Cam Payne: The Beşiktaş derby was as exciting as Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda

Anadolu Efes hosted Beşiktaş in Week 7 of the EuroLeague. The home side led for most of the game and left the court with an 89-80 win, their third victory of the season. Beşiktaş suffered their fourth defeat with the result.

Speaking after the game, Efes guard Cameron Payne thanked his teammates. Payne said his teammates created open shooting positions for him. The player, who said the fans gave excellent support, stressed that the team works to get better in every game.

Payne described the Turkish derby as a competitive contest. He said being part of a derby is always exciting, and recalled that he had previously played in EuroLeague derbies between Partizan and Crvena Zvezda. Payne noted that this game was just as exciting as those matches.

Payne called the atmosphere in the arena wonderful and said they want that energy to continue. He added that Efes will keep fighting to extend their winning run.