The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs present four mouth-watering matchups. Let’s take a glance at them.
EuroLeague Playoffs: At a glance
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FC Barcelona vs. FC Bayern Munich
Barcelona will try to reach its second consecutive Final Four while playing against a Bayern side looking to get there for the first time in club history. Barca has a 7-3 record in EuroLeague games against Bayern. The regular-season champs swept Bayern during the regular season led by Kyle Kuric, who totaled 28 points on 6-of-7 three-point shooting in the two games and Nikola Mirotic, who had 24 points and 10 rebounds. No Bayern player scored in double figures in both games.
Real Madrid vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
One of basketball’s great rivalries will have a new chapter written when these teams meet. Real will try to avoid missing the Final Four for the second year in a row while Maccabi aims to get back on the big stage for the first time since 2014 when it edged Real in the championship game in overtime. The teams split their two games this season with Real winning by 2 at home and Maccabi by 1 in Tel Aviv. Guerschon Yabusele starred for Real in those games with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 steals between them, while Scottie Wilbekin produced 28 points and 9 assists for the Israeli champs.
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul
The playoff series between Milan and Efes will be the only one between two teams who reached the Final Four last season. Though Efes is the reigning champion, Milan has had its number, winning each of the last four games between these teams. This season Milan won by 4 at home and 6 in Istanbul. Luigi Datome, Devon Hall and Shavon Shields each scored in double figures in both games for Milan. Reigning EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic netted a total of 44 points in those games for Efes.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. AS Monaco
Regular-season runner-up Olympiacos is back in the playoffs and seeking its first Final Four berth since 2017. Its opponent in the best-of-five quarterfinals will be Monaco, which came in seventh in its EuroLeague debut. The two teams split their-regular season contents with each winning by 20 at home. Tyler Dorsey and Livio Jean-Charles scored 18 apiece in the Reds’ Round 8 victory. Mike James netted 25 in Monaco’s win in Round 31.