Monaco threw out Barca, passed and fell. Famous Final Four pairs

After Olympiacosa, Fenerbahce and Monaco, Panathinaikos basketball players grabbed the latest map for Final Four Euroleague, which will be held from May 2 to 25 in Abu Dhabi. The defender of the title in a decisive, fifth match of the quarterfinals in front of its fans beat Anadol Ephesus Ephesus with 75-67 celebrating 3-2 in the series on three wins.

He fell 1-0 and 2-1 in the series, but Ephesus managed to win the « master ». But more than that didn’t go. The fifth game was in the dominance of the hosts who deservedly celebrated. The Athens squad led the whole game except for the score 3-2 at the old match. In the second quarter, the Greeks also had 23 differences (36-13), but at halftime it was +11 (41-30). The third section ended with +7, and the host defended the advantage in the last quarter after it had 10 points of difference on several occasions.

Panathinaikos led Cedi Osman with 28 points and eight rebounds to win, Kendrick Nunn added 12 and Jerian Grant 11 points. In Ephesus, Elijah Bryant with 16 and Shane Lakrin with 11 points were most efficient.

The master also decided to meet between Monaco and Barcelona, ​​and eventually the team from the Principality celebrated with 85-84. Monaco won the Final Four for the second time in his history after participating in the final tournament two years ago when he won third place.

Monaco led 2-0 against Barcelona in victories, but the Catalans were able to equalize, so the Putnik was decided by the « master » in the Principality to the final tournament in the United Arab Emirates. It was a match full of reversals, and in the end, he ruled Mike James Kosh 55 seconds before the end. In the remaining, almost a minute, both teams could have scored, but there were no more points.

The guests got better to meet and won the first section with four differences (19-15). In the middle of the second quarter, Monaco turned the result and went to the half -time with +6. In the third section there were ten differences for the hosts, but Barca equalized to 54-54 and led at the opening of the last period. In the last quarter of the team, they alternated in the lead, and in the uncertain finals the hosts celebrated.

Monaco was led by James with 20 points and five assists, Georgios Papagiannis scored 17 points with five rebounds, while 11 points scored Alpha Diallo and Matthew Strazel. On the opposite side was the most efficient Kevin Puter with 19 points and six rebounds, while 16 points scored Willy Hernomez and Justin Anderson.

Monaco will play in the semifinals against Olympiakos, who defeated Real Madrid 3-1 in victories. The placement at Final Four earlier won the Fenerbahce 3-0 against Paris Basketball, and the opponent of the Turkish squad will be Panathinaikos.

Final Four – semi -finals (May 23)