All but two teams in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague have played 29 games in the 2022-23 regular season, meaning that there are five fixtures remaining before the playoffs get underway. This Tuesday evening (18:15 CET), Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and EA7 Emporio Armani Exchange will be level with the rest in terms of games played, as they face each other in a postponed contest from Round 24.

Home-court advantage in mind when Fenerbahce hosts Milan

All but two teams in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague have played 29 games in the 2022-23 regular season, meaning that there are five fixtures remaining before the playoffs get underway. This Tuesday evening (18:15 CET), Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan will be level with the rest in terms of games played, as they face each other in a postponed contest from Round 24.

For Fenerbahce, it currently sits fifth in the standings with a record of 17-11, two wins above Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in eighth, the final playoff spot. However, following an 82-80 defeat at Valencia Basket last time out, Dimitris Itoudis's side needs to get back on track against Milan if it is to keep FC Barcelona and AS Monaco – in third and fourth place, respectively, with 19-10 records – on their toes in the battle for home-court advantage.

On the other side of the equation, Milan saw its slim playoff hopes take a hit last week, as it saw its six-game winning streak come to an end in the Spanish capital, losing 91-87 to Real Madrid. That defeat means that Milan now finds itself with a record of 12-16 in 13th place, three wins behind eighth. Although the Italian team still needs some things to go its way, a win on Tuesday evening would keep its playoff dreams alive.

Historically, Fenerbahce has dominated this fixture, beating Milan 15 times and losing on six occasions. Curiously, though, the last five meetings between these two have been won by the road team, with Milan winning twice in Istanbul in that span: 71-79 in Round 14 of the 2020-21 season and then again, 43-68, in Round 9 of the 2021-22 campaign. The last time that they faced off, in Round 10 at Mediolanum Forum this season, Fenerbahce won 72-82.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 10 | Highlights

This is always a special game for two experienced members of Milan's roster, too: Gigi Datome and Nicolo Melli. The Italian duo both played for Fenerbahce in the past, with Datome spending five seasons at Ulker Sports and Event Hall (2015-20) and Melli staying there for two campaigns (2017-19). Datome wrote his name into Fenerbahce folklore by helping the team win its first – and only – EuroLeague title in 2017, following a defeat to CSKA Moscow in the championship game one year earlier. Melli, meanwhile, was part of the Fenerbahce side that finished as runners-up in 2018, as it lost to Real Madrid in the championship game.

Unlike Melli, Datome will not be on the floor at Ulker Sports and Event Hall this Tuesday evening as he remains sidelined with a calf strain. Milan will also be without Kevin Pangos, Devon Hall and Shavon Shields, but Naz Mitrou-Long returned from an injury last weekend and has made the trip to Istanbul.

“We face one of the best teams in the competition, built around two experienced guards like \[Nick\] Calathes and \[Scottie\] Wilbekin, with a lot of individual talent and firepower at every position, with physicality and depth among the bigs," said Milan head coach Ettore Messina ahead of this rescheduled game. "Because of absences, which once again are affecting us, we lost some of the rhythm that allowed us to win six straight games. However, in Istanbul, we want to play the best possible game, to keep competing as we have always done and try to improve, regardless of who is going to be out there."

Fortunately for Milan, Shabazz Napier kept his hot streak going with 17 points and 8 assists against Real. Melli also added 16 points, Billy Baron and Stefano Tonut had 14 points apiece, and Brandon Davies contributed 10 points in the loss. Another night like this on the offensive end could end up resulting in a crucial road win for Coach Messina's squad.

The best plays of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in Round 29 of the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Fenerbahce, Milan best plays in Round 29

Fenerbahce, meanwhile, will once again be without Dyshawn Pierre, while Tyler Dorsey is ineligible because he signed after this game's original date. Apart from those two notable absentees, Coach Itoudis has all of his big hitters available. Fenerbahce lost to Valencia last time out, but Marko Guduric and Johnathan Motley stayed hot with 23 and 19 points, respectively, so their scoring output – in addition to help from elsewhere – should put Fenerbahce in a good position to improve to 18-11.

For the season overall, Fenerbahce is 10-4 at Ulker Sports and Event Hall and Milan is 5-8 on its travels, but everything points towards this being a must-watch game for neutrals at home. Both teams are fighting for playoff-related targets, and it is anyone's guess as to how it will pan out. Tune in from 18:15 CET this Tuesday evening to see how this one unfolds.

