- Efes has won five straight home games against Real Madrid.
- In the 2022 championship game, Efes edged Real 58-57 to lift its second consecutive EuroLeague crown. Vasilije Micic led Efes with 23 points and Tibor Pleiss added 19, while Real's Walter Tavares tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Efes and Real squared off in 2021 in the best-of-five EuroLeague Playoffs which Efes won in five games. Efes dominated the first two games of the series in Istanbul, winning 90-63 and 91-68 before Real used big fourth-quarter rallies in Games 3 and 4 to send the series into a deciding game. In Game 5, Efes held on to win 88-83 and proceeded to capture the EuroLeague crown.
- In their 2020-21 regular-season clash in Madrid, Efes raced to an 83-108 victory. In that game, Efes scored 67 second-half points, which is the most points Real has allowed in a single half of a EuroLeague game (*data since the 2007-08 season).
- Real Madrid ousted Efes with a 3-1 series win in the 2015 EuroLeague Playoffs. Rudy Fernandez averaged 13.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds in the series.
- Shane Larkin made history in the 2019-20 season against Real in Madrid by becoming the first player with a streak of four straight MVP of the Round honors. Larkin powered Efes to a 75-80 road win, piling up 32 points along with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals for a performance index rating of 36.
- The Efes single-game record for assists is 15, which Thomas Heurtel set in a game against Los Blancos in April 2015.
- Efes forward Will Clyburn and Real playmaker Sergio Rodriguez were teammates at CSKA Moscow for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019. They won the 2019 EuroLeague title together.
- Real swingman Mario Hezonja and Pleiss were teammates at FC Barcelona during the 2014-15 season.
- Hezonja and Ante Zizic of Efes have been teammates on the Croatian national team.
Real's Dzanan Musa spent the second part of the 2020-21 season with Efes. He made four appearances with the team that went on to win the EuroLeague title. Musa was a teammate of Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois, Dogus Balbay, Erten Gazi and Tibor Pleiss
- Real center Vincent Poirier and Efes guard Beaubois were teammates at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2017-18 season.
- Real guard Fabien Causeur and Efes center Pleiss were teammates at Baskonia for two seasons, from 2012 to 2014.
- Causeur had a career-best performance while playing for Brose Bamberg against Efes in December 2016. He scored a career-high 28 points and earned the MVP of the Round award with a personal-best performance index rating of 35.
- Real big man Vincent Poirier had 16 points, 12 rebounds and career-highs of 5 blocks and a PIR 35 playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in an 81-82 road win at Efes in December 2017. He won his first MVP of the Round honor for that performance.
- Real guard Sergio Llull dished a career-high 12 assists against Efes in April 2015.
- Llull also had a career-best 3 steals against Efes in December 2011, and a career-high 8 rebounds in January 2019.
- Ante Zizic tied his career best with 3 blocks playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Real in December 2021.
- Real guard Sergio Rodriguez set his career-high in steals with 6 while playing for Estudiantes Madrid against Efes in December 2004.
- Rodriguez made a career-best 6 three-pointers without a miss while playing for Real Madrid against Efes in December 2013.
- Real center Walter Tavares had a career-high 8 offensive rebounds against Efes in the 2022 championship game.
- Efes forward Will Clyburn grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds playing for CSKA Moscow against Real in December 2021.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde dished a career-high 8 assists for Valencia Basket against Efes in February 2018. He set a career-high with 3 steals for Valencia against Efes in October 2019 and tied it playing for Real against Efes in April 2021.
- Real guard Carlos Alocen posted his career-high in assists with 6 in Game 4 of the 2021 playoffs against Efes.
- In the 2022 championship game, Efes edged Real 58-57 to lift its second consecutive EuroLeague crown. Vasilije Micic led Efes with 23 points and Tibor Pleiss added 19, while Real's Walter Tavares tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Efes and Real squared off in 2021 in the best-of-five EuroLeague Playoffs which Efes won in five games. Efes dominated the first two games of the series in Istanbul, winning 90-63 and 91-68 before Real used big fourth-quarter rallies in Games 3 and 4 to send the series into a deciding game. In Game 5, Efes held on to win 88-83 and proceeded to capture the EuroLeague crown.
