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Fenerbahçe beat Efes 73-56 in finals series

Fenerbahçe draw first blood in best-of-seven series in finals

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09:15 - 10/06/2019 Monday
Update: 09:25 - 10/06/2019 Monday
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Anadolu Efes - Fenerbahçe Beko
Anadolu Efes - Fenerbahçe Beko

Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 73-56 on Sunday afternoon in the first match of the Turkish Basketball League finals series.

Fenerbahçe now lead the playoff finals series 1-0 against Anadolu Efes.

The first game of the series was held at 17.00 (1400GMT) at Sinan Erdem Sport Complex in Istanbul.

A big third quarter by Fenerbahce Beko (20-4) sealed the faith of the game, as the 'Yellow Canaries' cruised to an easy victory in the away match.

Ali Muhammed (Bobby Dixon) scored 22 points for Fenerbahce, while Melih Mahmutoglu chipped in with 17 points.

The first team to have four wins will grasp the Turkish basketball league title.

Fenerbahçe Beko which qualified semi-finals after beating Turk Telekom with 2-1 in first round, then eliminated TOFAS with 3-0 series win in the semi-finals.

Fenerbahçe Beko and Anadolu Efes faced each other for the 8th time this season.

The two teams faced each other three times in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, two times in Turkish Basketball League and one each Turkish Cup and Presidency Cup in this season

Both teams now won four matches against each other this season.

#Anadolu Efes
#Basketball
#finals series
#Istanbul
#Sinan Erdem Sport Complex
#Turkish Basketball League
#Fenerbahçe Beko
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