May 18, 2015 - Nocioni named bwin MVP of Euroleague Final Four
Andres Nocioni came to Real Madrid over the summer
to help lead the club to glory and he made good on that at the 2015
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. Nocioni was voted bwin MVP of
the Final Four by accredited Media at the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Championship Game at Barclaycard Center after a pair of impressive
showings that proved decisive in Los Blancos claiming their first
continental championship in 20 years. Nocioni came off the bench to
score 12 points in each game at the Final Four, which tied for the most
points on the team. He was also Madrid’s top rebounder with 13 rebounds
and the only Madrid player to block a shot – he blocked 3! – at the
Final Four. Nocioni’s average performance index rating at the Final
Four was 18 and the highest of any player on the finalists. Read more here.
May 18, 2015
Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time
After a two-decade break, Real Madrid is once again
the king of Europe! Madrid defeated Olympiacos Piraeus 78-59 the 2015
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Championship Game on Sunday
night at Barclaycard Center in the Spanish capital to become
continental champion for a record ninth time. It also marked a record
15th European title for the club. Madrid’s last Euroleague title came
in 1995 when it defeated Olympiacos in Zaragoza, Spain. Captain Felipe
Reyes received the Euroleague trophy from the King of Spain, Felipe VI,
and raised it in celebration. Madrid took charge in the second quarter
and led 35-28 at halftime. Olympiacos used a 0-12 third-quarter run to
take a 40-41 lead, but Jaycee Carroll took over with 11 straight points
and Los Blancos never looked back. Madrid outscored Olympiacos 38-18
over the final 14 minutes to claim the historic victory. Read more here.
CSKA Moscow beats Fenerbahce in third-place game
CSKA
Moscow held off a second-half rally by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul to
record an 80-86 victory in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Third-Place
Game on Sunday evening at Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Both teams put
in spirited efforts less than 48 hours after losing their semifinal
games at the Final Four. Nando De Colo came off the bench to lead CSKA
with 17 points, Demetris Nichols added 14 points and Aaron Jackson
tallied 12 points and 6 assists as CSKA finished the season with a 26-4
record. Andrew Goudelock paced Fenerbahce with 24 points, Euroleague
MVP Nemanja Bjelica tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals and
Nikos Zisis contributed 12 points and 6 assists in defeat. CSKA opened
the game with a 2-16 run, and needed less than eight minutes to open a
20-point lead. After Goudelock strung together 3 three-pointers for
Fenerbahce late in the first quarter, CSKA did not allow a field goal
for more than seven minutes to start the second quarter and cruised to
24-48 halftime lead. Read more here.
May 17, 2015 - Final Four, Final
The 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season
reaches its climax with the championship game between Olympiacos
Piraeus and Real Madrid at Barclaycard Center. Madrid has the chance to
win its first continental crown in 20 years; Los Blancos downed
Olympiacos 73-61 in Zaragoza, Spain. Olympiacos won the title in 2012
and 2013, the latter of which came when it downed Madrid 100-88 in the
final in London, England. CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
will face each other in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four
Third Place Game, in which both teams will try to finish their
Euroleague season on a high note not only to please their many fans in
the stands, but countless more watching all over the world. These teams
meet for the third time this season and come off tough semifinals
losses. Read more here.
3rd place game
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul - CSKA Moscow 80-86
Final
Real Madrid - Olympiacos Piraeus 78-59
May 16, 2015
Real Madrid heads to third straight final after beating Fenerbahce
Real
Madrid dominated the second quarter and then held on the rest of the
way for a 96-87 victory over Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in the second
semifinal at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four at
Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Los Blancos will face Olympiacos Piraeus
in Sunday’s championship game, which is also a rematch of the 2013
final, which Olympiacos won in London. Gustavo Ayon starred for the
winners with a season-high 18 points plus 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3
steals. K.C. Rivers added 17 points on 5of-6 three-point shooting;
Madrid’s 14 three-pointers tied a Final Four record! Sergio Rodriguez
tallied 13 points and 7 assists, Sergio Llull scored 12 and dished 9
assists and Andres Nocioni and Rudy Fernandez also scored 12 apiece.
Andrew Goudelock racked up 26 points to lead Fenerbahce, which played
its first ever Final Four game. Jan Vesely recorded 20 points and 10
rebounds, Rising Star Award winner Bogdan Bogdanovic added 12 and
freshly crowned Euroleague MVP Nemanja Bjelica scored 11 before fouling
out. Read more here.
