BASKETBALL

Pre-game Report: Fenerbahçe Beko - Maccabi Playtika

25 January 2021 Monday 14:51

In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 22, Fenerbahçe Beko is looking for a home victory over Maccabi Playtika, tomorrow at 21.00. This match will be broadcasted on beIN Sports 3.

Referees:

Robert Lottermoser (Germany)
Milan Nedovic (Slovenia)
Milos Koljensic (Montenegro)

Pre-game notes – Fenerbahçe Beko:

Twelve different players have started games for Fenerbahce so far this season. Edgaras Ulanovas is the only player to start every game.

Marko Guduric has started all six games since joining the team. Fenerbahce is 6-0 in those games.

New signing Kyle O'Quinn is set to make his EuroLeague debut.

Jan Vesely has scored at least 10 points and posted a PIR in double-digits in nine of his last 10 games.

Nando De Colo has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight appearances. De Colo has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.

DyShawn Pierre has made 26 consecutive free throws. Pierre has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.

Jarell Eddie has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Lorenzo Brown has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games. Brown has made at least 1 steal in five of his last six games. Lorenzo Brown ranks third in steals this season with 1.57 per game; Nando De Colo is fourth with 1.56 per game.

Ahmet Duverioglu ranks fourth this season in two-point accuracy at 72.1%.

Nando De Colo ranks second in the league in free-throw accuracy at 98.0%.

Jan Vesely ranks sixth all-time with 459 offensive rebounds. Vesely is tied with Felipe Reyes of Real Madrid for fifth all-time with 969 two-pointers made. Vesely is tied with Victor Khryapa for 10th all-time with 161 career blocks. Vesely is ranked ninth all-time with 1,177 rebounds. Vesely is in 16th place all-time with 2,528 points.

Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 94.2%. De Colo is ranked fourth all-time in scoring with 3,273 points. De Colo ranks fourth all-time with 817 free throws made. De Colo ranks seventh all-time with 3,681 index rating points. De Colo is in 19th place all-time with 314 career three-pointers. Ali Muhammed ranks 20th with 305.

Muhammed is 16 points shy of reaching 1,500 for his career.

Edgaras Ulanovas needs 4 more steals to reach 100 for his career.

Ahmet Duverioglu ranks sixth all-time in two-point accuracy at 66.8%.

Roster and Pre-game notes - Maccabi Playtika 

Guards: Scottie Wilbekin, Chris Jones, John DiBartolomeo, Elijah Bryant, Tyler Dorsey, Alber Eidan
Forwards: Sandy Cohen, Yovel Zoosman, Oz Blayzer, Dori Sahar, Angelo Caloiaro, Dragan Bender, Omri Casspi
Centers: Ante Zizic, Othello Hunter, Yonatan Atias
Coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos

Twelve different players have started games for Maccabi so far this season. Only Scottie Wilbekin has started every game.

Scottie Wilbekin has made at least 1 three-pointer in 25 straight games. He's made multiple threes in 22 of those.

Tyler Dorsey has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

John DiBartolomeo has made 14 consecutive free throws.

Scottie Wilbekin ranks fifth in scoring this season with 16.4 points per game. Wilbekin ranks third this season with 2.8 three-point shots made per game.

Othello Hunter ranks fifth all-time with 461 offensive rebounds. Hunter is tied with James Gist of FC Bayern Munich for 13th all-time with 1,090 rebounds.

Scottie Wilbekin is in 16th place all-time with 318 three-pointers made.

Team Stats - Offense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Maccabi Playtika):

Points: 76.5 – 80.0
2 PTs: %54.6 - %53.5
3 PTs: %39.7 - %35.6
FTs: %83.6 - %76.5
Rebounds: 30.4 – 34.7
Assists: 18.8 – 15.8
Steals: 6.8 – 7.1
Blocks: 1.9 – 2.4

Team Stats - Defense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Maccabi Playtika):

Points: 78.3 – 78.7
2 PTs: %52.1 - %53.3
3 PTs: %37.3 - %35.8
FTs: %76.6 - %83.0
Rebounds: 33.9 – 32.9
Assists: 19.8 – 16.6
Steals: 7.4 – 6.3
Blocks: 2.3 – 3.1

Stats Leaders (Fenerbahçe Beko - Maccabi Playtika):

Points: De Colo 12.8, Vesely 12.5, Brown 10.5 / Wilbekin 16.4, Dorsey 10.8, Bryant 10.4
Rebounds: Vesely 5.3 / Hunter 5.2, Zizic 5.0
Assists: De Colo 3.8, Brown 3.7 / Wilbekin 4.0, Jones 2.5
Steals: Brown 1.6, De Colo 1.6 / Wilbekin 1.3, Bryant 1.0, Caloiaro 1.0
Efficiency: De Colo 16.3, Vesely 16.2, Pierre 10.6 / Wilbekin 16.2, Hunter 11.5, Bryant 11.1

Past Meetings:

2020-21 - Regular Season - Maccabi Playtika 65-75 Fenerbahçe Beko 
2019-20 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Beko 77-78 Maccabi FOX 
2019-20 – Regular Season – Maccabi FOX 67-55 Fenerbahçe Beko
2018-19 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Beko 78-75 Maccabi FOX
2018-19 – Regular Season – Maccabi FOX 70-74 Fenerbahçe Beko
2017-18 – Regular Season - Fenerbahçe Doğuş 87 – 73 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
2017-18 – Regular Season - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 82 – 73 Fenerbahçe Doğuş
2016-17 – Regular Season – Fenerbahçe 79 – 81 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
2016-17 – Regular Season - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 87 – 77 Fenerbahçe
2014-15 – Playoff - Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 74 – 75 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014-15 – Playoff - Fenerbahçe Ülker 82 – 67 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
2014-15 – Playoff - Fenerbahçe Ülker 80 – 72 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
2012-13 - Top 16 - Fenerbahçe Ülker 85 – 94 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
2012-13 - Top 16 - Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 91 – 73 Fenerbahçe Ülker