By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
It’s easy to write the obvious. Never a guest team have prevailed in the Game 5 of Euroleague play offs (including the first Euroleague finals which were played in this format). However, that not enough.
As Panathinaikos and Anadolu Efes embark to Barcelona and Piraeus we wanted to know if they have a fighting chance and for sure they have. We just had to look back at the last 22 years of European basketball to find it. So here is what happened in every Game 3 in best of three format and in every Game 5 since the season 1991-92.
In a total of 57 play offs series which were decided in their last game, the home teams prevailed 41 times and the guests 16 times.
TOTALS
|
Euroleague (since 2001) |
Suproleague |
Eighfinals |
Best of five |
Best of three |
Total |
| Home wins 13 | Home wins 2 | Home wins 28 | Home wins 4 | Home wins 37 | Home wins 41 |
| Away wins 2 | Away wins 3 | Away wins 12 | Away wins 0 | Away wins 16 | Away wins 16 |
note: On the diagrams blue is the color of the home teams
Best of three playoffs series with the two last games played in the gym of the teams which had the home court advantage (the team written first had the advantage)
1991-92
Quarterfinals
Knorr Bologna-Partizan 1-2
65-78, 61-60, 65-69
Estudiantes-Maccabi 2-1
97-98, 98-74, 55-54
1992-93
Quarterfinals
Limoges-Olympiacos 2-1
70-67, 59-53, 60-58
Benetton-Scavolini 2-1
94-92, 101-94, 77-58
1993-94
Quarterfinals
Olympiacos-Kinder Bologna 2-1
77-64, 89-69, 65-62
Efes Pilsen-Barcelona 1-2
54-50, 73-64, 62-76
Panathinaikos-Limoges 2-1
75-68, 59-48, 87-73
1994-95
Quarterfinals
Panathinaikos-Kinder Bologna 2-1
85-68, 63-55, 99-56
Limoges-Scavolini 2-1
68-55, 79-66, 82-72
Olympiacos–CSKA M. 2-1
95-65, 86-77, 79-54
1995-96
Quarterfinals
CSKA M.-Orthez 2-1
78-65, 104-89, 83-74
Benetton-Panathinaikos 1-2
70-67, 83-69, 64-65
Real M.-Olympiacos 2-1
68-49, 80-77, 80-65
Best of three play offs series with the first and the last game being played in the gym of the team with the home court advantage (the team written first had the advantage)
1996-97
Eightfinals
Adecco-Kinder Bologna 2-1
67-59, 83-76, 78-76
Partizan-Olympiacos 1-2
71-81, 60-61, 69-74
Efes Pilsen-Maccabi 2-1
76-67, 78-85, 84-69
Cibona-Union Olimpija 1-2
61-58, 69-66, 61-62
Asvel Lyon-Estudiantes 2-1
97-74, 79-77, 75-71
Quarterfinals
Olimpia M.-Union Olimpija L. 1-2
94-90, 73-69, 61-77
Winninghton Bologna-Barcelona 1-2
70-65, 75-73, 62-87
Efes Pilsen-Asvel Lyon 1-2
87-71, 80-70, 57-62
1997-98
Eightfinals
Winninghton Bologna-Maccabi 2-1
96-93, 88-72, 68-65
Cska-Barcelona 2-1
81-79, 75-63, 88-76
Alba Berlin-PAOK 2-1
77-75, 81-60, 104-71
Quarterfinals
Partizan-CSKA 2-1
87-72, 77-52, 89-77
Benetton-Efes Pilsen 2-1
67-57, 59-58, 76-68
1998-99
Eightfinals
Asvel Lyon-Cibona 2-1
95-63, 79-68, 74-70
Union Olimpija L.-Orthez 1-2
72-63, 74-57, 57-64
Quarterfinals
Orthez-Kinder Bologna 1-2
67-59, 93-75, 54-70
1999-00
Eightfinals
Barcelona-Ulker 2-1
78-73, 63-60, 86-65
CSKA Moscow-Cibona 1-2
72-75, 55-75, 69-78
Panathinaikos-Buducnost 2-1
65-59, 77-64, 78-61
Union Olimpija-Olympiacos 2-1
65-61, 68-52, 85-67
Maccabi T.A.-PAOK 2-1
77-62, 67-55, 78-62
Quarterfinals
Barcelona-Union Olimpija L. 2-1
70-67, 71-64, 71-66
Efes Pilsen-Asvel Lyon 2-1
93-85, 77-60, 68-66
Maccabi-Winnington Bologna 2-1
62-65, 73-80, 79-64
2000-01 (Suproleague)
Eightfinals
Ulker-Scavolini 1-2
91-81, 96-83, 85-88
Iraklis-Alba Berlin 1-2
78-67, 88-77, 75-86
Partizan-Asvel Lyon 1-2
80-73, 94-76, 62-73
Efes Pilsen-Lietuvos Rytas 2-1
89-78, 73-69, 86-67
Quarterfinals
Efes-Split 2-1
95-69, 72-64, 82-59
2000-01 (Euroleague)
Top 16
PAOK-Olimpija L. 1-2
75-64, 77-85, 69-73
Quarterfinals
Fortitudo Bologna-Real M. 2-1
74-68, 57-88, 88-70
AEK-Benetton 2-1
97-89, 74-90, 71-56
Finals
Kinder Bologna-Tau Ceramica 3-2
65-78, 94-73, 80-60, 79-96, 82-74
2004-05
Quarterfinals
Panathinaikos-Efes Pilsen 2-1
102-96, 75-63, 84-76
2005-06
Quarterfinals
Barcelona-Real M. 2-1
72-58, 84-78, 76-70
Maccabi-Olympiacos 2-1
87-78, 76-70, 77-73
Panathinaikos-Tau Ceramica 1-2
84-72, 85-79, 71-74
2006-07
Quarterfinals
CSKA M.-Maccabi 2-1
80-58, 68-56, 92-71
Unicaja-Barcelona 2-1
91-75, 80-58, 67-64
2007-08
Quarterfinals
Maccabi-Barcelona 2-1
81-75, 74-83, 88-75
Tau Ceramica-Partizan 2-1
74-66, 55-76, 85-68
CSKA Moscow-Olympiacos 2-1
74-76, 83-73, 81-56
Best of five
2008-09
Quartefinals
Barcelona-Caja Laboral 3-2
75-84, 85-62, 69-62, 63-84, 78-62
2010-11
Quartefinals
Real M.-Valencia 3-2
71-65, 75-81, 66-75, 81-72, 66-58
2011-12
Quartefinals
Panathinaikos-Maccabi 3-2
93-73, 92-94, 65-62, 69-78, 86-85