Dimitris Itoudis and Ergin Ataman went crazy! The event that marked the giant derby

Fenerbahçe Beko faced Anadolu Efes in the 12th week of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League. In the overtime period of the exciting fight, two coaches reacted to the referee’s decision. On the other hand, Will Cluyburn’s record in the navy-whites could not prevent the defeat.

Yellow-dark blue fans showed great interest in the giant match. Fenerbahce fans filled the stands for the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall. Fenerbahce Beko Head Coach Dimitris Itoudis started the game with the top 5 of Calathes, Wilbekin, Pierre, Hayes-Davis and Motley.

LARKIN IS BACK

After a long time, Shane Larkin regained his form in Anadolu Efes. The star player, who was injured at the beginning of the season in the navy-whites, started his fight for Fenerbahçe Beko on the bench. Shane Larkin, to whom Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman gave the message “He can play for 10 minutes” before the match, was among the indispensable names of the field until the end of the match.

BALL LOSSES TAKE TIMEOUT

The fight for Anadolu Efes started quite badly. Fenerbahce Beko beat Anadolu Efes 11-4 in the first 4 minutes. Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman took a break after his players’ turnovers in a row. Anadolu Efes melted the gap with Shane Larkin coming from the side taking responsibility, but closed the quarter behind 24-23.

ATTENDANT OUTPUT HARD

Anadolu Efes managed to take a lead 26-25 in the second quarter of the match, and then could not reflect the game it wanted on the field. Fenerbahce managed to close the gap with three-pointers in the second period. Yellow-dark blue team completed the circuit 50-40 superior. Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman reacted to referee Aytuğ Tekli for a position in the last seconds of the first half. After Ataman and Tekli talked for a while, the duo moved to the tunnel. Fenerbahce fans whistled Ergin Ataman’s reaction.

F. BAHÇE OPENED THE DIFFERENCE

Fenerbahce Beko used its home advantage against its opponent in the third quarter of the match. After the effective game of Motley and Calathes, the yellow-dark blue team opened the difference against their opponent. Yellow-Navy Blues lead 71-54 in the last quarter. Yellow-dark blue team started the last quarter with a 17-point advantage.

ON STAGE WITH 1.1 SECONDS

Anadolu Efes started the last period of the game quite effectively. In the away match, the navy-whites caught an 8-0 series in less than 2 minutes against their opponent. Fenerbahce Beko Head Coach Dimitris Itoudis took a timeout after the lead was narrowed to 9.

Anadolu Efes, which had the upper hand against its opponent in the following minutes with Will Clyburn, reduced the lead to 5 points with 2.47 left to play. Fenerbahce Beko dominated the last 20 seconds of the match 78-76. With 4 seconds left, Pierre missed the first free throw from the foul and scored the second. Will Clyburn took the derby into overtime with a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in regular time.

ITOUDIS AND ATAMAN ARE CRAZY

Fenerbahçe Beko played effectively in the overtime period of the match. Yellow-dark blue team dominated the last 2 minutes 88-83. Meanwhile, there was a disagreement between the referees in one position. Although Ergin Ataman did not have the right to ‘challenge’, he objected to the referee. Fenerbahce Beko Head Coach Dimitris Itoudis gave the referee a ‘no challenge’ sign. The referees of the match watched the position after talking among themselves, but the decision did not change. Fenerbahçe Beko, who did not make any mistakes against his opponent in the last part of the match, won the match 93-90.

AMAZING EFFORT WAS NOT ENOUGH

In Fenerbahçe Beko, Johnathan Motley and Dyshawn Pierre scored 23 points and became the top scorers of the yellow-dark blue team. The career record of Will Clyburn, who scored 39 points and got 13 rebounds for Anadolu Efes, could not prevent the defeat. Will Cluyburn had previously set his career record of 34 points against Fenerbahçe Beko while playing for CSKA Moscow.