Defeating Pınar Karşıyaka 83-74 on the road in the third match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League play-off final series, Anadolu Efes went ahead 3-0 in the series and completed the 2022-2023 season as champion.
Starting the game with Larkin’s points and gaining a 5-0 advantage against Anadolu Efes, Pınar Karşıyaka scored baskets with McCollum and Kenan and took the lead 8-7 in the 4th minute. Anadolu Efes dominated the first 5 minutes by 13-10, and increased the lead to 8 points with Beaubois’ 3-pointer in the 9th minute in the section where he was effective with Micic: 28-20. Although Pınar Karşıyaka caught a 7-0 series with Vitto Brown and McCollum in the last section, Anadolu Efes won the first period 28-27.
At the beginning of the second period, Pınar Karşıyaka, who did not give her opponent a chance to score, established a 33-28 superiority with a 13-0 series with the baskets of Jaylon Brown, Berkan and Vitto Brown. Responding to the home team, Beaoubois, Micic and Furkan 8-0 with Vitto Brown’s 3-pointer, caught a 6-point (36-30) lead in the 13th minute, Anadolu Efes took the lead 38-36 in the 16th minute. Anadolu Efes finished the period ahead 48-46, with Pınar Karşıyaka’s superiority 44-43 in the last 2 minutes.
Starting the third quarter with M’Baye and Larkin’s baskets, Anadolu Efes increased the lead to 8 points at the beginning of the 26th minute: 57-49. Lowering the lead with Marcus Brown, Angola and Vitto Brown, Pınar Karşıyaka took the lead 60-59 with McCollum in the 28th minute. Going ahead 64-60 again with Micic, Anadolu Efes finished the period 64-63 superior.
In the fourth period, which started with mutual baskets, the last 4 minutes were entered with 71-71 equality. Anadolu Efes was ahead 77-74 in the last minute with Micic’s 3-pointers in a row and won the match 83-74.
Anadolu Efes won the final series 3-0 and completed the 2022-2023 season as champions.
Hidayet Türkoğlu, President of the Turkish Basketball Federation, also followed the match. In the first minute of the match, the referees made an announcement due to the abusive cheers of Pınar Karşıyaka fans.
Living room: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Karsiyaka
Referees: Serkan Emlek, Mehmet Sahin, Can Mavisu
Pinar Karsiyaka: Kenan Sipahi 7, McCollum 18, Angola 6, Vitto Brown 21, Delgado 6, Jaylon Brown 13, Berkan Durmaz 2, Thomas Akyazılı, Deniz Kılıçli 1, Mert Celep
Anadolu Efes: Larkin 15, Micic 29, Bryant 4, M’Baye 10, Pleiss 8, Beaubois 11, Furkan Haltalı 6, Egehan Arna, Doğuş Balbay
1st period: 27-28
Circuit: 46-48
3rd period: 63-64