Blakeney Scores 35 as Hapoel Routs Efes
Antonio Blakeney makes 8 of 9 3-pointers in 22 minutes, and Hapoel Tel Aviv beats Anadolu Efes 118–88 for its fourth straight win
Hapoel Tel Aviv led 27–21 after the first quarter, 63–41 at halftime and 90–59 after three quarters.
Antonio Blakeney made 12 of 14 shots and finished with a performance index rating of 35. His 35 points and Hapoel's 18 3-pointers were both club records.
Dan Oturu scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and Elijah Bryant had 16 points, a career-high 12 assists and four steals. Jordan Loyd led Anadolu Efes with 19 points, and Santi Yusta added 15.
Hapoel is 6–2 after its fourth straight win, and Efes is 3–5. Olympiacos also moved to 6–2 with an 81–73 win at Besiktas, using an 11–0 run after Besiktas went ahead 68–67 in the fourth quarter. Sasha Vezenkov scored 16. Panathinaikos leads at 7–1, one game ahead of Hapoel, Olympiacos, Valencia and Fenerbahçe.
Hapoel plays at Dubai on October 30, when Efes hosts Panathinaikos.
Antonio Blakeney scored 35 points in 22 minutes, making 8 of 9 3-pointers, as Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Anadolu Efes 118–88 in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, for its fourth straight EuroLeague win.
Blakeney made 12 of 14 shots and finished with a performance index rating of 35. His 35 points and Hapoel's 18 3-pointers were both club records.
Hapoel led 27–21 after the first quarter and 63–41 at halftime. It was 90–59 after three quarters.
Dan Oturu scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Elijah Bryant had 16 points, a career-high 12 assists and four steals.
Jordan Loyd led Efes with 19 points, and Santi Yusta added 15.
Hapoel is 6–2 and Efes 3–5.
Olympiacos also moved to 6–2 by winning 81–73 at Besiktas. Besiktas went ahead 68–67 in the fourth quarter, and Olympiacos answered with an 11–0 run. Sasha Vezenkov scored 16.
Panathinaikos leads at 7–1, one game ahead of Hapoel, Olympiacos, Valencia and Fenerbahçe.
Hapoel plays at Dubai on October 30, when Efes hosts Panathinaikos.