Round 14 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tips off

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL - Starting round 14 of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season, Turkey's Fenerbahce beat Montenegro’s Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 89-65 in an away match on Tuesday.

Fenerbahce, last year’s EuroLeague finalist, currently tops the basketball league with 13 wins and 1 loss.

Also at home, Russia’s CSKA Moscow defeated Turkey's Anadolu Efes 102-84.

The round 14 matches will conclude on Friday when Turkey's Darussafaka will face Russia's Khimki Moscow in an away match in Moscow.

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, and Darussafaka.

The regular season will be played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019. The best 8 teams of 16 teams will advance to the Playoffs.

The Playoffs will be played 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.