Name: Dreamland Gran Canaria-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Finals Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

During its series-clinching win in the EuroCup Finals, Hapoel Tel Aviv set a number of records.

Hapoel Tel Aviv broke EuroCup Finals records for most points, most triples 

[Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/) made history in some style as [its Game 2 victory over Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/hapoel-sweeps-gran-canaria-for-first-eurocup-title-and-ticket-to-euroleague/) to clinch the BKT EuroCup title set two major records – the most points scored and most three-pointers made in a Finals game – and a number of other marks were eclipsed or nearly broken.

Hapoel poured on the offensive firepower in sweeping Gran Canaria for its first EuroCup trophy with a 94-103 victory. Those 103 points topped the previous high of 95 points scored by ALBA Berlin against Valencia Basket in Game 2 of the 2019 Finals. Gran Canaria, which had not scored more than 66 points in any of the games against Hapoel this season, also came close to matching the previous record. 

Hapoel drained 15 three-pointers on 26 attempts in the victory for a blistering hot 57.7% to break the record of 14 triples made by Valencia in Game 2 against ALBA in the 2019 Finals. The 57.7% was just off the best three-point shooting percentage of 60.0% by Valencia against Krka Novo Mesto in Game 2 of the 2003 Finals.   

[Antonio Blakeney](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/antonio-blakeney/013402/) hit 5 three-pointers en route to 27 points for Hapoel – both stats were just off tying Finals records. Four players have scored 28 points in a Finals game while three players have knocked down 6 triples in a game. 

“It was great. This is what we play for – to win titles. This is my first title as a professional. Words cannot explain how happy I am,” said Blakeney. 

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There was an individual three-point record set as Hapoel’s [Yam Madar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yam-madar/011052/) connected on 4 of 4 from long range and finished with 16 points. It was the most three-pointers made without a miss – the previous best being 2 of 2, which was done three times. 

Hapoel big man [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/), who took home the Finals MVP award, tied one record and set another from the free-throw line. He beat the mark for most foul shots attempted with 16 –  the previous record being 13 by TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball in Game 2 in 2024. And Motley made 12 shots from the charity stripe, evening the record with Bojan Popovic of Dynamo Moscow in 2006. 

All told, Hapoel registered a team performance index rating of 114, which was just 2 off the record of Valencia’s 116 against ALBA in Game 3 in 2019. 

Hapoel also joined Unicaja Malaga as the second team to win the EuroCup title after being down 1-0 in a best-of-three series. The Israel side won the final two games against Valencia Basket in the semifinals to reach its first Finals. 

Game News

Other team and individual marks were set, while others were close to being broken

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2025-04-11T19:00:00.000Z)

Barcelona veterans Kevin Punter, Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky all stepped up to help send their team to the EuroLeague Playoffs in Round 34.

Veterans made key, clutch plays for Barcelona to punch playoff ticket

[FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/bar/) is playoff bound. Few thought that would be the case when Barcelona lost four of its last five games and was 14-13 at the end of February, sitting outside the postseason spots in 11th place.

However, fifth-placed Barcelona is now pitted against [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/) in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, having completed a big turnaround with [a hard-fought and dramatic 91-87 win over long-eliminated Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-fights-off-virtus-91-87-clinches-playoff-berth/) on Friday night.

“They are a good team, despite the record,” said [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/), the game’s top scorer with 20 points on 4-for-5 three-point shooting. “Glad we were able to pull it out.”

Pull out the win they did. After Barcelona controlled the game for the first three quarters, Virtus stormed in front in the fourth and led 76-81 with under 4 minutes to play.

“We were struggling there at the end, but we found the way to win, that’s the most important,” said [Tomas Satoransky](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tomas-satoransky/002939/), who collected 11 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds.

“We knew how to stay in the game. We made some big plays at the end, made big free throws and good defense. It was a game to win in whatever fashion.”

Even though it was [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/) who scored a layup that made it 89-87 and put Barcelona up for good with 31.7 seconds to go, and [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) made game-sealing free throws some 20 seconds later, it was Barcelona’s seasoned EuroLeague veterans – former All-EuroLeague players – who had key roles.

Barca makes key plays in last 60 seconds

For starters, Punter forced a jump ball at mid-court with 58 seconds left when he knocked out the ball from Isaia Cordinier. Virtus did win the jump ball, but the remaining 8 seconds on the shot clock were not enough to score.

