The final time Real Madrid and Olympiacos met inside of a Euroleague final? The last time Los Blancos won everything, in fact: 1995. The Euroleague's official writeup of the year's playoffs runs underneath the highlight clip, but more importantly check out the legendary legend Arvydas Sabonis comitting to 23 points and snagging seven boards in their last season before jumping the puddle to join the Portland Trail Blazers with the NBA…
(Euroleague. net) — With the summer of 1994, Zeljko Obradovic left Joventut as a result of financial reasons despite experiencing won the European distinction in Tel Aviv. Real Madrid took the opportunity to sign the young coach everybody was talking about, owner already of several titles with two various teams: Partizan in 1992 in addition to Joventut. The move turned out providential for Madrid, considering that Spaniards ended second within their group (9-5), only following Panathinaikos (10-4), and looking at CSKA Moscow and Scavolini, each of those with 9-5. In one other group, Limoges was initial (10-4), Olympiakos second (9-5) Cibona together with Buckler Virtus third along with fourth (both 8-6). Within the quarterfinals, only Real were able to sweep, beating Cibona 2-0, despite the fact that Panathinaikos (vs. Buckler), Limoges (vs. Scavolini) and additionally Olympiakos (vs. CSKA) every different needed three games to help you advance.
In the Final Four, played again in Zaragoza, Spain, Olympiakos won the Greek semifinal with the second year in a good row, while Real Madrid did not have any problems downing Limoges. With the final there were simply no doubts: Real Madrid was into the future by 10 points in halftime (38-28) and maintained its clear lead before end, 73-61. Arvydas Sabonis, in his third and not too long ago with Real before visiting the NBA, finally claimed the European title that had escaped him for two previous finals: within 1986 with Zalgiris and in 1992 with Realistic Madrid. Now, the team which still maintain a pool of most European titles, have its first title in 15 years.
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