A brilliant performance in a direct battle for home-court advantage in the playoffs has earned Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kendrick Nunn his third MVP of the Round honor this season.

Round 33 MVP: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A brilliant performance in a direct battle for home-court advantage in the playoffs has earned Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) his third MVP of the Round honor this season.

Panathinaikos beat AS Monaco 76-88 and Nunn starred with 37 points, making 9-of-12 two-pointers and 5-of-5 threes. Nunn also made all 4 free throws, had 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal while drawing 6 fouls. The Greens’ guard accumulated 43 PIR, the highest of his career and tied for the second highest in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season. This is the fourth time in his career that Nunn has been the MVP of the Round, and three of those have come over the last eight rounds.

Behind Nunn sit two players with 32 PIR. In a 92-100 win over ALBA Berlin, Olympiacos Piraeus guard [Nigel Williams-Goss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-williams-goss/007982/) had 22 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Meanwhile, [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) of FC Bayern Munich netted 33 points on 9-of-18 three-point shooting, along with 5 assists and 4 rebounds, in a 93-90 loss at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.

[Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) netted 33 points on 8-for-9 three-point shooting, finishing the game with a PIR of 30. Rounding out the list of Round 33 top performers is [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/) of Real Madrid, who had a 29 PIR in a 105-104 win over Paris Basketball, scoring a season-high 26 points and also collecting 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

### Individual highs: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos, 37 points

Nunn led all scorers with 37 points. He increased his EuroLeague-best average to 20.8 points per game.

FC Barcelona’s [Joel Parra](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-parra/007464/) had 12 rebounds, more than any other player in this round. [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/) of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade leads the league in this category, averaging 8.3 rebounds per night.

Three players had 10 assists in Round 33: [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) of Paris Basketball and ALBA's duo of [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/) and [Will McDowell-White](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/will-mcdowell-white/008062/). Shorts is the league leader in assists with 7.5 per game.

Barcelona’s [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) and Parra each had 3 steals, the most in Round 33. Bayern’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) remains atop the steals charts with 1.6 per contest.

[Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khalifa-diop/008072/) of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/) of Anadolu Efes Istanbul each had 3 blocks in this round. Real Madrid center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) is the EuroLeague’s top shot-blocker with 1.4 rejections per game.

There were three double-doubles in Round 33: Shorts (24 points, 10 assists), his Paris teammate [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/) (18 points, 10 rebounds), and Parra (15 points, 12 rebounds).

This the fourth such award of Nunn’s career

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 33rd winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Greg Korkoliakos beat everyone else in Round 33 with his team 'Montreal3', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 263.35.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 33 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 33rd winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Greg Korkoliakos beat everyone else in Round 33 with his team 'Montreal3', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 263.35.

Greg had the following starting lineup: Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's Nigel Hayes Davies as team captain, then Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's Kendrick Nunn, TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball, Carsen Edwards of FC Bayern Munich and Vincent Poirier of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. His sixth man was Nigel Williams-Goss of Olympiacos Piraeus. The rest of the bench consisted of Olympiacos's Alec Peters, Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Wenyen Gabriel of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Melvin Ajinca of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. His team's head coach was Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz play-caller Pablo Laso.

The prize for finishing first in Round 33 is a free VIP Euroleague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Greg!

Marko Djukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 5,674.44 points.

Trades are now open for Round 34. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game in Round 34 tips off on April 10, as ASVEL hosts AS Monaco and Bayern welcomes Fenerbahce, both games tipping off at 20:00 CET, 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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A strong finish to the EuroLeague regular season has propelled Anadolu Efes into the postseason picture and with one round to go, with the Turkish side downing another key team in the postseason race, KK Crvena zvezda.

Efes rolled on with another impressive road win

A strong finish to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season has propelled [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) into the postseason picture and with one round to go, the competition’s former champs have every chance of securing an automatic play-off berth.

Efes is on the verge of a top-six finish after [a dramatic 96-97 overtime win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-crvena-zvezda-96-97-to-boost-playoff-hopes/), the Turkish side’s seventh in a row ahead of the final regular-season clash at home to already eliminated Zalgiris Kaunas.