On the ensuing possession, Punter and [Jan Vesely](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jan-vesely/000925/), back in the lineup after missing 10 games, played high-low, finding a cutting Parra under the basket for an easy layup and a go-ahead bucket.

After a timeout, Virtus had a chance to tie or take the lead, but Vesely played perfect pick-and-roll defense, then with the help of Punter and Satoransky forced Matt Morgan to travel.

Barcelona got the ball, Parker made free throws and the game was over, with the playoff celebrations ready to start. 

“I think we deserved to be in the playoff, and to be in the fifth position,, head coach Joan Penarroya said. “Our season was very complicated, with many problems with injuries. The team fought, fought, fought every game. For Barca, it is not enough to play in the playoffs, but it is a day to enjoy.”

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Barca has had really had terrible luck with injuries. In addition to Vesely, it has lost key players such as point guards [Nico Laprovittola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nicolas-laprovittola/006435/) and [Juan Nunez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/juan-nunez/010106/), as well as big man [Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chimezie-metu/013379/), to season-ending injuries.

“A lot of adversity this year, and we were able to finish fifth,” Punter said. “A true testament of us being a team, sticking together through good times, bad times. We were able to finish strong and now we get ready for the playoffs.”

There, Barcelona will face Monaco, a team it beat both times this season.

“Monaco is a great team, with a lot of stars, a lot of great individual players,” Satoransky said. “We beat them twice this season, but that does not play a role in the playoffs.”

Kevin Punter, Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky came up huge in a playoff-clinching win

FC Barcelona v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2025-04-11T18:30:00.000Z)

Ataman fires warning shot to Panathinaikos ahead of playoffs

[Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) warmed up for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs by taking [a rousing overtime 111-104 victory over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-outlasts-zvezda-in-overtime-thriller-111-104/) in Athens on Friday, but Greens coach [Ergin Ataman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/ataman-ergin/) was far from happy.

The reigning champ had to launch a dramatic late comeback to force the extra period after falling behind by 8 points with less than three minutes remaining, and ultimately took the W after dominating overtime to claim the regular season’s best home record, 14-3.

Ataman, however, was looking at the big picture after a second consecutive high-scoring game in Athens, with Paris Basketball having triumphed 98-101 in another thriller in Round 32. And with red-hot Anadolu Efes Istanbul up next, Ataman is more than wary of the threat posed by his former team.

"This mentality will not take us so far," Ataman told EuroLeague TV immediately after Friday’s win. "This is a very dangerous situation."

"One home game before we took 101 points against Paris, tonight before overtime it was 96 points. With this mentality we will lose in the playoffs and we will not advance to the Final Four. One hundred percent, I am not satisfied. It’s nothing to win this game. If we play like this, Efes will go to the Final Four and we will watch the Final Four on the TV."

In-form forward [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/), who netted a career-high 18 points and completed a double-double by also grabbing 11 rebounds, echoed the sentiments of his coach as he warned: "It’s tough to beat us at home, but we cannot play with fire every time. Let’s get ready. We didn’t play our best basketball yet, and that’s the good thing for us."

However, the Greens were able to survive their defensive frailty thanks to another stellar performance from [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who also recorded a double-double as he netted 31 points on 6-of-10 three-point shooting and dished a personal best 10 assists.

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That latest scoring spree ensures that Nunn finishes the regular season as the competition’s leading scorer, with his average of 21.1 points eclipsing FC Bayern Munich’s [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) with 20.5 points per night.

Nunn, though, preferred to focus on his distribution as he reflected: "What I’m most proud of is the 10 assists. I’m just playmaking, making great reads. My teammates want me to do that. They trust me with the ball, and I’m going to keep believing."

And with Nunn in this kind of form, despite the defensive concerns of their coach, Panathinaikos fans are surely also still believing in back-to-back title glory.

The Turkish coach is demanding defensive improvement before Efes showdown

Coach Ataman fires warning shot to Panathinaikos ahead of playoffs

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2025-04-11T18:15:00.000Z)

Check out what the Hapoel Tel Aviv BC players had to say after winning the 2025 EuroCup championship.

