Regular season standings leader Olympiacos Piraeus needs one more win to advance to another Final Four at the expense of 2023 champion Real Madrid.
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Olympiacos
2024-25
3 Minutė skaityti
The Spanish giant will take confidence from the fact that its home form has been a huge contrast to its troubles on the road throughout the season - but one of its few home losses came against Olympiacos, 86-96, in January.
Los Blancos needs its leaders in the backcourt and the paint to recover their usual high standards, with dynamic guard Facundo Campazzo averaging more turnovers (4.5) than assists (4) in the first two games, while giant center Walter Tavares has mustered an average PIR of just 6.
Tavares's struggles have been exploited by the Reds to enjoy inside dominance, with big men Nikola Milutinov and Moustapha Fall combining with star performer Sasha Vezenkov to grab 11 offensive rebounds in Game 2. The numbers also show that Olympiacos has dominated defensively, forcing Real into 37 turnovers in the first two games, with Milutinov and Evan Fournier both snaring 4 steals.
Olympiacos has, however, perhaps been a little too reliant on Vezenkov for its offensive production, and if Real can find a way to contain the 2023 league MVP, the visiting team will need the likes of Saben Lee and Nigel Williams-Goss to improve their output to complete a series sweep.
Game Videos
- 01:24
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Nikola Milutinov: 'We know Real Madrid is capable of coming back from 0-2'
- 00:31
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We go to finish the series on Tuesday'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:25
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Milutinov rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Deck ends first quarter in style! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:50
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Nikola Milutinov: 'We have to stay humble'
- 00:45
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'Real Madrid will come ready to play in Game 2'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Real Madrid | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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McKissic skies for a ferocious slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Fall detonates the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Milutinov rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:36
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Mario Hezonja: 'We can do great things'
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Real Madrid-FC Bayern Munich | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Campazzo’s creative magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Real teamwork from Madrid! Motorola Magic Moment
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Walter Tavares, March-April MVP: ‘It’s hard these days to be a big man’
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Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Tavares dunks in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:52
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Walter Tavares: 'This is a gift from God'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:15
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Moses Wright: 'It's great to be back on the court'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:46
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Tavares wins it with his soft touch! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:09
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Hezonja rocks the rim with aplomb! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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A huge dunk by Tavares! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:37
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Alec Peters: 'Career high, but what's sticking with me are the zero rebounds'
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ALBA Berlin-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:32
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Mario Hezonja: 'Every time there is a challenge, we respond'
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Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Hezonja's reverse dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:16
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Ibaka's double block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Hezonja with an almighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-AS Monaco | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Real Madrid-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Hezonja with the reverse slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:35
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Llull does what he does best! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Facu magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: Olympiacos and its historic 2012 comeback
- 01:05
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Walter Tavares: 'Real Madrid means winning'
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Real Madrid-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:27
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Gonzalez's big block! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:22
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Llull hits the mandarina! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:51
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We want titles, not wins'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Vezenkov’s magic dish! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Fall rejects Grant! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:10
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Facundo Campazzo: 'It's a perfect week for Real Madrid'
- Olympiacos won the first two games of this series in Piraeus, including an 84-72 victory in the opening game by making a season-best 27 two-pointers.
- Olympiacos swept the regular season series against Real Madrid, including an 86-96 win in Madrid in Round 22 behind Even Fournier's personal-best 28 points.
- Olympiacos beat Real 79-69 in Round 6 in Piraeus with Sasha Vezenkov scoring 23 points, while Shaquielle Mckissic pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds.
- Olympiacos and Real Madrid have faced each other three times in the EuroLeague Playoffs. Real advanced to the Final Four in 1996 with a 2-1 win in the best-of-three series and Olympiacos ousted Real 3-1 in 2009's best-of-five series. Real eliminated Olympiacos in the 2014 EuroLeague Playoffs 3-2. Rudy Fernandez led Los Blancos with an average of 17.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and Sergio Llull starred with 20 points in the decisive fifth game.
- In the 2024 Final Four semifinal in Berlin, Real beat Olympiacos 87-76 behind 20 points from Dzanan Musa.
- This is a rematch of the 2023 championship game in which Sergio Lull made a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds to go for a 79-78 win in Kaunas for Real to win its 11th EuroLeague championship.
- Real swept Olympiacos during the 2023-24 regular season, including a 71-77 win in Piraeus as Dzanan Musa scored 23 points and tied a career-best with 5 triples made.
- Real held off Olympiacos 90-85 last season in Madrid with Facundo Campazzo collecting 12 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds.
- Real Madrid downed Olympiacos in the 1995 EuroLeague championship game, 73-61, behind Arvydas Sabonis, who was chosen as the 1995 Final Four MVP.
- Olympiacos defeated Real Madrid 100-89 for the 2013 EuroLeague championship in London. Vassilis Spanoulis scored 22 points in that game and was named Final Four MVP.
- Real Madrid routed Olympiacos 78-59 in the 2015 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game in the Spanish capital. Jaycee Carroll led a balanced Madrid attack with 16 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and Andres Nocioni was named Final Four MVP.
- Olympiacos guard Nigel Williams-Goss spent two seasons with Real, from 2021 to 2023, helping it reach the 2022 EuroLeague championship game and win the 2023 EuroLeague crown.
- Williams-Goss scored a career-high 23 points in an 88-83 Olympiacos win against Real in November 2018.
- Real swingman Mario Hezonja and Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou were teammates at FC Barcelona during the 2013-14 season.
- Olympiacos point guard Luca Vildoza has been a teammate of Real forward Gabriel Deck and guard Facundo Campazzo on the Argentinian national team. Together they won the silver medal at the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
- Olympiacos guard Luca Vildoza and Real point guard Facundo Campazzo were teammates at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade during the 2022-23 season.
- Real Madrid guard Andres Feliz had a personal-best 6 steals in his team's Game 2 loss, which tied a club record. It also surpassed his previous personal high of 4 steals, which he set in Game 1 of this series.
- Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov tied a career-best with 5 offensive rebounds in Game 2 of this series.
- Olympiacos forward Alec Peters grabbed a career-high 6 offensive rebounds in the 2024 Final Four semifinal loss against Real Madrid.
- Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou posted a career-high 25 points and tied a career-high with 6 triples made in a 90-85 loss against Real in January 2024.
- Olympiacos guard Naz Mitrou-Long dished a career-high 7 assists against Real in January 2024.
- Olympiacos guard Tyler Dorsey had a career game while playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Real in January 2021, posting a career-high PIR of 36.
- Hezonja posted his career high with 4 steals while playing for UNICS Kazan against Olympiacos in December 2021.
- Real’s All-EuroLeague center Walter Tavares had a career-best 4 steals in an overtime win over Olympiacos in April 2021.
- Real's Facundo Campazzo collected a career-high 5 steals while playing for Crvena Zvezda against Olympiacos in April 2023.
- Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov recorded a career-best 3 blocks twice against Real Madrid, in December 2017 and November 2018.
- Milutinov tied his career best with 3 steals in Game 2 of this series.