The spectacular see-saw battle in the Serbian capital produced everything a basketball fan could ask for. Audacious off-balance three-pointers from Zvezda’s [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/) were countered by monster dunks by Efes big man [Vincent Poirier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vincent-poirier/004887/), who claimed the player of the game accolade as he came up big down the stretch.

Poirier, who racked up 14 points, 4 assists and 3 boards, was level-headed after an absorbing contest in which the lead kept changing hands time and again before Efes came out on top on the back of a 0-7 blitz in overtime.

“It was a great game, we stayed in it all the way and that’s always hard here with the fans getting behind their team,” Poirier said in his postgame comments. ”We knew it was going to be difficult so I am proud of the team and now there’s one more game to go until the end of the regular season.

“Defense was decisive tonight as we conceded 51 points in the first half but we improved in the second. We raked up a lot of rebounds and forced some turnovers and that was the key.”

Efes looks a different team under Italian head coach Luca Banchi, who heaped praise on both sides and lauded his team for staying strong in the face of adversity, having seen Zvezda wipe out a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit.

“Congratulations to both teams and it was amazing how Zvezda came back,” said Banchi. “They never gave up, while we approached the third quarter as a top team after trailing at halftime.”

“I am so proud of the team, especially how they reacted in overtime after the frustration of letting victory slip away from our grasp in regulation. Great focus, great energy coming from some key stops.”

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Despite the loss, Zvezda was able to clinch a play-in berth, the club’s first postseason involvement since 2016. Having lost to Efes, Zvezda faced an anxious wait for the Italian derby result to go its way.

The outcome duly played into the Serbian team’s hands, as [Virtus Segafredo Bologna drubbed EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 90-70](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/virtus-dominates-italian-derby-90-70-eliminates-milan/) and condemned its perennial domestic rival to elimination from the business end of Europe’s premier club competition.

Zvezda’s head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos was pleased with his injury-hit team’s effort, as the Serbian outfit missed several key players. The shorthanded roster came close to forcing a final twist and was given a rousing send-off by its fervent 16,000 home crowd.   

Congratulations to the players,” Sfairopoulos said. “I am very proud how we performed as we played really hard despite having so many absentees.”

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The Turkish giant got the better of Crvena Zvezda in a spectacular clash 

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2025-04-04T18:00:00.000Z)

The picture looks a bit more rosy for Baskonia after six straight home wins, with a big summer awaiting coach Pablo Laso as he looks to make his side a postseason team once again.

Baskonia showing green shoots heading into next season

[Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/) came into Round 33 knowing that it has zero chance of reaching the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague postseason, but coach Pablo Laso is already laying the groundwork for a bounce-back campaign next year.

The Baskonia players put on a show for the fans inside Buesa Arena on Friday night, romping away to [a dominant 36-point win (111-75) over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/baskonia-wipes-the-floor-with-asvel-111-75/). That margin of victory is tied for the fourth highest in club history.

What the triumph also meant was a sixth straight win at home. Baskonia started this run with impressive victories over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (91-77) and FC Barcelona (88-86) before downing Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (89-82) and Zalgiris Kaunas (66-65). Before downing ASVEL, its previous home game was another high-scoring affair as Baskonia poured in a season-high 112 points in a 112-89 win over playoff-chasing FC Bayern Munich.

One sign of a Baskonia team that is functioning well is how it performs at Buesa Arena, but things were not going the way of Coach Laso's squad earlier in the season. Amazingly, you have to go all the way back to Round 10, 11 home games ago, to find a time that Baskonia lost by more than one possession. So maybe this is just the law of averages.

Still, the Spanish play-caller was appointed by Baskonia in late June, at which point many players on the roster had already been signed or it was clear that they would not be moving. In that sense, Coach Laso has had to learn how to get the best out of his players... and the last two home wins over Bayern and ASVEL show that progress has been made on that end.

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Heading into an important summer for Baskonia, it has everyone under contract apart from [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/), [Luka Samanic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/luka-samanic/007579/) (he has an option for next year), [Sander Raieste](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sander-raieste/008850/) and [Ognjen Jaramaz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ognjen-jaramaz/004058/). Retaining Moneke, in particular, will be priority number one for the Baskonia front office, but the good news is that Coach Laso has a much better feel for the roster than he did when he first arrived.

