By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Eight teams are left standing in the playoffs of the 7Days EuroCup with the ultimate prize being not only the trophy but also a spot in next season’s Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Alba Berlin will face Unicaja Malaga, LDLC ASVEL will fight against MoraBanc Andorra, Valencia will play versus Rytas Vilnius and Unics Kazan will have to prevail in a “civil war” against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.
Alba, ASVEL, Valencia and Unics have the home court advantage in the best of three series. The games will be played from March 5 to March 13.
Under EuroCup by-laws, the home-court advantage in all playoff rounds is determined by how the teams finish in their Top 16 groups. Their records are the first criteria, but if two or more teams are tied, other tiebreakers come into play.
Since no group leaders play each other in the Top 16, what matters most if they are tied on wins and losses are their overall point differences within each of their Top 16 groups. That is the primary tiebreaker that will separate the eventual winners of the four quarterfinal series to determine which of them deserve home-court advantage in the semifinals.
Should two or more teams also tie on point difference, then the higher team point total in the Top 16 would apply. The same process applies to the finalists; whichever did better in the Top 16 will play two of the three games for the title at home (if necessary).