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LeDay caps comeback as Milan stuns Bayern
In scenes of incredible drama, AX Armani Exchange Milan launched the second-biggest comeback in the history of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, defeating FC Bayern Munich 79-78 with a buzzer-beating game-winner from Zach LeDay. Playing in its first-ever playoff game, Bayern surged ahead with a 2-17 run early in the second quarter and led by 19 shortly before halftime. Milan rallied strongly after the break, eventually tying the game at 74-74 in the last minute. James Gist appeared to have given Bayern the win from the foul line with 1.2 seconds remaining, but Malcolm Delaney and LeDay teamed up for an alley-oop layup to take the win with the final play. LeDay led Milan with 17 points and 7 rebounds, while Sergio Rodriguez was also instrumental in the comeback with all his 13 points coming in the last 11 minutes. Kevin Punter scored 11 points and Delaney added 10 for Milan. DJ Seeley starred for Bayern with 23 points, while Wade Bald
Apr 20, 2021 by Javier Gancedo, Euroleague.net Print
Here comes the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs! It has been a long wait, longer than ever, but the playoffs are back and we are ready to watch some of the best basketball that the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has to offer. And in keeping with that good news, EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge continues until the end of the season! There are three additional prizes for the teams with the most fantasy points in the playoffs and the Final Four. The biggest one is a player jersey of the winner s choice, an official Spalding EuroLeague basketball and a €100 KICKZ merchandise voucher. We will have four great playoff series, really hard to predict, and I am sure we will see some surprises, too. So get ready!
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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.