Zalgiris Kaunas wins in Istanbul against Anadolu Efes

Zalgiris Kaunas reached the midway point of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season with an unblemished record in Group C after beating Anadolu Efes Istanbul 64-77 at Abdi Ipekci Sports Arena. Three-pointers made the difference in the game. The Lithuanian champs – led by Marko Popovic’s 7-for-10 effort – finished the game making 50% of their 26 three-point attempts. Efes managed only 3 for 15 (20%) from downtown. Popovic finished with 21 points for the winners, Tremmell Darden scored 16 and Darjus Lavrinovic added 15 off the bench. The win gives Zalgiris a two-victory cushion over Efes and Olympiacos, who now share second place in Group C at 3-2. The game was close early and reached halftime knotted at 37-37. But Popovic heated up in the third and pushed Zalgiris to a 9-point edge. The Darjus Lavrinovic took the torch and finished the game with a strong fourth quarter. Semih Erden paced Efes with 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Jordan Farmar tallied 13 points and 4 steals in defeat. 

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