The 2022 EuroLeague Playoffs, known as the 2022 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs for sponsorship purposes, was the first postseason portion of the 2021–22 EuroLeague basketball competition. They began on 19 April 2022 and were scheduled to be played through 4 May 2022. The top eight finishers in the regular season qualified for the playoffs, which consists of four series of two teams each, played in a best-of-five format. The winners of each of the playoffs series advanced to the Final Four, which determined the EuroLeague champion for the 2021–22 season.
Turkish club Anadolu Efes entered the playoffs as the defending league champion, after having won their playoffs series and final four matches during the previous season.
Qualified teams
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona
|
28 | 21 | 7 | 2275 | 2101 | +174 | Higher seed in playoffs series |
| 2 |  Olympiacos
|
28 | 19 | 9 | 2222 | 2045 | +177 | |
| 3 |  A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
28 | 19 | 9 | 2069 | 1992 | +77 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid
|
28 | 18 | 10 | 2181 | 2079 | +102 | |
| 5 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
28 | 17 | 11 | 2272 | 2209 | +63 | Lower seed in playoffs series |
| 6 |  Anadolu Efes
|
28 | 16 | 12 | 2322 | 2221 | +101 | |
| 7 |  AS Monaco
|
28 | 15 | 13 | 2311 | 2225 | +86 | |
| 8 |  Bayern Munich
|
28 | 14 | 14 | 2123 | 2105 | +18 |
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Tiebreakers
editWhen more than two teams are tied, the ranking will be established taking into account the victories obtained in the games played only among them. Should the tie persist among some, but not all, of the teams, the ranking of the teams still tied will be determined by again taking into account the victories in the games played only among them, and repeating this same procedure until the tie is entirely resolved. If a tie persists, the ranking will be determined by the goal difference in favour and against in the games played only among the teams still tied.[1]
Series
editThe first playoff series was determined on 6 April 2022, when Bayern Munich lost a match in Istanbul to the defending league champions Anadolu Efes. This result confirmed that they would finish the regular season in eighth place, and therefore would face the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, Barcelona.[2] The result between Bayern and Anadolu Efes also secured the seventh-place spot for AS Monaco, who will make their first EuroLeague Playoffs appearance.[2] The other five spots in the quarterfinals were determined on 13 April 2022, after match week 34, which was also the conclusion of the regular season.[2]
The full schedule, with dates and times for the playoff games, was announced on 9 April 2022.[3] Mediolanum Forum in Assago will host the playoffs' opening game, when Armani Exchange Milan plays Anadolu Efes on 19 April 2022 at 19:00 CEST,[3] and two games will be played on each match day.[4] The games will be played in a 2–2–1 series format, wherein the higher seed will host the first two games, the lower seed will host the third and fourth games, and the higher seed will return to host the fifth and final game of each series;[4] the fourth and fifth games of each series will be played if necessary.[5] The four series winners will advance to the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four, to be played in Belgrade on 19 and 21 May 2022.[6]
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
|
3–2 | Bayern Munich
|
77–67 | 75–90 | 75–66 | 52–59 | 81–72 |
| Real Madrid
|
3–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
84–74 | 95–66 | 87–76 | – | – |
| A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
1–3 | Anadolu Efes
|
48–64 | 73–66 | 65–77 | 70–75 | – |
| Olympiacos
|
3–2 | AS Monaco
|
71–54 | 72–96 | 87–83 | 77–78 | 94–88 |
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
edit| 19 April 2022 Game 1
|
Barcelona
|
77–67 (Series: 1–0) |
Bayern Munich
|
Barcelona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–11, 19–18, 15–16 | |||
