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2021 EuroLeague Final Four

The 2021 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2020–21 EuroLeague season, the 64th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 21st season since it was first organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 34th Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 36th time overall that the competition has concluded with a final four format. The Final Four was played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 28–30 May 2021.[1] The Final Four was played behind closed doors as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding measures taken by German authorities.[2]

2021 EuroLeague Final Four
Season2020–21 EuroLeague
Tournament details
ArenaLanxess Arena
Cologne, Germany
Dates28–30 May 2021
Final positions
ChampionsTurkey Anadolu Efes (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Barcelona
Third placeItaly A|X Armani Exchange Milan
Fourth placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Awards and statistics
MVPSerbia Vasilije Micić
Top scorer(s)Serbia Vasilije Micić (50 points)
← 2019
2022 →

Venue edit

On 7 September 2020, Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four was going to be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 19–21 May 2021.[3]

Cologne
2021 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe)
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 19,500
 

Teams edit

Team Qualified date Participations
(bold indicates winners)
  Barcelona 4 May 2021 14 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  A|X Armani Exchange Milan 4 May 2021 4 (1966, 1967, 1988, 1992)
  CSKA Moscow 28 April 2021 19 (1966, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  Anadolu Efes 4 May 2021 3 (2000, 2001, 2019)

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
28 May
 
 
  Barcelona84
 
30 May
 
  A|X Armani Exchange Milan82
 
  Barcelona81
 
28 May
 
  Anadolu Efes86
 
  CSKA Moscow86
 
 
  Anadolu Efes89
 
Third place game
 
 
30 May
 
 
  A|X Armani Exchange Milan83
 
 
  CSKA Moscow73

Semifinals edit

Semifinal A edit

28 May 2021 Barcelona   84–82   A|X Armani Exchange Milan Cologne, Germany
21:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 24–18, 16–29, 17–11
Pts: Mirotić 21
Rebs: Mirotić 6
Asts: Calathes 6
PIR: Mirotić 28 		Boxscore Pts: Punter 23
Rebs: Delaney 4
Asts: Delaney 7
PIR: Punter 21 		Arena: Lanxess Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees:   Sreten Radović,   Matej Boltauzer,   Oļegs Latiševs


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 99   Nick Calathes 17 4 6
SG 22   Cory Higgins 11 2 1
SF 21   Álex Abrines 6 4 0
PF 33   Nikola Mirotić 21 6 0
C 0   Brandon Davies 2 2 2
Reserves:
SF 8   Ádám Hanga 2 0 0
SG 9   Leandro Bolmaro 4 1 3
PF 10   Rolands Šmits 3 4 0
C 16   Pau Gasol 10 3 1
PF 18   Pierre Oriola 0 0 0
SG 24   Kyle Kuric 8 1 1
SF 30   Víctor Claver 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Šarūnas Jasikevičius
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
 
 
 
 
Armani Milan

0

Barcelona Statistics A. Milan
19/36 (52.8%) 2-pt field goals 16/40 (40%)
8/20 (40%) 3-pt field goals 11/23 (47.8%)
22/28 (78.6%) Free throws 17/19 (89.5%)
13 Offensive rebounds 18
17 Defensive rebounds 18
30 Total rebounds 36
14 Assists 11
13 Turnovers 17
8 Steals 8
6 Blocks 0
22 Fouls 22
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23   Malcolm Delaney 9 7 4
SG 31   Shavon Shields 13 5 1
SF 5   Vladimir Micov 14 1 1
PF 2   Zach LeDay 8 3 1
C 42   Kyle Hines 4 5 2
Reserves:
SG 0   Kevin Punter 23 2 0
SG 10   Michael Roll 0 0 0
PG 13   Sergio Rodríguez 11 1 2
PF 15   Kaleb Tarczewski 0 4 0
PF 32   Jeff Brooks 0 0 0
F/C 40   Jeremy Evans 0 1 0
PF 70   Luigi Datome 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Ettore Messina

Semifinal B edit

28 May 2021 CSKA Moscow   86–89   Anadolu Efes Cologne, Germany
18:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 22–24, 18–22, 31–18
Pts: Clyburn 26
Rebs: Shengelia, Clyburn 7
Asts: Hackett, Voigtmann 2
PIR: Clyburn 34 		Boxscore Pts: Micić 25
Rebs: Şanlı 8
Asts: Micić 6
PIR: Micić 26 		Arena: Lanxess Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees:   Saša Pukl,   Juan Carlos García,   Gytis Vilius


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   Daniel Hackett 17 3 2
SG 6   Darrun Hilliard 0 1 1
SF 41   Nikita Kurbanov 2 2 0
PF 23   Tornike Shengelia 10 7 0
C 50   Micheal Eric 0 0 0
Reserves:
G 1   Gabriel Lundberg 15 0 1
PF 3   Joel Bolomboy DNP
SG 7   Ivan Ukhov 8 1 1
F 11   Semyon Antonov 0 0 0
G 13   Jānis Strēlnieks 2 0 0
C 17   Johannes Voigtmann 6 4 2
SF 21   Will Clyburn 26 7 1
Head coach:
  Dimitrios Itoudis
 
 
 
 
CSKA Moscow
 
 
 
