Monaco will be hosting Anadolu Efes from Istanbul in week 18 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Monaco are second in the Euroleague standings while Anadolu Efes are at the 7th spot in the table.
Efes are in the middle of a good stretch of games in the Euroleague. Anadolu Efes have beaten Partizan (86-77), Crvena Zvezda (89-67) and Panathinaikos (93-67) in their last three fixtures. Anadolu Efes have won four out of their last five games in the Euroleague. Efes are currently in a good place filled with some needed fresh confidence. Shane Larkin returned after an injury a couple of weeks ago and Anadolu Efes have risen ever since.
Efes have won ten games and lost seven so far in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Efes have won two straight in their domestic Turkish league. Efes lost to Monaco in Istanbul (69-81) in the first game between them in the Euroleague. Efes has a nice opportunity to avenge them tonight. There are no injuries as far as Efes goes. The team is healthy. Anadolu Efes is a strong away side in the Euroleague with five wins and three losses.
Monaco has a record of eleven wins and six losses in the Euroleague. Only Paris Basketball is ahead of them in the standings. Monaco lost big to Real Madrid away in their previous fixture, 72-94. Before that loss, Monaco had three straight big wins against Bayern Munich (93-74), Fenerbahce (99-69) and Alba Berlin (100-80). One of the best things with this Monaco side is that they hardly turn over the ball at all.
Monaco are getting better and better under their new head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. They are playing with more intensity now. Monaco are at the 4th spot in the French domestic league with a record of eight wins and four losses. Spanoulis will have to do without Alpha Diallo in this fixture. Nick Calathes and Elie Okobo are questionable to play. Furkan Korkmaz joined the club in the offseason from the 76ers in the NBA. Korkmaz will leave the club with immediate effect.
