Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona Lassa
· Barcelona holds a 9-6 record in the games between these teams this century after Efes beat Barcelona 75-68 in Game 1 on Wednesday.
· Vasilije Micic starred in Game 1 with a playoff career-high 21 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting plus 7 assists to pace the winners.
· These two teams split home wins this regular season. Barcelona registered an 80-65 victory in Round 15 as Pierre Oriola scored 14 points. In Round 25, Efes blasted Barcelona 92-70 behind 37 points from Shane Larkin.
· Barcelona matched its club best in the EuroLeague in points and set a club record in three-point shots made with 19 when it beat Efes 83-107 in Istanbul in March of last season.
· Efes recorded its team record in two-point shots made with 32 against Barcelona in October 2002.
· Efes set its playoff record with 12 three-pointers in its Game 1 victory.
· Efes forward Adrien Moerman played at Barcelona last season. He played under Coach Svetislav Pesic and was a teammate of most of the current Barcelona players.
· Barcelona point guard Thomas Heurtel played for Efes from 2015 to 2017; he was a teammate of Dogus Balbay and Bryant Dunston during his time there.
· Efes center Tibor Pleiss played at Barcelona during the 2014-15 season and was a teammate of Ante Tomic.
· Pleiss was a teammate of Heurtel for two seasons at Baskonia, from 2012 to 2014. Pleiss was also a teammate of Adam Hanga at Baskonia in the 2013-14 season.
· Barcelona's Kevin Pangos was a teammate of Efes point guard Vasilije Micic at Zalgiris Kaunas last season. They helped the team reach the 2018 Final Four.
· Vasilije Micic set a career-high in performance index rating with 30 in Game 1.
· Barcelona's Jaka Blazic and Hanga were teammates with the Efes backcourt duo of Rodrigue Beaubois and Shane Larkin at Baskonia during the 2016-17 season.
· Barcelona center Ante Tomic was a long-time teammate of Efes guard Krunoslav Simon, first with KK Zagreb where they both grew up, and with the Croatian national team, too.
· Shane Larkin set career-highs with 37 points and PIR 43, latter of which is also Efes club record, in Round 25 win over Barcelona, Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.
· Larkin posted his career high in steals with 4 playing for KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Barcelona in January 2017.
· Barcelona forward Adam Hanga posted his EuroLeague career high in scoring with 20 for Baskonia against Efes in February 2017.
· Hanga set his career-high with 11 rebounds in Game 1.
· Tomic set his EuroLeague career high and a Barcelona club record in index rating with 40 and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in Barcelona's 84-89 road win over Efes in February 2014. Tomic posted a career-high and matched a club record with 11 two-point shots made in that game, too.
· Efes big man Brock Motum posted his EuroLeague career-highs in scoring (26) and index rating (26) playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Barcelona in November 2017.
· Victor Claver matched his career-high with 3 steals against Efes in November of last season.
· Barcelona holds a 9-6 record in the games between these teams this century after Efes beat Barcelona 75-68 in Game 1 on Wednesday.
· Vasilije Micic starred in Game 1 with a playoff career-high 21 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting plus 7 assists to pace the winners.
· These two teams split home wins this regular season. Barcelona registered an 80-65 victory in Round 15 as Pierre Oriola scored 14 points. In Round 25, Efes blasted Barcelona 92-70 behind 37 points from Shane Larkin.
· Barcelona matched its club best in the EuroLeague in points and set a club record in three-point shots made with 19 when it beat Efes 83-107 in Istanbul in March of last season.
· Efes recorded its team record in two-point shots made with 32 against Barcelona in October 2002.
· Efes set its playoff record with 12 three-pointers in its Game 1 victory.
· Efes forward Adrien Moerman played at Barcelona last season. He played under Coach Svetislav Pesic and was a teammate of most of the current Barcelona players.
· Barcelona point guard Thomas Heurtel played for Efes from 2015 to 2017; he was a teammate of Dogus Balbay and Bryant Dunston during his time there.
