Tibor Pleiss

Efes beat Russia's Khimki for second straight win

Anadolu Efes defeated Russia's Khimki Moscow 101-82 in a Round 17 game on Jan. 3 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

American superstar Shane Larkin and German center Tibor Pleiss dominated, each finishing with 20 points in the game at Sinan Erdem Dome.

Power forward Chris Singleton dropped 13 points and ‎shooting guard Krunoslav Simon added 12 points.

Shock home defeat to Laboral for Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos suffered on Friday an unexpected home loss to bottom club Laboral Kutxa with a 68-61 score that has dealt a major blow to its chances for qualifying to the quarterfinals of the Euroleague.

It would be fair to say Panathinaikos underestimated Laboral, that had only scored one win in its previous eight games in the second group stage of the competition.