{"id":197039,"date":"2026-01-02T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=197039"},"modified":"2026-01-03T06:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:35:50","slug":"zvezda-smashes-the-turks-and-breaks-tradition-red-star-teaches-efes-a-lesson-in-the-heart-of-istanbul-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/zvezda-smashes-the-turks-and-breaks-tradition-red-star-teaches-efes-a-lesson-in-the-heart-of-istanbul-video\/","title":{"rendered":"ZVEZDA SMASHES THE TURKS AND BREAKS TRADITION: Red Star Teaches Efes a Lesson in the Heart of Istanbul! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crvena Zvezda basketball players achieved a convincing victory in the 19th round of the EuroLeague, defeating Anadolu Efes in Istanbul with a score of 87:65.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crvena Zvezda played a brilliant match, entering the new year in phenomenal fashion by securing an away win against Efes for the first time in the club’s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Turning Point<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a somewhat balanced start, the team led by Sa\u0161a Obradovi\u0107<\/strong> stepped on the gas in the second quarter. For seven minutes, the “Red-and-Whites” did not concede a single point, breaking the game open during that stretch with a 16-0 run<\/strong>. They maintained the lead comfortably until the end, with the margin reaching as high as +28, before the Belgrade giant officially recorded another elite-level victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Performers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jordan Nwora<\/strong> was impressive, finishing the game against his former club with 24 points<\/strong>. Other key contributors included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Chima Moneke:<\/strong> 16 points and 7 rebounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ebuka Izundu:<\/strong> 11 points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Semi Ojeleye:<\/strong> 11 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    On the opposing side for Efes, Nick Weiler-Babb<\/strong> led with 17 points, followed by Cole Swider<\/strong> with 13 and Kai Jones<\/strong> with 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Match Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Slow Start:<\/strong> Efes initially built a small 8:3 lead after five minutes, taking advantage of several Zvezda turnovers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Response:<\/strong> Zvezda quickly found its rhythm. Izundu and Nwora scored on consecutive “and-one” plays to take an 11:8 lead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Second Quarter Lockdown:<\/strong> After Kai Jones brought Efes within two (21:23), Zvezda’s defense completely shut down the Turkish side for seven minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The “3-Point Drought”:<\/strong> Efes struggled immensely from beyond the arc, failing to hit their first three-pointer until the 27th minute of the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Final Blow:<\/strong> A “crazy” four-point play (three-pointer plus a foul) by Nikola Kalini\u0107<\/strong> early in the third quarter pushed the lead to +24 (51:27), effectively ending any hopes of a comeback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Izvor:<\/strong>\u00a0Sportal\u00a0Foto:\u00a0<\/strong>Euroleague\/Tolga Adanali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Crvena Zvezda basketball players achieved a convincing victory in the 19th round of the EuroLeague, defeating Anadolu Efes in Istanbul with a score of 87:65. Crvena Zvezda played a brilliant match, entering the new year in phenomenal fashion by securing an away win against Efes for the first time in the club’s history. The Turning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":100000205903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1129,391,397,1128],"class_list":["post-197039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-basketball","tag-crvena-zvezda","tag-euroleague","tag-red-star","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197040,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197039\/revisions\/197040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}