Barça will face Olympiacos in the Euroleague playoffs, fourth against fifth in the Regular Phase, after the Turkish team’s victory over Fenerbahce this Friday.
Roger Grimau’s team, which closes the last day this Friday against ASVEl but with nothing at stake, will have a demanding quarterfinal match against last year’s finalist, with home court factor in the best of five games, which it won in the duel for fifth and sixth place to the Turks.
The match went to those from Piraeus with an agonizing 84-81, a thick duel that was decided in overtime. Fenerbahce, who will now face AS Monaco, started ahead and also seemed to finish better, but let the last gains escape until reaching extra time.
There, once again Sarunas Jasikevicius’ men, much superior in rebounding, once again seemed to have the upper hand with Nick Calathes and Nigel Hayes-Davis, but the entry of Isaiah Canaan revolutionized the score for the locals two minutes from time.
The American, seated by Georgios Bartzokas in an incomprehensible manner, returned in time to give the Greeks the victory. Barça was close to meeting its coach of the last three seasons, Jasikevicius, and several former players now at Fenerbahce, but Canaan avoided it in extra time.