[Axel Bouteille](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/axel-bouteille/003840/) shined in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to [a 74-76 road win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-turk-telekom-ankara/U2022/193/) at Prometey Slobozhanske on Wednesday and his role in that historic victory also earned him the honor of EuroCup Semifinals MVP. The veteran forward amassed 16 points and 8 rebounds in the do-or-die victory. He made 2 of 3 two-pointers, 4 of 7 threes and dished 2 assists. Bouteille's PIR of 22 was the highest among all winning players in the semifinals and that made him Turk Telekom's second straight MVP after Jerian Grant captured the honors for the quarterfinals. 

The highest PIR of the semifinals belonged to Joventut Badalona's [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andres-feliz/011247/), who recorded a 23 in their loss at Gran Canaria. Feliz scored 21 points and dished 6 assists. Four more players reached PIRs of at least 20 in the quarterfinals. Turk Telekom center [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) went for 11 points and 14 rebounds for a PIR of 21. Gran Canaria's [Nicolas Brussino](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/nicolas-brussino/008121/), Turk Telekom's [Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jerian-grant/011204/) and Prometey's [Ondrej Balvin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ondrej-balvin/002644/) all had PIRs of 20. Brussino tallied 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists; Grant scored 19 points and dished 6 assists and Balvin totaled 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. 

Axel Bouteille shined in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to a 74-76 road win at Prometey Slobozhanske on Wednesday and his role in that historic victory also earned him the honor of EuroCup Semifinals MVP.

Axel Bouteille | Semifinals MVP | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

### Individual leaders: Tyrique Jones of Turk Telekom, 14 rebounds

No player scored more points in the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals than Joventut Badalona's Andres Feliz, who netted 21 in his team's loss at Gran Canaris. Tyrique Jones of Turk Telekom was this phase's top rebounder with 14 boards in the road win at Prometey. Three players dished 6 assists in Wednesday’s games: Feliz, AJ Slaughter of Gran Canaria, and Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom. Caleb Agada topped the steals charts for the semis with 3. Khalifa Diop of Gran Canaria blocked 3 shots, which were the most of the phase. The lone double-double of the semifinals came from Jones, who posted 11 points and 14 rebounds. 

Semifinals MVP: Axel Bouteille, Turk Telekom

Prometey Slobozhanske v Turk Telekom Ankara (2023-04-26T16:00:00.000Z)

Congratulations to Garikoitz Garnica, who is the [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/es/home) winner for the Semifinals! His team CUT COPY MUSIC posted a score of 181.9.

Eman's team featured the following lineup: team captain Tyrique Jones, Axel Bouteille and Jerian Grant, all of Turk Telekom Ankara, Andres Feliz of Joventut Badalona, and Ondrej Balvin of Prometey Slobozhanske as starters; Gian Clavell also of Prometey as the sixth man; Nico Brussino of Gran Canaria and three more Prometey players, Oleksandr Lypovyy, D.J. Stephens and Ivan Tkachenko as bench players; and Can Erdem of Turk Telekom as head coach. The prize for finishing first is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

Antreas Apostolakos stays atop the overall standings. His team Andy cup1 is ahead of everyone else with 3,673.35 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for the final. From now on, unlimited trades are allowed before each round until the end of the season, and as always, you can also trade your head coach.

The final between Gran Canaria and Turk Telekom is scheduled on May 3, and thus marks the next round's deadline.

Try to improve your teams and challenge for more prized at the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Semifinals winner!

Gran Canaria needed a team effort to beat Joventut Badalona 89-86 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals on Wednesday. Nearly everybody stepped up, and that allowed Gran Canaria to grab its 12th consecutive home victory.

Gran Canaria needed a team effort to beat Joventut Badalona 89-86 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals on Wednesday. Nearly everybody stepped up, and that allowed Gran Canaria to grab its 12th consecutive home victory.

Eleven players, everyone but up-and-coming talent Jovan Kljajic, took the court against Joventut and everyone scored. Even the player who saw the least playing time, veteran big man Oliver Stevic, scored a pair of free throws. Andrew Albicy led the way with 17 points. Nico Brussino added 14, making 7-of-8 free throws in the final 30 seconds, and Vitor Benite had 13 in less than 17 minutes.

Gran Canaria finished the game with 3 blocked shots, 5 steals and 33 fouls drawn. On the other hand, Joventut had no blocks, 1 steal and 26 fouls drawn. That allowed Gran Canaria to go to the foul line more often. The hosts made 32 of 38 free throw attempts (84.2%) and Joventut only downed 19 of 25 (76%). 

Six Gran Canaria players had a double-digit PIR, led by Brussino, who amassed a PIR of 20. Even though in the end it was a 3-point game, the PIR difference between the teams was significant. Gran Canaria finished the game with a PIR of 106 and Joventut amassed a PIR of 77.

