May 03, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
The longest and most dramatic Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season ever will come to climax on Tuesday with the first Game 5 triple-header in playoffs history as we discover which three teams will join CSKA Moscow at the Final Four. Here s your guide to what we can look for during the most decisive single night in EuroLeague Playoffs history!
Efes or Madrid?
Real Madrid pulled off a pair of miraculous escapes at home to Anadolu Efes Istanbul last week, keeping the series alive by scoring the last 16 points in the final 4 minutes of Game 3 and then rallying from 13 points down in the last 7 minutes of Game 4.
We are witnessing the greatest concentration of comeback basketball in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this century, playoffs or not. Don't be surprised to witness more comeback fireworks when three series conclude with do-or-die Game 5s on Tuesday..
May 03, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
It is the pinnacle of playoffs basketball the world over, the essence of do-or-die drama. Indeed, just saying Game 5 says it all. And on Tuesday, for the first time in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history, there will be three such showdowns on a single night to decide three Final Four places from among six highly deserving contenders.
Up until now, the history of Game 5 is all about the home teams. There have been 10 winner-take-all fifth games under this playoffs format started in 2009. There have been one or no Game 5s in nine seasons since then, and a high of two each, back-to-back, in 2013 and 2014. Until now.
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May 01, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
After missing almost the whole 2019-20 season with a torn ACL, CSKA Moscow s Will Clyburn was back with a vengeance this season and he sealed that with a career performance that allowed his team to go to its ninth straight Final Four and earn him the MVP of the Week honor for Games 3 and 4 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs. Clyburn shined in Game 3 with a PIR 38 at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and led CSKA to a series sweep that punched its ticket to be in Cologne in late May to play for the title. It was a night to remember for Clyburn, who set new personal bests in PIR, points (34), three-pointers made (5) and free throws made (11). He also added 7 rebounds and 1 steal to a great all-around performance in 31 minutes coming off the bench. It was the highest PIR for the winner of a playoff game in 15 years. Following Clyburn among the week s best inidividual performance was Vladimir Lucic, whose P