May 20, 2013
Regular Season Game 8 - December 22, 2005 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - ABDI IPEKÇI SPORTS HALL
Efes Pilsen 85 - 57 AJ Milano

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 0-0
5-2 Overall 2-5

Referees

Crew Chief
MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS, Spain
Referee
BELOSEVIC, ILIJA, Serbia
Umpire
PUKL,SASA, Slovenia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
72.7 Points 70.6
31.4 Rebounds 36.4
8.0 O. Rebounds 11.1
23.4 D. Rebounds 25.3
9.4 Assists 11.4
10.9 Steals 13.6
2.6 Blocks 1.1
13.0 Turnovers 16.6
52.3 % 2PT 46.7 %
31.5 % 3PT 33.5 %
64.3 % FT 69.6 %
76.9 Index 74.0
Team Stats - Efes Pilsen
Team Stats - AJ Milano

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
14.4 / Peker Points 13.6 / BULLERI, MASSIMO
6.4 / Gonlum Rebounds 5.6 / GALANDA, GIACOMO
1.9 / PRKACIN, NIKOLA OR 2.8 / BLAIR, JOSEPH
4.9 / Gonlum DR 4.1 / CALABRIA, D.
2.7 / Popovic Assists 3.1 / BULLERI, MASSIMO
2.7 / Domercant Steals 2.7 / CALABRIA, D.
1.3 / Peker Blocks 0.4 / GALANDA, GIACOMO
2.3 / Peker Turnovers 3.9 / BULLERI, MASSIMO
77.8 % / Akyol 2PT 57.1 % / GIGENA, MARIO
40.5 % / Popovic 3PT 60.0 % / FAJARDO, D.
76.0 % / Popovic FT 100.0 % / GALANDA, GIACOMO
17.6 / Peker Index 13.0 / GALANDA, GIACOMO
Team Roster - Efes Pilsen
Team Roster - AJ Milano

THE TAKE

Group B co-leader Efes Pilsen will look to bounce out of its recent slump when it hosts Armani Jeans Milano in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday. Efes (5-2) recorded a 66-71 win at Milano on opening night behind 20 points and 11 rebounds by Kaya Peker. Efes then won three more in a row, but has now dropped two of three decisions, both at home, including a surprise 71-77 loss against Cibona last week. Efes is also slowed by various minor injuries to players like Henry Domercant, Antonio Granger and Cenk Aykol, although all are expected play against Milano. That, however, is not the case for Milano big man Josep Blair, who is counted out for a second straight game. Milano (2-5), tied for last place in the group, suffered its worst loss of the season, 89-67 at Olympiacos last week. The only good news was the play of big man Giacomo Galanda, who scored a season-high 15 points. Despite its recent drop in form, Efes has benefited from Granger (9.7 ppg.) finally finding his scoring touch, which will be crucial in the long run. Granger has averaged 19 points in the last two games after getting 5.4 points per game in the first five. Peker (14.4 ppg., 5.5 rpg.) is the team's top scorer with frontcourt mate Nikola Prkacin (12.1 ppg., 5.7 rpg.) not far behind. The third member of the effective interior trio, Kerem Gonlum (6.4 rpg.), has been quiet on the offensive end, but a monster on the glass. In the absence of Blair, Milano will rely on the versatily of big men Diego Fajardo (8.5 ppg.), Sven Schultze and Galanda (10 ppg., 5.5 rpg.). No team has committed more turnovers than Milano this season (16.3), which is sure to catch the eye Efes defensive ace Domercant (11.8 ppg., 2.7 steals), who ranks fifth in the Euroleague in steals. Despite having three starters with solid ball-handling skills – Massimo Bullleri (13.5 ppg., 3.1 apg.), Dante Calabria (10.8 ppg., 2.7 steals) and Preston Shumpert (9.8 ppg.) - Milano lacks a pass-first playmaker and may suffer the pressure that Efes puts on the ball. Domercant will be joined by Marko Popovic (12.2 ppg.) and Ender Arslan in the effort to disrupt Milano's attack. Just last month, Efes recorded its 20th straight home win in the Euroleague and was beginning to look unbeatable at Abdi Ipekci Sports Hall. But after back-to-back defeats, the Turkish champs must now rebuild the aura at their home. When Popovic has struggled, so has Efes, so his matchup with Milano leader Bulleri could prove decisive on Thursday.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Euroleague.net

