EuroLeague: Anadolu Efes beats Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv

By Fatih Erel</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's Anadolu Efes beat Israel's Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague play Thursday.</p> <p>The 79-71 win notches Anadolu Efes record to 17 – 9 to maintain fourth place in the standings. Anadolu Efes' Vasilije Micic scored 15 points. </p> <p>Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv is in the ninth spot at 12-14.</p> <p>Fenerbahce Beko is currently atop the league at 21 – 4 and will face Spain's Barcelona Lassa at home in Istanbul. </p> <p>Fenerbahce Beko, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow ensured playoff spots.</p> <p>Turkey's Darussafaka Tekfen will face Spain's HerbalLife Gran Canaria in an away match Thursday.</p> <p>Sixteen teams are competing in league — four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian and two Greek teams and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and Montenegro.</p> <p>Turkey is represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen.</p> <p>The regular season is being played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019 with the top eight advancing to the playoffs to be played April 16 – 30.</p> <p>Winners will advance to the Final Four on May 17-19 at Fernando Buesa Arena in the Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in single-elimination matchups.</p> <p>