2013 Euroleague Final Four

The 2013 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Final Four tournament of the 2012–13 Euroleague season. It was held from 10 May till 12 May 2013, at The O2 Arena in London. The Greek League club Olympiacos, successfully defended their EuroLeague title from the previous season, after defeating Real Madrid in the Final.

2013 Euroleague Final Four

Season	2012–13 Euroleague
Tournament details
Arena	O2 Arena London, England
Dates	May 10, 2013 – May 12, 2013
Final positions
Champions	Olympiacos (3rd title)
Runners-up	Real Madrid
Third place	CSKA Moscow
Fourth place	FC Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVP	Vassilis Spanoulis
Top scorer(s)	Vassilis Spanoulis, 30^[1]
Attendance	48,341 (total)
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Vassilis Spanoulis won his second consecutive Final Four MVP, and the third of his career.^[2] Spanoulis joined Toni Kukoč, as the only player to have ever won the award three times.^[2]

Venue

On May 12, 2012, it was announced that the Final Four would be hosted at The O2 Arena in London, England.^[3] The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex, on the Greenwich Peninsula, in south-east London. It is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2.

The O2 Arena is the world's largest building as measured by floor space, and has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, but it took the crown of the world's busiest music arena from New York City's Madison Square Garden in 2008.^[4] The closest underground station to the venue is the North Greenwich station, on the Jubilee line.

London	London 2013 Euroleague Final Four (Europe)
The O2 Arena
Capacity: 20,000

Bracket

	Semifinals 10 May				Final 12 May
	CSKA Moscow	52
	Olympiacos	69
					Olympiacos	100
					Real Madrid	88
	FC Barcelona Regal	67
	Real Madrid	74
					Third place
					CSKA Moscow	74
					FC Barcelona Regal	73

Semifinals

CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos

CSKA Moscow   v   Olympiacos

10 May 2013	CSKA Moscow	52–69	Olympiacos	The O2 Arena, London
18:00 CEST	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11-16, 8-13, 16-16
	Pts: Weems 13 Rebs: Kaun 7 Asts: Erceg, Khryapa 2	Boxscore	Pts: Hines, Antić 13 Rebs: Hines 10 Asts: Spanoulis 4	Attendance: 9,218 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)

FC Barcelona Regal vs. Real Madrid

FC Barcelona Regal   v   Real Madrid

10 May 2013	FC Barcelona Regal	67–74	Real Madrid	The O2 Arena, London
21:00 CEST	Scoring by quarter: 18-11, 15-28, 18-9, 16-26
	Pts: Huertas 19 Rebs: Tomić 12 Asts: Wallace 3	Boxscore	Pts: Reyes 17 Rebs: Carroll 6 Asts: Rodríguez 9	Attendance: 13,193 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Elias Koromilas (GRE)

Third–place game

CSKA Moscow   v   FC Barcelona Regal

12 May 2013	CSKA Moscow	74–73	FC Barcelona Regal	The O2 Arena, London
18:00 CEST	Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 20-23, 24-19, 15-19
	Pts: Khryapa 16 Rebs: Teodosić, Vorontsevich 5 Asts: Teodosić 5	Boxscore	Pts: Navarro 17 Rebs: Tomić 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 6	Attendance: 10,716 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Elias Koromilas (GRE)

Final

After the end of the opening quarter, Madrid led Olympiacos by 17 points. However, the Reds managed to get back in the game, and the game was tied by the end of the third quarter. Behind Spanoulis, Olympiacos pulled away in the fourth quarter.^[5]

Olympiacos   v   Real Madrid

12 May 2013	Olympiacos	100–88	Real Madrid	The O2 Arena, London
21:00 CEST	Scoring by quarter: 10–27, 27–14, 24–20, 39–27
	Pts: Spanoulis 22 Rebs: Antić 6 Asts: Law 5	[1]	Pts: Fernández 21 Rebs: Reyes 6 Asts: Rodríguez, Llull 4	Attendance: 15,169 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 5   Acie Law 20 5 5 SG 7   Vassilis Spanoulis 22 2 4 SF 16   Kostas Papanikolaou 5 3 1 PF 15   Georgios Printezis 5 3 1 C 12   Josh Powell 2 1 0 Reserves: C 4   Kyle Hines 12 5 3 PF 6   Pero Antić 10 6 2 SG 8   Stratos Perperoglou 10 1 0 C 9   Giorgi Shermadini 3 1 2 SG 10   Kostas Sloukas 11 0 0 SF 13   Martynas Gecevičius DNP G 19   Dimitrios Katsivelis 0 0 1 Head coach:   Georgios Bartzokas

Olympiacos         Real Madrid 2012–13 Euroleague Champions   Olympiacos 3rd title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 23   Sergio Llull 14 3 4 SG 5   Rudy Fernández 21 3 3 SF 8   Carlos Suárez 5 4 0 PF 12   Nikola Mirotić 7 3 0 C 16   Mirza Begić 6 0 0 Reserves: PG 4   Dontaye Draper 0 0 0 PF 9   Felipe Reyes 4 6 1 G 13   Sergio Rodríguez 17 3 4 G 20   Jaycee Carroll 5 2 0 F 44   Marcus Slaughter 9 3 0 C 50   Rafael Hettsheimeir DNP Head coach:   Pablo Laso

References

1. Statistics Final Four 2012-13
2. "Spanoulis named bwin MVP of 2013 Final Four". Euroleague.net. 12 May 2013.
3. "The O2 in London to host the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four". Euroleague.net. 12 May 2012.
4. White, Dominic (15 April 2008). "The Lemon Dome That was Transformed into O2's Concert Crown". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
5. Olympiacos repeats as Euroleague champion!

External links

• Official Site