The 2015 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding

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tournament of the

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season. The Final Four was held on 15 and 17 May 2015. All of the games were played at the Barclaycard Center, in

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, Spain. It was the third time the city of Madrid hosted the Final Four, and the 6th time the Final of the EuroLeague was played there.

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won its 9th

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title, after they beat

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, by a score of 78–59.

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took the third place, while Fenerbahçe Ülker finished in fourth.

Road to the Final Four

Bracket

Semifinals

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CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos

CSKA Moscow came into the semifinals, widely considered to be the favourite. It was a rematch of the

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Final and

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Semifinal. Both of those previous games were won by Olympiacos. Olympiacos rallied late in the fourth quarter, after it had been down by 9 with four minutes to go.

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came up clutch, as he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, to pull Olympiacos away from CSKA. Aaron Jackson set a Final Four record during the game, with 7 steals.

Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe Ülker

The hosts, Real Madrid, were considered the favourites to win the game against Fenerbahçe, which made its Final Four debut. Real Madrid dominated in the first half, and they led 55–35 at halftime. A fourth quarter rally by Fenerbahçe came up too little, too late.

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was top scorer for Real, with 18 points.

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scored 26 for Fenerbahçe.

Third place game

Championship game

The game was a re-match of the 2013 Euroleague Final and the 1995 FIBA European League Final.

References

External links

EuroLeague website
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