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Feb 22, 2021 by Euroleague.net/graphics by Darius Garuolis Print
Going into a monumental derby showdown this week against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, the hottest team in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague right now, it is a good time to ask: How big of a deficit is too big for Anadolu Efes Istanbul to overcome?
Last Thursday night against Olympiacos Piraeus, head coach Ergin Ataman s charges showed that 15 is not that number. Efes trailed by 11-26 at the end of the first quarter and then came back for a 76-53 victory by playing elite defense for the final 30 minutes of action.
The turnaround from 15 down to a 25-point lead in the penultimate minute of the game was the largest swing in a EuroLeague game since at least 2007, when such data was first tracked, for a team that had trailed by at least 15 points. Other teams had come from even further behind to win, but no team on record ever had as large a swing as Efes s 40 points after trailing
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Alongside being known for his coaching acumen, which has turned Anadolu Efes Istanbul into a serious championship contender for three years running, Coach Ergin Ataman has also raised eyebrows with the confidence he so often publicly displays..