EuroLeague top photos of the week

Look back at all the action from Playoffs Game 3 and 4 by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Top 10 photos from Playoff Games 3 and 4

A starring performance in a series-clinching win has seen Olympiacos Piraeus forward Evan Fournier secure MVP honors for Game 4 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

Playoffs Game 4 MVP: Evan Fournier, Olympiacos Piraeus

A starring performance in a series-clinching win has seen Olympiacos Piraeus forward [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) secure MVP honors for Game 4 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

Fournier played an integral role in Olympiacos beating Real Madrid 84-86 to advance to the Final Four by posting 23 points on 5-of-5 two-pointers, 1-of-5 triples and 10-of-13 free throws, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn for an 18 PIR, the highest index rating of any winning player in Game 4.

The best index rating in Game 4 belonged to Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/), who had a 26 PIR, but it came in an 85-82 defeat at Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Sloukas finished the night with 14 points on 2-of-2 two-pointers, 1-of-1 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 6 fouls drawn.

[Cedi Osman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/cedi-osman/004088/), Sloukas’s teammate, had a 19 PIR in that same game, having tied his career high with 22 points by making 7-of-9 two-pointers, 2-of-8 threes and 2-of-2 free throws, while he also recorded 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 fouls drawn. AS Monaco’s [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) also had a 19 PIR in his team’s 79-72 defeat at FC Barcelona, amassing 16 points on 3-of-7 two-point attempts, 1-of-5 triples and 7-of-7 free throws, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn.

Rounding out the list of top performers are Panathinaikos’s [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) and Real Madrid’s [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/), both with an 18 PIR, but they were both tasted defeat. Hernangomez had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 foul drawn, while Hezonja posted 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 foul drawn.

### Individual highs: Shane Larkin, Efes, 9 assists

Evan Fournier was the leading scorer in Game 4 with 23 points. Panathinaikos’s [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) is the EuroLeague’s top scorer with 20.6 points per night.

Efes’s [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) led all players in Game 4 with 9 assists. Paris Basketball’s [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) averaged a league-best 7.3 assists per contest.

Barcelona’s [Youssoupha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/youssoupha-fall/006568/) and Olympiacos’s [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/) both grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 4, more than anyone else. Juancho Hernangomez tops the rebounding charts with 6.9 rebounds per game.

Four players – Mike James, Real Madrid’s [Alberto Abalde](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alberto-abalde/003733/), and Efes duo [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) and [Erkan Yilmaz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/erkan-yilmaz/006372/) – made the most steals in Game 4 with 3. FC Bayern Munich’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) posted 1.5 steals per night.

[Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) of Olympiacos was the only player in Game 4 to block 2 shots. Monaco’s [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) blocks 1.4 shots per contest, the best average in the league.

No players recorded a double-double in Game 4.

His first MVP of the Round came in a closeout series victory



Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 40th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Nikola Kostovic beat everyone else in Game 4 of the EuroLeague Playoffs with his team 'KK Zubin Potok', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 157.65.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Playoffs Game 4 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 40th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Nikola Kostovic beat everyone else in Game 4 of the EuroLeague Playoffs with his team 'KK Zubin Potok', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 157.65.

Nikola had the following starting lineup: Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul as team captain, then Evan Fournier and Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus, Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid and Willy Hernangomez of FC Barcelona. His sixth man was Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. The rest of the bench consisted of Barcelona's Joel Parra, Real Madrid's Facundo Campazzo and Alberto Abalde, as well as Olympiacos's Sasha Vezenkov. His team's head coach was Barcelona play-caller Joan Penarroya.

The prize for finishing first in this round is a free VIP Euroleague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Nikola!

Marko Djukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 6,793.54 points.

Trades are now open for the 41th round of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/), which is Game 5 of the EuroLeague Playoffs, and there are an unlimited number of trades.

The first game of Game 5 tips off on Tuesday, May 6 at 19:00 CEST as AS Monaco hosts FC Barcelona, marking the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

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FC Barcelona avoided elimination with a 79-72 home win over AS Monaco in Game 4 of their best-of-five series. Joan Penarroya's team improved in several key aspects of the game to get the win.

Halftime adjustments proved crucial as Barcelona tied series with Monaco

[FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/bar/) avoided elimination with [a 79-72 home win over AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-beats-monaco-in-game-4-to-tie-the-series-79-72/) in Game 4 of their best-of-five series. Joan Penarroya's team improved in several key aspects of the game to get the win.