Spanoulis comes through again as Olympiacos stuns CSKA
Vassilis
Spanoulis continued his run of Final Four heroics by scoring 11
fourth-quarter points to lead Olympiacos Piraeus back from a 9-point
deficit with four minutes remaining for a 68-70 victory over CSKA
Moscow in the first semifinal at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Final Four on Friday night at Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Spanoulis
was the Final Four MVP in both 2012 and 2013 as he led his team to the
title by beating CSKA in either the title game or the semifinal. To win
their third crown in four seasons, Olympiacos will need to beat the
winner of the second semifinal between Real Madrid and Fenerbahce Ulker
Istanbul in Sunday’s final. Spanoulis missed his first 11 shots of the
game and had a performance index rating of minus-4 entering the fourth
quarter. He finished with 13 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Read more here.
May 15, 2015 - Final Four, Semifinals: the battle for #F4Glory begins!
After six long months of battles on the basketball
floors across the continent, four teams arrive to Madrid, each knowing
they are only two wins away from winning the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague crown. With tickets to the championship game at stake, the
ultimate excitement of Friday semifinals action starts with CSKA Moscow
clashing against Olympiacos Piraeus, before Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
faces hometown favorite Real Madrid. This is the third time CSKA Moscow
and Olympiacos Piraeus square off this season and a clash of the
Euroleague's best offense against the competition's best defense. CSKA
averaged 87.8 point per game, which not only led the league, but was
the fifth-best this century, while Olympiacos set a club record by
holding opponents to a Euroleague-low 71.2 points per game. Read more here.
CSKA
Moscow held off a second-half rally by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul to
record an 80-86 victory in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Third-Place
Game on Sunday evening at Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Both teams put
in spirited efforts less than 48 hours after losing their semifinal
games at the Final Four. Nando De Colo came off the bench to lead CSKA
with 17 points, Demetris Nichols added 14 points and Aaron Jackson
tallied 12 points and 6 assists as CSKA finished the season with a 26-4
record. Andrew Goudelock paced Fenerbahce with 24 points, Euroleague
MVP Nemanja Bjelica tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals and
Nikos Zisis contributed 12 points and 6 assists in defeat. CSKA opened
the game with a 2-16 run, and needed less than eight minutes to open a
20-point lead. After Goudelock strung together 3 three-pointers for
Fenerbahce late in the first quarter, CSKA did not allow a field goal
for more than seven minutes to start the second quarter and cruised to
24-48 halftime lead. Read more 
Real
Madrid dominated the second quarter and then held on the rest of the
way for a 96-87 victory over Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in the second
semifinal at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four at
Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Los Blancos will face Olympiacos Piraeus
in Sunday’s championship game, which is also a rematch of the 2013
final, which Olympiacos won in London. Gustavo Ayon starred for the
winners with a season-high 18 points plus 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3
steals. K.C. Rivers added 17 points on 5of-6 three-point shooting;
Madrid’s 14 three-pointers tied a Final Four record! Sergio Rodriguez
tallied 13 points and 7 assists, Sergio Llull scored 12 and dished 9
assists and Andres Nocioni and Rudy Fernandez also scored 12 apiece.
Andrew Goudelock racked up 26 points to lead Fenerbahce, which played
its first ever Final Four game. Jan Vesely recorded 20 points and 10
rebounds, Rising Star Award winner Bogdan Bogdanovic added 12 and
freshly crowned Euroleague MVP Nemanja Bjelica scored 11 before fouling
out. Read more 
Vassilis
Spanoulis continued his run of Final Four heroics by scoring 11
fourth-quarter points to lead Olympiacos Piraeus back from a 9-point
deficit with four minutes remaining for a 68-70 victory over CSKA
Moscow in the first semifinal at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Final Four on Friday night at Barclaycard Center in Madrid. Spanoulis
was the Final Four MVP in both 2012 and 2013 as he led his team to the
title by beating CSKA in either the title game or the semifinal. To win
their third crown in four seasons, Olympiacos will need to beat the
winner of the second semifinal between Real Madrid and Fenerbahce Ulker
Istanbul in Sunday’s final. Spanoulis missed his first 11 shots of the
game and had a performance index rating of minus-4 entering the fourth
quarter. He finished with 13 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Read more 