| Pts: Davies 19 Rebs: Davies 5 Asts: Jokubaitis, Calathes 5 PIR: Davies 24 |
Report | Pts: Lučić 20 Rebs: Weiler-Babb, Rubit 6 Asts: four players 2 PIR: Lučić 19 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 6,032 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Oļegs Latiševs, Uroš Nikolić |
|
| 21 April 2022 Game 2
|
Barcelona
|
75–90 (Series: 1–1) |
Bayern Munich
|
Barcelona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 17–25, 21–19, 19–23 | |||
| Pts: Laprovíttola, Mirotić 16 Rebs: Mirotić 6 Asts: Calathes 8 PIR: Calathes 17 |
Report | Pts: Thomas 25 Rebs: Rubit, Weiler-Babb 8 Asts: Jaramaz 5 PIR: Thomas 29 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 6,273 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Damir Javor, Tomislav Hordov |
|
| 27 April 2022 Game 3
|
Bayern Munich
|
66–75 (Series: 1–2) |
Barcelona
|
Munich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 14–23, 18–10, 17–16 | |||
| Pts: Lučić 17 Rebs: Rubit 8 Asts: Weiler-Babb 4 PIR: Rubit 27 |
Report | Pts: Mirotić 25 Rebs: Calathes 7 Asts: Calathes 8 PIR: Mirotić 31 |
Arena: Audi Dome Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Sreten Radović, Mehdi Difallah |
|
| 29 April 2022 Game 4
|
Bayern Munich
|
59–52 (Series: 2–2) |
Barcelona
|
Munich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 18–13, 14–9, 9–18 | |||
| Pts: Weiler-Babb 12 Rebs: Weiler-Babb 8 Asts: Weiler-Babb 4 PIR: Weiler-Babb 24 |
Report | Pts: Abrines 12 Rebs: Davies 11 Asts: Calathes, Jokubaitis 3 PIR: Abrines 13 |
Arena: Audi Dome Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Saša Pukl, Uroš Nikolić |
|
| 3 May 2022 Game 5
|
Barcelona
|
81–72 (Series: 3–2) |
Bayern Munich
|
Barcelona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–18, 29–15, 21–20 | |||
| Pts: Laprovíttola 26 Rebs: Abrines 7 Asts: Calathes 5 PIR: Laprovíttola 30 |
Report | Pts: Hunter 18 Rebs: Lučić 10 Asts: Weiler-Babb 4 PIR: Lučić 21 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 7,444 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Oļegs Latiševs, Mehdi Difallah |
|
Real Madrid vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv
edit| 20 April 2022 Game 1
|
Real Madrid
|
84–74 (Series: 1–0) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 22–19, 18–18, 19–18 | |||
| Pts: Causeur 20 Rebs: Tavares 6 Asts: Williams-Goss 8 PIR: Causeur 21 |
Report | Pts: Wilbekin 20 Rebs: Sorkin 5 Asts: Wilbekin, DiBartolomeo 3 PIR: Wilbekin 21 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 7,634 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Gytis Vilius, Fernando Rocha |
|
| 22 April 2022 Game 2
|
Real Madrid
|
95–66 (Series: 2–0) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 21–11, 18–11, 21–18 | |||
| Pts: Llull 17 Rebs: Poirier 10 Asts: four players 3 PIR: Poirier 31 |
Report | Pts: Evans 9 Rebs: Reynolds 5 Asts: three players 2 PIR: DiBartolomeo 10 |
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 8,046 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Mehdi Difallah, Robert Lottermoser |
|
| 26 April 2022 Game 3
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
76–87 (Series: 0−3) |
Real Madrid
|
Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 19–26, 20–22, 15−14 | |||
| Pts: Wilbekin 22 Rebs: Nunnally 5 Asts: Nunnally, Wilbekin 3 PIR: Wilbekin 16 |
Report | Pts: Llull 18 Rebs: Hanga 10 Asts: Llull 6 PIR: Yabusele 25 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10,360 Referees: Damir Javor, Tomislav Hordov, Uroš Nikolić |
|
A|X Armani Exchange Milan vs. Anadolu Efes
edit| 19 April 2022 Game 1
|
A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
48–64 (Series: 0–1) |
Anadolu Efes
|
Assago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 10–18, 8–17, 14–18 | |||
| Pts: Melli 10 Rebs: Melli 6 Asts: Delaney 3 PIR: Melli 15 |
Report | Pts: Larkin, Micić 16 Rebs: Moerman, Micić 7 Asts: Larkin 5 PIR: Larkin 15 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 6,980 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Juan Carlos Garcia, Damir Javor |
|
| 21 April 2022 Game 2
|
A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
73–66 (Series: 1–1) |
