The final ticket for the Final Four will be taken as FC Barcelona and Olympiacos Piraeus go head to head to conclude a series which had been very tightly contested until Game 4, when the Reds handed out Barca's heaviest-ever road defeat to tie the series and seize the momentum.
Barcelona, Olympiacos ready to go to war in Game 5
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That 92-58 Olympiacos victory saw a sparkling performance from Shaquielle McKissic with 21 points on 8-for-11 field goal shooting, while Nikola Milutinov dominated the paint to the tune of 11 rebounds in his first full performance since returning from injury.
Two more Olympiacos big men, Moustapha Fall and Filip Petrusev, also had a strong influence on Game 4, combining for 22 points and 10 boards. Barca will look for its own centers, Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez, to bounce back after the Spanish team was outrebounded 47-31 on Thursday.
Barca's only double-digit scorer last time out was Jabari Parker (10), and he has been in great form throughout the series with an average of 15.0 points on 62.5% three-point shooting. For Olympiacos, a big boost has been the return of veteran leader Kostas Papanikolaou, who made 3 of his 6 attempts from long-range in his comeback appearance in Game 4 as well as offering the positive energy that will be very much needed at Palau Blaugrana on Wednesday.