nnaji led FC Barcelona to a resounding 98-59 home win against FC Bayern Munich.

Vesely, Hernangomez, Nnaji take over in Round 4

### A big test on the way

Above all, Barca proved that it is really solid at the '5' position right before arguably the biggest test any team in the EuroLeague can face at that spot – a night up against Walter Tavares and Vincent Poirier.

Next week, Barca faces Real Madrid in a direct battle for first place in the standings. Real and Barca are the only undefeated teams in the competition, and what happens under the basket could determine the winner of *El Clásico*.

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Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona in action against FC Bayern Munich in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Spanish side absolutely dominated on Friday night and kept up its unbeaten start to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Centers led Barcelona to historic win over Bayern

FC Barcelona v FC Bayern Munich (2023-10-20T18:30:00.000Z)

AS Monaco's second win this week reinforced the fact that when this team shares the ball, it's really dangerous.

All hands were on deck – and passing – for Monaco's second win in a row

Monaco came into the season as one of the favorite to challenge for another Final Four run after its first one last spring, but promptly lost its opening two games, including an [unexpected 24-point home defeat to unheralded Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/as-monaco-virtus-segafredo-bologna/E2023/15/) in Round 2.

The fans in the principality got to see on Friday how much their team learned in a week as Monaco aced the double round with [a handy 86-75 victory against visiting ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/as-monaco-alba-berlin/E2023/33/) to even its record at 2-2.

It's not every day that a team piles up 86 points with just one double-digit scorer, and therein lies the second plus for Monaco fans and their team. No heroics were required because everyone up and down the roster contributed to the victory.

The ever-dependable [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) was that sole double-digit scorer, with 17 points. Interestingly, Monaco joined FC Barcelona on the same night as the first two teams this season whose entire lineup scored. It was the second such accomplishment for Monaco in its three EuroLeague seasons, and the first time was last year, in the only game in five that it has won against Barcelona.

AS Monaco Top Assists of the 2023-24 Regular Season Round 4

AS Monaco assists-makers vs. ALBA Berlin

In the end, though, Jame's team-leading 7 assists were more indicative of everything that went right for Monaco. All 12 of Monaco's players found their way into the scoring column because nine of them also shared 24 assists.

That abundance came two days and one plane ride after Monaco's first victory came on the road at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. In [that 76-82 decision](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-as-monaco/E2023/25/), head coach Sasa Obradovic's men dished 23 assists.

Contrast that to the two losses that preceded this week, in which Monaco's combined total of assists was 22. The Roca team literally doubled its generosity from the first two unsuccessful games of the season and turned its fortunes around in the process

This time, James was followed by [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) with 4 assists, [Kemba Walker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kemba-walker/012709/) and [Elie Okobo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elie-okobo/011212/) with 3 each, and [John Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/john-brown/010588/) and [Jaron Blossomgame](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jaron-blossomgame/011231/) with 2 each. [Petr Cornelie](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/petr-cornelie/004790/), [Donatas Motiejunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/donatas-motiejunas/lcz/) and [Matthew Strazel](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/matthew-strazel/008099/) all chipped in 1.

The upshot of all the passing was good shots. The Roca Team's 62.5% shooting on two-pointers (25 for 40) and 47.4% on threes (9 for 19) were both its highes accuracy rates of the season so far. 

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AS Monaco's second win this week reinforced the fact that when this team shares the ball, it's really dangerous.


AS Monaco v ALBA Berlin (2023-10-20T17:00:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes S.K. was able to beat Valencia Basket 77-73 in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season, thanks in large part to Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois and Darius Thompson.

Anadolu Efes’s backcourt made the difference against Valencia

Anadolu Efes Istanbul faced a tough challenge on Friday night when [it hosted Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/live-blog-anadolu-efes-sk-vs-valencia-basket/) in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. The visitors arrived at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall with a perfect 3-0 record, while they had also flexed their muscles on defense in each of those three games.

There was no splitting Efes and Valencia in the first half of Friday night’s contest, as both squads swapped leads as many as eight times, with neither side able to open a double-digit advantage. Valencia started with a 0-7 run early in the game, but Efes led 21-15 at the beginning of the second quarter. Those were the biggest leads that either team had in the first 20 minutes.

