Men's Basketball EB European EuroLeague 2023 - 2024

[Makedonas 1,724]

Olympiacos really should've won Game 3, the referees made some questionable decisions but also Olympiacos had chances and blew several leads at the end of the game and first overtime period that seemed quite certain. Let's see what happens in Game 5...

[George_D 886]

(2) Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 62 - 65  AS Monaco (2)

 

 

this pair also will be decided in 5th game as Monaco regains the home advanmtage

Edited May 3 by George_D

[Makedonas 1,724]

I was reading that no away team has ever won a Game 5!

[Henry_Leon 1,254]

Panathinaikos ended its 12-year wait to return to the EuroLeague Final Four by overcoming Maccabi Tel Aviv  81-72

[Makedonas 1,724]

6 hours ago, Henry_Leon said:

Panathinaikos ended its 12-year wait to return to the EuroLeague Final Four by overcoming Maccabi Tel Aviv  81-72

Wow, I did not notice it had been that many years for them!

[George_D 886]

(2) AS Monaco 79 - 80OT Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (3) 

(2) FC Barcelona 59 - 63 Olympiacos Piraeus (3) 

 

On 5/4/2024 at 6:15 PM, Makedonas said:

I was reading that no away team has ever won a Game 5!

tradition boke twice today

 

Final 4 teams:

 

Real Madrid  

Panathinaikos Athens  

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Olympiacos Piraeus

Edited May 8 by George_D

[George_D 886]

 

[Makedonas 1,724]

First time since 2012 to have two  teams in the Final Four! 

 

Actually only the 5th time ever (1994, 1995, 2009, 2012, 2024). I'm kind of surprised it hasn't happened more but it seems like so many times we had one team make it but not two.

 

Also Fenerbahce has three Greeks on the team, all are important players, and some Greeks on the coaching staff as well (even their head coach was Greek until they got rid of him a few months ago).

 

Yet our senior national team has not qualified for the Olympics since 2008 and has not won a medal in any competition since Eurobasket 2009 

Edited May 8 by Makedonas

[Makedonas 1,724]

Also really an incredible year for Olympiacos as a club, they now have a Final 4 in men's basketball, Final 4 in men's water polo, and semifinals in UEFA Conference League in men's football. They could potentially win 3 European trophies across 3 sports.

 

Also the women's water polo team lost a few weeks ago in the final of the Champions League.

 

I mean the men's basketball, men's water polo, and women's water polo teams are always one of Europe's best, but to have them all do it in the same year plus having the football team in their first European semifinal and very close to the final after their 2-4 away win in the first leg (we'll see what happens tomorrow) is very impressive even if it's not the top-tier competition.

[George_D 886]

8 hours ago, Makedonas said:

Also really an incredible year for Olympiacos as a club, they now have a Final 4 in men's basketball, Final 4 in men's water polo, and semifinals in UEFA Conference League in men's football. They could potentially win 3 European trophies across 3 sports.

 

Also the women's water polo team lost a few weeks ago in the final of the Champions League.

 

I mean the men's basketball, men's water polo, and women's water polo teams are always one of Europe's best, but to have them all do it in the same year plus having the football team in their first European semifinal and very close to the final after their 2-4 away win in the first leg (we'll see what happens tomorrow) is very impressive even if it's not the top-tier competition.

+ they are also in the final of EHF European Cup in men's handball