What has become clear is how important it is to have a fit and healthy [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/), particularly when he's on fire like he was against ASVEL with 25 points. The same could be said about captain [Tadas Sedekerskis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tadas-sedekerskis/007230/), whose team-first approach and calmness make Baskonia a better team. 

A pleasant surprise has to be the emergence of [Trent Forrest](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trent-forrest/013367/) into a reliable EuroLeague guard, posting 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in Round 33. [Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khalifa-diop/008072/) is reminding fans why he was the BKT EuroCup Rising Star as well, recording a career-high 3 blocks in the triumph over ASVEL. [Nikos Rogkavopoulos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikolaos-rogkavopoulos/011085/) and [Donta Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/donta-hall/011196/), when both are locked in, are two important weapons for Baskonia, too.

A fourth season from five without postseason basketball is hardly what Baskonia fans would have wanted before the 2024-25 campaign started, but the team has shown green shoots of late and that has to be a positive for Coach Laso.

It has turned Buesa Arena into a fortress once again

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-04-04T18:30:00.000Z)

Olympiacos BC returned to the top of the EuroLeague standings after a stellar performance by Alec Peters, who went a career-best 8 for 9 from downtown en route to a career-high 33 points.

Alec Peters thrived in Olympiacos’s enforced small-ball system at ALBA

Georgios Bartzokas saw his frontcourt options run out heading into [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/)'s Round 33 road game against ALBA Berlin. With both Moustapha Fall and Nikola Milutinov sidelined with injuries and Moses Wright having recently returned from long-term absence, [Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) was assigned with the tough task to fill in by featuring at center position on Friday night.

Wright did start and netted 8 points in 13:47 on the floor, but it was Peters who carried the team on his shoulders. The Olympiacos forward helped the guests to stretch the floor and thrived in the chaos that was created in ALBA’s defense. Peters went a career-best 8 for 9 from deep, recording a career-high 33 points in just 24:32.

Yet, when asked about his sublime outing at Uber Arena after the game, he demonstrated why his mentality and work ethic have allowed him to compete at the highest level.

“It’s a great game – career high,” Peters told EuroLeague TV. “But I think what’s sticking with me is that I had like 0 rebounds. I know there’s going to be some people that’ll give me sh\*t about that. There’s always stuff to get improved on.”

Surprisingly, his PIR of 30 was not the highest for the visitors, with [Nigel Williams-Goss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-williams-goss/007982/) pulling off another extraordinary performance as Olympiacos’s main floor manager in Thomas Walkup’s absence. The 30-year-old guard registered a season-high 22 points to go with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals for a career-high PIR of 32.

More importantly, this win saw the Reds climb back to the top of the standings and end a three-game losing slide.

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“I think we were kind of in a little bit of a funk after three losses,” Peters admitted. “It didn’t matter how we did it, we just needed to get it done. We needed to get the win to put us back in first place to control our destiny in the last game.

“It’s just kind of an energy boost for the team going into the playoffs. You’ve spent this whole season grinding, trying to be the best team, trying to show you’re the best team. Being first after the regular season I think is important for the club.”

A victory at home against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the last round of the campaign will be enough for Olympiacos to clinch the top seed for the second time in three seasons. 

Both Fall and Milutinov are expected to return to action next week, but Peters proved on Friday night that he can thrive in a small-ball lineup that offers Olympiacos an ace up its sleeve – a potential curveball for the Reds' opponents in the playoffs.

The forward featured at the ‘5’ to cover for the absences of Moustapha Fall and Nikola Milutinov

ALBA Berlin v Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-04-04T18:00:00.000Z)

Virtus Segafredo Bologna dominated from start to finish, sinking the visiting EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 90-70 on Friday night. The win in the Italian derby improved Virtus to 9-24 ahead of the final round of the regular season, while this loss eliminated Milan, which dropped to a 16-17 record, from postseason contention.

Milan scored the first basket of the game, but that happened to be one of only two field goals in the first quarter, at the end of which Virtus led by double digits and never looked back. Matt Morgan led the scorers on the winning team with 16 points. Tornike Shengelia had 14 points, Will Clyburn and Ante Zizic scored 13 points apiece, while Nicola Akele had 10 points. Zach LeDay led Milan with 19 points, while Stefano Tonut and Giampaolo Ricci scored 10 apiece in the loss.