 
Anadolu Efes

0

CSKA Statistics A. Efes
25/35 (71.4%) 2-pt field goals 21/35 (60%)
7/25 (28%) 3-pt field goals 8/20 (40%)
15/19 (79.9%) Free throws 23/27 (85.2%)
8 Offensive rebounds 6
20 Defensive rebounds 23
28 Total rebounds 29
8 Assists 12
11 Turnovers 12
5 Steals 2
3 Blocks 6
26 Fouls 24
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 22   Vasilije Micić 25 3 6
SG 1   Rodrigue Beaubois 15 1 1
SF 44   Krunoslav Simon 10 6 3
PF 2   Chris Singleton 1 3 1
C 15   Sertaç Şanlı 19 8 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Shane Larkin 11 1 1
PG 4   Doğuş Balbay 0 0 0
PF 18   Adrien Moerman 6 1 0
G 19   Buğrahan Tuncer DNP
C 21   Tibor Pleiß DNP
SF 23   James Anderson 2 1 0
C 42   Bryant Dunston 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Ergin Ataman

Third place game edit

30 May 2021 A|X Armani Exchange Milan   83–73   CSKA Moscow Cologne, Germany
17:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 20–11, 20–23, 23–16
Pts: Micov, Rodríguez 14
Rebs: Shields 7
Asts: Rodríguez 6
PIR: Rodríguez 16 		Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 18
Rebs: Shengelia 9
Asts: Shengelia, Ukhov 3
PIR: Shengelia 26 		Arena: Lanxess Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees:   Juan Carlos García,   Mehdi Difallah,   Uroš Nikolić


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   Michael Roll 11 3 1
SG 31   Shavon Shields 11 7 0
SF 5   Vladimir Micov 14 2 1
PF 2   Zach LeDay 7 3 1
C 15   Kaleb Tarczewski 7 2 1
Reserves:
SG 0   Kevin Punter 2 1 0
G/F 9   Riccardo Moraschini 11 3 1
PG 13   Sergio Rodríguez 14 3 6
PG 20   Andrea Cinciarini 0 0 0
PF 32   Jeff Brooks 0 0 0
F/C 40   Jeremy Evans 1 3 0
C 42   Kyle Hines 5 5 4
Head coach:
  Ettore Messina
 
 
 
 
Armani Milan
 
 
 
 
CSKA Moscow

0

A. Milan Statistics CSKA
18/32 (56.3%) 2-pt field goals 19/37 (51.4%)
11/22 (50.0%) 3-pt field goals 6/26 (23.1%)
14/20 (70.0%) Free throws 17/20 (85.0%)
4 Offensive rebounds 7
28 Defensive rebounds 24
32 Total rebounds 31
15 Assists 11
14 Turnovers 9
6 Steals 11
0 Blocks 7
25 Fouls 22
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Gabriel Lundberg 13 4 2
SG 7   Ivan Ukhov 2 0 3
SF 41   Nikita Kurbanov 8 4 1
PF 23   Tornike Shengelia 18 9 3
C 3   Joel Bolomboy 8 1 0
Reserves:
PG 4   Alexander Khomenko 3 0 1
SG 6   Darrun Hilliard 9 2 1
F 11   Semyon Antonov 0 2 0
G 13   Jānis Strēlnieks 0 1 0
C 17   Johannes Voigtmann 12 6 0
SF 21   Will Clyburn 0 1 0
C 50   Micheal Eric 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Dimitrios Itoudis

Championship game edit

30 May 2021 Barcelona   81–86   Anadolu Efes Cologne, Germany
20:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 14–24, 22–26, 23–21
Pts: Higgins 23
Rebs: Davies 11
Asts: Bolmaro 3
PIR: Higgins 23 		Boxscore Pts: Micić 25
Rebs: Moerman 8
Asts: Micić 5
PIR: Micić, Larkin 28 		Arena: Lanxess Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees:   Saša Pukl,   Oļegs Latiševs,   Gytis Vilius


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 99   Nick Calathes 0 2 1
SG 22   Cory Higgins 23 2 1
SF 30   Víctor Claver 2 1 0
PF 33   Nikola Mirotić 11 9 0
C 0   Brandon Davies 17 11 2
Reserves:
SF 8   Ádám Hanga 0 0 0
SG 9   Leandro Bolmaro 7 5 3
PF 10   Rolands Šmits 0 0 1
C 16   Pau Gasol 1 3 0
PF 18   Pierre Oriola 0 0 0
SF 21   Álex Abrines 2 4 0
SG 24   Kyle Kuric 18 1 2
Head coach:
  Šarūnas Jasikevičius
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
 
 
 
 
Anadolu Efes

0

Barcelona Statistics A. Efes
17/37 (46%) 2-pt field goals 22/39 (56.4%)
8/30 (26.7%) 3-pt field goals 4/18 (22.2%)
23/29 (79.3%) Free throws 30/35 (85.7%)
17 Offensive rebounds 7
21 Defensive rebounds 23
38 Total rebounds 30
10 Assists 12
14 Turnovers 10
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 2
30 Fouls 25


2020–21 EuroLeague champions
 
Anadolu Efes
(1st title)
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 22   Vasilije Micić 25 3 5
SG 0   Shane Larkin 21 2 3
SF 44   Krunoslav Simon 4 3 2
PF 2   Chris Singleton 4 3 0
C 15   Sertaç Şanlı 12 2 0
Reserves:
SG 1   Rodrigue Beaubois 3 1 0
PG 4   Doğuş Balbay 0 0 0
PF 18   Adrien Moerman 6 8 1
G 19   Buğrahan Tuncer 0 0 0
C 21   Tibor Pleiß 5 3 0
SF 23   James Anderson 0 2 0
C 42   Bryant Dunston 6 3 1
Head coach:
  Ergin Ataman

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 Final Four headed to Cologne, Germany!". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  2. ^ "EuroLeague Cologne Final Four to be held without fans". eurohoops.net. 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "Cologne confirmed as 2021 EuroLeague Final Four host". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 2023-04-13.

External links edit

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