Name: Nebo's block leads to creative offense! Motorola Magic Moment
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Olympiacos Piraeus opened the double-round week in style by pulling off a hard-fought 79-69 victory over Real Madrid at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Tuesday night. 

Olympiacos beats Real Madrid, 79-69, in Rivalry Series clash

Olympiacos Piraeus opened the double-round week in style by pulling off a hard-fought 79-69 victory over Real Madrid at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Tuesday night. The two teams traded blows for the majority of the game, but Olympiacos’s rigid defense in the fourth quarter allowed it to pull away in the closing stages. Following a breathtaking Rivalry Series game in Piraeus, both teams now have 3-3 records.

Sasha Vezenkov led all scorers with 23 points, 7 of which came in the last 2 and a half minutes. Shaquielle McKissic scored 15, Thomas Walkup netted 12 and Evan Fournier added 10. For the visitors, Mario Hezonja bagged 15 points and Gabriel Deck recorded 12. Facundo Campazzo paired his 7 points with 10 assists – 7 of which were registered in the third quarter.

Game Videos

Two backdoor cuts from Fournier and Vezenkov sandwiched a three-pointer from Serge Ibaka for a 4-3 Olympiacos lead. Then, the former netted a corner triple before the latter finished with a floater to make it 9-5. Five points from Ibaka and an open layup by Deck put Real Madrid in front, 11-12. Yet, Olympiacos responded with a 6-0 run, with Vezenkov netting from inside for a 17-12 cushion. But the guests went on a 0-9 surge, as Hezonja hit a triple and Walter Tavares slammed home an open dunk before buckets from Alberto Abalde and Hezonja gave Real Madrid a 17-21 lead after 10 minutes.

Sergio Llull netted 4 points to open the second quarter, but McKissic drilled one from deep to cut the difference to 22-25. Abalde and Vezenkov traded triples before Eli Ndiaye also nailed one of his own from the corner to extend Real Madrid’s lead to 27-34. But Olympiacos fought back and went on a 9-0 run, with Moustapha Fall scoring twice in the paint and Alec Peters sinking a triple for the hosts to take a 36-34 lead into the second half.

Game News

The opening stages of the third quarter saw an exchange of triples, with Fournier and Deck taking their tally to 10 points apiece, as Real Madrid grabbed a 46-50 lead. Five points from Hezonja were followed by a midrange jumper from Walkup, with the visitors maintaining a 50-55 cushion. Then, Walkup nailed a triple before Deck and Vezenkov exchanged buckets from inside for a Real Madrid 56-59 cushion after 30 minutes.

Peters opened the closing quarter with a three before McKissic netted 5 unanswered points to put Olympiacos ahead, 64-59. A Llull triple was followed by a McKissic layup before Campazzo nailed one from deep to trim the deficit to 67-65 with 4:13 left on the clock. McKissic drilled an off-balance three-pointer before Vezenkov scored one from inside to make it 72-67 heading into crunch time. Then, the Olympiacos forward nailed a dagger from downtown to extend Olympiacos’s lead to 75-67 with 1:37 remaining. But Real Madrid didn't manage to get open looks on offense and a long-range floater from Walkup made it 77-67 to seal it for the hosts.

Sasha Vezenkov stood tall with 23 points for the winners 

Olympiacos Piraeus v Real Madrid (2024-10-29T19:15:00.000Z)

Nebo stops Moneke with a huge block, which leads to a fast break with some nifty passing and Brooks sinking a triple.

Nebo's block leads to creative offense! Motorola Magic Moment 

 Nebo stops Moneke with a huge block, which leads to a fast break with some nifty passing and Brooks sinking a triple.

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2024-10-29T19:30:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-10-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Fenerbache Beko Istanbul improved to 4-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after an 84-82 win in Round 6, having turned the game around in the fourth quarter.

Fenerbahce edges Maccabi, 84-82, after fourth-quarter comeback

Fenerbache Beko Istanbul improved to 4-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after an 84-82 win in Round 6, having turned the game around in the fourth quarter.