The visitors reached halftime up by 2 points, 38-40, and seemed to take control of the game soon after, when a 0-7 run capped by a triple by Damien Inglis made it a 41-50 ballgame. Efes’s shooters couldn’t find the right offensive momentum, as Valencia ruled in rebounding and prevented the hosts from running the court and scoring in transition.

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### Efes’s guards came to the rescue

But at that moment, Efes backcourt took the reins for good, launching a 16-1 run that turned the game upside down in less than a 5-minute spell. During that run, all of Efes’s points were provided – directly or indirectly – by Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois and Darius Thompson.

Larkin dished 2 assists to Tyrique Jones and Will Clyburn, and he also connected once from downtown. Beaubois scored 2 points and handed 1 assist to Jones, while Thompson contributed with 2 free throws and 1 assist to Jones to make that 16-point scoring package. Their performance provided Efes and the home fans with the energy they had been missing before.

“We just used 5 fouls in the first 20 minutes, which is not acceptable playing at home, especially against such a tough team,” Efes head coach Erdem Can recognized after the game.

“They take all of their energy from playing tough offensively and defensively. You need to match their energy and you need to play smart. I think we picked it up, playing smart, playing together, and that energy brought us better opportunities offensively.”

Darius Thompson, Shane Larkin and Rodrigue Beaubois all had important roles in Anadolu Efes Istanbul's 77-73 win against Valencia Basket in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Efes's guards stepped up vs. Valencia

### Finishing off the job

Efes’s backcourt excellence continued in the last quarter, as all of the hosts’ 20 fourth-period scoring came from the trio of Larkin, Beaubois and Thompson. They combined for 14 points and 3 assists, good enough to keep Valencia at bay until the end of the game.

At the final buzzer, a game Efes won 77-73, Larkin had an impressive stat line of 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Beaubois got 14 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds, while Thompson amassed 13 points, 5 assists and 1 rebound. Overall, 42 of Efes’s 77 points had the signature of this trio, which undoubtedly made the difference for the winners.

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Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul gets away from Jaime Pradilla of Valencia Basket during the two teams' meeting in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois and Darius Thompson all played important roles in the hosts’ victory.

Efes’s backcourt made the difference against Valencia

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Valencia Basket (2023-10-20T17:30:00.000Z)

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ground out a hard-fought overtime road win over Panathinaikos B.C., 81-86, in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ekes out 81-86 overtime win against Panathinaikos B.C.

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Lorenzo Brown of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has possession of the ball during his team's game against Panathinaikos Athens in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The visitors survived an impressive comeback from the Greens, as they had more gas left in the tank in the extra period.

Maccabi ekes out 81-86 overtime win against Panathinaikos

Virtus Bologna downed KK Crvena Zvezda 85-79 at PalaDozza in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season, which improved its record to 3-1.

Virtus Bologna does enough to beat KK Crvena Zvezda, 85-79

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Marco Belinelli of Virtus Segafredo Bologna has possession of the ball against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the two teams' matchup in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Italian team has now won its last three games to improve to a 3-1 record.

Virtus does enough to beat Zvezda, 85-79

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2023-10-20T18:30:00.000Z)

Barça Basket convincingly beat FC Bayern Munich 98-59 at Palau Blaugrana in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Barça Basket routs FC Bayern Munich at home, 98-59

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Tomas Satoransky of FC Barcelona looks to keep the ball away from Freddie Gillespie of FC Bayern Munich during the two teams' matchup in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Spanish side extended its unbeaten start to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season to four games.

Barcelona routs Bayern at home, 98-59

Anadolu Efes S.K. brought Valencia Basket's unbeaten record to an end by winning 77-73 in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Anadolu Efes S.K. steps up late to down Valencia Basket, 77-73

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Will Clyburn of Anadolu Efes Istanbul looks to shoot under severe pressure from Boubacar Toure of Valencia Basket during the two teams' matchup in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Shane Larkin was crucial for the hosts down the stretch as they pulled out an important win.

Efes steps up late to down Valencia, 77-73

AS Monaco Basket came away with an 86-75 win at home to ALBA Berlin in Round 4 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Monaco Basket spread the wealth to turn back ALBA Berlin, 86-75

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Kemba Walker of AS Monaco has possession of the ball against ALBA Berlin in Round 4 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Kemba Walker scored 5 points on his home debut for AS Monaco.