Game News

Plenty at stake when Fenerbahce hosts Milan on Tuesday

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2023-03-21T17:15:00.000Z)

This week will see more decisive action in the race for the playoffs, starting with a rearranged game on Tuesday night and followed by Round 30 on Thursday and Friday. This is your overview of the 10 upcoming games.

This Week: Three playoffs dominoes could fall

This week will see more decisive action in the race for the playoffs, starting with a rearranged game on Tuesday night and followed by Round 30 on Thursday and Friday. This is your overview of the 10 upcoming games.

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-ea7-emporio-armani-milan/E2022/208/)

This week's action starts on Tuesday with Fenerbahce (17-11) hosting Milan (12-16) in a game originally scheduled for Round 24 but postponed due to the tragic earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. It's a crucial game for both teams, with Fenerbahce looking to narrow the gap to fourth place, while Milan probably needs to win at least five of its last six games to reach the playoffs. Fenerbahce is the third most accurate two-point shooting team in the league (57.7%), so Milan will need strong interior defense led by veteran big man Kyle Hines.

[Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs. Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-cazoo-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/E2022/262/)

In Thursday's opening tipoff, Zvezda (12-17) will hang its slim hopes of reaching the playoffs on beating a Baskonia (15-14) team that is desperate to hold its place in the top eight. It will be a special occasion for Zvezda coach Dusko Ivanovic after his three separate spells in charge of Baskonia. The hosts will be well aware of Baskonia's firepower after suffering a 92-75 defeat in Vitoria-Gasteiz in October on the back of 30 points by long-range specialist Markus Howard.

[Panathinaikos Athens vs. FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/panathinaikos-athens-fc-barcelona/E2022/265/)

Eliminated but fast-improving Panathinaikos (10-19) will look to underline its recent upturn by claiming a prestigious victory against a Barcelona (19-10) team that will secure a playoffs berth with a road victory. Sarunas Jasikevicius's team has lost three of its last four games away from home and will want to make a strong start to disrupt the Greens' growing confidence after a run of two straight wins. Reigning EuroLeague MVP Nikola Mirotic will have a crucial role after finding his best form of the season, averaging 21.8 points in the last four games.

[LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/E2022/264/)

ASVEL (8-21) will look to climb off the foot of the standings by ending an eight-game losing run with a visit from confident and ambitious Maccabi (16-13), which has strengthened its playoffs push by winning four of the last five. The host will have to find a way of stopping Maccabi's backcourt spark Wade Baldwin, who has made himself a candidate for March's MVP award by scoring at least 14 points in each of the last 11 games, averaging 21.3 points during that period.

[ALBA Berlin vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/alba-berlin-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2022/263/)

Troubled reigning champ Efes (14-15) needs to reignite its playoffs challenge by bouncing back from last week's costly home loss to Partizan with a trip to ALBA (8-21). The German hosts want to avoid a last-place finish, a goal that was boosted by winning last week's German derby against Bayern. Efes head coach Ergin Ataman was hospitalized over the weekend with pneumonia and so may not make the trip, but with or without him on the bench, the back-to-back EuroLeague champs must play do-or-die basketball in the German capital.

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-zalgiris-kaunas/E2022/266/)

Friday's opening matchup is a big one in the race for the playoffs as Fenerbahce (17-11) hosts its second home game of the week by welcoming Zalgiris (15-14). The Lithuanian team handed Fenerbahce a 20-point thrashing in January – 86-66 – on a night which saw Dimitris Itoudis's men suffer a bad shooting despite grabbing 18 offensive rebounds. Zalgiris cannot expect to survive such dominance of the boards again, and will look for leadership from former Fenerbahce forward Edgaras Ulanovas as he returns to Istanbul.

[Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/virtus-segafredo-bologna-real-madrid/E2022/270/)

Second-place Real (20-9) is very likely to seal its playoffs spot this week, and can make absolutely sure by beating Virtus (13-16). The Italian team now sits two wins away from the top eight after suffering three defeats in the last four. Virtus must look for better control of the basketball after committing 18 turnovers in last week's loss to Monaco. Real sharpshooter Dzanan Musa, who bagged the MVP of the Round award for the third time this season with 27 points to down Milan last week, will look to lead his team past another Italian opponent on Friday.