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Players

Efes Pilsen provided the fireworks in Group A on Thursday by thrashing Armani Jeans Milano 85-57 at home in Istanbul, Turkey iin Group B. Efes made 17 of 31 three-pointers and had 7 apiece from Marko Popovic and Henry Domercant, who provided a big show to its many fans in Abdi Ipekci. Efes ties for the top spot in Group B with Lietuvos Rytas, both with a 6-2 record, while Armani Jeans dropped to 2-6 and needs a big comeback to keep its Top 16 hopes alive. Popovic led the winners with 29 points on 7 of 9 threes, Domercant nailed 7 of 11 triples on his way to 21 points while Nikola Prkacin had 14 points and Antonio Granger 13 for Efes. Massimo Bulleri led Milano with 14 points, Sven Schultze and Giacomo Galanda each had 12 while Dante Calabria added 10 for the guests. Efes led 35-28 at halftime and buried 10 three-pointers in the second half, boosting its margin to 67-45 early in the fourth quarter to seal the outcome.

Both teams struggled to start in the early going, as both Efes Pilsen and Armani Jenas combined for 1-for-14 shooting in the opening 5 minutes. The guests went scoreless in the opening two minutes of the game, while free throws by Popovic and Granger gave Efes a 4-0 lead. Preston Shumpert scored in the paint and Galanda added a bomb from downtown to tie the game, 5-5, midway through this period. Efes found a go-to guy in Popovic, who stepped up with back-to-back layups to put Efes in charge, 9-5. Armani Jeans missed injured center Joseph Blair in the middle, while Popovic fired in two bombs from downtown to cap a 12-2 run in which he had 10 points to give Efes a 17-7 lead. Calabria slashed for a layup and Galanda nailed his second three, but Granger answered from downtown to keep the hosts in charge, 20-12, after 10 minutes.

Efes kept its excellent shot selection early in the second quarter and found a new offensive reference in Domercant, who fired in three consecutive shots from the arc, the third one from the top of the key to make it a 15-point game, 29-14, after 13 minutes. Armani Jeans got back in track once Shumpert fired in a jumper, igniting a 0-7 run in which Schultze followed a baseline jumper with a three-pointer which brought the guests within 29-21. Granger shined again with a triple but a red hot Schultze copied him in the other end to keep Milano into the game at 32-24. Bulleri’s first points came with a bomb from downtown and it happened to be the final basket of the half, fixing the score at 35-28 as both teams headed to the locker rooms.

It was a cold night in Abdi Ipekci, but Efes stayed hot with three-point range in the early minutes of the third quarter. Popovic fired in a triple, Domercant immediately copied him from downtown and even when Galanda stepped up with consecutive baskets for Milano, Domercant fired up the crowd with his fifth triple of the night which Prkacin followed with a layup, good for a 46-32 lead after 24 minutes. Milano struggled to score now against Efes' trademark man-to-man defense, while Prkacin was now unstoppable in offense. Another three by Domercant make it a 19-point game, 55-36. Even when Galanda and Bulleri combined for 11 points in this period and a matchup zone defense helped the guests to slow down the Efes offense, a final layup by Galanda only brought Armani Jeans within 57-45 at the end of the third quarter.