Champions' quotes: Hapoel Tel Aviv

### Ish Wainright, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv forward

"This is the first title in my collegiate or professional career. I won with Mot \[Johnathan Motley\] and we said, 'We finally got one together'. This is an unbelievable feeling. We broke records!? Wow, I didn't know about that. That was a hell of a game. Hell of a team. Much respect for that team, Gran Canaria is a great team. This is unbelievable. Our chemistry is amazing. We don't care who scores, we don't care who brings the ball up, we locked in on defense. We had a slip-up every now and then, but we were locked in."

### Bruno Caboclo, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv center

"It's been amazing. Our team went through ups and downs, a lot of changes, but we managed to keep the locker room healthy. Every playoff game was a big battle. I'm so relieved to be able to win the championship. We have great players, a great coach as well. Great staff, great medical team. I think everybody was part of this. The fans as well. Everything helped us to get to here. \[Going to the EuroLeague\] is a big thing for the history of the club, so I'm very happy to be part of this and to keep going with this story."

### Yam Madar, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv guard

"For sure, that was the goal from the beginning when I arrived at Hapoel: to make it to the EuroLeague. The road was very difficult. We've been through a lot. We didn't play so good at the beginning. To see how everything and how the journey summed up to a point where we actually made it after 2-0, playing great basketball, being together, everyone happy for each other. Behind us is an unbelievable community that was waiting for a title for 32 years. To bring them a title after 32 years is something unbelievable. You see the guys over here and we have so many others in Israel watching us. We're just happy for them. I just tried to do whatever I can to bring this team to the EuroLeague. It is 100% \[special\]. I know that by playing I'm risking my career, my knee. But it was a no-brainer for me to come and just to do whatever I can just to try to help this team win. I am just happy, a lot of teammates came over here tonight and played great. It's a really special group."

### Antonio Blakeney, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv guard

"It feels great. Obviously winning is the main thing, but we won this way and it feels great. We stayed together. We've got a team right now where everyone likes each other, everyone knows each other's game, so it's easy to play well like that. I'm always a confident guy, but definitely that boosted my confidence \[his big quarter against Valencia\], and my teammates really keep me confident. Whether I'm missing or making, they always motivate me."

### Marcus Foster, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv guard

"It feels so amazing. There's ups and downs throughout the season. Sometimes you feel like you might not even get to this point, and we got here, we did it, so it feels amazing. I think just our focus and off the court, our relationship with each other, and just understanding each other that we're going to have problems but we've got to figure out how to get through them. And defensively, we stepped up. They made runs and we figured out a way to still win. I mean, when you look down the line, you've got Antonio Blakeney, Yam Madar, Ish Wainright, me. This is the talented team we've got. With the Israelis, anything can happen for us, man. We're just an amazing team, and that's why we're so hard to beat because we have so much talent."

Check out what the Hapoel players had to say after winning the 2025 EuroCup championship

Champions' quotes, Hapoel Tel Aviv: 'The fans were waiting for a title for 32 years'

Dreamland Gran Canaria-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Finals Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Anadolu Efes steamrolled into the EuroLeague Playoffs with an unprecedented run of eight successive wins to close out the regular season, the reward being a mouth-watering best-of-five series against defending champion Panathinaikos BC.

Efes rolled into the playoffs where a monster clash awaits 

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) steamrolled into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs with an unprecedented run of eight successive wins to close out the regular season, the reward being a mouth-watering best-of-five series against defending champion [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/). 

Having missed out on the business end of the competition in the previous two campaigns, Efes could not have asked for a more enthralling challenge as the Turkish side will lock horns with its iconic former head coach Ergin Ataman.

After winning the EuroLeague in his first season with Panathinaikos last year, Ataman will surely face an emotional blockbuster against Efes after lifting back-to-back titles with the Turkish outfit in 2021 and 2022 amid a glorious spell with the club.

On Friday night, Efes became the first EuroLeague team in the round-robin era (since 2016) to close the regular season with eight straight victories. Eight rounds ago, Efes were 13th and two wins short of the play-in. Now they’re in the top six and playoff bound after [an 87-77 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-zalgiris-87-77-to-reach-playoffs/), improving their record to 20-14 after a series of impressive wins.

