Nick Calathes nears a triple-double, Fenerbahce cruises past Maccabi / News - Basketnews.com

Nick Calathes scored 13 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 9 assists, and made 3 steals to record a near-triple-double.

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Nick Calathes provided a show on the court in Scottie Wilbekin's comeback game against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (1-1) as Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2-0) easily defeated the Israeli team 86-71 (23-20, 23-12, 19-20, 21-19).

Player of the Game EFF 26 Nick Calathes Points 13 Accuracy 5-9 Rebounds 9 Assists 9

The Greek point guard almost recorded a triple-double in the match. Calathes ended the game with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals for 26 PIR. With opponents usually slacking off defending him behind the arc, Calathes hit three three-pointers out of four today.

In his first match against his former team, Scottie Wilbekin scored 12 points, making 4 triples out of 7, grabbed 4 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists.

After leading by just three after the first quarter, Fenerbahce upped their game in the second. After Calathes hit a triple with three minutes to go in the half, Wilbekin scored an and-one triple, pushing the team's lead to 12 (42-30).

A similar difference between the teams stayed throughout the entire match, and the Turkish team captured its second win in the tournament.

Wade Baldwin, who Maccabi compared to Wilbekin in a now-deleted tweet, was the top scorer of the team with 14 points on just 5-for-15 shooting.

Fenerbahce: Marko Guduric 23 (4/8 3PT, 7/9 FT, 6 REB), Johnathan Motley 15 (5/8 2PT, 5/9 FT, 6 REB), Nick Calathes 13 (3/4 3PT, 9 REB, 9 AST, 26 PIR), Scottie Wilbekin 12 (3/7 3PT).

Maccabi: Wade Baldwin IV 14 (3/8 2PT, 2/7 3PT), Lorenzo Brown 13 (2/8 2PT, 3/5 3PT, 6 AST), Josh Nebo 12 (6/8 2PT, 9 REB), Alex Poythress 10 (3/8 2PT).

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