In the first of four days of EuroLeague action, two more teams secured their places in the playoffs as the regular season begins to window down and the road to Belgrade gets even closer.
Already qualified Fenerbahce downed Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 87-73 in Istanbul as they moved closer to securing home-court advantage in the playoffs.
Marko Guduric led the winners with 23 points on 5/6 three-point shooting with Luigi Datome adding 16 points for the winners.
Maccabi’s loss proved decisive for Real Madrid, as that result in Istanbul confirmed the Liga Endesa side’s place in the playoffs. but despite the joy, they fell 96-88 to Valencia.
Panathinaikos also sealed their playoff place following a convincing 91-71 win at home to Crvena Zvezda.
Chris Singleton led the way with 21 points with Nick Calathes posting an impressive statline of 17 points, 10 assists and six steals.
Zalgiris are within touching distance of a playoff spot as they beat Olimpia Milano 77-65 in Kaunas.
Aaron White single-handedly outscored Milano 14-3 in a run that bridged the third and fourth quarters that sealed the win. White ended with 16 points.