Five players scored in double figures against the Lithuanian side followed by [Darius Thompson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/darius-thompson/011078/), who also put in a massive shift with 9 points and 8 assists. The manner in which Efes ground out a hard-fought win over Zalgiris embodied the eight-game streak, with the top performers leading by example on defense as they hustled relentlessly when the chips were down.

Zalgiris had fought back from a 19-point deficit to level the score in the closing stages, 73-73, before ironclad defense coupled with some inspired individual efforts at the other end propelled Efes to a crucial victory in the quest to enter the playoffs.

Stalwart [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/), who was instrumental in lifting the EuroLeague double under Ataman, heaped praise on his teammates after pacing Efes with 13 points, 4 assists and 2 steals, earning the player of the game accolade.  

“I am extremely proud of our team, which is one of the youngest in the league. We’ve grown all season long, it’s been full of ups and downs and there were a lot of different things we’ve had to deal with,” Larkin said in his postgame comments.  

“We stuck together towards the end and found our chemistry at the right time. We got to the place where we want to be, the playoffs, giving ourselves the chance to win the championship.”

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Larkin stressed just how vital the team’s determination was in the face of adversity against Zalgiris, as defeat would have relegated Efes to the play-in purgatory with no room for error.

“It’s all about will at the end of the day and that’s what the playoffs are,” he said. “It comes down to who wants it more and we were able to make plays in the fourth quarter of a game that we had to win.”

The outcome was a fitting reward for head coach Luca Banchi and his assistant Tomislav Mijatovic, who selflessly made way for the Italian in January after being in charge for 11 months. Having endured a 2-5 start in the EuroLeague, Banchi got Efes firing on all cylinders when the season was on the line and now faces a head-on collision with the imperious Ataman, who is aiming to replicate his Efes accomplishment at the helm of Panathinaikos.

In his postgame comments, Banchi was endlessly appreciative for being welcomed at Efes with open arms, hailing the franchise for vesting its faith in him after he endured a tough spell at Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

“I am very happy but first of all very proud, so let me thank this group of guys. They are special and they proved that tonight, but let me also thank my coaching staff as they did an amazing job in building and preparing this team before I even arrived,” said Banchi.

“During the eight-game winning streak, most games were tight and we were always ready to respond. What impressed me the most was the defensive desire and what we have done can’t be achieved without effort and sacrifice.”

If Efes is to stun Panathinaikos and reach the Final Four, the Turkish team will need to be every bit as tenacious against Ataman’s troops in what promises to be a basketball extravaganza, keeping fans on the edge of their seats down to the wire. 

The Turkish side will face reigning champs Panathinaikos for a place at the Final Four

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-04-11T17:30:00.000Z)

FC Barcelona held off the visiting Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Round 34, pulling out a 91-87 win to clinch fifth place at the end of the regular season.

Barcelona fights off Virtus, 91-87, clinches playoff berth

FC Barcelona held off the visiting Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Round 34, pulling out a 91-87 win to clinch fifth place at the end of the regular season. Barcelona finished with a 20-14 record, the same as Efes and Real Madrid, but it wins out in the three-team tiebreaker due to its superior head-to-head record.

Barcelona trailed by 5 points late in the fourth quarter and 85-87 in the penultimate minute, but Jabari Parker and Joel Parker scored key close-range buckets, while Kevin Punter and Jan Vesely came up with huge defensive plays to help Barcelona win the game. 

The hosts had six scorers in double digits, led by Punter’s 20 points. Justin Anderson had 12, while Tomas Satoransky collected 11 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Parra, Parker and Dario Brizuela scored 10 points apiece in the win. Tornike Shengelia scored 17 points, Justin Holiday had 16, and Will Clyburn netted 15 in defeat. Ante Zizic had 12 points and Isaia Cordinier netted 11 for Virtus.

Game Videos

The game started with offensive fireworks. Anderson had a triple, and Punter followed it with a fast-break layup, but Clyburn hit one from downtown, and after close-range baskets from Shengelia and Zizic, Clyburn’s second triple gave Virtus a 9-10 lead. But Barcelona was feasting on the visitors’ turnovers, as Punter nailed a triple and Anderson a tough baseline jumper, before Barcelona finished the quarter with a 9-2 run. Brizuela scored at the rim twice during that spurt, and Punter hit it from way downtown to make it 23-16 after 10 minutes.

