From now until the end of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season, every night could see shifts in the standings as teams jostle for playoff spots. Here is what could happen in Round 15:
Playoff possibilities for Round 15
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Group A
Paris Basketball (13-1) is the team with the best record in the competition and has long ago clinched a playoff spot and a top-four finish. A victory this week over Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv would clinch first place in Group A. Even if Paris loses, if the London Lions also lose, Paris would clinch a top-two finish and thus a bye in the opening round of the playoffs.
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (11-3), which has secured its spot in the playoffs, could clinch a top-four finish if it wins and Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul loses at Veolia Towers Hamburg.
The playoff-bound London Lions (10-4) can improve their chances of a higher finish in Group A with a home win on Wednesday, but cannot mathematically clinch one.
Joventut Badalona (9-5) can advance to the playoffs with a win over London. Joventut will also be through if Umana Reyer Venice loses at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.
Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (8-6) also enters Round 15 with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. The most straightforward way for Besiktas will be to beat Hamburg. However, Besiktas can also advance if either Reyer or Wolves Vilnius lose their games.
At the other end of the standings, Wolves Vilnius (5-9) will be eliminated if they lose by more than 14 points at Prometey Slobozhanske and Reyer also loses.
Group B
Group B leaders Dreamland Gran Canaria (11-3) and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (11-3) have both clinched top-four finishes. Neither can mathematically secure one of the top two spots and a playoff bye in Round 15.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (10-4) clinched a playoff spot last week and can now guarantee a top-four finish, which has the benefit of a home game in the eighthfinals, if it beats ratiopharm Ulm this week or if Dolomiti Energia Trento loses.
ratiopharm Ulm (8-6) is the lone team in Group B that can clinch a playoff ticket this week. To do so, it must beat U-BT Cluj-Napoca and have one of two other scenarios play out. Those are for 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys to lose at Bourg or for both Trento and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica to lose.