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Freddie Gillespie opened the scoring with a dunk, but that was the only basket Milan scored in the opening 5 minutes. Meanwhile, Will Clyburn scored 7 points on the other end, including a transition triple, to help Virtus open a 9-2 lead. Milan made 5 free throws but no field goals, while Clyburn and Tornike Shengelia scored inside and Matt Morgan from the outside to open an 18-7 advantage. The visitors ended their drought with a put-back layup from Guglielmo Caruso, but Marco Belinelli’s buzzer-beating jumper made it 22-9 after 10 minutes.

Shavon Shields opened the second quarter by making a floater, but Shengelia hit a jumper and set up Momo Diouf for an easy dunk and a 15-point margin. Shengelia had 5 more points, including a triple to open 31-25, before Nikola Mirotic and LeDay hit a triple apiece and Shields drained a long jumper. A three-point play from LeDay cut the deficit to 37-27, but Morgan scored 5 points to end the half, including a three-pointer to make it 44-29 at halftime.

Akele scored 7 points in the first 3 minutes and 20 seconds of the third quarter, including a corner triple, to open a 53-32 margin. A triple from Daniel Hackett gave the hosts a 58-34 lead, before Mirotic, Tonut and Ousmane Diop got the visitors going. However, Isaia Cordinier’s triple helped the hosts take a 65-42 lead into the final quarter, during which the lead grew to 70-42 and 73-45 after a triple from Achille Polonara. Milan never got closer than 19 points the rest of the way.

In its home finale, Virtus registered its biggest home win of the season

Virtus dominates Italian derby, 90-70, eliminates Milan

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-04-04T18:30:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes stretched its hot streak to seven successive wins with a thrilling 96-97 overtime road defeat of KK Crvena zvezda, making a big step towards securing a top-six finish and an automatic playoff berth in the EuroLeague.

Efes beats Crvena Zvezda, 96-97, to boost playoff hopes

Anadolu Efes Istanbul stretched its hot streak to seven successive wins with a thrilling 96-97 overtime road defeat of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, making a big step towards securing a top-six finish and an automatic playoff berth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

Despite the loss, Zvezda was able to secure a play-in spot thanks to another result going its way, as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan lost any chance of overhauling the Serbian team after a 90-70 debacle at the hands of Virtus Segafredo Bologna in the Italian derby.

Efes improved to 19-14 ahead of the final round of games in the regular season while Zvezda slipped to 18-15 after a rip-roaring encounter at Belgrade Arena, with big man Vincent Poirier claiming the player of the game accolade on the back of 14 points, 3 boards and 4 assists.

Elijah Bryant paced Efes with 17 points and 8 rebounds, PJ Dozier added 13 points while Ercan Osmani netted 11 to go with 7 boards. Rodrigue Beaubois and Rolands Smits chipped in with 10 points each to underline a smooth team effort from Efes, as the Turkish side rallied from a 51-44 first-half deficit.

At the other end, Filip Petrusev scored 23 points and Isaiah Canaan netted 21 as Zvezda’s dynamic duo shined throughout, with Codi Miller-McIntyre and Nikola Kalinic both amassing 15 each for the Serbian outfit.

Miller-McIntyre generated Zvezda’s fast-paced start as he scored his team’s opening eight points which propelled the hosts into a 15-12 lead and Petrusev followed in his footsteps with a flurry of his own. Zvezda carved out a 24-16 advantage at the end of the first quarter as Petrusev sank 11 points and the high-scoring contest kept fans on their feet in the second, as both teams fired on all cylinders offensively.

Efes was able to turn the tide and nose ahead 36-40 midway through the second period but Canaan hit back with nine straight points, instigating an 11-0 run which enabled Zvezda to jump back into the driving seat at the interval.

The rollercoaster action continued in the third quarter as Rodrigue Beaubois took center stage for Efes, sinking 10 points to mastermind yet another change of momentum as the visitors went on a 4-20 run and took a commanding 55-64 lead. Zvezda replied with its own 9-2 streak, slashing the deficit ahead of the fourth quarter.  