Nigel Hayes-Davis paced Fenerbahce with 20 points, Devon Hall scored 16 and Tarik Biberovic added 15 after stepping up in the final 10 minutes of an absorbing contest. Skylar Mays netted 13 points for the home team, whose former Maccabi players Wade Baldwin and Bonzie Colson managed a mere 5 points between them.

At the other end, Jaylen Hoard led the way for Maccabi with 20 points, Levi Randolph scored 14 while Saben Lee and Jasiel Rivero chipped in with 13 each. Roman Sorkin racked up 7 points and 9 boards for the visitors, who slipped to 2-4 after losing their third in a row.

Maccabi carved out a 16-21 advantage at the end of an even first quarter and led 38-40 at halftime, with Hoard, Rivero and Sorkin setting the pace for the visiting team which stifled out Fenerbahce’s key players thanks to aggressive defense.

Maccabi looked the more likely winner after engineering an 11-point lead in the third quarter, with Fenerbahce looking out of sorts at both ends of the floor. Hoard was unstoppable in the third, hitting shots from all over while the hosts struggled on offense as the misfiring Baldwin was glued to the bench.

The visitors headed into the fourth with a 58-67 advantage but they were unable to hold on to it as Fenerbahce’s small-ball unit swarmed Maccabi and erased the deficit. Biberovic found his range from downtown and turned the match on its head with a pair of deep threes, one of them off the glass, giving Fenerbahce an 80-76 lead heading into the home straight. Maccabi managed to hit back and force a dramatic finish, which nonetheless panned out in Fenerbahce’s favor after Rokas Jokubaitis lost his footing and threw away Maccabi’s final possession with a turnover.

The Turkish club fought back after trailing for the lion’s share of a tough contest to grind out an important win 

Veolia Hamburg Towers-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Veolia Towers Hamburg v Turk Telekom Ankara (2024-10-29T18:30:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin-Paris Basketball | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

ALBA Berlin v Paris Basketball (2024-10-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Veolia Towers Hamburg captured its first win of the season on Tuesday by defeating Turk Telekom Ankara 89-77 at Inselpark Arena. 

Hamburg races past Turk Telekom, 89-77, for first win this season

Veolia Towers Hamburg captured its first win of the season on Tuesday by defeating Turk Telekom Ankara 89-77 at Inselpark Arena. The victory snapped a 12-game losing streak for Hamburg dating back to last season and lifted its record in Group B to 1-5. Turk Telekom slipped to 3-3 on the season.

Osaro Rich led five Hamburg scorers in double figures with 16 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting. Brae Ivey scored 15 points and dished 7 assists and Jaizec Lottie tallied 14 and 7. Big man Kur Kuath tallied 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks and Kenneth Ogbe added 13 points. The hosts set club records with 18 three-pointers and 15 steals. Braian Angola paced Turk Telekom with 21 points and 6 assists and Anthony Brown had 16 and 5.

Yoan Makoundou was calling the shots for Turk Telekom early with a pair of buckets, including a ferocious slam dunk. Kuath made an impact for the hosts and Ogbe drained a three-pointer. Jordan Barnett capped the 10-0 run with a free throw that made it 16-6. A Turk Telekom timeout and Angola free throws did little to change the momentum as Leif Moeller and Kuath extended the margin to 22-8. Ivey put Hamburg up by 15 before Berkan Durmaz’s triple made it 27-18 after 10 minutes.  

Despite another Kuath slam, Turk Telekom closed the gap to 7 with Angola’s 10th point. Rich restored a double-digit. Great defense, timely shooting and crisp passing kept Hamburg rolling with Rich’s layup giving the hosts a 40-24 cushion midway through the second quarter. Brown stepped up with 7 points in a 0-10 Turk Telekom run to close the gap. Angola made it a single-possession game with a three-pointer, but Ivey also connected from deep and the first half ended with the hosts ahead 43-39.

Barnett opened the second half with a shot from downtown and Rich added another to restore a double-figure advantage. More than 4 minutes had passed before Melih Tunca made a three for Turk Telekom’s first points of the third quarter. Lottie stepped up with a triple and an assist to Kuath as the difference swelled to 60-46. A three by Ogbe matched Hamburg’s largest lead from the first half and Durmaz’s dunk ended the quarter at 65-51.

