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Ergin Ataman gives up on Anadolu Efes' playoff chances: "99 percent we will be out of the playoffs."

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ALBA Berlin scored on their last possession with 1.3 seconds left on the clock as Luke Sikma hammered it home with a put-back dunk, while Anadolu Efes Istanbul suffered yet another defeat and have only a forlorn hope now of making the EuroLeague post-season.

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"That's our season. That's the summary of our season. We'll not play in the playoffs. Good luck to the other teams," coach Ergin Ataman said in a flash post-game interview with EuroLeague TV.

The Turkish specialist, who was dealing with pneumonia before the Round 30 game, reiterated his words in the post-game conference.

"We had a chance to change the game after being down by 19 points, and we took the control of the game, but in the last minutes, like all season, we missed everything and opponents made all three-point shots and we lost one more time in the same way. That's the summary of our season," Ataman repeated.

"Now, 99 percent we will be out of the playoffs," he also emphasized after the narrow 95-93 loss.

Currently, Anadolu Efes (14-16) are one win away from the 8th seed with four games remaining.

They are scheduled to finish the regular season with games against Milan (home), Virtus (home), Fenerbahce (away), and Monaco (home).

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