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Game Facts, Semifinal, Olympiacos vs. Efes

Game Facts, Semifinal, Olympiacos vs. Efes

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18 May 20224 Mins read

Game Facts, Semifinal, Olympiacos vs. Efes

Here are some interesting facts about the game semifinal between Olympiacos Piraeus and Efes Pilsen Istanbul.

Final Four

Semifinal

game Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs Olympiacos Piraeus

SEMIFINAL B

19 May 2022, 16:00

Final Four

19 May 2022, 16:00

Final Four

Olympiacos Piraeus

OLY

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

EFS

Final Score

Olympiacos Piraeus

Streaks

Kostas Sloukas has posted double-digit PIRs in 18 of his last 19 games.

Sloukas has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games and made multiple triples in eight of those.

Sloukas has scored in double figures in five of his last six games.

Sasha Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 30 of his last 31 games and made multiple triples in seven of his last eight games.

Vezenkov has posted a PIR in double figures in 27 straight games.

Vezenkov has scored in double figures in 16 of his last 17 games.

Moustapha Fall has recorded PIRs in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.

Fall has blocked at least 1 shot in five of his last six games.

Tyler Dorsey has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

Thomas Walkup has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games and multiple triples in five of those games.

Rankings

Sasha Vezenkov ranks sixth this season in average PIR with 17.8 per game.

Vezenkov ranks ninth in rebounding this season with 5.8 per game.

Moustapha Fall ranks sixth in the league this season in two-point shooting at 70.2% and Vezenkov is ninth at 66.7%.

Fall ranks fourth in blocks with 1.0 per game.

Tyler Dorsey ranks ninth in three-point shots made with 2.0 per game.

Kostas Sloukas ranks fifth in assists with 4.9 per game.

Final Four records/Milestones

Sloukas is in 10th place on all-time Final Four charts with 38 assists. His former teammate Vassilis Spanoulis is ninth with 39 and CSKA Moscow greats JR Holden and Victor Khryapa are tied for seventh with 45.

Records/Milestones

Georgios Printezis is the all-time leader in field goals made with 1,427 for his career.

Printezis ranks second all-time in two-point shots made. He has 1,193 for his career. Kyle Hines of AX Armani Exchange Milan is the all-time leader with 1,209.

Printezis ranks sixth all-time with 1,452 career rebounds. Ante Tomic is fifth with 1,545.

Printezis ranks fourth all-time with 3,597 points scored. Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is third with 3,825 points.

Printezis ranks fourth all-time with 1,065 defensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,094.

Printezis ranks 14th all-time with 387 offensive rebounds. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 13th with 402 and counting.

Printezis ranks seventh all-time with 3,818 performance index rating points. Jan Vesely is sixth with 3,837.

Kostas Sloukas is in fifth place all-time with 1,297 assists. Thomas Heurtel of Real Madrid is fourth with 1,340 and counting.

Sloukas ranks eighth all-time with 675 free throws made. Marcus Brown is seventh with 690.

Kostas Papanikolaou and Georgios Printezis are tied for third place all-time with 237 career starts. Vassilis Spanoulis is second with 254.

Papanikolaou needs 18 points to reach 2,000 for his career.

Papanikolaou needs 4 three-pointers to reach 300 for his career.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Streaks

Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 17 of his last 18 games.

Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 17 of his last 18 appearances.

Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 straight games and has made multiple triples in 10 straight.

Micic has at least 1 steal in four consecutive games.

Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

Larkin has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games.

Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in seven consecutive games.

Larkin has at least 1 steal in five straight games.

Rankings

Shane Larkin ranks second in average PIR this season with 18.9 per game and Vasilije Micic is seventh with 17.5 per game.

Vasilije Micic leads the league in scoring with 18.2 per game; Larkin ranks sixth with 14.6 points per game.

Larkin ranks fourth in assists with 5.3 per game and Micic ranks sixth with 4.6 per game.

Larkin ranks eighth in steals with 1.3 per game.

Larkin ranks third in three-point shots made with 2.4 per game and Vasilije Micic is seventh at 2.1.

Larkin ranks third in free throw accuracy this season at 91.4%.

Bryant Dunston ranks third in two-point shooting this season at 71.1%.

Dunston ranks fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game.

Final Four records/Milestones

Shane Larkin set a Final Four championship game record with 29 points in a 2019 loss vs. CSKA Moscow.

Larkin set a Final Four championship game record by making 12 free throws without a miss in 2021. He tied the free throws made mark and became the first one to do it without a miss. He also made 11 of 12 free throws in the 2019 championship game.

Larkin scored 30 points in Anadolu Efes Istanbul's 92-73 win over Fenerbahce Istanbul in 2019 semis. It is tied for the eighth-most points scored in a Final Four game and tied for the fifth-most points in a Final Four semifinal game. Larkin is one of only seven different players to score at least 30 points in a Final Four game.

Records/Milestones

Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.

Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.

Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 307.

Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 200 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 217.

Dunston is ranked 10th all-time with 1,265 rebounds. Mirsad Turkcan is eighth with 1,287.

Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 523 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.

Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,204 career rebounds. James Gist is 11th with 1,213.

Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 402 offensive rebounds. Water Tavares of Real Madrid is 12th with 416 and counting.

Vasilije Micic ranks 10th all-time with 920 assists. Theo Papaloukas is ninth with 977.

Dogus Balbay needs 1 assist to reach 200 for his career.

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Evan Fournier: 'We're getting closer to our goal'

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Peters’s dunk on the break! Motorola Magic Moment

Fall monster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

A monster dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night

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A fine dunk from Oturu! Motorola Magic Moment

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Wright rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment

Lee’s two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment

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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We go to finish the series on Tuesday'

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Masterpiece on the Mediterranean

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Vincent Poirier: 'We finished until the end'

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Larkin taking the lead for good! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night

Oturu with a mighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Oturu with the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment

Poirier with the put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment

Poirier with a fierce small-dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Nikola Milutinov: 'We have to stay humble'

Sasha Vezenkov: 'Real Madrid will come ready to play in Game 2'

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McKissic skies for a ferocious slam! Motorola Magic Moment

Fall detonates the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Milutinov rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment

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Larkin and Dozier conjure some magic! Motorola Magic Moment

Oturu with a strong dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Poirier rips the rim! Motorola Magic Moment

Poirier with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night

Shane Larkin: 'We've had to win every single game to get here'

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