Round 15 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tips off

Turkey’s Darussafaka beat Greece’s Olympiakos 79-95 at home in Istanbul on Thursday at the start of Round of 15 of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.

Darussafaka’s Toney Douglas was the top scorer with 19 points.

Turkey's Anadolu Efes will also play against Barcelona Lassa in an away match tonight.

This year's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season will reach the halfway mark of its first stage on Friday.

Last year’s EuroLeague finalist Fenerbahce Beko currently top the league with 13 wins and one loss.

Fenerbahce Beko has a 10-game winning streak on the line, when they take on reigning champs Real Madrid in Istanbul on Friday.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

Sixteen teams are competing this season -- four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian, and two Greek teams, and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, and Montenegro.

Turkey is represented in the tournament by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, and Darussafaka.

The regular season will be played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019. The best 8 teams of 16 teams will advance to the playoffs.

The playoffs will be played between April 16-30. The winners will advance to the Final Four.

The Final Four will be played between May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.