Payne and Malcolm's Career Highs Not Enough as Anadolu Efes Lose 90-95 to Paris at Home

In Round 10 of EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes hosted Paris. In a fiercely contested game, Paris played better in the closing stages and beat Efes 90-95. With this result, Efes suffered their sixth defeat in 10 games.

Dario Saric opened the scoring for Efes in the first quarter with points from the line, and Cameron Payne put the hosts ahead with two three-pointers in the first quarter. The home side closed the first quarter ahead 26-23. Efes could not stop Paris's 8-0 run and finished the first half trailing 36-40. Nadir Hifi's points, scored after getting past the defense, opened a gap for the visitors. A three-pointer that came as time was running out ended Paris's 17-1 run.

In the second half, Efes cut the deficit through Collin Malcolm's offensive production and drew level at 54-54. Payne's points put them back in front, and the team entered the final quarter leading 70-66. However, Paris won the game at the end.

For Anadolu Efes, Payne stood out with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, while Malcolm had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Bruno Fernando added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Saric played with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. For Paris, Hifi led with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, and Jared Rhoden scored 14 points. T.J. Warren had 13 points and Tyson Etienne 12 points.

Efes will host Virtus Bologna at home next week. Paris earned their fourth EuroLeague win and will host Fenerbahçe next.