At halftime, Monaco led 35-38, making the most out of Barcelona's poor foul management. Monaco excelled at that, as it picked up 10 fouls and only sent the *Azulgrana* twice to the foul line. On the other hand, Monaco drew 13 fouls before the break, hitting 18-of-21 free throws. In other words, Barca got 0.2 free throws per foul and Monaco had 1.62 per foul, going to the free-throw line way too often.

Barcelona also struggled to circulate the ball well, finishing the first half with 7 assists and as many as 13 turnovers. Despite not having great shooting percentages (36.4% 2FG, 28.6% 3FG), Monaco managed to build a three-point lead based on points off turnovers and free throws. All of that changed in the second half, in which Barca improved its foul management and took much better care of the ball.

After the break, Barcelona picked up just 8 fouls and only sent Monaco once to the free-throw line compared to its 21 attempts before the break. That's 0.13 free-throw attempts allowed per foul. On the other hand, Barcelona drew 17 fouls in the second half, taking 23 free throws (1.35 per foul drawn). The hosts ended up hitting 24-of-25 free throws (96%), hitting all 10 of its attempts in the final 5 minutes. [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) and [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/) each buried all 6 of their free-throw attempts.

FC Barcelona beat AS Monaco 79-72 in Game 4 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playofs.

Barca turns things around after the break

Barcelona had 9 assists and just 6 turnovers after the break, hitting 8-of-13 two-pointers (61.5% 2FG). Monaco shot the ball much better inside the arc (12 of 20, 60%) but not from three-point territory (3 of 18, 16.7% 3FG), getting 10 second-half turnovers.

"The series is over when a team reaches three wins, and that is what we will try to do in Monaco," head coach Joan Penarroya said after the game. 

"It has been a much closer game but I think we deserved the win. We will not play Game 5 to go to the Final Four, so we have to be physically and mentally ready. We have to be ready for any scenario and any kind of game: low-scoring, high-scoring, with a lot of contact or not, it doesn't matter. We have to be calmed enough to face an extremely difficult game. It could not be any other way."

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It all comes down to Game 5 in Monaco next Tuesday evening

FC Barcelona v AS Monaco (2025-05-02T18:45:00.000Z)

It took a monumental team effort from Anadolu Efes to grind out an 85-82 home win over Panathinaikos BC in Game 4 of their EuroLeague playoff series, with guards Elijah Bryant and Shane Larkin taking center stage.

Efes leaned on Elijah Bryant, Shane Larkin in Game 4 to keep series alive 

It took a monumental team effort from [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) to grind out [an 85-82 home win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-panathinaikos-85-82-to-force-game-5-in-athens/) in Game 4 of their Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoff series, with guards [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) and [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) taking center stage.

Bryant, who had struggled from long range in the opening three games of the series and made just 3 of 14 long-range shots, went 4 of 9 from deep on Friday as he paced Efes on 19 points.

In turn, Larkin drew on his wealth of experience and garnished a mature performance with 9 points and as many assists, setting up his teammates with a barrage of open shots in the wake of aggressive defense he faced from Panathinaikos guards.

In his post-game comments, Bryant emphasized that he never lost his confidence as he fought through patchy form on offense throughout the series, having hit some crunch shots in Game 4 with the Turkish side’s survival in the series on the line.

“It’s a good win and we’ll enjoy it tonight but the job is not finished and we’ve got one more thing to do,” Bryant said. “Some days the ball goes in and some days it won’t but I’ll keep shooting regardless. I trust my teammates and they trust me.”

The versatile guard acknowledged that ball handling played a pivotal role as Efes racked up 24 assists and 10 steals against 12 turnovers, adding that he fancied his team’s chances in Game 5.

“Taking care of the ball against an explosive offensive team like this is very important and we did that today. Regarding our chances in the tiebreaker, I’ll choose us any day, we are ready to go there and bring it back to Istanbul.”

Larkin, who was instrumental in helping Efes to consecutive EuroLeague titles in 2021 and 2022, hailed a concerted team effort which limited the visiting team’s star player [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) to a mere 12 points on 3 of 12 shooting from the floor.

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Nunn, who enjoyed a flawless Game 3 after enduring a torrid time in the opening two contests of the knife-edged series, was scoreless from the floor in the first half when he managed only three points from the foul line.  

“Everybody contributed and gave minutes, fought with everything they had and we protected our home court to give ourselves the chance to go back to Athens and reach the Final Four,” said Larkin.