· Efes center Tibor Pleiss played at Barcelona during the 2014-15 season and was a teammate of Ante Tomic.
· Pleiss was a teammate of Heurtel for two seasons at Baskonia, from 2012 to 2014. Pleiss was also a teammate of Adam Hanga at Baskonia in the 2013-14 season.
· Barcelona's Kevin Pangos was a teammate of Efes point guard Vasilije Micic at Zalgiris Kaunas last season. They helped the team reach the 2018 Final Four.
· Vasilije Micic set a career-high in performance index rating with 30 in Game 1.
· Barcelona's Jaka Blazic and Hanga were teammates with the Efes backcourt duo of Rodrigue Beaubois and Shane Larkin at Baskonia during the 2016-17 season.
· Barcelona center Ante Tomic was a long-time teammate of Efes guard Krunoslav Simon, first with KK Zagreb where they both grew up, and with the Croatian national team, too.
· Shane Larkin set career-highs with 37 points and PIR 43, latter of which is also Efes club record, in Round 25 win over Barcelona, Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.
· Larkin posted his career high in steals with 4 playing for KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Barcelona in January 2017.
· Barcelona forward Adam Hanga posted his EuroLeague career high in scoring with 20 for Baskonia against Efes in February 2017.
· Hanga set his career-high with 11 rebounds in Game 1.
· Tomic set his EuroLeague career high and a Barcelona club record in index rating with 40 and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in Barcelona's 84-89 road win over Efes in February 2014. Tomic posted a career-high and matched a club record with 11 two-point shots made in that game, too.
· Efes big man Brock Motum posted his EuroLeague career-highs in scoring (26) and index rating (26) playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Barcelona in November 2017.
· Victor Claver matched his career-high with 3 steals against Efes in November of last season.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Roster
No player has started every EuroLeague game for Efes this season. Adrien Moerman has started all but one.
Streaks
Shane Larkin has hit at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight EuroLeague games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 EuroLeague games.
Dunston has blocked at least 1 shot in eight of his last nine EuroLeague appearances.
Dunston has posted a performance index rating in double figures in eight of his last nine EuroLeague appearances.
Adrien Moerman has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in nine of his last 10 EuroLeague games.
Krunoslav Simon has posted a performance index rating in double figures in six of his last seven EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Adrien Moerman is fifth in the league this season in rebounding with 6.3 per game.
Vasilije Micic ranks third in the league in assists this season with 5.5 per game.
Bryant Dunston is third in the league this season with 1.2 blocks per game.
Rodrigue Beaubois is tied fifth in the league in free throw accuracy this season at 93.94%.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 223 blocks. He trails only Fran Vazquez (249).
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 376 career offensive rebounds. Mirsad Turkcan is eighth with 385.
Tibor Pleiss ranks ninth all-time with 159 blocked shots. He needs 2 more to catch Victor Khryapa for eighth place.
Brock Motum needs 3 more three-pointers to reach 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Game Facts - FC Barcelona Lassa
Roster
Coach Svetislav Pesic has used 11 different players as starters this season. Chris Singleton has started all but one EuroLeague game.
Streaks
Pau Ribas has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight and 10 of his last 11 EuroLeague appearances.
Ante Tomic has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in seven of his last eight EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Thomas Heurtel is fifth in the league in assists this season with 4.97 per game.
Records/Milestones
Ante Tomic ranks fourth all-time with 1,414 rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is third with 1,603.
Tomic ranks fourth all-time with 479 offensive rebounds. Kyle Hines is third with 498 and counting.
Tomic is the only EuroLeague player with at least 1,000 two-point baskets. He has 1,048.
Thomas Heurtel ranks third all-time in assists with 1,160. Dimitris Diamantidis is second with 1,255.
Jaka Blazic needs 14 points to reach 1,000 for his EuroLeague career.
Chris Singleton needs 5 blocks to reach 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Ante Tomic needs 4 blocks to move into 10th place with 150 blocks in the EuroLeague.