### Olympiacos shocks CSKA again

The 2017 Final Four at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul started with a familiar sinking feeling for CSKA Moscow. The reigning champion led most of the way against Olympiacos Piraeus in the opening semifinal, but 10 fourth-quarter points from Vassilis Spanoulis allowed the Reds to fight back and secure their fourth Final Four victory over CSKA in the space of six seasons, eventually winning 78-82 after a missed three-pointer attempting to win the game from Milos Teodosic with 8 seconds remaining.

Olympiacos was joined in the championship game by Fenerbahce Istanbul, which overpowered Real Madrid 84075 behind a colossal performance from Ekpe Udoh with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocked shots. Udoh’s PIR of 36 was the best at a Final Four in seven years and helped his team overcome 28 points from league MVP Sergio Llull.

### Fenerbahce thrills Istanbul

Roared on by a vociferous local crowd for the championship game against Olympiacos, Fenerbahce wasted no time in seizing the momentum as Ekpe Udoh and Jan Vesely combined for an explosive alley-oop on the game’s opening play. Olympiacos battled hard to keep it close in the first half, but an 11-2 run in the third quarter broke the game open and Fenerbahce powered home the rest of the way to seal the title, 80-64. Bogdanovic and Nikola Kalinic led the scoring with 17 points apiece but the star man was once more Udoh, who was named Final Four MVP after contributing 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and a championship game record 5 blocked shots.

The victory saw Fenerbahce become the first Turkish team ever to become crowned champions of Europ, and also allowed legendary Coach Zeljko Obradovic to reach the milestone of nine European titles with five different clubs. Obradovic was later announced as the first person to win the Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year award on three occasions.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2016-17/fenerbahce-istanbul-olympiacos-piraeus/E2016/263/)

Final Four 2017 Istanbul

### Favorites CSKA, Fenerbahce survive semifinal tests

The opening semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Arena saw the first-ever meeting between two Russian teams at the Final Four and pregame favorite CSKA Moscow lived up to that status by leading all the way against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar for an 88-81 victory. Season MVP Nando De Colo inspired his team with 30 points, the most ever scored in a semifinal at that time.

Friday’s second game was a thriller, as Laboral Kutxa Vitoria-Gasteiz – appearing at the Final Four for the first time since 2008 – recovered from an early double-digit deficit to set up a closely fought battle with Fenerbahce Istanbul. Baskonia’s Darius Adams hit the rim with a three-point attempt to win the game on the final buzzer and it went to overtime. Fenerbahce took over in the extra period, with Bogdan Bogdanovic scoring 9 of his 18 points to send his team into the championship game for the first time with an 88-77 victory.

### CSKA takes a thriller

The championship game was an instant classic, as CSKA raced to a 50-30 halftime lead before Fenerbahce gradually narrowed the gap and eventually went ahead through Kostas Sloukas’s free throws with 20 seconds remaining. It all came down to the last play, which saw Nando De Colo miss an attempted game-winning three-pointer, but Victor Khryapa rose high to tip home the rebound on the final buzzer, forcing overtime. That was the cue for De Colo to dominate and he scored 9 points in the extra period to give his team a 101-96 victory, securing CSKA its third title of the century as Coach Dimitris Itoudis overcame his mentor, Zeljko Obradovic.

After scoring 22 points in the championship game and 30 in the semifinal, De Colo took the Final Four MVP award to become the only player ever to hold the season MVP, the Final Four MVP and the Top Scorer Trophy at the same time.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2015-16/fenerbahce-istanbul-cska-moscow/E2015/250/)

Final Four 2016 Berlin

### History repeats as Olympiacos downs CSKA

History repeated itself in the opening semifinal in Madrid's Barclaycard Center where Olympiacos Piraeus overcame CSKA Moscow at the Final Four for the third time in four seasons. After beating the Muscovites in the 2012 championship game and the 2013 semifinal, the Reds did it again to overturn a 9-point deficit with 4 minutes remaining. Spanoulis missed his first 11 shots of the game, but scored 11 points in the final quarter, including the go-ahead triple with 10 seconds remaining to seal a 68-70 comeback victory. Georgios Printezis posted 14 points and 8 rebounds to lead Olympiacos.

The second semifinal saw host Real Madrid overcome Fenerbahce Istanbul 96-87. It was a physical game that saw five players foul out, but the key plays came in the second quarter when a trio of triples from KC Rivers allowed Real to establish a 21-point lead. Fenerbahce made it closer after the break, but Real kept on downing long-range strikes, finishing with a Final Four joint-high of 14 three-pointers as Rivers made 5 of 6 from beyond the arc. Gustavo Ayon amassed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners.