Efes appeared to be in for plain sailing when it surged ahead 66-78 and was still firmly in control after Bryant hit a mid-range jumper to make it 78-85, but Zvezda had other ideas. Three-pointers from Kalinic and Canaan, who was unstoppable in the home stretch, had the hosts breathing down the visitors’ necks again and Yago dos Santos then forced overtime with an audacious coast-to-coast drive to the basket.

A Petrusev dunk gave Zvezda the lead at the start of overtime, 90-88, but Shane Larkin and particularly Vincent Poirier came back with a vengeance to turn the tables once again, as Efes carried a 93-97 advantage into the final minute of the absorbing clash.

There was still time for late drama, though, as Canaan hit another triple to haul Zvezda back and after Efes squandered its final possession, Miller-McIntyre came up short with a tough mid-range shot on the buzzer as the hosts failed to force a final twist.

The former champs ground out a dramatic overtime victory to keep alive their top-six challenge

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recorded its biggest win of the season by thrashing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne by 36 points in Round 33. 

Baskonia wipes the floor with ASVEL, 111-75

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recorded its biggest win of the season by thrashing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne by 36 points in Round 33. Pablo Laso's men went up by double minutes less than seven minutes into the content and never looked back, even leading by 45 points (100-55) in the fourth quarter, which would have been a club-record win. Instead, it is the joint fourth-highest victory in Baskonia's history.

Markus Howard scored 25 points, Chima Moneke added 14 points, Trent Forrest poured in 13 points, and Tadas Sedekerskis and Khalifa Diop netted 10 points apiece. Melvin Ajinca was ASVEL's leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Theo Maledon with 13, and Nando De Colo and Melvin Ajinca with 10 points each.

Things were relatively tight in the early going, with Baskonia holding a slender 10-9 lead almost 4 minutes into the contest, but a 15-0 run by the hosts blew the game open as Coach Laso's squad held a 25-9 advantage with 2:32 to go in the first quarter. De Colo ended an almost four-minute stretch without an ASVEL score, but after Tarik Black responded to Donta Hall's finish inside, Howard's three at the buzzer ensured it was 30-14 after 10 minutes.

Baskonia kept on charging in the second quarter as Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Howard and Luka Samanic helped the hosts go 39-19 ahead. Howard continued his hot start to the game with five points in quick succession to move to 15 points personal and give Baskonia a 25-point lead, 46-21. Rogkavopoulos's swelled the lead to 26, 50-24, and it was 62-34 at halftime.

Maledon and Ajinca tried to inspire an ASVEL fightback at the start of the third, but Baskonia started to run plays for Diop, who netted three consecutive scores to make it 72-40. Howard's four-point play then extended it to 76-40. Baskonia was playing with the freedom that comes with confidence, leading by as many as 42 (92-50) with 35 seconds to go before ASVEL youngster Yohann Sissoko ended the quarter with a three, 92-53.

Coach Laso decided to let his star players, like Howard, Moneke, Sedekerskis and Forrest, rest in the fourth as the bench players got a chance to shine. Pavel Savkov, who finished with a career-high 8 points, gave Baskonia a 45-point lead at 100-55, while Joseba Querejeta got his first EuroLeague points on his second-ever appearance to make it 107-70 with 1:50 left. Baskonia was up 111-70 with 11:16 to play, then five points by Ajinca, Sissoko and Edwin Jackson set the final 111-75 scoreline.

The Spanish side has now won six straight at Buesa Arena

## Postseason places decided

After Round 33 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, we now know the 10 teams that will be competing in postseason play.

Three sides – Olympiacos Piraeus, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens – have qualified directly to the playoffs, they are sure to occupy the top three spots and, thus, all three will have home-court advantage.

In Round 34, we will discover which three teams will join them in the playoffs, with one place in the top four (and home-court advantage) up for grabs,* as well as two direct passages to the playoffs.

Everything is to play for in the Play-In Showdown, too. Any teams that finish between seventh and 10th will take part in the play-in.

The seventh- and eighth-placed teams will face off in a single elimination game to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals against the regular season's second-ranked team.

Likewise, the ninth- and 10th-placed teams will play a single elimination game whose loser will be eliminated. The winner will challenge either the seventh- or eighth-place team, whichever has lost their play-in game, to decide the final playoff spot and be paired with the top-ranked regular-season team.