Round 30 at a glance: AS Monaco vs. Valencia Basket

[AS Monaco vs. Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/as-monaco-valencia-basket/E2022/267/)

Red-hot Monaco (19-10) will look to protect its position in the all-important top four – and potentially seal its playoffs qualification – with a visit from Valencia (14-15), which is just one victory short of the playoffs places after last week's dramatic home win over Fenerbahce on a last-second tip-in by James Webb III. Bojan Dubljevic was key to that triumph with 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field, and his offensive efficiency will definitely be required against a confident host which has won four straight and scored at least 81 points in each of those games.

[Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade vs. Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade-olympiacos-piraeus/E2022/269/)

Partizan (16-13) boosted its playoffs ambitions with a huge win at reigning champ Efes last week, and now faces an even bigger test with a visit from league-leading Olympiacos (21-8), which has already qualified for the playoffs and now has its sights set on securing home-court advantage as soon as possible. The Reds showed their readiness for tight battles in explosive atmospheres as Sasha Vezenkov sank a game-winner in the dying seconds at Zalgiris last week, and will now have to confront another fiery evening in front of Partizan's passionate fans.

Round 30 at a glance: Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

[EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/ea7-emporio-armani-milan-fc-bayern-munich/E2022/268/)

Two teams with playoffs dreams on the verge of being extinguished will meet as Milan (12-16) hosts Bayern (11-18) for a must-win battle. The Italian team edged a close one, 81-83, when the teams met in October. That came behind a double-double of 13 points and 11 assists from playmaker Kevin Pangos, but his participation in the rematch is in question due to injury, putting more responsibility on backcourt mates Shabazz Napier and Billy Baron. Ettore Messina's team needs to win at Fenerbahce on Tuesday and then overcome Bayern on Friday to maintain any realistic playoffs hopes.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Real Madrid (2023-03-24T18:00:00.000Z)

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Olympiacos Piraeus (2023-03-24T19:00:00.000Z)

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v FC Bayern Munich (2023-03-24T20:00:00.000Z)

AS Monaco v Valencia Basket (2023-03-24T18:00:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Zalgiris Kaunas (2023-03-24T17:45:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos Athens v FC Barcelona (2023-03-23T18:30:00.000Z)

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2023-03-23T19:00:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2023-03-23T19:00:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2023-03-23T18:00:00.000Z)

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne head coach T.J. Parker followed a plan to get where he is today. Together with his brother Tony - a basketball legend and ASVEL's president, T.J. had the goal of becoming an important part of ASVEL's resurgence to become the most successful team in France and a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague staple.

T.J. Parker, ASVEL: 'You can always learn something'

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne head coach [T.J. Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/asv/parker-tj/?season=E2022) followed a plan to get where he is today. Together with his brother Tony - a basketball legend and ASVEL's president -, T.J. had the goal of becoming an important part of ASVEL's resurgence to become the most successful team in France and a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague staple.

"\[Tony\] offered me to come back and work for ASVEL," Parker recalls. "We had this little piece of paper with all the steps I had to go to before becoming a head coach. It's exactly a 10-year plan we had."

Since his arrival in Lyon, Parker has grown fond of the city. He has strong ties to the city, too. Parker was an assistant coach with the team from 2014 to 2020, with a brief first taste as interim head coach in 2018. He became the head coach for good in 2020 and is still at the helm of the team. ASVEL has reached new heights in the decade he's been there.

"You can always pick ideas from somebody else and all the coaches I had," Parker adds. "After that, you build yourself, and then you go on and build your philosophy."

Parker continues working hard each season to keep ASVEL at the top of French basketball and in the EuroLeague.

"When you get new players, it takes time for the basketball... the habits with the players to happen." Parker acknowledges. "But every year is not like I lost a year or didn't learn something. You can always learn something, and that's what I did."

Focus on: TJ Parker, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

Round 29 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw four road teams claim victories to create some separation around the two teams tied with 15 wins in eighth and ninth place in the standings: Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Zalgiris Kaunas.  It also created a sense of urgency for the defending champions, Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who find themselves sitting a one win behind that pair.

With five games remaining for most teams, there is still time for several teams to make a move. Valencia has 14 wins, as well; Virtus Segafredo Bologna is in the mix with 13; and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade sit just above the fray with 16 each.  Looking towards the end of the playoff race, it will be fascinating to see not just who claims the final spots, but how they managed to do it.

