ASVEL (3-8) will look to defend its home court with a visit from an Efes (6-5) team battling to stay in the playoff positions.
Game Notes: ASVEL vs. Efes



The French team’s dangerous three-point shooting (40.6%, second best in the league) is propelled by veteran leader David Lighty, who has made 6 of his 8 long-range attempts in the last three games. Efes, which has plenty of reason for confidence after winning its last four games on the road, has a strong inside game with Vincent Poirier partnered in the paint by Dan Oturu, who has blocked 4 shots in the last three games. And that interior presence will be crucial against Theo Maledon, who averages 27.0 points over the last three games.
Game Videos
- The last six games between ASVEL and Efes have all been decided by 6 points or fewer. ASVEL has won two of those, which are also ASVEL's only two wins over Efes in 12 games this century.
- ASVEL beat Efes in Istanbul to take their quarterfinal series en route to the team's first and only EuroLeague Final Four in 1997.
- Efes beat ASVEL 68-66 in their third and final quarterfinal game on the way to making the first Final Four appearance by any Turkish club in 2000.
- Shane Larkin made history in January 2020 as the first player with four consecutive MVP of the Round honors. His third MVP in that stretch saw Larkin shine with 29 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for a performance index rating of 45 in a 101-74 home win over ASVEL.
- In that same game, ASVEL point guard Theo Maledon dished a career-high 10 assists.
- Larkin set Efes's single-game club record with a career-best 14 free throws made in an 84-90 road win over ASVEL in November 2019.
- Larkin grabbed a career-high 4 steals in a 78-72 win over ASVEL in February 2022.
- ASVEL guard Nando De Colo and Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois started their careers with Cholet Basket and played together from 2006 to 2009. They led their team to Leaders Cup titles in 2007 and 2008.
- Nando De Colo was the MVP for Top 16 Round 3 in the 2014-15 season after leading CSKA Moscow to a 69-78 triumph at Efes with 22 points on 12-of-13 free-throw shooting for a PIR of 34.
- ASVEL center Tarik Black was a teammate of Efes guard Elijah Bryant at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv during the 2019-20 season.
- Big men Joffrey Lauvergne of ASVEL and Vincent Poirier of Efes have been teammates on the French national team.
- Efes guard Darius Thompson earned MVP of the Round honors in Round 33 in the 2022-23 season when he led Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to a 120-100 win over ASVEL. He had 23 points and 12 assists for a PIR of 36.