Fenerbahce
players' season stats
coach Zeljko Obradovic - offensive sets
Pick n' roll play / read the defense
As we can see in the folloing video, Fenerbahce's players are constantly looking for a miss-match situation by relocating to create triangles and exploit any opportunity the defense gives them.
Anadolu Efes
players' season stats
coach Ergin Ataman - offensive sets
Off-ball screens play
Using many off-ball screens and executing with pick n' roll actions by Shane Larkin and Vasilje Micic, coach Ataman's team has many options to score.
Regular Season games
10/25/2018: Anadolu Efes - Fenerbahce 89-83
(Beaubois 17, Moerman 13, Micic & Pleiss 13 - Vesely 24, Melli 14, Sloukas 11)
Even though Fenerbahce got an early start (12-26 in the 1st period) and kept this margin until halftime (38-52), the home side scored an emphatic 28-13 in the 3rd period to get ahead, thus finishing the game with 89-83. The most important factor was 3p shooting for Anadolu Efes, making 12/23 (57%) and combined with the 6 offensive rebounds they allowed to theri opponents helped them to win. Fenerbahce's players were also too bad at their attepmts from the arc (5/17 - 29%).
2/28/2019: Fenerbahce - Anadolu Efes 84-66
(Sloukas 17, Kalinic 15, Datome 13 - Moerman 18, Larkin 13, Pleis 11)
The home side controlled the game tempo from the start, building a margin of 14 points at halftime (43-29) and there was never a strong reaction from the opposing team, letting the game end with a 18 point deficit. Fenerbahce was the better 3p shooting team this time (14/25 - 56%) and grabbed 5 more rebounds (36 to 31), while Anadolu Efes' players commited 15 turnovers and had a poor percentage from the arc (7/22 - 32%).
Key points to win the game
1. Half court defense, since Fenerbahce isn't a transition running team and focuses on set plays and targeting miss-match situations, with Kostas Skloukas as the main playmaker. Anadolu Efes on the other, runs a lot of off-ball plays and creates through pick n' roll actions ran by Larkin & Micic.
2. 3p shooting efficiency, since they are two of the best teams in this area in the current season.
3. Offensive rebounding, which will give second opportonities to score. Both teams are below average this season and the one that grabs 3-4 more will gain a crucial advantage.
4. X-factors
- Fenerbahce: Bobby Dixon aka Ali Muhamad, who usually exploits the fact that most teams worry more about his teammates and scores 15+ points in important matches. An since Datome is injured, Erick Green should step-up and seize the opportunity to make shots.
- Anadolu Efes: Since Lauvergne is injured and Vesely will play right after an injury, Tibor Pleiss is possible to impact the result of this semifinal. And as said before for Bobby Dixon, Rodrigue Beaubois is a skilled scorer who finds ways to boost his team when their teammates are struggling.
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