Two more turnovers from Virtus, which got their turnover tally to 10, led to a basket from Parra and a three-point play from Punter, opening 28-16. But Holiday answered with back-to-back triples to halve the deficit. Parra and Shengelia traded three-point plays, and Vesely had a baseline jumper and a dunk, Anderson also had a two-handed dunk, before Parker’s jumper restored a double-digit lead, 41-31. But Zizic scored twice after offensive boards, only for Willy Hernangomez to reply with two buckets, including a big dunk, to help make it 45-38 at halftime.

Virtus scored the first two baskets of the third quarter to get within 45-42. But Anderson had a three-point play, and when Clyburn hit a three-pointer, Punter answered with a four-point play to open 54-45. However, Zizic scored twice inside and Clyburn once from the outside to keep Virtus close. Punter had a triple and another basket to make it 63-54, and after Clyburn and Satoransky traded triples, back-to-back threes from Holiday and Achille Polonara cut the margin to 66-63. But Jan Vesely, back for the first time after a lengthy absence, hit a three-pointer of his own to help make it 71-65 after 30 minutes.

Virtus kept charging, however, with Matthew Morgan sparking things with a three-pointer, then Holiday and Momo Diouf cutting it to 73-72. Shengelia’s baseline jumper put Virtus in front, 75-76, then Holiday had a fast-break dunk and a triple to extend the margin to 76-81. A dunk by Hernangomez and a triple from Brizuela tied things up, and teams proceeded to trade leads. Cordinier’s drive to the rim gave Virtus an 85-87 lead in the penultimate minute, but Parker scored with a soft touch from close range. Barca did not allow another basket, thanks to Punter forcing a jump-ball against Cordinier, and Vesely forcing Morgan to travel, while a layup from Parra and free throws from Parker won the game for the hosts, clinching them fifth place.

Joan Penarroya's squad finish the regular season in fifth place and will play against Monaco



A truly dominant showing in the BKT EuroCup Finals has seen Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv big man Johnathan Motley become the EuroCup Finals MVP, with the 29-year-old playing an integral role in guiding his team to a 2-0 series win over Dreamland Gran Canaria.

EuroCup Finals MVP: Johnathan Motley, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv

A truly dominant showing in the BKT EuroCup Finals has seen [Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/) big man [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/) become the EuroCup Finals MVP, with the 29-year-old playing an integral role in guiding his team to a 2-0 series win over [Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/can/).

Motley had the joint highest PIR of any player in the series with a 23.5 average index rating across the two games, together with teammate [Antonio Blakeney](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/antonio-blakeney/013402/). His 19 PIR in Game 1 was the highest of any player that took to the floor, while he followed that up with a 28 PIR – his fourth-highest index rating of the season – in Game 2. He was also tied with Blakeney as the highest scoring player in the series with an average of 22.0 points in the EuroCup Finals.

After spending two years in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Motley returned to the EuroCup – where he first debuted with Lokomotiv Kuban in the 2021-22 campaign – with one thing in mind: leading Hapoel to a championship. In the EuroCup Finals, Motley showed his EuroLeague-level talent by starring in all facets of the game, particularly on offense.

In Game 1, Motley had 18 points on 7-of-14 two-pointers and 4-of-5 free throws, as well as 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and a 19 PIR. He followed that up with 26 points on 7-of-12 two-pointers and 12-of-16 free throws, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and a 28 PIR in Game 2.

Motley had 14 points in the first half of Game 2 to help his team take a 44-53 lead into the break, then another 7 points in the third and 5 in the fourth as Hapoel’s offense showed no sign of slowing down until the final buzzer sounded.

This EuroCup title is the first continental trophy of Motley’s career, and he got to lift the trophy alongside a college teammate of his, [Ish Wainright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ishmail-carzell-wainright/013284/), who also joined Hapoel last summer.

“I was very confident in my team,” Motley told EuroLeague TV afterward. “We worked real hard, we have a great locker room, everybody trusts each other, so right now I’m calm. I’m just glad we got it done. I envisaged myself doing the trophy thing all week. It’s just crazy that I’m in it right now. I’m just out of body right now, to be honest.”

Game 2 News

He dominated as the Israeli team swept its series against Gran Canaria


BKT EuroCup Finals MVP: Johnathan Motley, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2025-04-08T17:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Tel Aviv wrote the greatest chapter in its club history by defeating Gran Canaria 94-103 to clinch the 2024-25 EuroCup title – the first pan-European crown for its trophy case – and a ticket to the EuroLeague. 

