Defeating LDLC Asvel Villeurbanne team 102-80 in the 18th-week away match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:
“We’ve played an impeccable game tonight. We’ve won and shown that we can play with 100% concentration. It’s not easy to win against Asvel here, they’ve won important matches here. Our defense was amazing within the first half of the match, shared the ball well on the offense, and finished the first quarter with a point difference. James Anderson played very well tonight, contributed well with a double-double, and defended David Lighty well. It was important to begin the second half of the Euroleague well because our target is big. Our effort was unrequited last season, unfortunately. We didn’t do a good job this season but I hope that this match will be a milestone for the trophy.”