All pairs of Euroleague playoffs for 2023/24 are known.
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Baskonia is the last participant in the Euroleague quarterfinals! After Maccabi defeated them in the first play-off match (113:85), Baskonia had a “corrective” against Virtus, of the team that was better than Efes. Although many expected Duško Ivanovic’s team to lose heart after the heavy defeat, even after the injury of Cima Moneke, Baskonia still made an excellent impression at home and convincingly defeated Virtus 89:77 for the “last visa” for the Euroleague playoffs.
This means that Baskonia will play in the playoffs against the best team of the regular part of the season – Real Madrid. However, even the “royal club” will not be indifferent Baskonia is considered one of the most difficult teams in the Euroleague. Especially if Moneke comes back in time, since without him they won’t have much of a chance.
As for the other pairs, the duels between Panathinaikos and Maccabi, Monaco and Fenerbahce, or Barcelona and Olympiakos await us. The game is played according to the 2-2-1 system, where three wins are enough to qualify for the final four of the Euroleague in Berlin.
In the absence of Moneke, Marcus Howard shone with 28 points (eight three-pointers) and earned the “MVP” chant. Along with him, Costello (19) and Sedekerskis (16) were also in double figures. Vanja Marinković scored five points. As for Virtus, as usual, Shengelija led them with 16 points.
(WORLD – MV)