In the opening match of the Basketball Super League 2021-2022 season, Türk Telekom lost to TOFAŞ 74-72 on the field.
The match started with the mutual points of the two teams, and the first 6 minutes of the fight was passed with the 12-6 superiority of Türk Telekom. Responding to their opponent with Cook and Shepherd, TOFAŞ reduced the lead to 1 with 3 minutes and 30 seconds before the end of the first period: 12-11. Türk Telekom, which did not provide an easy basket against its opponent in the remaining minutes, finished the first period ahead 22-16.
While both teams started the second period by defending well in the painted area, TOFAŞ, which made good use of Türk Telekom’s turnovers, took the lead by catching 11-0 in the 14th minute: 24-27. Continuing to defend well against their opponent, the away team went 37-33 into the locker room.
Starting the third quarter well, Bursa team increased the lead to 7 points with the effective play of Zubcic and Cook: 34-41. Trying to respond to TOFAŞ’s effective game with Harrison, Berk Demir and Dawkins, Türk Telekom took the lead 45-43 in the 26th minute of the third quarter. Making a solid defense against their opponent and continuing to be effective in the painted area with Samet Geyik-Berk Demir duo, the capital team increased the lead to 8 points with 2 minutes left in the period: 51-43. Continuing the event with external shots, Türk Telekom won the third period 58-48.
The 35th minute of the final period, where the two teams started by finding mutual points, was passed with the superiority of the home team 68-57. After this minute, TOFAŞ, which effectively caught a 13-0 series with the shots of Berk Uğurlu, Cruz and Simmons, took the lead with 2 minutes before the end of the match: 68-70. TOFAŞ, which did not allow the return of its opponent, won the match 74-72, which was contentious in the last minutes.
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