EuroLeague: Turkey’s Anadolu Efes beat Russian Khimki

By Fatih Erel</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s Anadolu Efes beat Russia's Khimki Moscow 81-72 at home in Istanbul on Thursday at the start of Round of 18 of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.</p> <p>Vasilije Micic led Anadolu Efes to victory with 16 points and 8 assists.</p> <p>Following the victory, Anadolu Efes maintained its grip of fourth place in the standings with 12 wins, 6 losses.</p> <p>On Tuesday, Khimki Moscow had defeated Fenerbahce Beko in basketball overtime, halting the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leader's 12-game winning streak.</p> <p>Last year’s EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahce Beko currently top the league with 16 wins and two losses.</p> <p>EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together. </p> <p>Sixteen teams are competing this season — 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 in the tournament by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko, and Darussafaka Tekfen. </p> <p>The regular season will be played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019. The best 8 teams of 16 teams will advance to the playoffs. </p> <p>The playoffs will be played between April 16-30. The winners will advance to the Final Four. </p> <p>The Final Four will be played between May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.