On Tuesday, Anadolu Efes defeated AX Armani Exchange Milan 64-48 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s first playoff round game.
At the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Shane Larkin and Vasilije Micic both scored 16 points to lead the Istanbul team to victory.
Barcelona overcame Bayern Munich 77-67 in the other playoff match.
With 19 points at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, Brandon Davies became the game’s leading scorer for the Spanish side.
Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece will face AS Monaco of France in the playoffs on Wednesday, while Real Madrid of Spain will face Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of Israel.
On May 4, the playoff games will come to a close.Teams with three wins in the series will reach the Final Four round which will be played in Belgrade, Serbia on May 19-21.