## Friday, April 4

### [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 96-97 Anadolu Efes Istanbul (after OT)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2024/295/)

Efes stretched its hot streak to seven successive wins with a thrilling 96-97 overtime road defeat of Crvena Zvezda, making a big step towards securing a top-six finish and an automatic playoff berth. Despite the loss, Zvezda was able to secure a play-in spot thanks to another result going its way, as Milan lost any chance of overhauling the Serbian team after a 90-70 debacle at the hands of Virtus in the Italian derby. Efes improved to 19-14 ahead of the final round of games in the regular season while Zvezda slipped to 18-15 after a rip-roaring encounter at Belgrade Arena.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">💪 One to go!<br>Kızılyıldız 96 - 97 Anadolu Efes | Maç Sonucu<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhereIStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhereIStand</a> <a href="https://t.co/fgzz0Mzslu">pic.twitter.com/fgzz0Mzslu</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1908252220300124425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [ALBA Berlin 92-100 Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/alba-berlin-olympiacos-piraeus/E2024/294/)

Olympiacos climbed back to the top of the EuroLeague standings by defeating ALBA 92-100 on Friday night. The visitors led by as many as 21 points (19-40) early in the second quarter, but the hosts fought back and took the lead, 90-87, with 2:42 left on the clock. Yet, Olympiacos responded with a 2-13 surge to end its three-game losing slide. The Reds improved their record to 23-10, while ALBA dropped to 5-28. Alec Peters went 8 for 9 from deep to end the game with a career-high 33 points. Nigel Williams-Goss paired a season-high 22 points with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals for a career-high PIR of 32, with Sasha Vezenkov adding 18 points. Yanni Wetzell netted a team-high 19 points, and Gabriele Procida and Matt Thomas scored 12 each.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">FINAL SCORE 🏀 ALBA Berlin - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> 92-100 <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/BEROLY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BEROLY</a> <a href="https://t.co/u0CfvwiIKh">pic.twitter.com/u0CfvwiIKh</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1908248600339009972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Virtus Segafredo Bologna 90-70 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/virtus-segafredo-bologna-ea7-emporio-armani-milan/E2024/297/)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Vince la Virtus con una grande prova di squadra 😍 <a href="https://t.co/qD9xmRu24G">pic.twitter.com/qD9xmRu24G</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1908254888796016773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 111-75 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz-ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/E2024/296/)

Baskonia recorded its biggest win of the season by thrashing ASVEL by 36 points in Round 33. Pablo Laso's men went up by double minutes less than seven minutes into the content and never looked back, even leading by 45 points (100-55) in the fourth quarter, which would have been a club-record win. Instead, it is the joint fourth-highest victory in Baskonia's history.

Markus Howard scored 25 points, Chima Moneke added 14 points, Trent Forrest poured in 13 points, and Tadas Sedekerskis and Khalifa Diop netted 10 points apiece. Melvin Ajinca was ASVEL's leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Theo Maledon with 13, and Nando De Colo and Melvin Ajinca with 10 points each.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">GARAIPENAAAA‼️<br><br>Sumamos la 1⃣4⃣ª en <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a> ✅<br>Gran TRIUNFO, equipo 🔥🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoazenBaskonia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoazenBaskonia</a> <a href="https://t.co/mFMbAkvRdJ">pic.twitter.com/mFMbAkvRdJ</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1908251330461724756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Thursday, April 3

### [Zalgiris Kaunas 70-66 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/zalgiris-kaunas-partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/E2024/291/)

Zalgiris ground out a rugged home win over Partizan and vanquished the Serbian team’s hopes of sneaking into the postseason picture. Sylvain Francisco paced Zalgiris on a team high 15 points and Partizan’s former big man Alen Smailagic chipped in with 14, with the duo instrumental at both ends in a strength-sapping finish when baskets were extremely difficult to come by. At the other end, Carlik Jones led Partizan on a game high 23 points. Partizan dropped to 16-17 after a fifth loss in its last six games. Zalgiris improved to 15-18 after clawing out the win in front of a fervent crowd in its last home game of the season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The last <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a> home game of the season ended with an emotional victory. Thank you for the amazing atmosphere tonight and for the record-breaking soldouts! 💚<br><br>(Presented by: Go3) <a href="https://t.co/5iho4hhLEd">pic.twitter.com/5iho4hhLEd</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1907875981878043115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [AS Monaco 76-88 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/as-monaco-panathinaikos-aktor-athens/E2024/289/)

