The Turkish team has for the first time been the best basketball club in the Old Continent. Istanbul Fenerbahce after defeating 80:64 Olympiacos Piraeus won the Euroleague. Wielki Żelijko Obradović triumphed for the ninth time in his career. After fourth place two years ago in Madrid, after second place and lost after extra-time CSKA finale a year ago, the team led by great Zelazko Obradović won the home game. This year’s Final Four hosted in Istanbul, which the local team used to one hundred percent. In the semi-final he won Real Madrid Madrid 84:75, in the finals from the very beginning consistently maintained the advantage over the team from Greece.
At 24 minutes Olympiakos, mainly due to hard defensive, reduced the loss to four points (40:44). Tight defense cost the Greek team a loss of strength, and systematically increased the number of fouls the local players eagerly used, and at the end of the third quarter they jumped 14 points (60:46).
In the fourth quarter the Turkish basketball players controlled the situation and took the lead two times – 19 points difference (73:54 and 80:61).
The best player of the finals was Ekpe Udoh. The American midfield had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists. The championship also enjoyed, among others. His 34-year-old compatriot Bobby Dixon, who 10 years ago was a Pole World Champion.
Fenerbahce Istanbul – Olympiakos Piraeus 80:64 (26:18, 13:16, 21:14, 20:16)
Nikola Kalinić 17, Luigi Datome 11, Ekpe Udoh 10, Jan Vesely 8, Bobby Dixon 8, Pero Antić 4, Kostas Sloukas 3, James Nunnally 2, Ahmet Duverioglu 0, Melih Mahmutoglu 0, Anthony Bennett
Olympiakos: Khem Birch 14, Nikola Milutinov 10, Wasilis Spanulis 9, Wangelis Mantzaris 9, Georgios Printezis 7, Erick Green 7, Wasilis Toliopulos 3, Kostas Papanikolau 3, Dominic Waters 2, Patric Young 0, Joanis Papapetru 0, Dimitrios Agravanis 0
Match 3 place
CSKA Moscow – Real Madrid 94:70 (23:10, 22:22, 24:24, 25:14)
Most points: for CSKA – Kyle Hines 14, Nando De Colo 13, Aaron Jackson 13, Witalij Fridzon 12, Cory Higgins 12; For Real – Jonas Maciulis 11, Gustavo Ayon 11, Jeffery Taylor 8.
Real Madrid MACIULIS, 11, AYON 11, TAYLOR, 8, LLULL, 7, DONCIC, 6, FOUR, 4, FERNANDEZ, 4, RANDOLPH, 4, REYES, 5, CARROLL, 3, THOMPKINS, 2,
JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist