- Their last meeting, on January 6, 2024, went down in basketball history as the night that Real and Efes played the longest-ever game in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history. In Real's 130-126 quadruple-overtime win, each team broke the previous single-game record for points (123) by any one team.
- In that win, Real's Dzanan Musa earned MVP of the Round honors with a career-high and club-record PIR of 45. Musa's 40 points and 13 two-pointers made were club records and career highs. He also had a career-best 8 assists.
- Efes recorded the most rebounds in club history with 56, which matched the fifth-highest total ever in the EuroLeague, in that 4OT loss against Real.
- Hezonja scored a career-high 31 points and tied his career high with 12 defensive rebounds in a 130-126 win over Efes.
- In that 4OT game, Shane Larkin set a EuroLeague record by playing 53 minutes and 11 seconds.
- 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 sole double-digit scorer was Walter Tavares with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Efes and Real squared off in 2021 in a best-of-five EuroLeague playoff series, 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 to 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 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 to secure MVP of the Round honors in four straight rounds. 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 center Vincent Poirier had spent the last three seasons with Real, helping the team win the 2023 EuroLeague title.
- 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
- Real guard Andres Feliz and Efes forward Derek Willis were teammates at Joventut Badalona in the 2021-22 season.
- 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 career-high 8 rebounds in January 2019.
- Real's Gabriel Deck made a career-best 9 two-point shots, playing a career-high 40:00 minutes in a 93-90 road loss against Efes in March 2022.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde dished a career-high 8 assists while playing 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 while playing for Real against Efes in April 2021.
- In that win, Real's Dzanan Musa earned MVP of the Round honors with a career-high and club-record PIR of 45. Musa's 40 points and 13 two-pointers made were club records and career highs. He also had a career-best 8 assists.
- Efes recorded the most rebounds in club history with 56, which matched the fifth-highest total ever in the EuroLeague, in that 4OT loss against Real.
- Hezonja scored a career-high 31 points and tied his career high with 12 defensive rebounds in a 130-126 win over Efes.
- In that 4OT game, Shane Larkin set a EuroLeague record by playing 53 minutes and 11 seconds.
- 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 sole double-digit scorer was Walter Tavares with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Efes and Real squared off in 2021 in a best-of-five EuroLeague playoff series, 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 to 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 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 to secure MVP of the Round honors in four straight rounds. 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 center Vincent Poirier had spent the last three seasons with Real, helping the team win the 2023 EuroLeague title.
- 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
- Real guard Andres Feliz and Efes forward Derek Willis were teammates at Joventut Badalona in the 2021-22 season.
- 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 career-high 8 rebounds in January 2019.
- Real's Gabriel Deck made a career-best 9 two-point shots, playing a career-high 40:00 minutes in a 93-90 road loss against Efes in March 2022.
- Real guard Alberto Abalde dished a career-high 8 assists while playing 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 while playing for Real against Efes in April 2021.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Streaks
Facundo Campazzo has had a PIR of at least 10 in 16 of his last 17 games.
Campazzo has made 9 consecutive free throws.
Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in 19 straight games.
Hezonja has made 22 consecutive free throws.
Walter Tavares has had at least 5 rebounds in seven straight games.
Dzanan Musa has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.
Alberto Abalde has made at least 1 triple in six straight games.
Season rankings
Facundo Campazzo ranks third in average index rating with 20.6 per game.
Campazzo ranks second in assists with 7.6 per game.
Walter Tavares is tied for fourth in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
Tavares ranks fourth in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Tavares is tied for second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Tavares ranks third in two-point shooting at 80.8%.
Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 60.9%.
Real ranks third in assists with 20.0 per game.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 47.9% on two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to 9.8 offensive rebounds, the second fewest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 438.
Tavares is fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.2%.
Tavares ranks fifth all-time with 1,680 rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 1,734 rebounds and counting.
Tavares ranks in fourth place all-time with 634 offensive rebounds. Vesely is third with 641.
Sergio Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 644.
Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,997 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,422 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,458 and counting.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 15th all-time with 953 assists. Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus is 14th with 956 and counting.
Llull ranks 12th all-time with 705 free throws made. Tornike Shengelia of Virtus Bologna is 11th with 713 and counting. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 748.
Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 10th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season EuroLeague record.
Llull has made 416 EuroLeague appearances, second all-time behind only Kyle Hines's 425.