Perhaps the things that stands out as the biggest differentiator between the teams currently in the thick of things is age. Efes, unsurprisingly, is this season's oldest team as gauged by the average age of the players that the back-to-back champs have had on the floor across every game so far this season. They have kept much of their core intact and added several veterans to the mix as well. [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) and [Ante Zizic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ante-zizic/004554/) are the team's only major contributors under 31, so the average age of the Efes roster of major contributors sits at 31.5 as a result.

In contrast, Zalgiris and Baskonia rank among this season's youngest teams with the latter playing a group that is just 27.2 years old on average. Baskonia features only one major contributor over the age of 30, [Rokas Giedraitis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rokas-giedraitis/006436/), and one of the youngest leaders of a statistical category, 24-year-old [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/), who ranks first in three-pointers made with 79 this season.

Zalgiris would have been right there with Baskonia if not for the unfortunate injury to [Keenan Evans](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/keenan-evans/011218/), having inched closing to the league-average age of 29.2 in his absence.   

Most of the teams at the top of the standings fall on the older end of the spectrum aside from AS Monaco, which is the youngest of the teams feeling good about their placement moving into the final month of the season. That's not especially surprising as age is a close proxy for experience and experience is very nearly the rule and rarely the exception in team success at this level

At the moment, just three EuroLeague players under age 22 are currently seeing considerable rotation minutes: [Gabriele Procida](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/gabriele-procida/008384/) and [Malte Delow](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/malte-delow/008211/) of ALBA Berlin, and [Jaime Pradilla](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jaime-pradilla/010393/) of Valencia. That's a big reason that ALBA is the league's youngest team at just 26.9 years old on average. Only 21 players under the age of 25 have averaged more than 10 minutes per game over 20 or more appearance this season. While that list includes several standout talents like Howard, [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) and [Filip Petrusev](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/filip-petrusev/011194/), it paints the impending playoff push in an interesting light.

With both [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) and [Vasilije Micic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vasilije-micic/002580/) back in action – and, critically, three of the five remaining games coming at home – Efes is due to make a push. How the teams around Efes fare as the pressure mounts figures to provide an answer as to whether age was indeed just a number this season.

A playoff race for the ages

Anadolu Efes Istanbul announced on Sunday that head coach Ergin Ataman has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Ataman, who led Efes to the last two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles, was diagnosed on Friday after having suffered an upper respiratory tract infection earlier in the week as the team hosted home games against Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.

 Efes's Coach Ataman hospitalized with pneumonia 

Anadolu Efes Istanbul announced on Sunday that head coach [Ergin Ataman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/ataman-ergin?season=E2022) has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Ataman, who led Efes to the last two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles, was diagnosed on Friday after having suffered an upper respiratory tract infection earlier in the week as the team hosted home games against Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.

Ataman was replaced on the team's bench for a domestic game on Sunday by assistant coach Yakup Sekizkok. The club's statement says that Ataman's condition has progressed positively since Friday and will be reevaluated on Tuesday to determine whether he can coach the team's EuroLeague road game against ALBA Berlin on Thursday of the coming week.

Euroleague Basketball wishes Coach Ataman a speedy recovery.

Efes's Coach Ataman hospitalized with pneumonia

**FATHERING**: Nothing beats spending time with your kids.

**ONE TEAM**: Before, during and after the games, it was all about One Team this past week in the EuroLeague and EuroCup.