Panathinaikos secured home-court advantage for the playoffs by defeating Monaco at Salle Gaston Medecin. The Greens led for the majority of the game, with Kendrick Nunn pulling off an extraordinary display that inspired his team’s victory. Panathinaikos also claimed head-to-head advantage over Monaco and improved its record to 21-12. The hosts saw their three-game winning streak come to a close and dropped to 20-13. Nunn led all scorers with 37 points and a career-high PIR of 43, with Jerian Grant adding 14 points. Daniel Theis paced Monaco with 18 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Home court LOCKED, time to bring the noise! 🏠🗣️<br><br>Playoffs mode is about to be activated! 💪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobcaktor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobcaktor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiveTheGreenMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiveTheGreenMagic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Club1908?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Club1908</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneClubOneApp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OneClubOneApp</a> <a href="https://t.co/kXOufl8DuN">pic.twitter.com/kXOufl8DuN</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1907870810640933118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 93-90 FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv-fc-bayern-munich/E2024/293/#boxscore)

Maccabi survived a historic outburst by Carsen Edwards to rally and shock Bayern in Belgrade to continue its strong close to the season. Edwards broke the records for most three-pointers and points in a quarter - 8 and 26 respectively in the third quarter - and helped Bayern lead by 16 points early in the final frame. But Maccabi surged back to win the game, the Israeli champ’s fifth victory in the last seven games for an 11-22 record. In the team’s final home game of the season, Jimmy Clark paced six Maccabi scorers in double figures with 20 points while Levi Randolph scored 17 points - including 4 free throws in the waning seconds. Bayern suffered a tough loss in its fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs in falling to 19-14 after sweeping the double-round last week. Edwards finished with 9 triples and 33 points in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">ככה נפרדים מבלגרד! <a href="https://t.co/CeLDf00VAp">pic.twitter.com/CeLDf00VAp</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱​ (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1907896882879139854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Real Madrid 105-104 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/real-madrid-paris-basketball/E2024/292/#boxscore)

Real Madrid qualified for the postseason by topping Paris Basketball at Movistar Arena in Round 33. Real improved to 19-14 in the standings, locking up a top-10 finish at the end of the regular season. Paris dropped to 18-15 and could also qualify for the postseason at the end of the round if other results go its way. Mario Hezonja led the winners with 26 points and Dzanan Musa added 20. TJ Shorts paced Paris with 24 points and 10 assists. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🏁 FP: <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RMBaloncesto</a> 105 - 104 <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisBasketball</a><a href="https://twitter.com/UnicajaBanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UnicajaBanco</a> <a href="https://t.co/glsHdkivBl">pic.twitter.com/glsHdkivBl</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1907899810474074389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Wednesday, April 2

### [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 75-83 FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-fc-barcelona/E2024/290/)

Barcelona overturned a 15-point deficit to grab a vital road victory at Fenerbahce. Barcelona improved to 19-14 to boost its playoff hopes, while Fenerbahce dropped to 22-11 after ending an eight-game home winning streak. The opening stages were closely contested before Fenerbahce dominated the second quarter for a solid halftime lead, 50-39. But Barca rallied after the break and flew into the lead with a 0-11 fourth-quarter run which ultimately proved enough. Joel Parra was the inspiration with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Jabari Parker top-scored with 24 points. Nigel Hayes-Davis paced the hosts with 20 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">REMUNTADA. VICTÒRIA. 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐋!!!! <a href="https://t.co/wKrEBhBJcs">pic.twitter.com/wKrEBhBJcs</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1907518964239917553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Three teams are confirmed for the playoffs, and all 10 postseason teams are now known

Game Center: Postseason places decided after the close of Round 33

Real Madrid v Paris Basketball (2025-04-03T19:00:00.000Z)

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v FC Bayern Munich (2025-04-03T18:30:00.000Z)

Zalgiris Kaunas v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-04-03T17:00:00.000Z)

AS Monaco v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-04-03T17:00:00.000Z)