Armani Jeans needed a quick comeback to get back into the game, but it just did not happen. Efes opened the final period with a game-breaking 10-0 run to finish with all the guests' comeback hopes. Popovic and Granger nailed consecutive threes for a 67-45 Efes margin with 7 minutes to go. Efes kept nailing one triple another another, as Popovic and Domercant simply stayed on fire. By the time Domercant fired in his seventh three-pointer, Efes led 76-50 and the outcome was already clear. Prkacin dunked it and Popovic still had time for another three which sealed the hosts' win in style. Efes finished the game with 17 of 31 triples and closed 2005 with a spectacular win 85-57 in Abdi Ipekci which allows the hosts to keep tying for the top spot in Group B.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Gokhan Ture, Istanbul
Referees: MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS (ESP), BELOSEVIC, ILIJA (SRB), PUKL,SASA (SLO), KAMNIKAR, ALES (SLO)
Attendance: 0
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Head coach: MAHMUTI, OKTAY
Efes Pilsen
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 ARSLAN, ENDER 12:45     0/2     1 1 3 2 1     2 1 2
8 PRKACIN, NIKOLA 37:00 14 7/8     1 7 8 2   5     2 3 19
10 ABI, MUSTAFA 5:30           1 1     2     2   -3
12 GONLUM, KEREM 24:00 3 1/1   1/2 1 3 4     2     2 2 4
14 PEKER, KAYA 18:15 5 2/3 0/1 1/3 1 4 5     2     2 2 4
21 GRANGER, ANTONIO 37:15 13 1/3 3/7 2/2 1 4 5 2 1 3 2   1 1 14
24 POPOVIC, MARKO 28:00 29 3/4 7/9 2/2 1 1 2 7 3 2     3 3 36
41 AKYOL, CENK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
42 DEMIR, MUTLU DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
44 DOMERCANT, HENRY 36:15 21 0/1 7/11   1 2 3 2 1 2     2 2 20
55 YILMAZ, ALPER 1:00                              
Team           1 2 3     1         2
Totals 200:00 85 14/20 17/30 6/9 7 25 32 16 7 20 2 0 16 14 98
70% 56.7% 66.7%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: LARDO, LINO
AJ Milano
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 VUKCEVIC, DUSAN 19:45 3   1/3     2 2 1 2 2         4
6 SCHULTZE, SVEN 23:00 12 3/4 2/5   1   1 1 2 1   1 3 1 8
7 SHUMPERT, PRESTON 24:15 6 3/6 0/2     1 1     2       2 2
8 COLDEBELLA, CLAUDIO 7:15           1 1               1
9 BULLERI, MASSIMO 34:45 14 4/8 2/5     1 1 3 2 3     3 3 10
10 GALANDA, GIACOMO 40:00 12 3/6 2/3   4 5 9 2 2 2   1 2 4 20
13 FAJARDO, DIEGO 15:30   0/3 0/2   1 1 2   1 1     1 1 -3
14 PRIULI, ALESSANDRO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 CALABRIA, DANTE 32:30 10 3/3 1/8 1/2 1 1 2 5 4 1     4 5 13
18 GIGENA, MARIO 3:00   0/2 0/1                   1   -4
20 CAVALIERO, DANIELE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team                                
Totals 200:00 57 16/32 8/29 1/2 7 12 19 12 13 12 0 2 14 16 51
50% 27.6% 50%
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Head Coaches

MAHMUTI, OKTAY
Efes Pilsen
"We had trouble for a few weeks because of straight injuries. But tonight we found ourselves and played the way we must play. We struggled in the first half because of the turnovers. We found our regular rhythm in the second half. Our shooting percentage was at the respectable level tonight and it reflected at the scoreboard as a big difference. Now we passed the hard times. It's too early to say something about the future matches. All we want to do is to win, nothing else."
LARDO, LINO
AJ Milano
"It's difficult for me to speak about this game. I have to say that Efes had an incredible performance tonight from Marko Popovic and Henry Domercant. They broke the game with their performance. For us, it's now very very difficult to qualify to the Top 16. We have two more games on the road and four at home. We must win the games at home for sure. Efes played the first part of the game not good enough. But we were not good at shooting. And in the second half, they pushed the game away and we couldn't answer in the same way."

Players

DOMERCANT, HENRY
Efes Pilsen
"This game was very important for us because we have lost the last two games at home. We wanted to move into the new year with a good win in Istanbul and we got what we need. We had a good rhythm and a good percentage in offense. To hit 17 of 30 three pointers is really a huge amount. This was the key for the big differance. We hope to keep going on in the next games like this to take back the top spot in the group."
GALANDA, GIACOMO
AJ Milano
"Tonight Efes Pilsen desired to win much more than us. They really had an excellent second half and did very well especially from the three points line. We were expecting a though game but not a big differance like that. We reduced our chance for the next round and we must win the all games at home in the rest of our group matches. That's the only was for us to qualify to Top 16."
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