Milan avoids collapse, ends Final Four drought
AX Armani Exchange Milan narrowly avoided a massive collapse in ending a nearly three-decade wait by defeating FC Bayern Munich 92-89 at home in Game 5 to reach the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. Shavon Shields poured in a career-high 34 points to lead the three-time European champion, which last played in the Final Four in 1992. Milan led by as many as 17 points and was still up 12 points with 78 seconds left in the game. But through a series full of amazing comebacks, Bayern did not give up and had possession of the ball down just 2 points in the final 14 seconds until Kyle Hines came up with a big defensive stop for Milan - to go along with his 12 points and 7 rebounds. Malcolm Delaney added 16 points as Milan avoided becoming the first team in EuroLeague history to lose a playoff series after winning the first two games. Bayern was paced by Jalen Reynolds with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Wade Baldwin IV had 17 points, J
May 03, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
The longest and most dramatic Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season ever will come to climax on Tuesday with the first Game 5 triple-header in playoffs history as we discover which three teams will join CSKA Moscow at the Final Four. Here s your guide to what we can look for during the most decisive single night in EuroLeague Playoffs history!
Efes or Madrid?
Real Madrid pulled off a pair of miraculous escapes at home to Anadolu Efes Istanbul last week, keeping the series alive by scoring the last 16 points in the final 4 minutes of Game 3 and then rallying from 13 points down in the last 7 minutes of Game 4.
With 16 points in the last 16 minutes and some incredible plays down the stretch, forward Paul Zipser was every bit FC Bayern's Superman in evening the team's best-of-five playoff series with AX Armani Exchange Milan. Welcome to the Official Site of.
Bayern rallies past Milan to even series
FC Bayern Munich’s fairytale season stayed alive as the German team came back from 13 points down to knock off AX Armani Exchange Milan 85-82 and force Game 5. Milan pulled away late in the first half and the advantage was 42-55 early in the third quarter. Bayern fought back and went ahead at 80-79 with 3 minutes to play. The hosts were trailing by two points when Vladimir Lucic threw down an alley-oop pass from Paul Zipser and hit the bonus free throw with 23 seconds to play. Lucic, the hero from Game 3, calmly sank two more free throws with 8.3 seconds remaining to ice the game and keep Bayern’s dreams of a first-ever Final Four alive. Wade Baldwin led Bayern with 18 points while Zipser scored all 16 of his points in the final 17 minutes. Lucic and JaJuan Johnson both picked up 12 points and DJ Seeley added 11 points. Bayern struggled to slow down Malcolm Delaney, who totalled 28 points, while Shavon Shields added 17 points, 7 rebounds
Game Center: CSKA is first Final Four qualifier!
The 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four has its very first qualifier, none other than CSKA Moscow! The Russian powerhouse swept to a 3-0 series victory by stopping host Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in dominant fashion, 68-85, on Wednesday. CSKA broke its own all-time EuroLeague record by reaching its ninth consecutive Final Four. Elsewhere on Wednesday, FC Bayern Munich extended its series with AX Armani Exchange Milan to a fourth game with an 85-79 home victory, the first by the club or any German team in the EuroLeague Playoffs this century. FC Barcelona took a 2-1 lead against Zenit St Petersburg by winning on the road 70-78 as Brandon Davies starred with 22 points. And on Tuesday, it was Real Madrid staving off elimination with the biggest late-game rally for a regulation-time win in playoffs history, 80-76 over visiting Anadolu Efes Istanbul, which leads their series 2-1. Real hosts Efes for Game 4 on Thursday, while Bayern-M