Kraljevi Kvota - Euroleague 34th round review

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With the victory of 83:78 in the French derby against Lyon away from home, Monaco reached the fourth place in the table, qualified for the playoffs, and there they will cross spears in Barcelona. The best player of the guests, Mike James, recorded 20 points and 7 assists, while the same number of points and 11 rebounds was recorded by Sako for the home side. With this defeat, Lyon said goodbye to the Euroleague this season.

With a great game in Munich, Fenerbahçe achieved a victory of 89:77, which placed them in the second position, from there they will calmly follow the game, waiting for their rival in the battle for the final four. Hayes-Davis scored 24 points for the Turkish team, with 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Baldwin, Biberović, McCollum and Meli scored 11 points each, while Edwards scored 26 points for the home team. Bayern finished in 9th place and tomorrow they welcome Red Star on their field in the fight to fill the playoffs.

The leader of the table during most of the competition, Olympiakos, with a 99:93 victory over Maccabi secured the first position. And the eighth-placed team awaits, which will reach that position via the playoffs. With this defeat, Maccabi said goodbye to further competition this season. Fournier was the most effective player in the match with 27 points, followed by Vezenkov with 21 goals. In the Israeli team, Williams recorded a double-double performance with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
The most interesting match of the last round was seen in the Belgrade arena in the duel between Partizan and Real Madrid. The first half ended in a tie, and Partizan had a great game in the last quarter and had +9 at the start of the last part. However, 2 seconds before the end of the match, the result was a draw, but then Tavares enters the scene, who received the ball from the side, from a distance of about 4 meters, very calmly hit a cross with the sound of the siren for the victory of Real 91:89, which brought them the seventh place in the table, and if Paris wins on their field tomorrow, they will secure the playoffs for me. If you lose one chance for the playoffs, I will possibly play again on my field with the winner of the duel between Bayern Munich and Red Star. With this defeat, Partizan said goodbye to the Euroleague for this season. Black and white finished in 12th place in the table with a score of 16-18.

In a match that means absolutely nothing competitively to either team, Milan outclassed Basconia on their own field with 111:89. Already at halftime, the home team had +27, and they kept up the pace until the end and achieved a convincing victory. The most effective player in that victory was LeDay with 32 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Mirotic with 23 assists and 10 rebounds. In the Baskonia team, Samanić was in the best mood with 17 points and 7 rebounds. With a score of 17-17, Milan finished in 11th place, the first under the line, while Basconia finished in 14th position.
With a 72:63 victory, Paris triumphed over Alba on their home field, which was enough for them to take the 8th position, which brings an away match against Real Madrid. If they play Paris and triumph in that duel, they will finish seventh and play in the playoffs against Fenerbahçe, while if they lose, they will have a duel with the winner of the Bayern Munich-Red Star match, and that possible match will be played on their field in Paris. Alba played one of the worst seasons in Euroleague history. From the first few rounds, they took the last place in the table, which they held until the end, they achieved only 5 victories and as many as 29 defeats.

Efes met Zalgiris in the last round and won 87:77. The Turkish team tied eight victories, and from a score of 12-14, at the end they now have a score of 20-14, which brought them the sixth place in the table, and in the playoff against Panathinaikos. Zalgiris finished 13th in the table with a score of 15-19. Larkin and Nvora were the most effective in this match and in the Efes team with 13 points each, while Francisco and Ulanovas scored the most for the Lithuanians, 12 points each.

It was also very uncertain in Athens, where PAO and Zvezda entered extra time. Zvezda had several chances to decide the match in their favor and the best one was missed by Giedraitis, who reacted strangely to McIntyre's shot a few seconds before the end, then when the ball was not even close to the cross, Giedraitis tried to catch the ball and throw it into the cross, but he did not succeed, so a great opportunity for triumph was missed. PAO showed all its strength there and in the end won with 111:104. With this victory, the "Greens" secured the third place in the standings against Efes, with the advantage of the home field, while Zvezda finished in tenth place, tomorrow is the match of the season (perhaps the first of two), in which they will host Bayern in Munich. If they win, then they will face another match on Friday, with the loser of the Real Madrid-Paris duel. A triumph in that match would bring them eighth place in the table and a playoff match with Olympiakos, while a loss tomorrow or Friday would mean the end of the competition.

Barcelona rallied and beat Virtus at home with 91:87, in a very important match for the Catalans, which brought them fifth place in the table, which means direct placement in the playoffs, matches against Monaco. The team was led by Panther with 20 goals, while Sengelia scored 17 for the home team. With this defeat, Virtus finished in the penultimate place of the table with a score of 9-25.

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