### Real claims ninth crown

The championship game was closely fought over the first 20 minutes and Olympiacos held a 40-41 lead midway through the third quarter. But then Jaycee Carroll took over with 11 points in a row, including 3 three-pointers in less than 2 minutes. Real never looked back from that moment to secure a 78-59 win.

Carroll paced the winners with 16 points, but the Final Four MVP Award went to veteran forward Andres Nocioni, who combined 12 points and 7 rebounds in the title game after recording 12 points and 6 rebounds in the semifinal. It was Real’s record ninth continental crown in total and the club’s first since 1995.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2014-15/real-madrid-olympiacos-piraeus/E2014/251/)

Final Four 2015 Madrid

### Another Milan miracle for Maccabi

The Final Four started with a thriller as Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv launched another memorable comeback at Mediolanum Forum. Exactly a month after its stunning escape in the playoffs opener against host Milan, this time it was CSKA Moscow on the receiving end as Tyrese Rice’s layup with 2 seconds remaining secured a 67-68 victory, overturning a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit.

The second semifinal was a completely different story as Real Madrid blitzed archival FC Barcelona, recording the biggest ever winning margin in a semifinal with a 100-62 thrashing. Real’s 14 triples – on just 29 attempts – tied the Final Four’s highest mark. Sergio Rodriguez led the way with 21 points and 6 assists.

### Maccabi completes the journey

A thrilling season came to a suitably dramatic conclusion with the first overtime championship game of the century. The end-of-quarter scores show just how closely the game was contested, with neither Real nor Maccabi able to establish a convincing margin: 16-15; 35-33; 55-53; 73-73. There were 19 lead changes and seven ties after halftime alone and the extra period was required after Tyrese Rice missed a three-pointer on the regulation-time buzzer and Alex Tyus couldn’t convert the rebound.

Overtime was completely different, though, as Maccabi took over behind Tyus and Rice, who scored 21 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. Coach David Blatt's men eventually pulled away for an 86-98 triumph, sending its 10,000 fans inside Mediolanum Forum into raptures as the club claimed its sixth continental crown. Rice was inevitably named Final Four MVP after scoring 39 points in the two games.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2013-14/real-madrid-maccabi-electra-tel-aviv/E2013/253/)

Final Four 2014 Milan

### British invasion for the Final Four

The Final Four was staged at the O2 Arena in London and Friday’s semifinals served up a treat of high-profile battles starting with a rematch of the previous year’s championship game, which saw Olympiacos Piraeus deliver a defensive masterclass to subdue CSKA Moscow 69-52, led by a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds from Kyle Hines.

The second semifinal was a Spanish Clasico which saw Real Madrid trail 52-61 with 7 minutes remaining before producing a big comeback to overcome FC Barcelona 74-67. Felipe Reyes scored 11 of his team-leading 17 points in a 5-minute burst to inspire the victory and send Real to its first championship game of the century. Ante Tomic posted 18 points and 12 rebounds for Barcelona in defeat.

### Olympiacos comes back to triumph... again

For the second consecutive season, Olympiacos was crowned champion after recovering from a double-digit deficit in the championship game. The 2013 version was not quite as dramatic as 2012’s triumph over CSKA Moscow, with this comeback being delivered much earlier in the game after Real raced out to a 10-27 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Reds nearly recovered that deficit by halftime and then stormed clear in the second half with Vassilis Spanoulis scoring all of his 22 points after the break. Acie Law added 20 points as Olympiacos withstood a brief Real revival midway through the final quarter to cruise home, 100-88.

Olympiacos became the first back-to-back winner since Maccabi in 2004 and 2005. For the second consecutive season, Spanoulis was named Final Four MVP after averaging 15 points, 4 assists and 3.5 rebounds over the two games. He joined Toni Kukoc as the only players with three Final Four MVP awards. Spanoulis had already been named that season's season MVP, becoming just the second player to take both MVP awards in the same season after compatriot Dimitris Diamantidis two years earlier.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2012-13/olympiacos-piraeus-real-madrid/E2012/253/)

Final Four 2013 London

### CSKA, Olympiacos survive low-scoring semis

The 2012 Final Four was staged at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul and Friday’s semifinals saw a pair of closely-contested, low-scoring battles. In the opening game, CSKA Moscow got out to a slow start and fell behind 15-29 against Panathinaikos Athens. But the Muscovites battled back by limiting the Greens to just 5 points in the second quarter and eventually took the lead for good with a long two-pointer from Milos Teodosic in the last minute to win 66-64. Andrei Kirilenki led the way with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks.

That thriller was followed by another as Olympiacos Piraeus overcame FC Barcelona 68-64, sealing the win with a basket from Joey Dorsey 16 seconds from the end. Vassilis Spanoulis paced the winners with 21 points and 6 assists.

