Source: EuroLeague Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
In the playoffs, teams play against each other which must win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team win three games before all five games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher
Game 1 was played on 18 April, while Game 2 was played on 20 April and Game 3 also played on 25 April 2016.
The Final Four is the last phase of the season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games play on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 and 21 May 2017.[10]
Fenerbahçe played in its second consecutive championship game, after it lost to CSKA Moscow in 2016.[11] Olympiacos returned to the title game for the first time since 2015.[12]
The first two quarters were evenly matched. Fenerbahçe opened the scoring and led by 5–1 before Olympiacos replied with five unanswered points. They relinquished the lead soon after and were unable to regain it for the remainder of the game. Fenerbahçe took an eight-point lead over Olympiacos after the first quarter, with a score of 26–18, though Olympiacos had reduced the deficit to five points, to 39–34, by half time. Fenerbahçe broke away in the third quarter, taking a commanding twelve point lead to go into the fourth quarter 60–48 up. An 11–2 run by Fenerbahçe at the start of the final quarter effectively secured the title for the club.[13] The game ended with a score of 80–64. Fenerbahçe led at each quarter on its way to the title, and head coachŽeljko Obradović added to his record total of nine EuroLeague championships. Fenerbahçe became the Turkish first club to win the EuroLeague championship.
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