**SPECIAL GUESTS**: Basketball great Arvydas Sabonis was happy to catch up with former Zalgiris player Thomas Walkup, while Sergio Rodriguez and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez welcomed Mr. Giorgio Armani in Madrid.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Legend Arvydas Sabonis meet up with <a href="https://twitter.com/twalkup23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@twalkup23</a> after the game! 👀🤝 <a href="https://t.co/QuTzxiQ25t">pic.twitter.com/QuTzxiQ25t</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1636470760649703431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Muy emotivo para mí el partido de ayer en el Palacio. <br>Fue un honor estar rodeado de personas a las que respeto y admiro profundamente, y haber disfrutado en nuestra casa de la presencia del Señor Armani. Siempre Milán en el corazón de mi familia. <a href="https://t.co/b5PjNmU0j5">pic.twitter.com/b5PjNmU0j5</a></p>&mdash; Sergio Rodriguez (@SergioRodriguez) <a href="https://twitter.com/SergioRodriguez/status/1636730867849543680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**MILESTONE RECAP**: Sasha Vezenkov and Nicolo Melli each reached a pair of EuroLeague milestones last week.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇧🇬 Sasha Vezenkov became the youngest player to reach 2,500 total PIR in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a>:<br><br>🇧🇬 Sasha Vezenkov 27 yrs 222 days👈<br>🇷🇸 Vasilije Micic 28 yrs 70 days<br>🇨🇿 Jan Vesely 28 yrs 268 days<br>🇺🇸 Shane Larkin 29 yrs 75 days<br>🇪🇸 Sergio Llull 29 yrs 157 days</p>&mdash; Darius Garuolis (@DariusGaruolis) <a href="https://twitter.com/DariusGaruolis/status/1636458148687912970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2.000 🆙 for Sasha Vezenkov! <br><br>Needed 19 points tonight for achieving a new milestone in his EuroLeague career and got 25🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/2thUcBFwg2">pic.twitter.com/2thUcBFwg2</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1636463721923878927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🔝🇮🇹 <a href="https://twitter.com/NikMelli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NikMelli</a> <a href="https://t.co/r1IjjmRlCD">https://t.co/r1IjjmRlCD</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1636469339724341259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Cap never stops. ⚪🔴<br><br>Nik Melli became the sixth player ever to get 1.000 defensive rebounds in the <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a>! ⭐<br><br>Congrats one more time! 🙌🏼🔝<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insieme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#insieme</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NikMelli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NikMelli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NikMelli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NikMelli</a> <a href="https://t.co/V9jsoISrPY">pic.twitter.com/V9jsoISrPY</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1636665709009805314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**LOVING THE FANS**: Olympiacos players were asked to take countless selfies on their trip to Kaunas, while Sertac Sanli enjoyed the support of the large contingency of Turkish fans at Palau Blaugrana.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">İyi ki geldiniz , yine bekleriz. 🇹🇷 <a href="https://t.co/u7e2UNyfzY">https://t.co/u7e2UNyfzY</a></p>&mdash; Sertac Sanli (@SanliSertac) <a href="https://twitter.com/SanliSertac/status/1637054891880226816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


**WINNERS' CORNER**: Olympiacos is the first team to book its playoff ticket, while Real Madrid, Barcelona and Monaco will have a chance to do the same this week thanks to their wins in Round 29.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Important W last night 😤 Let’s keep going 💪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/benimyerimburas%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#benimyerimburası</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/euroleague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#euroleague</a> #21 <a href="https://t.co/FqM9gKqlCY">pic.twitter.com/FqM9gKqlCY</a></p>&mdash; Tibor Pleiss (@tibor_pleiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/tibor_pleiss/status/1636037019544461319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="art" dir="ltr">🗣️🗣️🗣️ <a href="https://t.co/lPZSDg2hvQ">https://t.co/lPZSDg2hvQ</a></p>&mdash; Lorenzo Brown (@Zo_Brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Zo_Brown/status/1636735295000309761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When me, <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Fourth_Wade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The_Fourth_Wade</a> , and Zo combine for 41 points we are hard to stop. Huge win last night, thanks as always to the Yad for the incredible energy and love.</p>&mdash; Jake Cohen (@jacohen15) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacohen15/status/1636694187725733889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kalimera!!! ☕️☁️😊<br><br>When you are the first team to officially secure its place in the playoffs and at the same time you are enjoying &#39;solitude&#39; at the top of the ranking board !🔝🔝🔝<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://t.co/i4gFxAJVGd">pic.twitter.com/i4gFxAJVGd</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@olympiacosbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/olympiacosbc/status/1636651445381394432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When the going gets tuff..<br>The Tuff Get Going!<br>🎯</p>&mdash; James Nunnally (@allornunn21) <a href="https://twitter.com/allornunn21/status/1636451107336536065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Most basketball experts point at Olympiacos Piraeus power forward Sasha Vezenkov when it comes to the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP race. In Round 29, Vezenkov provided even more reasons to consider his case. 

Sasha Vezenkov took a huge step in MVP race

Most experts already considered Olympiacos Piraeus power forward Sasha Vezenkov to be the favorite in the race for the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP. In Round 29, Vezenkov provided even more reasons to consider his case. On the road at Zalgiris Kaunas, Vezenkov put together another rock-solid performance as he led Olympiacos to a 72-74 victory. 

