The hope of the guests

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

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