Hapoel Tel Aviv sweeps Gran Canaria for first EuroCup title and ticket to EuroLeague

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv wrote the greatest chapter in its club history by defeating Dreamland Gran Canaria 94-103 to clinch the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup title – the first pan-European crown for its trophy case – and a ticket to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Hapoel completed the 2-0 series sweep by setting Finals single-game records for most points and 15 three-pointers against the second-best defense in the competition. 

Antonio Blakeney scored 18 of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter; EuroCup Finals MVP Johnathan Motley put together another outstanding showing with 26 points including 12-of-16 free throws while Yam Madar added 16 points on 4-of-4 triples and 6 assists. Hapoel became the second Israeli club to win the EuroCup after Hapoel Jerusalem in 2003-04, which was the last time a club from the country played in the Finals.

Gran Canaria failed to win its second EuroCup title after 2023 despite George Conditt scoring 18 points and both John Shurna and Joe Thomasson adding 14 points. 

Tomer Ginat opened the game with a three-pointer for the guests, who led 0-5 in the opening moments. After a Motley three-point play, Madar drained back-to-back triples and Hapoel was already up double figures 4-14 after 3 minutes. Gran Canaria managed to shut down the Hapoel offense for 3 minutes and pulled within 11-14. But the lead was 13-24 after a four-point play from Blakeney and another Madar triple. Conditt picked up three put-backs from offensive rebounds to try to keep the hosts close 17-24. But the score was 21-29 after 10 minutes. 

Gran Canaria did not score a field goal in the first 3 minutes of the second quarter and Noam Yaacov and Marcus Foster both hit triples as Hapoel improved to 8 of 12 on threes and led 25-39. The Spanish side stepped up its defense again and held Hapoel scoreless for 5 minutes and Andrew Albicy scored 7 points in an 11-0 run to pull within 38-39. Hapoel punched right back with a Motley three-point play and Madar triple to make it 38-45. And five points from Ginat sent Hapoel into the locker room ahead 44-53.

Thomasson buried two three-pointers and Nicolas Brussino also hit from long range for Gran Canaria but Blakeney knocked down two triples at the other end and the lead was still 53-61. Shurna followed with a three-pointer and two Mike Tobey inside scores had Gran Canaria as close as 61-63. Hapoel’s stars answered with a Motley and-one and Madar layup to extend the cushion to 61-68. Blakeney added a three-point play and triple and Hapoel found itself up 68-76. And it was 72-83 after two more free throws and another and-one from Blakeney. The guests were leading 74-86 after 30 minutes.

Bruno Caboclo opened the final frame with a three-pointer and added an inside basket to give the guests a 78-92 advantage. Blakeney added his fifth triple and the cushion swelled to 19 points - 78-97. Gran Canaria went scoreless for nearly 6 minutes and back-to-back three-pointers by Mehdy Ngouama gave the hosts a faint glimmer of hope, down 86-97 with 2 minutes to go. Shurna and Ngouama added threes in the closing 70 seconds but it was not enough to take down Hapoel.

Dimitris Itoudis's men put on a historic offensive 

FC Barcelona guard Kevin Punter spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Virtus Bologna in Round 34 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Kevin Punter: 'True testament of us being a team'

FC Barcelona guard Kevin Punter spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Virtus Segafredo Bologna in Round 34 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

FC Barcelona-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Panathinaikos BC guard Kendrick Nunn spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat KK Crvena zvezda in Round 34 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Kendrick Nunn: 'The one I'm most proud of is the 10 assists'

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kendrick Nunn spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in Round 34 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

The 2024-25 BKT EuroCup champion is now known as Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv defeated Dreamland Gran Canaria 2-0 in their best-of-three finals series.

After winning 74-65 in Game 1 in Samokov, Bulgaria, Hapoel triumphed 94-103 in Gran Canaria behind 27 points from Antonio Blakeney and 26 points from Johnathan Motley. Yam Madar also added 16 points in Game 2, while Tomer Ginat had 10 points.

Dimitris Itoudis, the Hapoel play-caller, has become the fourth coach to win the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and EuroCup, joining the late Dusan Ivkovic, David Blatt and Ergin Ataman.

