They have been calling it the most competitive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season for months already and the 2022-23 campaign ended in fitting fashion with a game that was not decided until the final buzzer.
The league motto of "Every Game Matters" was never more on display than this season, which featured two teams overturn 20-point deficits during the season. Zalgiris Kaunas rallied from 20 points down to beat ALBA Berlin in Round 6 and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne came back from a 21-point deficit to defeat Olympiacos Piraeus in Round 14.
The stunning comebacks were not limited to the regular season as the playoffs and the Final Four delivered even more drama. There were four comeback wins of double-digit margins in the playoffs and two more in the Final Four. Even the largest playoff win of the season, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv beating AS Monaco 104-69 in Game 4, saw the guests take an early 5-13 lead. A 43-point swing allowed Maccabi to tie the series.