- In their 2020-21 regular-season clash in Madrid, Efes raced to an 83-108 victory. In that game, Efes scored 67 second-half points, which is the most points Real has allowed in a single half of a EuroLeague game (*data since the 2007-08 season).
- Real Madrid ousted Efes with a 3-1 series win in the 2015 EuroLeague Playoffs. Rudy Fernandez averaged 13.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds in the series.
- Shane Larkin made history in the 2019-20 season against Real in Madrid by becoming the first player with a streak of four straight MVP of the Round honors. Larkin powered Efes to a 75-80 road win, piling up 32 points along with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals for a performance index rating of 36.
- The Efes single-game record for assists is 15, which Thomas Heurtel set in a game against Los Blancos in April 2015.
- Efes forward Will Clyburn and Real playmaker Sergio Rodriguez were teammates at CSKA Moscow for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019. They won the 2019 EuroLeague title together.
- Real swingman Mario Hezonja and Pleiss were teammates at FC Barcelona during the 2014-15 season.
- Hezonja and Ante Zizic of Efes have been teammates on the Croatian national team.
Real's Dzanan Musa spent the second part of the 2020-21 season with Efes. He made four appearances with the team that went on to win the EuroLeague title. Musa was a teammate of Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois, Dogus Balbay, Erten Gazi and Tibor Pleiss
- Real center Vincent Poirier and Efes guard Beaubois were teammates at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2017-18 season.
- Real guard Fabien Causeur and Efes center Pleiss were teammates at Baskonia for two seasons, from 2012 to 2014.
- Causeur had a career-best performance while playing for Brose Bamberg against Efes in December 2016. He scored a career-high 28 points and earned the MVP of the Round award with a personal-best performance index rating of 35.
- Real big man Vincent Poirier had 16 points, 12 rebounds and career-highs of 5 blocks and a PIR 35 playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in an 81-82 road win at Efes in December 2017. He won his first MVP of the Round honor for that performance.
- Real guard Sergio Llull dished a career-high 12 assists against Efes in April 2015.
- Llull also had a career-best 3 steals against Efes in December 2011, and a career-high 8 rebounds in January 2019.
- Ante Zizic tied his career best with 3 blocks playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Real in December 2021.
- Real guard Sergio Rodriguez set his career-high in steals with 6 while playing for Estudiantes Madrid against Efes in December 2004.
- Rodriguez made a career-best 6 three-pointers without a miss while playing for Real Madrid against Efes in December 2013.
- Real center Walter Tavares had a career-high 8 offensive rebounds against Efes in the 2022 championship game.
- Efes forward Will Clyburn grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds playing for CSKA Moscow against Real in December 2021.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde dished a career-high 8 assists for Valencia Basket against Efes in February 2018. He set a career-high with 3 steals for Valencia against Efes in October 2019 and tied it playing for Real against Efes in April 2021.
- Real guard Carlos Alocen posted his career-high in assists with 6 in Game 4 of the 2021 playoffs against Efes.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Larkin has dished 5 or more assists in seven straight and 12 of his last 13 games.
Larkin had double-digit PIRs in six straight games.
Elijah Bryant has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.
Darius Thompson has posted double-digit PIRs in 15 of his last 16 games.
Thompson has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games.
Thompson has at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 214 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,313 career rebounds. His former teammate Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 11th with 1,351 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 442 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 10th with 452.
Shane Larkin is tied with Nando De Colo in 13th place all-time with 420 three-point shots made. Gianluca Basile is 12th with 421.
Rodrigue Beaubois is 15th all-time with 411 three-pointers made.
Larkin needs 17 rebounds to reach 500 in his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.
Zizic needs 11 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Zizic needs to make 30 more two-point shots to reach 500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 2 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Tibor Pleiss needs 5 more PIR points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Pleiss needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Elijah Bryant needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Larkin has dished 5 or more assists in seven straight and 12 of his last 13 games.