The next time Gabriel Deck starts a game he will be making his 100th career start.
Deck needs 78 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo has had a PIR of at least 10 in 16 of his last 17 games.
Campazzo has made 9 consecutive free throws.
Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in 19 straight games.
Hezonja has made 22 consecutive free throws.
Walter Tavares has had at least 5 rebounds in seven straight games.
Dzanan Musa has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.
Alberto Abalde has made at least 1 triple in six straight games.
Season rankings
Facundo Campazzo ranks third in average index rating with 20.6 per game.
Campazzo ranks second in assists with 7.6 per game.
Walter Tavares is tied for fourth in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
Tavares ranks fourth in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Tavares is tied for second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Tavares ranks third in two-point shooting at 80.8%.
Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 60.9%.
Real ranks third in assists with 20.0 per game.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 47.9% on two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to 9.8 offensive rebounds, the second fewest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 438.
Tavares is fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.2%.
Tavares ranks fifth all-time with 1,680 rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 1,734 rebounds and counting.
Tavares ranks in fourth place all-time with 634 offensive rebounds. Vesely is third with 641.
Sergio Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 644.
Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,997 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,422 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,458 and counting.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 15th all-time with 953 assists. Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus is 14th with 956 and counting.
Llull ranks 12th all-time with 705 free throws made. Tornike Shengelia of Virtus Bologna is 11th with 713 and counting. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 748.
Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 10th all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season EuroLeague record.
Llull has made 416 EuroLeague appearances, second all-time behind only Kyle Hines's 425.
The next time Gabriel Deck starts a game he will be making his 100th career start.
Deck needs 78 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Elijah Bryant has scored in double figures and had double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
Jordan Nwora has at least 1 steal in seven straight games.
Nwora has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight games.
Darius Thompson has posted PIRs in double figures in seven straight games.
Thompson has made 11 consecutive free throws.
Vincent Poirier has had a PIR of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Ercan Osmani has made all 18 of his free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Shane Larkin has had a double-digit PIR in five of his last six games.
Rolands Smits has made 9 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Darius Thompson ranks fifth in assists with 5.6 per game.
Shane Larkin ranks sixth in assists with 5.4 per game.
Vincent Poirier is tied for second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Dan Oturu is tied for seventh in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Oturu ranks eighth in two-point shooting at 73.2%.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks fifth in three-point shooting at 56.2%.
Efes ranks third in the league in two-point accuracy at 59.8%.
Efes' defense has held opponents to 48.7% two-point shooting, the third lowest in the league.
Efes's opponents have shot a league-high 41.9% from three-point range.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 made three-pointers in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019.
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.
Larkin is ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 3,369 points. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 3,599.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time in three-pointers made with 515. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518.
Rodrigue Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 475.
Vincent Poirier ranks 10th all-time in blocks with 187. Ioannis Bourousis is ninth all-time with 194.
Poirier ranks 14th all-time with 416 offensive rebounds for his career. Kerem Gonlum is 13th all-time with 421.
Elijah Bryant has scored in double figures and had double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Bryant has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
Jordan Nwora has at least 1 steal in seven straight games.
Nwora has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight games.
Darius Thompson has posted PIRs in double figures in seven straight games.
Thompson has made 11 consecutive free throws.
Vincent Poirier has had a PIR of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Ercan Osmani has made all 18 of his free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Shane Larkin has had a double-digit PIR in five of his last six games.
Rolands Smits has made 9 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Darius Thompson ranks fifth in assists with 5.6 per game.
Shane Larkin ranks sixth in assists with 5.4 per game.
Vincent Poirier is tied for second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Dan Oturu is tied for seventh in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Oturu ranks eighth in two-point shooting at 73.2%.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks fifth in three-point shooting at 56.2%.
Efes ranks third in the league in two-point accuracy at 59.8%.
Efes' defense has held opponents to 48.7% two-point shooting, the third lowest in the league.
Efes's opponents have shot a league-high 41.9% from three-point range.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 made three-pointers in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019.
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.
Larkin is ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 3,369 points. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 3,599.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time in three-pointers made with 515. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518.
Rodrigue Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 475.
Vincent Poirier ranks 10th all-time in blocks with 187. Ioannis Bourousis is ninth all-time with 194.
Poirier ranks 14th all-time with 416 offensive rebounds for his career. Kerem Gonlum is 13th all-time with 421.