“They tried to prevent me from shooting my pull-ups so I focused on kicking it out to my guys and making the assists. They were able to knock down some shots so kudos to the team,” he added.

Although Panathinaikos won the battle of the boards 41-28, the Greens were undone by 16 turnovers as well by poor shooting from inside as they netted a modest 19 of 40. In addition, thy were stunned by the x-factor impact of Efes role players [Rolands Smits](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rolands-smits/007109/) and [Ercan Osmani](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ercan-osmani/012710/), who combined for 29 points.

The home team’s head coach Luca Banchi praised his men’s valiant defense and focus in the face of adversity, as defeat would have clinched the series for Panathinaikos and sent the defending champs through to the May 23-25 Final Four in Abu Dhabi.

“I am so proud of the guys as they never lost focus although we had our backs against the wall,” the Italian tactician said. “Once again it was a one-possession difference between the two teams and the fans deserve to see Game 5. This win came as a result of our defensive effort and intensity, while taking care of the ball was also very important.”

The backcourt duo stepped up for the home team in a crunch win against champs Panathinaikos 

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-05-02T17:30:00.000Z)

FC Barcelona rallied from a 0-2 deficit in its best-of-five playoff series to level the series at 2-2, having edged AS Monaco 79-72 in Game 4 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday.

Barcelona beats Monaco in Game 4 to tie the series, 79-72

FC Barcelona rallied from a 0-2 deficit in its best-of-five playoff series to level the series at 2-2, having edged AS Monaco 79-72 in Game 4 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday. Monaco hosts Game 5 at Salle Gaston Medecin on Tuesday. 

Jabari Parker led the winners with 22 points. Dario Brizuela added 17 while Kevin Punter had 11 for Barca. Mike James led Monaco with 16 points. Alpha Diallo added 13 while Matthew Strazel had 10 for the guests.

Game Videos

Punter got Barcelona going with a driving layup that James bettered with a three-pointer for a 2-3 Monaco lead. Parker answered from downtown before Justin Anderson's put-back slam gave the hosts a 7-3 lead. Parker kept pacing Barcelona with a driving layup and followed Tomas Satoransky's triple with his own shot from beyond the arc to make Monaco call a timeout at 15-3 after a 12-0 run. Parker nailed his third three-pointer but Mam Jaiteh and Jordan Loyd gave the guests fresh air at 18-6. Brizuela and Strazel traded three-pointers, then Vitto Brown got Monaco within 21-11. Loyd capped an 0-8 run with a three-pointer before Youssoupha Fall's put-back layup restored a 23-14 Barca lead after 10 minutes. 

 

Daniel Theis buried a mid-range jumper early in the second quarter. Fall copied that at the other end before Elie Okobo sank a shot for a 25-18 score. Joel Parra drained a jump hook, but James made it a six-point game, 27-21. Theis struck from beyond the arc and James's wild Euro-step driving layup brought his team within 27-26. Jaron Blossomgame drew Parker's third foul and hit free throws to complete Monaco's comeback, 27-28. Diallo scored in transition to cap a 0-12 run. Brizuela rescued Barcelona with back-to-back bombs from beyond the arc, good for a 33-30 lead. James stepped up for the guests and Strazel put Monaco back ahead, 35-38, at halftime.

James scored around the basket soon after the break and Blossomgame's two-handed dunk boosted the guests' lead to 35-42. Parker erased Theis's wild dunk with a jumper which Anderson followed with a three-point play to keep Barca as close as 41-44. Blossomgame scored down low, Parker and Diallo traded three-pointers before Fall's dunk got the hosts within 46-49. Strazel buried a big three-pointer, Jaiteh followed it with a dunk before Okobo's step-back jumper restored a 50-56 Monaco lead. Brizuela hit a one-handed floater in the lane, and got help from Punter to keep Barca within 54-56. Blossomgame scored in the low post, Punter made free throws and Anderson's fastbreak layup tied it at 58-58 after 30 minutes.

Okobo swished a jumper early in the fourth quarter. Brizuela matched that with a fadeaway jumper and soon added a wild three-point play to give Barca back ahead, 64-60. Diallo briefly silenced the crowd with a huge dunk and improved Hernangomez's layup with a powerful three-point play, keeping Monaco as close as 66-65. Parker made free throws and added a three-pointer that sent the crowd to their feet at 71-65. Diallo answered from downtown, Hernangomez hit foul shots and James's fast-break layup made Barca call a timeout, 73-70, with 3:06 remaining. Parker kept pacing Barca, Loyd hit a floater and Punter made it a five-point game, 76-72, with 14.9 seconds left. Parra sealed the outcome from the free-throw line.

