Bertans' Dubai beat Hapoel Tel Aviv in EuroLeague game
Dubai, the team of Latvian basketball player Davis Bertans, beat Hapoel Tel Aviv 97:83 in round nine of the EuroLeague. Bertans played nearly ten minutes and did not score.
In the EuroLeague, Europe's top club basketball competition, Dubai, the team of Latvian player Davis Bertans, won its round-nine game on Friday at home in Dubai. It defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 97:83 (19:22, 26:18, 29:20, 23:23). The result keeps Dubai in the upper part of the standings.
Bertans' performance
Bertans spent nine minutes and 55 seconds on the court. He missed all three of his three-point attempts and scored no points. The Latvian recorded one assist, four fouls and one foul drawn from an opponent. His efficiency rating of -5 was the worst on the team.
Top performers
For Dubai, Filip Petrusev scored 20 points, Elie Okobo 18 and Dwayne Bacon 17; Bacon also drew eight fouls from opponents. For Hapoel, Vasilije Micic contributed 15 points and seven assists.
Other game of the round
Vitoria's Baskonia, playing without Rodion Kurucs, lost away 94:79 (26:16, 23:23, 26:20, 19:20) to French club ASVEL Villeurbanne. Kennedy Farid was Baskonia's top scorer with 17 points and eight rebounds. For the hosts, Tyrone Washington scored 21 points and Petey Mills added 20.
Standings and format
With six wins in nine games, Dubai is eighth, while Baskonia, with one win, is last among the 20 teams.
In the EuroLeague, each of the 20 teams plays 38 games. The top six teams of the regular season go straight to the quarterfinals, while teams placed seventh to tenth play in the play-in round. The Final Four will take place at the end of May. Last season, when it was held in Athens, Piraeus-based Olympiacos won the title, beating Madrid's Real 92:85 in the final.