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Gran Canaria v Joventut Badalona (2023-04-26T19:00:00.000Z)

Khalifa Diop 2- Gran Canaria (photo Miquel Henriquez Cruz - Gran Canaria) - EC22

[Promotey Slobozhanske 74-76 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-turk-telekom-ankara/U2022/193/)

Turk Telekom booked its place in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final after downing Prometey at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday evening. Prometey finished the season with a 16-5 record and saw its 13-game winning streak come to an end. Jerian Grant paced the winners with 19 points and 6 assists and Axel Bouteille added 16 points and 8 rebounds. Gian Clavell led Prometey with 19 points and Ondrej Balvin posted 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

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[Gran Canaria (15-3) vs. Joventut Badalona (13-5)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/gran-canaria-joventut-badalona/U2022/194/)

We may see old-school basketball at its best when Gran Canaria and Joventut meet as both teams are anchored by stars in the paint. While Joventut leans on the older [Ante Tomic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ante-tomic/002507/), who boasts more than a decade of EuroLeague experience, Gran Canaria turns to the last two EuroCup Rising Star Award winners, [Olek Balcerowski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksander-balcerowski/007553/) (2021) and [Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/khalifa-diop/008072/) (2022).

Veteran forward [John Shurna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/john-shurna/006588/) has been a force for Granca all season long and he has raised his level for the playoffs with 17 points in both games so far. His matchup against [Henry Ellenson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/henry-ellenson/011841/) could be pivotal. These teams met just three weeks ago at Gran Canaria Arena in the Spanish League and the hosts pulled out a 100-88 triumph behind 18 points from [Nicolas Brussino](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/nicolas-brussino/008121/) and 17 from [AJ Slaughter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aj-slaughter/003637/). They led an attack that made 14 of 25 three-pointers (56.0%), which Joventut must contain. [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andres-feliz/011247/) scored 21 for Joventut in that loss and could be an X-factor in this game.

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Game Center: Granca holds off Joventut, will face Turk Telekom in final

Andrew Albicy, Gran Canaria: 'Finally I go to the final!'

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"First of all, I would like to congratulate my players, the team, and I would like like to say thank you and congratulations to our fans, who took us the victory today. It was a very difficult game against a great opponent which we have a lot of respect for. In the end, in the last minute, we really suffered. They made some great shots and came back to the game, but in the end, with good free throw shooting, we earned the right to play the final. We are going into the fourth week of elimination games, so we will see you back here on Wednesday. 

"Like I said before, I am proud of the way we are following, not just one game today. This is a team, we don't have just one star to depend on, but 12 or more players, and all work so that the team plays well. Everybody contributed today. \[Khalifa\] was a bit not-so-outstanding in the last few weeks, and at the end of the third quarter, his plus-minus was +19. He closed the paths to the basket, used his athleticism to run against Tomic in the fastbreak.... each one, with work, is able and ready to play a great game any day. I am very proud of this."

### Joventut Badalona head coach Carles Duran:

"First of all, congratulations to Gran Canaria, and I wish them all the best next Wednesday. Second, I think that the game was very close, with a lot of small details. I guess this is what you will print, but it was a scandal that in the third quarter, Gran Canaria arrived to the final 30 seconds with no fouls, when both teams were competing for the game, playing at the same physical level. But we carried on and at some point, Gran Canaria managed to play a little bit better than us. If not, it wouldn't have won. Gran Canaria took 40 free throw attempts in this kind of game, when I don't consider my team as a dirty one. I insist, we had a very good EuroCup, and I think Gran Canaria took advantage of its great regular season. It had the home-court advantage, and it was noticed today. As I said, I wish Jaka \[Lakovic\] and his team all the best in the final. We will carry on through our road."

### Gran Canaria guard Andrew Albicy:

"It was a tough game but we stuck together. We had a game plan and did it correctly. We were a little bit scared at the end of the game but did our job. I am very happy because it is my third semifinal and finally I go to the final. Finally!"

In a thriller that came down to the final shot, Gran Canaria advanced to the 7DAYS EuroCup Final for the second time in club history by downing Joventut Badalona 89-86 at Gran Canaria Arena on Wednesday.

Gran Canaria edges Joventut, 89-86, to reach final! 

In a thriller that came down to the final shot, Gran Canaria advanced to the 7DAYS EuroCup Final for the second time in club history by downing Joventut Badalona 89-86 at Gran Canaria Arena on Wednesday. Gran Canaria remained undefeated at home in this EuroCup season (12-0) and is set to host Turk Telekom Ankara in the final on Wednesday, May 3. Joventut finished its EuroCup season with a 15-6 record.