Jabari Parker led the Blaugrana to a crucial victory that takes the series to do-or-die Game 5

Anadolu Efes Istanbul made sure that its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoff series against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens will go down to the wire after beating the competition’s reigning champion 85-82 in Game 4 to force a do-or-die Game 5 in the Greek capital next Tuesday night.

Efes beats Panathinaikos, 85-82, to force Game 5 in Athens

Anadolu Efes Istanbul made sure that its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoff series against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens will go down to the wire after beating the competition’s reigning champion 85-82 in Game 4 to force a do-or-die Game 5 in the Greek capital next Tuesday night.

Elijah Bryant paced Efes on 19 points, while Rolands Smits turned out to be a trump card as he came off the bench to add 15. Ercan Osmani was also instrumental with 14 points while Shane Larkin racked up 9 points and as many assists for the home team.

At the other end, former Efes prodigy Cedi Osman led Panathinaikos with a joint career-high 22 points and Juancho Hernangomez netted 15. Kostas Sloukas scored 14 points while Kendrick Nunn was limited to 12 points after shooting 3 of 12 from the floor.

It was yet another enthralling battle between the two teams and Efes came out on top to level the series at 2-2 after a huge team effort, with the hosts overcoming a slow start as Panathinaikos raced into a 4-9 lead. The hosts hit back with a 9-0 run with Erkan Ylimaz also featuring as an early factor on offense, netting 5 of his team’s opening 10 points.

With Nunn totally subdued much like in the opening two games, Osman pulled all the strings for the visitors and having trailed 21-18 at the end of the first quarter, Panathinaikos played catch-up throughout a rugged first half. Efes thrived on ironclad defense and was able to take a 38-33 advantage into the locker room at halftime thanks to a balanced workload at both ends of the court. In contrast, a flat-looking Nunn was held to a mere three points in the opening two quarters and all of them came from the foul line. 

Efes engineered a 45-35 lead early in the third but the Greens hit straight back with a 0-10 run which tied the score, setting the stage for a pulsating contest until the very end. Hernangomez hit some big shots from the right corner for Panathinaikos but Bryant was just as lethal at the other end, while Larkin and Sloukas locked horns in dishing out assists like confetti for their respective units.

Efes headed into the fourth 60-59 up on the back of a pair of Bryant’s layups and the home team kept nosing ahead down the stretch, with Bryant netting a three off the dribble before Nunn returned the favor to slash the deficit to 77-76 in the home straight.

Smits then came up with a pair of big plays and PJ Dozier sank two free throws after Efes grabbed an offensive board, also resulting in a technical foul for Osman and an angry outburst from Panathinaikos coach Ergin Ataman, who walked back to the locker rooms after being taunted by fervent home fans.

The sequence left Efes 83-76 ahead in the final minute and gave Panathinaikos with a mountain to climb, hence a Sloukas three-pointer from the halfway line at the buzzer was immaterial and amounted to scant consolation for the champs.

The Turkish team edged out the reigning champs with a strong finish in another epic battle

All the latest injury news surrounding all registered players ahead of Game 4 of the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs.

EuroLeague Playoffs injury report: Game 4

Follow all the latest injury information for registered players in the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, as reported by the clubs, and get your [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home?_ga=2.101462721.1199459303.1696273873-903329349.1669636775) teams up to date!

## Game 4: Friday, May 2

### Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (19:30 CEST)

#### Efes

- **PJ Dozier is on Efes's 12-man roster for Game 4,** while **Rodrigue Beaubois remains unavailable**.
- Rodrigue Beaubois, who suffered an injury in Round 33, is [expected to be out for at least another two weeks](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/rodrigue-beaubois-out-for-at-least-six-weeks-with-calf-tear/).

#### Panathinaikos

- **Mathias Lessort and Marius Grigonis are ruled out for Game 4.**
- Ioannis Papapetrou, who was sidelined with an injury in Games 1 and 2, travelled with the team to Istanbul but did not feature in Game 3.
- [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/all-euroleague-center-mathias-lessort-leaves-game-with-leg-injury/) suffered a broken fibula in Round 17 and is still working his way back from injury.
- Marius Grigonis (lower back surgery) has not played since Round 4.

