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Latvian basketball player Anete Šteinberga on Saturday scored 23 points in the Turkish championship game, helping Istanbul’s “Galatasaray” win.
“Galatasaray” won another Istanbul club “Besiktas” with 84:73 (21:19, 18:24, 26:14, 19:16).
Steinberg spent a little over 28 minutes on the field, during which ten of the 17 two-point and also the only three-point shots were broadcast in the basket. She also won nine rebounds, scored three times, intercepted once and blocked the throw, made three mistakes, made three personal notes and ended the game with an efficiency score of 27, the best on the team.
The second most successful winner with 19 points was Pelina Derja Bilgiča, who also won five rebounds and scored seven times.
“Galatasaray” with six victories in seven matches in the local championship takes second place among 14 teams.
Italy
Latvian basketball player Laura Meldere did not score points in the Italian championship game on Saturday and spent a short time on the court, while she represented a devastating victory in the Italian “Umana Reyer” Italian A series championship.
The Venice Club won the San Martino di Lupari “Fila” with 84:52 (25:14, 25: 3, 18:17, 16:18).
Meldere spent a total of seven minutes and 22 seconds in the duel on the court, during which he did not score, despite taking a two-point shot. The basketball player won one bounced ball, made one mistake, earned one note, but the Venetian team with the Latvian let in the field for five points more than threw.
With six victories in the same number of games, Melder’s team takes first place in the A series. After five successes, two units have accumulated in five games.
Last season, Anete Šteinberga, who represents the Turkish championship club “Galatasaray” in Istanbul, also played in the same team together with Melder.
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