EuroLeague: Real Madrid beat Anadolu Efes

Despite defeat, Anadolu Efes maintain its grip on fourth place in standings with 13 wins, 7 losses

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey’s Anadolu Efes was defeated by Spain's Real Madrid 92-84 Thursday in an away match of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season in Madrid.

In Round 20 of the regular season, Anthony Randolph led his team to victory with 24 points.

Despite the defeat, Anadolu Efes maintained its grip on fourth place in the standings with 13 wins and seven losses.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leader Fenerbahce Beko also beat Greece's Olympiakos 90-75 Thursday at home.

The team, which were last year’s EuroLeague finalists, currently tops the league with 18 wins and two losses.

On Friday, Turkey's Darussafaka will face Spain's Baskonia in Istanbul.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

Sixteen teams are competing this season -- four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian and two Greek teams and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and Montenegro.

Turkey is represented in the tournament by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen.

The regular season is being played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019. The best eight of 16 teams will advance to the playoffs.

The playoffs will take place between April 16-30. The winners will advance to the Final Four.

The Final Four will be played between May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.

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