Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
· Efes is 4-0 against ASVEL in games this century, including a regular-season sweep last season. Efes swept ASVEL in the 2003-04 EuroLeague regular season, too.
· ASVEL beat Efes in Istanbul to take their quarterfinal series en route to the team's first and only EuroLeague Final Four in 1997.
· Efes beat ASVEL by 2 points in their third and final quarterfinal game on the way to making the first Final Four appearance by any Turkish club in 2000 with Coach Ergin Ataman on the bench.
· The last time Efes hosted ASVEL was in Round 20 last season when Shane Larkin made history as the first player with three consecutive MVP of the Round honors. Larkin shined with 29 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for a performance index rating of 45.
· Last season in Efes's 84-90 road win at ASVEL, Shane Larkin set a single-game club record with 14 free throws made.
· ASVEL's single-game record for blocks is 4, which Robert Gulyas tied against Efes Pilsen on January 14, 2004.
· ASVEL's Paul Lacombe and Efes sharpshooter Rodrigue Beaubois were teammates at Strasbourg during the 2015-16 season.
· ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season, which Diot missed in its entirety due to injury.
· The last time these teams played, ASVEL's Amine Noua tied his career-best with 16 points.
· Efes guard Bugrahan Tuncer posted his career-high with 6 assists in Efes's 101-74 win in January of last season.
· Efes is 4-0 against ASVEL in games this century, including a regular-season sweep last season. Efes swept ASVEL in the 2003-04 EuroLeague regular season, too.
· ASVEL beat Efes in Istanbul to take their quarterfinal series en route to the team's first and only EuroLeague Final Four in 1997.
· Efes beat ASVEL by 2 points in their third and final quarterfinal game on the way to making the first Final Four appearance by any Turkish club in 2000 with Coach Ergin Ataman on the bench.
· The last time Efes hosted ASVEL was in Round 20 last season when Shane Larkin made history as the first player with three consecutive MVP of the Round honors. Larkin shined with 29 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for a performance index rating of 45.
· Last season in Efes's 84-90 road win at ASVEL, Shane Larkin set a single-game club record with 14 free throws made.
· ASVEL's single-game record for blocks is 4, which Robert Gulyas tied against Efes Pilsen on January 14, 2004.
· ASVEL's Paul Lacombe and Efes sharpshooter Rodrigue Beaubois were teammates at Strasbourg during the 2015-16 season.
· ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season, which Diot missed in its entirety due to injury.
· The last time these teams played, ASVEL's Amine Noua tied his career-best with 16 points.
· Efes guard Bugrahan Tuncer posted his career-high with 6 assists in Efes's 101-74 win in January of last season.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Roster
Coach Ergin Ataman has used 12 different players in his starting lineups so far this season. No player has started every game.;
Chris Singleton has never sat out of a EuroLeague game. He has made 172 appearances in five seasons in the competition, which is the fourth-longest streak in the EuroLeague all-time.
Bryant Dunston and Rodrigue Beaubois returned to action in Round 12 after missing time with injuries.
Tibor Pleiss missed Efes's last two games.
Streaks
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 of his last 17 games.;
Larkin has scored in double figures in 16 of his last 17 games.
Larkin had a double-digit PIR in five of his last six appearances.
Larkin has collected at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Bryant Dunston has blocked at least 1 shot in five of his last six games.
Beaubois has made 13 consecutive free throws.
Vasilije Micic has at least 1 steal in six straight games.
Micic has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Micic has made 10 consecutive free throws.
Krunoslav Simon has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight and 10 of his last 11 games.
Rankings
Vasilije Micic ranks seventh this season with 5.3 assists per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague all-time single-game scoring record with 49 points in a Round 11 win over FC Bayern Munich last season. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin also knocked down a record-tying 10 triples again in Round 28 last season, when he also scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Larkin is 1 point shy of 1,500 for his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 251.
Dunston ranks ninth in EuroLeague history with 408 career offensive rebounds. Former Efes player Kerem Gonlum is eighth with 421.
Tibor Pleiss ranks seventh all-time with 178 blocked shots. Walter Tavares is sixth with 182.
Sertac Sanli ranks fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 67.9%.
Chris Singleton needs 9 more steals to reach 200 for his career.
Game Facts - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Roster
Moustapha Fall is the only ASVEL player to start every game so far.
Matt Marsh is due to make his EuroLeague debut.
Streaks
Norris Cole has scored in double digits in seven straight and 23 of his last 24 appearances.
Cole has made 10 consecutive free throws.
David Lighty has made 21 consecutive free throws.
Antoine Diot has made a three-pointer in eight of nine games this season.
Ismael Bako has made 14 consecutive free throws going back to last season.
Charles Kahudi has made 10 consecutive free throws.
Rankings
Moustapha Fall ranks third this season in average PIR with 18.6 per game.
Fall ranks fourth in the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy this season at 76.5%.
Antoine Diot ranks second this season in three-point accuracy at 65.0%.
Records/Milestones
David Lighty is 35 points shy of 500 for his EuroLeague career.