Andrew Albicy led the winners with 17 points. Nico Brussino got 14, Vitor Benite added 13 on 7-of-7 free-throw shooting and Damien Inglis had 11 for Gran Canaria, which returns to the final for the first time since losing to Khimki Moscow Region in 2015. Andres Feliz paced Joventut with 21 points. Ante Tomic added 18 while Vladimir Brodziansky had 13 and Joel Parra 12 for Joventut, which lost the chance to reach the EuroCup final for the first time since lifting the trophy in 2008.

Tomic got Joventut going with a jump hook and Feliz added a put-back layup for a 0-4 lead. A.J. Slaughter and Brussino each struck from downtown to put Gran Canaria in charge, 6-4. Tomic dunked twice and Broadziansky scored down low for an 8-10 Joventut edge. Ferran Bassas and Benite stepped up for the hosts, then Inglis followed a three-point play with a jumper for a 18-15 Gran Canaria lead after 10 minutes. 

Benite took over with a three-point play and Bassas struck from downtown to boost the hosts' lead to 26-17. Feliz rescued Joventut with consecutive layups and a three-pointer. Olek Balcerowski took over with a put-back slam and Inglis's triple gave the hosts fresh air at 31-26. Brodziansky and Kyle Guy each buried a three-pointer and got help from Simon Birgander to restore a 38-39 Joventut lead. Guy and Tomic kept the visitors in charge, 42-43, at the break.

Brodziansky made back-to-back jump hooks after the break and Parra added another one for a 46-49 Joventut lead. Brussino, Feliz and John Shurna each made a three-pointer, then Khalifa Diop's layup set a 54-52 Gran Canaria lead. Albicy bettered Feliz's jump hook with a three-pointer and added a close-range basket, getting help from Slaughter and Diop to boost the hosts' lead to 65-56 after 30 minutes.

Tomic scored down low early in the fourth quarter, igniting a 0-6 run that Parra capped with a turnaround jumper for a 65-62 Joventut deficit. Benite downed a mid-range jumper and Miquel Salvo added a backdoor layup, but Tomic and Guillem Vives kept the visitors within 71-68. Benite downed another jumper and Albicy beat the shot clock with a three-pointer that ignited the crowd, 77-70, with over 2 minutes left. Joventut was not done, as Parra, Tomic and Feliz got the guests within 85-83 with 14.0 seconds left. Brussino made free throws and Parra did better with a wild three-pointer, 87-86. Brussino returned to the line and made both attempts with 5.7 seconds remaining. Guy missed a running shot at the buzzer.

Turk Telekom Ankara became the third Turkish team to reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Final after downing Prometey Slobozhanske 74-76 in the semifinal. Strong defense and three-point accuracy allowed head coach Erdem Can's team to win the game.

Turk Telekom won through defense, shooting accuracy

Turk Telekom Ankara became the third Turkish team to reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Final after downing Prometey Slobozhanske 74-76 in the semifinal. Strong defense and three-point accuracy allowed head coach Erdem Can's team to win the game.

Turk Telekom suffocated Prometey with strong defense. Prometey made just 11 of 30 two-point shots. That shooting percentage (36.7%) was Prometey's season low. The hosts had never before shot lower than 40% inside the arc this season. Their lowest two-point percentage until this game was 43.3% in a 94-68 regular season home win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Prometey also struggled from downtown, burying just 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). Before this game, Prometey ad made 57.9% of its two-point shots and took 29.9 three-point shots on average.

Turk Telekom's game plan forced Prometey to play in a different way. The visitors were also quite accurate from beyond the arc, downing 11 of 23 three-pointers (47.8%). Turk Telekom also did better inside the arc, making 45% of its two-pointers (18 of 40). Turk Telekom finished the game with 4 blocked shots. Prometey averaged 3.1 blocks before the game, but didn't get any against Turk Telekom. With so many missed shots, Prometey's 17 offensive rebounds were not as decisive as they could have been.

Turk Telekom won through defense, shooting accuracy 

Jerian Grant, Turk Telekom: 'One more game!'

### Turk Telekom head coach Erdem Can:

"I mean, it is very difficult to explain. I am proud of my players, my team, my organization. Turkish people came over here and supported us, but I would really like to give this win to the people that we lost on the big earthquake. Whoever we lost, I don't know, it seems like more than 50,000 people that we lost, for their honor. We tried to honor them, and this is for their memory. That is all I am going to say.

"Again, I am proud of my players. They did it, they won and succeeded. They need to get all the credit, I love them. Of course, Prometey is one of the toughest teams in the EuroCup competition. They haven't lost in 30 games, I believe, and 13 in the EuroCup. So it is obvious how tough it was, and we played on the road. We were locked in and every single possession mattered to us. We took care \[of the game\] in the right way. Again, this is only one game and we need to win the next one. We want to focus on the next one. As I said from the beginning, I am not naming one player, we are a team, so every single one needs to give everything, whatever is needed. It is not one name because the whole season, it has been teamwork."