Javon Bess dropped in a jumper but Ivey hit back with a three for the hosts. Turk Telekom threatened as Durmaz and Tunca closed the gap to 12. Back-to-back triples by Ogbe and Lottie gave Hamburg a comfortable 76-58 lead. A timeout helped the visitors, who responded with threes by Brown and Angola. Angola then scored 3 from the line, but time was running out for the visitors. Ogbe’s fourth three of the game made it 79-67 with 3:24 remaining. Makoundou came in fresh and scored 4 quick points, but Lottie’s layup with 1:55 to go all but secured the outcome.   

The hosts set club records for three-pointers and steals in the process

Paris Basketball attempted a EuroLeague record 52 three-point attempts, making a club-record 20, as it beat ALBA Berlin 83-92 in Round 6 of the 2024-25 season.

Paris uses three-point barrage to beat ALBA, 83-92

Paris Basketball collected its second straight road victory of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season as it used a record-setting three-point attack to beat ALBA Berlin 83-92. The club from the French capital set a new EuroLeague record with 52 three-point attempts and converted a club record 20 of them, improving to 3-3 and reaching the .500 mark for the first time this season. 

Nadir Hifi hit 7 triples in scoring a career-high 25 points, Tyson Ward had 6 threes for a career-best 23 points, Mikael Jantunen had 4 triples and a career-high 14 points while TJ Shorts was limited to 11 points to go with his 9 assists. ALBA wasted a 15-point second-quarter lead and dropped to 1-5 with its third consecutive defeat. Tim Schneider scored a career-high 18 points, Louis Olinde added 15 points and Justin Bean set new personal bests of 16 points and 14 rebounds. 

ALBA started on fire from long range with four triples and Bean scoring 7 points, which helped the hosts build a 13-point lead, 22-9, with Paris going scoreless for more than two minutes in one stretch. The hosts increased the gap to 14 points at 26-12 and led 26-16 after 10 minutes. 

Schneider scored the first four points of the second quarter as the gap grew to 14 again, with Paris needing nearly two minutes to score. Bean continued his career night with a three-point play for 10 points and a 33-18 ALBA lead. The home side was up 40-26 when Paris had a strong finish as Jantunen hit two three-pointers in a 2-11 run to make it 42-37. ALBA led 44-37 at the break.

Paris started the second half stronger with triples from Jantunen and Hifi, while Shorts scored just his third basket in a 0-10 run as the guests surged ahead, 44-47. An Olinde three-pointer tied the game as ALBA finally scored after three minutes to start an 8-3 answer to reclaim the lead, 52-50. It was a back-and-forth affair in the quarter, with six lead changes as Hifi hit two three-pointers to put Paris up 55-60. Hifi added another triple and Paris led 63-65 after 30 minutes. 

Paris’s three-point barrage continued in the final frame as Jantunen hit his fourth triple and Ward drained three three-pointers within 97 seconds before also throwing down a dunk and the guests were up 71-79 with under seven minutes to play. ALBA was unimpressed and scored the next 10 points to move back ahead, 81-79. Hifi countered with two more triples and Ward connected on his sixth three-pointer as Paris led 83-89 with 1:50 to go. ALBA did not score in the final 3:34 minutes as Paris took the win. 

Tiago Splitter's squad have now won two straight and three of their last four games

Moneke draws attention and slips a nice pass for Donta Hall's easy dunk

Moneke feeds Hall for a slam! Motorola Magic Moment

 Moneke draws attention and slips a nice pass for Donta Hall's easy dunk

Nick Weiler-Babb throws it up and Devin Booker detonates the alley-oop dunk WITH AUTHORITY

Booker stops the show! Motorola Magic Moment

 Nick Weiler-Babb throws it up and Devin Booker detonates the alley-oop dunk WITH AUTHORITY

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v FC Bayern Munich (2024-10-29T20:00:00.000Z)

Campazzo produces an extraordinary pass to find Deck in the paint!

Campazzo’s behind-the-back assist! Motorola Magic Moment

Campazzo produces an extraordinary pass to find Deck in the paint! 