In a game in which his Reds trailed for stretches, Vezenkov helped Olympiacos rally to win and become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season. He put the finishing touches on the victory when he buried a contested baseline jumper with 6.7 seconds remaining.

Vezenkov finished the game with 25 points, shooting 9-of-9 on two-pointers, 2-of-7 on three-pointers and making his lone free-throw attempt. He also added 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 fouls drawn for a PIR of 32. Thursday night's fixture at Zalgirio Arena also saw the Bulgaria international pass the 2,000-point mark in his EuroLeague career. This was not Vezenkov's first big game against Zalgiris this season. Back in Round 2, the 27-year-old led Olympiacos to a 90-80 win with 23 points, 14 rebounds and a PIR of 37.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2.000 🆙 for Sasha Vezenkov! <br><br>Needed 19 points tonight for achieving a new milestone in his EuroLeague career and got 25🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/2thUcBFwg2">pic.twitter.com/2thUcBFwg2</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1636463721923878927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Aside from hitting the game-winning shot, Vezenkov was there every time his team needed him. When Zalgiris took a 41-40 lead right after the break, Vezenkov took over with a backdoor basket, a three-pointer and a layup-plus-foul, as he single-handedly restored a 42-48 Olympiacos edge. By the time he buried a buzzer-beating jumper, Olympiacos led 49-61 at the end of the third quarter and, when it was time to win the game, Vezenkov delivered again.

"\[On the last offense\] I felt good. I felt confident as soon as the guys trusted me and the coaches gave me ball. I always think positive, so I was thinking I would make it," Vezenkov said. He did, however, admit to some doubts when the ball left his fingers: "At the beginning, I saw the ball a little bit short but, in the end, everything went well."

Sasha Vezenkov (25 points) highlights vs. Zalgiris Kaunas, 03/16/2023

Vezenkov leads Olympiacos to a big road win

When it comes to the EuroLeague MVP race, Vezenkov has plenty of arguments in his favor. After all, he has already been named the EuroLeague MVP of the Month twice this season.

Vezenkov leads the EuroLeague in the three most acclaimed statistical categories. He is the top scorer of the competition (18.2 ppg.), in addition to ranking first for rebounds (7.2 ppg.) and being the runaway leader in PIR (22.9). In fact, he has become the youngest player to reach a PIR of 2,500, thanks in large part to his performances this season. His outstanding shooting percentages (65.5% 2FG, 42.5% 3FG, 85.5% FT) have helped Olympiacos boast the highest assist average in EuroLeague history (22.0 apg.), too.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇧🇬 Sasha Vezenkov became the youngest player to reach 2,500 total PIR in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a>:<br><br>🇧🇬 Sasha Vezenkov 27 yrs 222 days👈<br>🇷🇸 Vasilije Micic 28 yrs 70 days<br>🇨🇿 Jan Vesely 28 yrs 268 days<br>🇺🇸 Shane Larkin 29 yrs 75 days<br>🇪🇸 Sergio Llull 29 yrs 157 days</p>&mdash; Darius Garuolis (@DariusGaruolis) <a href="https://twitter.com/DariusGaruolis/status/1636458148687912970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Most importantly, Olympiacos was the first team to qualify for the playoffs and tops the standings with a 21-8 record. With his team in first place and Vezenkov leading the competition in points, rebounds and PIR, it is safe to say that he has a leg up on the competition challenging for the MVP trophy.

Sasha Vezenkov took a huge step in MVP race with game-winner in Kaunas

Zalgiris Kaunas v Olympiacos Piraeus (2023-03-16T18:00:00.000Z)

Marco Belinelli of Virtus takes the ball away from Monaco's Alpha Diallo

Josh Nebo of Maccabi dunks against Baskonia in Tel Aviv

Shaquielle McKissic of Olympiacos drives past Zalgiris's Edgaras Ulanovas

Partizan's Zach LeDay rises to dunk in Istanbul against Anadolu Efes

Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid drives past Milan's Stefano Tonut

Nikola Mirotic of Barcelona and Ben Bentil of Crvena Zvezda fight for the ball

ASVEL's Dee Bost dribbles past Paris Lee of Panathinaikos 

ALBA's Yanni Wetzell dunks in front of Vladimir Lucic of Bayern

Nigel Hayes-Davis of Fenerbahce keeps the ball away from Valencia's Victor Claver

