Real survives thanks to fourth-quarter rally
Facing elimination and down by double digits midway through the fourth quarter, Real Madrid scored the final 16 points of the game for one of the biggest comebacks in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs history, edging visiting Anadolu Efes Istanbul 80-76 in Game 3 of their best-of-five series on Tuesday night. Real cut the series deficit to 2-1, after a game in which Efes led by as many as 15 points on several occasions in the second half and 61-74 with 5 minutes left in the game. But behind Sergio Llull, Real hit 5 three-pointers in the next 4 minutes to complete a comeback and stay alive in the series. Llull finished with 20 points and 7 assists, Alberto Abalde scored 11 points, Usman Garuba had 10 points plus 9 rebounds while Alex Tyus collected 10 points and 7 rebounds. Vasilije Micic paced all scorers with 29 points and also had 6 assists and 3 steals for Efes and Rodrigue Beaubois netted 18 points in a defeat.