In Game 2, Hapoel set a pair of EuroCup Finals records: for the most points scored and for the most threes made.

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The Israeli side swept Gran Canaria in the Finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv is the 2024-25 EuroCup champion!

Panathinaikos BC overcame KK Crvena zvezda 111-104 in a thrilling overtime battle in the Greek capital.

Panathinaikos outlasts Zvezda in overtime thriller, 111-104

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens overcame Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 111-104 in a thrilling overtime battle in the Greek capital.

A high-scoring first half was edged by Zvezda for a 47-49 interval lead. It stayed close right until the final possession, which Zvezda couldn’t convert to win it in regulation, and Panathinaikos controlled the extra five minutes. 

Kendrick Nunn paced the home team with 31 points and 10 assists, as Juancho Hernangomez also bagged a double-double 18 points and 11 rebounds. Wenyen Gabriel scored 8 of his 16 points in overtime, while Jerian Grant scored 12 and Omer Yurtseven netted 11. Codi Miller-McIntyre powered Zvezda with 26 points, while former Green Nemanja Nedovic added 22, Filip Petrusev scored 16 and Luka Mitrovic had 13.

Miller-McIntyre’s triple gave Zvezda an early lead, before Petrusev scored twice at the rim either side of a Konstantinos Mitoglou corner three for a 7-7 tie. Three-point plays from Grant and Gabriel sent the host ahead, and Miller-McIntyre and Nunn traded inside blows before Mitoglou made another three-point play. Miller-McIntyre stayed hot with another pair of triples, before Cedi Osman’s deep strike was quickly answered by Dejan Davidovac, Miller-McIntyre – with his fourth triple of the quarter – and Nedovic for a 23-26 Zvezda lead at the end of the first.

Hernangomez and Yurtseven joined the three-point party early in the second, but Mitrovic scored twice at the other end and Miller-McIntyre’s driving layup kept Zvezda ahead, 29-32. Lorenzo Brown’s slaloming score and a pair of Hernangomez deep balls forced a lead change, but Zvezda fought back with Petrusev at the rim and Nedovic from deep, 37-38. Nunn and Nedovic continued the long-range shoot-out, before Miller-McIntyre returned with another layup. Rokas Giedraitis and Petrusev dunked, and another Nunn three-ball made it 47-49 at the break.

Nedovic and Nunn started the second-half scoring before John Brown and Gabriel netted inside for a 54-54 tie. Nedovic’s fourth triple was answered by Gabriel’s three-point play, and Miller-McIntyre’s magic continued with another deep strike, 57-62. Nunn, Nedovic and Miller-McIntyre all stayed hot by scoring again before Hernangomez made it 66-66. Nedovic and John Brown pushed Zvezda back in front, but Hernangomez and Yurtseven dunked to keep it close. Miller-McIntyre scored again, hurting his ankle in the process, and Yurtseven’s layup-and-one made it 77-77 with 10 minutes left.

Lorenzo Brown and Mitrovic traded inside scores early in the fourth, before Mitrovic’s three-point play was cancelled out by another Nunn triple. Kostas Sloukas’s mid-range strike was bettered by Nikola Kalinic’s triple for an 84-85 Zvezda lead with 5 minutes left. Kalinic hit another threeball and Petrusev scored 4 straight points for an 86-94 lead, the biggest margin of the night. Nunn’s sixth triple gave the Greens hope, and Hernangomez added another three-ball to make it 92-94. Sloukas tied it up from the foul line, before Kalinic’s layup was answered by Hernangomez’s long two for another tie, 96-96, with 25 seconds left, and Giedraitis just missed on the final possession.

Kalinic’s tip-in opened overtime and Petrusev added a three-point play, but Gabriel took over with 6 straight points to send the Greens ahead, 104-101. Zvezda could then only score free throws the rest of the way, while Nunn and Gabriel’s inside scores were followed by Grant’s three-pointer to seal the deal.

The reigning champ warmed up for the playoffs with a hard-fought home win

Vincent Poirier connects on a perfect alley-oop from Darius Thompson and flushes it down!

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

Anadolu Efes guard Shane Larkin spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 34 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.


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

Anadolu Efes Istanbul guard Shane Larkin spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 34 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.