Anadolu Efes
|
Assago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 14–16, 20–19, 20–14 | |||
| Pts: Shields 21 Rebs: Shields 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5 PIR: Rodríguez 27 |
Report | Pts: Larkin 19 Rebs: Dunston 6 Asts: Micić 4 PIR: Larkin 19 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Saša Pukl, Oļegs Latiševs, Anne Panther |
|
| 26 April 2022 Game 3
|
Anadolu Efes
|
77–65 (Series: 2–1) |
A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–18, 17–21, 18–9 | |||
| Pts: Micić 20 Rebs: Moerman, Pleiß 5 Asts: Larkin, Micić 5 PIR: Larkin 24 |
Report | Pts: Hall 16 Rebs: Shields 6 Asts: Hall 5 PIR: Hall 22 |
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome Attendance: 15,108 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Matej Boltauzer, Emilio Pérez |
|
| 28 April 2022 Game 4
|
Anadolu Efes
|
75–70 (Series: 3–1) |
A|X Armani Exchange Milan
|
Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 23–32, 20–15, 13–12 | |||
| Pts: Pleiß 25 Rebs: Pleiß 6 Asts: Larkin 7 PIR: Pleiß 37 |
Report | Pts: Datome 21 Rebs: Hines 12 Asts: Rodríguez 7 PIR: Hines 21 |
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome Attendance: 15,121 Referees: Damir Javor, Fernando Rocha, Gytis Vilius |
|
Olympiacos vs. AS Monaco
edit| 20 April 2022 Game 1
|
Olympiacos
|
71–54 (Series: 1–0) |
AS Monaco
|
Piraeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 25–11, 17–10, 21–18 | |||
| Pts: Printezis, McKissic 12 Rebs: Jean-Charles 7 Asts: Sloukas 6 PIR: Sloukas 15 |
Report | Pts: James, Hall 10 Rebs: James 6 Asts: James, Lee 4 PIR: James 14 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,580 Referees: Sreten Radović, Emilio Pérez, Milan Nedović |
|
| 22 April 2022 Game 2
|
Olympiacos
|
72–96 (Series: 1–1) |
AS Monaco
|
Piraeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 12–30, 23–29, 21–27 | |||
| Pts: Vezenkov 14 Rebs: Papanikolaou 6 Asts: Sloukas, Walkup 4 PIR: Vezenkov 19 |
Report | Pts: James 23 Rebs: Bacon 6 Asts: Lee 4 PIR: Anđušić 23 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 10,457 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Matej Boltauzer, Gytis Vilius |
|
| 27 April 2022 Game 3
|
AS Monaco
|
83–87 (Series: 1–2) |
Olympiacos
|
Fontvieille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–26, 17–26, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Bacon 23 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: James 8 PIR: James 22 |
Report | Pts: Sloukas 21 Rebs: Vezenkov 9 Asts: Walkup 6 PIR: Vezenkov 24 |
Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin Attendance: 4,084 Referees: Saša Pukl, Juan Carlos García, Anne Panther |
|
| 29 April 2022 Game 4
|
AS Monaco
|
78–77 (Series: 2–2) |
Olympiacos
|
Fontvieille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–23, 27–19, 13–16 | |||
| Pts: Bacon 21 Rebs: Hall 10 Asts: James, Bacon 4 PIR: Hall 25 |
Report | Pts: Sloukas 19 Rebs: Fall, Vezenkov 8 Asts: Vezenkov 5 PIR: Sloukas, Vezenkov 22 |
Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin Attendance: 4,084 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Robert Lottermoser, Tomislav Hordov |
|
| 4 May 2022 Game 5
|
Olympiacos
|
94–88 (Series: 3–2) |
AS Monaco
|
Piraeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 (EEST) | Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 30–35, 25–22, 28–18 | |||
| Pts: McKissic 18 Rebs: Vezenkov 7 Asts: Sloukas 5 PIR: McKissic 24 |
Report | Pts: James 24 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: James 10 PIR: James 26 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,847 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Sreten Radović, Emilio Pérez |
|
References
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- ^ a b "EuroLeague playoffs schedule has been announced". BasketNews. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "EuroLeague Game Center". EuroLeague Basketball. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Competition Format". EuroLeague Basketball. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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