Walter Tavares of Real Madrid dunks against Milan

Look back at all the action from Round 29 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 29

### Fall became a creator for Olympiacos

Olympiacos Piraeus became the first team to punch a playoff ticket with its dramatic [72-74](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/zalgiris-kaunas-olympiacos-piraeus/E2022/255/) win over Zalgiris Kaunas in at sold-out Zalgirio Arena, home of this season's Final Four. In the absence of starting point guard Kostas Sloukas, the Reds playmaking came from an unlikely source – center [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/). The big man, who previously never had more than 5 assists in a single game, dished out 7 on Thursday in Kaunas, tied for a team high. Fall also had 6 points, 4 rebounds and a block, but it was him putting his teammates in position to score that was one of the key contributions to the playoff-clinching Olympiacos victory.

Fall became a creator for Olympiacos

### Nebo protected Menora Mivtachim Arena

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv came from behind to register a pivotal [93-79](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv-cazoo-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/E2022/256/) win over Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Thursday, and big man [Josh Nebo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/josh-nebo/011199/) had a whole lot to do with that success. Nebo set a new career high with 14 rebounds, including his joint career-best 6 on the offensive glass. His total rebounds tied Bonzie Colson, who pulled 14 in Round 19, for Maccabi's best mark this season. Nebo's 6 takes off the offensive glass were the most by a Maccabi player in more than three years. Nebo also scored 15 points in 28 minutes on the floor, coming up with a monster double-double for a key victory in the midst of the playoff race.

Nebo protected Menora Mivtachim Arena

### Hermannsson's impactful return

It was an emotional night at La Fonteta, not only for the way Valencia Basket pulled out an [82-80](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/valencia-basket-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2022/261/) win on a last-second tip-in, but also due to the return of fan favorite [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/), who had been missing in action since last May due to a torn ACL. And Hermannsson wasted no time to leave his mark. Playing just 6 minutes was enough for Valencia guard to score 7 points, making 3 of 4 shots from the field, and dish 1 assist. All of that came late in the third and early in the fourth quarter. His +10 in the plus/minus column was the highest of any player in the game. A great and timely return by Hermannsson helped Valencia stay firmly in the playoff race.

Hermannsson's impactful return

### Calathes reaches major steals milestone

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul point guard [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) did not have his best game in Valencia, scoring just 2 points, along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a dramatic loss. What Calathes also had in this game was 1 steal, which put him at exactly 400 for his career. Calathes joined his former teammate Dimitris Diamantidis, a six-time EuroLeague best defender, as the only two men in competition history to pick up at least 400 steals in their careers. With 35 more, Calathes will catch Diamantidis for first place all-time.

### Scoreless Rudy made his presence felt

[Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/) did not score a single point in Real Madrid's [91-87](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/real-madrid-ea7-emporio-armani-milan/E2022/257/) win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. Rudy also had to leave the court early in the fourth quarter with a cut under his eye and remained sidelined the rest of the game. But the veteran swingman still had a resoundingly positive impact for his team, showcased in his game-high +16 in a plus/minus column. In his 16 minutes on the floor, Rudy grabbed 4 rebounds, dished 2 assists and picked up 2 steals, which moved him past Theo Papaloukas into the third place on the all-time list. He now had 336 steals for his career, right behind Calathes.

Scoreless Rudy made his presence felt

### Veteran Nunnally keyed big Partizan comeback

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade escaped Sinan Erdem Dome with a resounding [84-97](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/anadolu-efes-istanbul-partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/E2022/253/#boxscore) win over two-time defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul despite trailing by 17 points in the first quarter. One of the most effective players in that big comeback was [James Nunnally](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/james-nunnally/007400/). The veteran swingman used his own championship-winning experience, as well as his hot hand, first to get Partizan out of that big hole, and then to play a key part in team's 0-16 fourth-quarter run that broke the game wide open. Nunnally finished with 16 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting and also pulled down 4 rebounds.

Veteran Nunnally keyed big Partizan comeback

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EuroLeague on social media

Sasha Vezenkov took a huge step in MVP race with game-winner in Kaunas

The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 29

Roll call: Steals milestones for Nick Calathes, Rudy Fernandez