Three teams are confirmed for the playoffs, and all 10 postseason teams are now known
Game Center: Postseason places decided after the close of Round 33
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Postseason places decided
After Round 33 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, we now know the 10 teams that will be competing in postseason play.
Three sides – Olympiacos Piraeus, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens – have qualified directly to the playoffs, they are sure to occupy the top three spots and, thus, all three will have home-court advantage.
In Round 34, we will discover which three teams will join them in the playoffs, with one place in the top four (and home-court advantage) up for grabs,* as well as two direct passages to the playoffs.
Everything is to play for in the Play-In Showdown, too. Any teams that finish between seventh and 10th will take part in the play-in.
The seventh- and eighth-placed teams will face off in a single elimination game to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals against the regular season's second-ranked team.
Likewise, the ninth- and 10th-placed teams will play a single elimination game whose loser will be eliminated. The winner will challenge either the seventh- or eighth-place team, whichever has lost their play-in game, to decide the final playoff spot and be paired with the top-ranked regular-season team.
Friday, April 4
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 96-97 Anadolu Efes Istanbul (after OT)
Efes stretched its hot streak to seven successive wins with a thrilling 96-97 overtime road defeat of Crvena Zvezda, making a big step towards securing a top-six finish and an automatic playoff berth. Despite the loss, Zvezda was able to secure a play-in spot thanks to another result going its way, as Milan lost any chance of overhauling the Serbian team after a 90-70 debacle at the hands of Virtus in the Italian derby. Efes improved to 19-14 ahead of the final round of games in the regular season while Zvezda slipped to 18-15 after a rip-roaring encounter at Belgrade Arena.
ALBA Berlin 92-100 Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos climbed back to the top of the EuroLeague standings by defeating ALBA 92-100 on Friday night. The visitors led by as many as 21 points (19-40) early in the second quarter, but the hosts fought back and took the lead, 90-87, with 2:42 left on the clock. Yet, Olympiacos responded with a 2-13 surge to end its three-game losing slide. The Reds improved their record to 23-10, while ALBA dropped to 5-28. Alec Peters went 8 for 9 from deep to end the game with a career-high 33 points. Nigel Williams-Goss paired a season-high 22 points with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals for a career-high PIR of 32, with Sasha Vezenkov adding 18 points. Yanni Wetzell netted a team-high 19 points, and Gabriele Procida and Matt Thomas scored 12 each.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 111-75 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Baskonia recorded its biggest win of the season by thrashing ASVEL by 36 points in Round 33. Pablo Laso's men went up by double minutes less than seven minutes into the content and never looked back, even leading by 45 points (100-55) in the fourth quarter, which would have been a club-record win. Instead, it is the joint fourth-highest victory in Baskonia's history.
Markus Howard scored 25 points, Chima Moneke added 14 points, Trent Forrest poured in 13 points, and Tadas Sedekerskis and Khalifa Diop netted 10 points apiece. Melvin Ajinca was ASVEL's leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Theo Maledon with 13, and Nando De Colo and Melvin Ajinca with 10 points each.
Thursday, April 3
Zalgiris Kaunas 70-66 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Zalgiris ground out a rugged home win over Partizan and vanquished the Serbian team’s hopes of sneaking into the postseason picture. Sylvain Francisco paced Zalgiris on a team high 15 points and Partizan’s former big man Alen Smailagic chipped in with 14, with the duo instrumental at both ends in a strength-sapping finish when baskets were extremely difficult to come by. At the other end, Carlik Jones led Partizan on a game high 23 points. Partizan dropped to 16-17 after a fifth loss in its last six games. Zalgiris improved to 15-18 after clawing out the win in front of a fervent crowd in its last home game of the season.
AS Monaco 76-88 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Panathinaikos secured home-court advantage for the playoffs by defeating Monaco at Salle Gaston Medecin. The Greens led for the majority of the game, with Kendrick Nunn pulling off an extraordinary display that inspired his team’s victory. Panathinaikos also claimed head-to-head advantage over Monaco and improved its record to 21-12. The hosts saw their three-game winning streak come to a close and dropped to 20-13. Nunn led all scorers with 37 points and a career-high PIR of 43, with Jerian Grant adding 14 points. Daniel Theis paced Monaco with 18 points.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 93-90 FC Bayern Munich
Maccabi survived a historic outburst by Carsen Edwards to rally and shock Bayern in Belgrade to continue its strong close to the season. Edwards broke the records for most three-pointers and points in a quarter - 8 and 26 respectively in the third quarter - and helped Bayern lead by 16 points early in the final frame. But Maccabi surged back to win the game, the Israeli champ’s fifth victory in the last seven games for an 11-22 record. In the team’s final home game of the season, Jimmy Clark paced six Maccabi scorers in double figures with 20 points while Levi Randolph scored 17 points - including 4 free throws in the waning seconds. Bayern suffered a tough loss in its fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs in falling to 19-14 after sweeping the double-round last week. Edwards finished with 9 triples and 33 points in the loss.
Real Madrid 105-104 Paris Basketball
Real Madrid qualified for the postseason by topping Paris Basketball at Movistar Arena in Round 33. Real improved to 19-14 in the standings, locking up a top-10 finish at the end of the regular season. Paris dropped to 18-15 and could also qualify for the postseason at the end of the round if other results go its way. Mario Hezonja led the winners with 26 points and Dzanan Musa added 20. TJ Shorts paced Paris with 24 points and 10 assists.
Wednesday, April 2
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 75-83 FC Barcelona
Barcelona overturned a 15-point deficit to grab a vital road victory at Fenerbahce. Barcelona improved to 19-14 to boost its playoff hopes, while Fenerbahce dropped to 22-11 after ending an eight-game home winning streak. The opening stages were closely contested before Fenerbahce dominated the second quarter for a solid halftime lead, 50-39. But Barca rallied after the break and flew into the lead with a 0-11 fourth-quarter run which ultimately proved enough. Joel Parra was the inspiration with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Jabari Parker top-scored with 24 points. Nigel Hayes-Davis paced the hosts with 20 points.