### Prometey Slobozhanske head coach Ronen Ginzburg:

"We wanted to isolate on Bouteille \[in the final play\] and didn't make the shot. That's life in basketball. I think all the respect goes to the players, they made a great job with all the problems that we had. We played against great teams, they made some big shots, we played good defense and then they made them. That's life, we played a great season and I hope next season, we will continue like this.

"Congratulations to Telekom. They won this game, I don't know if they deserved it or not, but they won this game, so congratulations and good luck to them. I think that it was a typical playoff game, semifinal, a lot of ups and downs. They made some big shots and we didn't, one-on-one, Bouteille... it is part of the game. In the end, when the game went here and there, the little things \[made the difference\]. I think we missed too many free throws today. 

"In the end, to summarize the season, I am proud of my players and what they did, proud of the organization and the fans. In the beginning, I think we had 500 people, and you saw people coming. Everybody will think about this game and remember it for weeks but in the end, we need to be proud of our season."

### Turk Telekom guard Jerian Grant:

"I am just excited we got the win and I am good. I am good to go! It was a total team effort. You see, down the stretch, different guys made different plays and we came out on top. One more game! We have 40 more minutes! Forty more minutes!"

Turk Telekom Ankara has booked its place in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final! Turk Telekom advanced to the championship game after downing Prometey Slobozhanske 74-76 at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday evening. In the final, Turk Telekom will take on the winner of the other semifinal between Gran Canaria and Joventut Badalona, which takes place later today; the winner of that game will have home-court advantage in the championship game. Prometey finished the season with a 16-5 record and saw its 13-game winning streak come to an end. 

Jerian Grant paced the winners with 19 points and 6 assists. Axel Bouteille added 16 points and 8 rebounds, Tony Taylor had 15 points while Tyrique Jones got 11 and 14 rebounds for Turk Telekom. Gian Clavell led Prometey with 19 points. Ondrej Balvin added 14, 9 rebounds and 5 assists while D.J. Stephens scored 10 points and pulled down 8 rebounds for the hosts. 


Turk Telekom reaches the EuroCup Final, 74-76! 

Turk Telekom Ankara has booked its place in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final! Turk Telekom advanced to the championship game after downing Prometey Slobozhanske 74-76 at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday evening. In the final, Turk Telekom will take on the winner of the other semifinal between Gran Canaria and Joventut Badalona, which takes place later today; the winner of that game will have home-court advantage in the championship game. Prometey finished the season with a 16-5 record and saw its 13-game winning streak come to an end.

Jerian Grant paced the winners with 19 points and 6 assists. Axel Bouteille added 16 points and 8 rebounds, Tony Taylor scored 15 points and Tyrique Jones posted 11 points and 14 rebounds for Turk Telekom. Gian Clavell led Prometey with 19 points, Ondrej Balvin added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists while D.J. Stephens scored 10 points and pulled down 8 rebounds for the hosts.

Balvin got Prometey going with a three-pointer and a layup. Clavell struck twice from downtown and Caleb Agada scored off a steal for a 13-5 Prometey lead. Erkan Yilmaz aced a triple, but so did Issuf Sanon and a red-hot Clavell to make it a double-digit game, 21-10. Grant took over with a driving layup and he fed Jones for a huge dunk. Taylor stepped up as Turk Telekom closed within 25-16 after 10 minutes. 

Grant dunked and then Yilmaz and Bouteille each struck from beyond the arc in a 1-10 run that brought the visitors within 27-26. Taylor buried a three-pointer that completed Turk Telekom's comeback, 30-31. Bouteille and Jones stepped up to boost the visitors' lead to 38-41 at halftime.

Stephens took over with a three-point play soon after that. Jones kept pushing Turk Telekom, getting help from Taylor and Nate Sestine for a 41-48 lead. Illia Sydorov, Oleksandr Lypovyy and Clavell each struck from downtown but Grant singlehandedly kept his team ahead, 50-56. Prometey found answers from the foul line, as Balvin and Agada brought their team within 56-61 after 30 minutes.

Bouteille and Grant each buried a shot, which prompted Prometey to call timeout at 58-65. Lypovyy fired in a three-pointer and Sydorov scored off a steal to make it 63-65. Grant and Taylor rescued Turk Telekom with a jumper apiece before Agada and Bouteille exchanged three-pointers. Balvin's dunk got Prometey within 68-73 with over 2 minutes left. Clavell ignited the crowd with a layup-plus-foul and Stephens added a triple that completed Prometey's comeback, 74-73. Taylor nailed a mid-range jumper with 31.4 seconds left. Agada missed and Jones went to the line with 11.6 seconds remaining. He split attempts to leave the door open for Prometey, but Stephens missed twice from downtown before the final buzzer