### The Miracle of Istanbul

For a long time, the championship game appeared to be heading towards a routine victory for pre-game favorite CSKA, which leaned on strong defense to establish a 53-34 lead with just 12 minutes remaining. But then came a stunning finale which no fan of European basketball will ever forget, as Olympiacos gave itself hope by scoring the last 6 points of the third quarter and then cut the gap to 5 by scoring the first 8 points of the fourth.

CSKA managed to stay in front until the final play of the game, which saw Spanoulis feed Georgios Printezis for one of the most iconic shots in EuroLeague history with 0.7 seconds on the clock. Coach Dusan Ivkovic was later named EuroLeague Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year as Olympiacos celebrated its second continental crown in truly unbelievable fashion.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2011-12/cska-moscow-olympiacos-piraeus/E2011/188/)

Final Four 2012 Istanbul

### Panathinaikos, Maccabi set up title clash

The Final Four was staged in Barcelona with the local team and reigning champion missing out on competing for the title in its own city after suffering a playoff loss against Panathinaikos. The Greens duly advanced to the main event as Panathinaikos Athens defeated Montepaschi Siena 77-69 in the semifinals behind 17 points from Nick Calathes and 16 from Mike Batiste.

In the other semifinal, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv cruised past Real Madrid 82-63 in a game that saw Maccabi’s Chuck Eidson set a then-Final Four record with 6 steals.

### Diamantidis dazzles as Greens triumph in Barcelona

In the championship game, Panathinaikos surged past Maccabi with a 4-16 third-quarter run en route to a fairly comfortable 70-78 victory. Dimitris Diamantidis, who was that season’s EuroLeague MVP, Final Four MVP and EuroLeague Best Defender, paced the winners with 16 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds and Mike Batiste scored 18 points. Coach Zeljko Obradovic, who arrived in Athens in 1999, won his fifth crown with the Greens and the record eighth of his illustrious career.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2010-11/maccabi-electra-tel-aviv-panathinaikos-athens/E2010/189/)

Final Four 2011 Barcelona

### Barcelona, Olympiacos prevail in Paris semifinals

The semifinals at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in the French capital were both tough games. Led by Ricky Rubio's 10 points and 8 assists and a complete team defensive effort, FC Barcelona bested CSKA Moscow 68-54 in the early game.

Olympiacos Piraeus survived an overtime thriller to beat Partizan Belgrade 80-83. The Reds forced overtime on Josh Childress’s offensive rebound and dunk in the closing seconds of regulation and then rode the foursome of Childress, Linas Kleiza, Ioannis Bourousis and Milos Teodosic, who scored 4 points apiece in overtime, to secure a remarkable win.

### Navarro leads Barca to its second title

Barcelona outscored Olympiacos in each quarter en route to an 86-68 championship game victory to clinch the club's second title. Juan Carlos Navarro, the only remaining player from Barcelona’s 2003 EuroLeague-winning squad, was named Final Four MVP after leading the charge with 21 points. Barcelona became the first of just two teams this century to win both Final Four games by double digits.

Earlier, Partizan became the first team to play two overtime games at a single Final Four when it fell 90-88 to CSKA in the third-place game.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2009-10/regal-fc-barcelona-olympiacos-piraeus/E2009/188/)

Final Four 2010 Paris

### Semifinals in Berlin serve up thrillers

The Final Four was staged in Berlin at O2 World and both semifinals were thrillers. The action started with reigning champion CSKA Moscow overcoming Regal FC Barcelona 82-78 with the Spanish side leading for the first three quarters before Ramunas Siskauskas scored all the points in a 0-11 fourth-quarter run that sent CSKA in front for good.

The other semifinal was even closer as archrivals Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens went head-to-head in the first derby at the Final Four this century. After an intense battle, Nikola Pekovic gave Panathinaikos the lead, 82-84, with a minute remaining. Olympiacos had two chances to force overtime at the final buzzer, but Ioannis Bourousis hit the rim and Josh Childress couldn't convert the tip-in, so the Greens advanced to another championship game.

### Last-second drama before Greens take title

The semifinals set the tone for the championship game, which was another closely contested battle concluding with on-the-buzzer drama. It didn't look that way in the first half, which was totally dominated by Panathinaikos as the Greens established a 48-28 lead at the break. But CSKA – appearing in its fourth consecutive championship game – rallied behind 11 third-quarter points from Trajan Langdon and continued its surge in the final stanza as Ramunas Siskauskas nailed a triple to make it 70-69 with 26 seconds remaining.

After a series of free throws, CSKA had one last possession and tried to win the game with a three-point attempt from Siskauskas, but his turnaround jumper hit the rim and Panathinaikos prevailed, 73-71. Vassilis Spanoulis was named Final Four MVP after scoring 18 points in the semifinal and 13 in the championship game.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2008-09/panathinaikos-athens-cska-moscow/E2008/188/)