Apr 19, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
AX Armani Exchange Milan has not played in the EuroLeague Final Four in 29 years, while FC Bayern Munich is the first German team to reach this stage. Only one of them will celebrate at the end of this series.
Playoff (in)experience
Milan is a three-time EuroLeague champion that returns to the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and has not been to a Final Four in almost three decades, while Bayern just made history by becoming the first German club ever to make the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs. However, the fact that neither team has played in the EuroLeague Playoffs in the past six seasons is about the only thing similar when it comes to playoff experience.
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Apr 12, 2021 by Synergy sports Print
With the playoff picture almost set, here s a look at what drove the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague s top teams to the accomplishment of securing home-court advantage in the playoffs.
High-Gravity Matchup
FC Bayern Munich scored an important victory over FC Barcelona to grab fifth place heading into the EuroLeague Playoffs while Real Madrid beat Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to secure sixth place. While there was no shortage of important action on the floor in Round 34, those two games sorted out all but the final playoff qualifier.
One Team, One Stat for Top Seeds
FC Barcelona: +82 with a lineup including Pierre Oriola, Alex Abrines, Cory Higgins, Nick Calathes
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Apr 09, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
Two of the most prolific scorers in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Kevin Punter of AX Armani Exchange Milan and Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, go head-to-head in the fashion capital in their respective regular-season finales on Friday night.
The stakes are high for Punter and Milan, which would secure home-court advantage for the playoffs with a victory, while Larkin and Efes would love to carry their current momentum into the quarterfinals stage. Efes has won 11 of its last 12 games and Larkin is coming off a season-high 30 points in an overtime win at TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.