### FC Barcelona vs. AS Monaco (20:45 CEST)

#### Barcelona

- **Jan Vesely, Nico Laprovittola, Chimezie Metu, Juan Nunez and Dame Sarr are all out for Game 4**, the club has confirmed.
- Jan Vesely, who returned to action in Games 1 and 2, missed Game 3.
- Nico Laprovittola, Juan Nunez and Chimezie Metu are all out long-term.
- Dame Sarr will not be part of Barcelona's roster for the remainder of this season, [the club has announced](https://x.com/FCBbasket/status/1912872378666807417).

#### Monaco

- **Nick Calathes is ruled out for Game 4**.
- Nick Calathes missed the first three games of the series.
- Georgios Papagiannis and Juhann Begharin did not dress in the first three games of the series, but both played in a French League game last Sunday.

## Game 4: Thursday, May 1

### Real Madrid vs. Olympiacos Piraeus (21:00 CEST)

#### Real Madrid

- **Gabriel Deck and Serge Ibaka are unavailable for Game 3,** [according to Pilar Casado](https://x.com/pilarcasado/status/1918011003075440791).
- Eli Ndiaye, who last played in Round 28, [has been dealing with a shoulder issue](https://x.com/pilarcasado/status/1909957418328502603).

#### Olympiacos

- **Evan Fournier is available to play in Game 3 while Keenan Evans and Tyler Dorsey are ruled out**, the club confirmed.

Stay up to date with the latest information provided by the EuroLeague clubs

Playoffs injury report, Game 4: Dozier on 12-man roster, Vesely out again

Real Madrid v Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-05-01T19:00:00.000Z)

With three more places at the Final Four still available, Game 4 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs will see three road teams seeking the victory they need to secure their progression. Here’s your guide to Thursday and Friday’s games.

Game Center: The drama continues in Game 4

## Friday, May 2

### [Anadolu Efes Istanbul 85-82 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/anadolu-efes-istanbul-panathinaikos-aktor-athens/E2024/324/)

Efes made sure that its playoff series against Panathinaikos will go down to the wire after beating the competition’s reigning champion 85-82 in Game 4 to force a do-or-die Game 5 in the Greek capital next Tuesday night. Elijah Bryant paced Efes on 19 points, while Rolands Smits turned out to be a trump card as he came off the bench to add 15. Ercan Osmani was also instrumental with 14 points while Shane Larkin racked up 9 points and as many assists for the home team. At the other end, former Efes prodigy Cedi Osman led Panathinaikos with a joint career-high 22 points and Juancho Hernangomez netted 15. Kostas Sloukas scored 14 points while Kendrick Nunn was limited to 12 points after shooting 3 of 12 from the floor.

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### [FC Barcelona 79-72 AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/fc-barcelona-as-monaco/E2024/323/)

Barcelona rallied from a 0-2 deficit in its best-of-five playoff series to level the series at 2-2, having edged Monaco 79-72 in Game 4 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday. Monaco hosts Game 5 at Salle Gaston Medecin on Tuesday. Jabari Parker led the winners with 22 points. Dario Brizuela added 17 while Kevin Punter had 11 for Barca. Mike James led Monaco with 16 points. Alpha Diallo added 13 while Matthew Strazel had 10 for the guests.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎̀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐀. AIXÒ ÉS EL FACTOR PALAU!!!! 😤 <a href="https://t.co/bO3COU8aPk">pic.twitter.com/bO3COU8aPk</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1918410353505124609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Thursday, May 1

### [Real Madrid 84-86 Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/real-madrid-olympiacos-piraeus/E2024/322/)

Olympiacos has secured its fourth straight passage to the EuroLeague Final Four after beating Real Madrid 84-86 at Movistar Arena on Thursday night. Evan Fournier led all scorers with 23 points and Kostas Papanikolaou recorded 12, of which 9 came on three huge three-pointers early in the fourth quarter. Sasha Vezenkov and Nigel Williams-Goss netted 10 each. Mario Hezonja paced Real Madrid with 21 points, Mario Hezonja had 12 and Sergio Llull bagged 11.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">FINAL 🏀 Real Madrid - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> 84-86 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RMBOLY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RMBOLY</a> <a href="https://t.co/esSFthK8LC">pic.twitter.com/esSFthK8LC</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1918048209282195753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Olympiacos joined Fenerbahce in booking its ticket for Abu Dhabi on Thursday night