EuroLeague: Historic Miller-McIntyre's night and Partizan's painful loss / News - Basketnews.com

Five matches started the last game week before the national cup and national teams break.

Credit: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic Credit Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic

The last game week before the national cup and national team break comes with five matches on the first day.

To start the evening, Anadolu Efes Istanbul welcomed Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Due to the ongoing war in Israel and its consequences, the game was held in Riga, Latvia, marking the first time a EuroLeague game was played in the country.

In a game between two stellar guards, Shane Larkin and Wade Baldwin IV, it was the 'home' team that ultimately prevailed and took a head-to-head advantage.

Next, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz played against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in hopes of building on the win last week. Codi Miller-McIntyre stole the show. The guard not only registered just the fourth triple-double in EuroLeague history, he also broke the EuroLeague record for most assists in a single game with 20.

At the same time, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade hosted FC Bayern Munich in the famous Stark Arena in what was a crucial matchup for both teams, especially after the Serbian team sensationally lost at home in the ABA League on Monday.

Although Partizan held a slight lead throughout the majority of the game, Sylvain Francisco hit a stepback three-pointer over the outstretched arms of Frank Kaminsky and won the game for Bayern in the last seconds.

Meanwhile, Valencia Basket welcomed Olympiacos Piraeus in a game between the standings neighbors. The guests registered a dominant third quarter (20-9) and went on to capture a comfortable win.

To finish the evening, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan challenged Real Madrid. The Italian squad dominated in the first half, outscoring the reigning champions by 19. In the end, Milan managed to keep the lead despite tremendous effort by Real Madrid and earned a surprising victory.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcast onEuroLeague TV.

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Completed matches:

Anadolu Efes Istanbul 105:91 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 94:80 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 78:79 FC Bayern Munich

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Valencia Basket 65:78 Olympiacos Piraeus

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 81:76 Real Madrid

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