Toko Shengelia misses but Will Clyburn fixes it with a put-back slam!

Clyburn's wild put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment

 Toko Shengelia misses but Will Clyburn fixes it with a put-back slam!

FC Barcelona was able to rely on its first-half three-pointers and second-half defense as it defeated Anadolu Efes 88-97, grabbing its fifth consecutive win in the EuroLeague in the process.

Barcelona showed impressive versatility in its win over Efes

FC Barcelona was able to rely on its first-half three-pointers and second-half defense as it [defeated Anadolu Efes Istanbul 88-97](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-beats-efes-to-stay-top-of-the-standings-88-97/), grabbing its fifth consecutive win in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the process.

Indeed, Barca was unstoppable from beyond the arc before the break, right from the word go. [Juan Nunez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/juan-nunez/010106/) was at the center of it all, dishing three assists in the opening two minutes. [Alex Abrines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/alex-abrines/003478/) opened fire from beyond the arc, then [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) hit two more. When [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/) joined the three-point shootout, the guests already had a double-digit lead, 4-14.

Barca ended up hitting 7-of-10 three-pointers in the first quarter to get a 26-29 margin. Punter buried a huge three-pointer off the dribble to beat the halftime buzzer, good for a 51-55 Barca lead at the game. 

With that triple, Punter allowed Barca to match a club record for most three-pointers made in the first or second half of a EuroLeague game, with 11. 

The *Azulgrana* had only hit 11 three-pointers in a first half once before in the EuroLeague, doing so at home against Khimki Moscow Region on April 5, 2018. It also hit 11 shots from downtown three times in a second half, with one of those occasions coming this season against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

Its defense, however, was far from perfect. Efes shot the ball well, hitting 15-of-22 two-pointers (68.2%) and 4-of-9 three-pointers (44.4%). Barca was also outrebounded 16-11 and only forced Efes to pick up 4 first-half turnovers. At halftime, Efes had a higher PIR (60) than Barca (57), but once coach Joan Penarroya made some adjustments, Barca took off right after the break.

FC Barcelona hit 11 first-half three-pointer against Anadolu Efes Istanbul

FC Barcelona ties three-point club record against Efes

"It was important to play better on offense. I think we played well on offense in the first half and the second half, but improved our defense in the second half; Efes only scored 15 points in the third quarter," Barca head coach Joan Penarroya told EuroLeague TV. "Until now, we played more or less well on offense but we needed our defensive situations, especially in one-on-one situations."

Barca limited Efes to just 37 points in the second half, with the hosts hitting 11-of-19 two-pointers (57.9%) and 3-of-12 three-pointers (25.0%). The visitors tied the battle of the boards after the break, 17-17. Above all, Efes picked up as many as 9 second-half turnovers, while Barca finished the game with 21 assists and 10 turnovers. On the other hand, Efes had fewer assists (16) and more turnovers (13), and won the PIR battle 33-51 in the second half.

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[Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chimezie-metu/013379/) led the winners with 21 points. Punter added 20 and was there every time his team needed him. Above all, we saw two different versions of the same team during the game, both of which were really effective. 

Despite having room for improvement, Barca is currently on a five-game winning streak and is looking like the team to beat in the EuroLeague.

The Spanish side used three-pointers and defense to notch its fifth straight victory

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v FC Barcelona (2024-10-29T17:30:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

George Conditt took it aggressively to the rim and dunked on Artem Pustovyi.

Conditt dunks on Pustovyi! Magic Moment

 George Conditt took it aggressively to the rim and dunked on Artem Pustovyi.

Joventut Badalona v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2024-10-29T19:30:00.000Z)

FC Barcelona swingman Kevin Punter spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Anadolu Efes in Round 6 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Kevin Punter: 'We're finding that chemistry'

FC Barcelona swingman Kevin Punter spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul in Round 6 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Randolph feeds Hoard and the latter hammers it home on the alley-oop!

What a fine alley-oop from Jaylen Hoard! Motorola Magic Moment 

 Randolph feeds Hoard and the latter hammers it home on the alley-oop!

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-10-29T17:00:00.000Z)