Larkin had double-digit PIRs in six straight games.
Elijah Bryant has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.
Darius Thompson has posted double-digit PIRs in 15 of his last 16 games.
Thompson has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games.
Thompson has at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 214 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,313 career rebounds. His former teammate Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 11th with 1,351 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 442 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 10th with 452.
Shane Larkin is tied with Nando De Colo in 13th place all-time with 420 three-point shots made. Gianluca Basile is 12th with 421.
Rodrigue Beaubois is 15th all-time with 411 three-pointers made.
Larkin needs 17 rebounds to reach 500 in his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.
Zizic needs 11 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Zizic needs to make 30 more two-point shots to reach 500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 2 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Tibor Pleiss needs 5 more PIR points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Pleiss needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Elijah Bryant needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Streaks
Walter Tavares has blocked at least 1 shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Tavares has posted PIRs of 14 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Tavares has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight straight games.
Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 straight games.
Hezonja had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Facu Campazzo has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Campazzo has collected at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader with 372 blocks.
Tavares is fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 69.0%.
Tavares is ranked seventh all-time with 531 offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is sixth with 557.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,706 points. Mike James of AS Monaco is fourth with 3,944 and counting.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks sixth all-time with 3,635 points scored.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,741 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 1,902.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,331 assists. His former teammate Thomas Heurtel is fifth with 1,340.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 670 free throws made. Jaka Lakovic is 10th with 673.
Llull ranks second all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 14th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, Rudy Fernandez is 19th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 584 three-point shots made; Rodriguez is third with 579 and Rudy Fernandez fourth with 571. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 346 steals. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 409.
Fernandez needs 42 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 294 career steals. Jan Vesely is seventh with 304 and counting.
Rodriguez is eighth all-time with 3,954 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is seventh with 3,994 and counting.
Fabien Causeur needs 11 triples to reach 300 for his career.
Causeur needs 12 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Vincent Poirier is 2 rebounds away from reaching 800 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo tied the EuroLeague record with 19 assists playing for Real Madrid against ALBA Berlin in February 2020.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
Rodriguez needs 2 rebounds to reach 700 for his career.
Rodriguez needs 2 offensive rebounds to reach 100 for his career.
Gabriel Deck needs 14 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Alberto Abalde needs 13 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Tavares needs 2 steals to reach 150 for his career.
Tavares needs 7 assists to reach 200 for his career.
Walter Tavares has blocked at least 1 shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Tavares has posted PIRs of 14 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Tavares has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight straight games.
Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 straight games.
Hezonja had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Facu Campazzo has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Campazzo has collected at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader with 372 blocks.
Tavares is fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 69.0%.
Tavares is ranked seventh all-time with 531 offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is sixth with 557.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,706 points. Mike James of AS Monaco is fourth with 3,944 and counting.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks sixth all-time with 3,635 points scored.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,741 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 1,902.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,331 assists. His former teammate Thomas Heurtel is fifth with 1,340.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 670 free throws made. Jaka Lakovic is 10th with 673.
Llull ranks second all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 14th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, Rudy Fernandez is 19th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 584 three-point shots made; Rodriguez is third with 579 and Rudy Fernandez fourth with 571. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 346 steals. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 409.
Fernandez needs 42 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 294 career steals. Jan Vesely is seventh with 304 and counting.
Rodriguez is eighth all-time with 3,954 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is seventh with 3,994 and counting.
Fabien Causeur needs 11 triples to reach 300 for his career.
Causeur needs 12 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Vincent Poirier is 2 rebounds away from reaching 800 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo tied the EuroLeague record with 19 assists playing for Real Madrid against ALBA Berlin in February 2020.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
Rodriguez needs 2 rebounds to reach 700 for his career.
Rodriguez needs 2 offensive rebounds to reach 100 for his career.
Gabriel Deck needs 14 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Alberto Abalde needs 13 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Tavares needs 2 steals to reach 150 for his career.
Tavares needs 7 assists to reach 200 for his career.