2016 Greek Basket League Playoffs
The 2016 Greek Basket League Playoffs included the top eight place finishing teams of the 2015–16 Greek Basket League regular season.
Bracket
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | AEK | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | AEK | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | PAOK | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kolossos Rodou | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Aris | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Aris | 2 | 3 | Aris | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Nea Kifissia | 0 | 4 | AEK | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first and the third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 102–71 | 77–73 | — |
| AEK | 2–1 | PAOK | 78–83 | 68–59 | 61–54 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Kolossos Rodou | 91–63 | 80–71 | — |
| Aris | 2–0 | Nea Kifissia | 78–60 | 108–103 | — |
Game 1
| 16 April 2016 | Aris | 78–60 | Nea Kifissia | Thessaloniki |
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| 18:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 20–15, 19–13, 26–12 | |||
| Pts: Waters 18 Rebs: Symtsak 10 Asts: McNeal 7 PIR: McNeal 27 |
Report | Pts: Hogue 14 Rebs: Hogue 8 Asts: Stamatis 4 PIR: Hogue 19 |
Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Petros Papapetrou, Asterios Goumas |
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| 16 April 2016 | AEK | 78–83 | PAOK | Athens |
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| 18:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 17–17, 20–19, 17–31 | |||
| Pts: Mavrokefalidis 19 Rebs: Mavroeidis 10 Asts: Brown 6 PIR: Brown, Mavrokefalidis 13 |
Report | Pts: Hatcher 21 Rebs: Margaritis 6 Asts: Duvnjak 4 PIR: Hatcher 24 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Spyridon Godas, Ioannis Foufis, Alexandros Psarianos |
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| 20 April 2016 | Olympiacos | 102–71 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | Piraeus |
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| 17:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–21, 31–16, 26–19 | |||
| Pts: Papanikolaou 21 Rebs: Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Lojeski 6 PIR: Lojeski 27 |
Report | Pts: Stone 19 Rebs: Stone 10 Asts: Harrow 6 PIR: Stone 18 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Kostas Poursanidis, Georgios Theonas, Stelios Simeonidis |
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| 25 April 2016 | Panathinaikos | 91–63 | Kolossos Rodou | Athens |
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| 17:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 34–14, 15–17, 24–17, 18–15 | |||
| Pts: Feldeine 20 Rebs: Calathes 9 Asts: Calathes 7 PIR: Calathes 23 |
Report | Pts: Larentzakis 14 Rebs: Larentzakis, McGhee 6 Asts: four players 2 PIR: Larentzakis 13 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Argiris Kaldiris, Vasilis Tsonos, Vaso Tsaroucha |
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Game 2
| 23 April 2016 | Nea Kifissia | 103–108(OT) | Aris | Kifissia, Athens |
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| 18:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 20–12, 17–27, 16–20, Overtime: 22–27 | |||
| Pts: El-Amin 25 Rebs: Gikas 8 Asts: Kaselakis 3 PIR: Kaselakis 27 |
Report | Pts: Waters 29 Rebs: Cohen 11 Asts: Waters 9 PIR: Waters, White 32 |
Arena: Zirineio Indoor Hall Referees: Antonis Anastopoulos, Christos Panagiotou, Dimitris Tzafleris |
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| 23 April 2016 | PAOK | 59–68 | AEK | Thessaloniki |
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| 20:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–29, 9–7, 17–15 | |||
| Pts: Vasileiadis 12 Rebs: Clanton 8 Asts: Vasileiadis 6 PIR: Clanton 14 |
Report | Pts: Milošević 17 Rebs: Mavrokefalidis 12 Asts: Brown 4 PIR: Milošević 25 |
Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Kostas Mitsopoulos, Stefanos Maglogiannis |
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| 24 April 2016 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 73–77 | Olympiacos | Rethymno, Crete |
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| 17:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–27, 13–26, 24–11 | |||
| Pts: Harrow 17 Rebs: Schaftenaar 8 Asts: Carter, Madden 3 PIR: Carter 17 |
Report | Pts: Warrick 17 Rebs: Warrick 6 Asts: Mantzaris 7 PIR: Warrick 18 |
Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall Referees: Nickolaos Somos, Georgios Andrikopoulos, Giannis Pagonis |
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| 27 April 2016 | Kolossos Rodou | 71–80 | Panathinaikos | Rhodes |
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| 17:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–27, 21–17, 13–17 | |||
| Pts: Lewis 14 Rebs: Georgallis 14 Asts: Releford 7 PIR: McGhee 18 |
Report | Pts: Gist 14 Rebs: Gist 10 Asts: Calathes 9 PIR: Gist 23 |
Arena: Venetokleio Indoor Hall Referees: Anastasios Manos, Athanasios Deslis, Panagiotis Diamantis |
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Game 3
| 27 April 2016 | AEK | 61–54 | PAOK | Athens |
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| 18:45 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 15–14, 16–12, 16–15 | |||
| Pts: Mavroeidis 10 Rebs: Mavroeidis 11 Asts: Brown 3 PIR: Mavroeidis 15 |
Report | Pts: Tepić 22 Rebs: Clanton 7 Asts: Hatcher 9 PIR: Tepić 26 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Elias Koromilas, Charalampos Karakatsounis, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos |
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Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 3–0 | AEK | 93–58 | 80–67 | 89–75 | — | — |
| Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Aris | 85–79 | 74–60 | 68–77 | 50–56 | 84–68 |
Game 1
| 4 May 2016 | Olympiacos | 93–58 | AEK | Piraeus |
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| 18:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 31–16, 18–18, 23–10 | |||
| Pts: Spanoulis 15 Rebs: Mantzaris, Papanikolaou 5 Asts: Spanoulis 6 PIR: Spanoulis 18 |
Report | Pts: Mavroeidis 15 Rebs: Hairston 6 Asts: Mavrokefalidis 4 PIR: Mavroeidis 20 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Elias Koromilas, Charalampos Karakatsounis, Alexandros Psarianos |
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| 4 May 2016 | Panathinaikos | 85–79 | Aris | Athens |
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| 20:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 27–20, 21–18, 18–22 | |||
| Pts: Calathes 21 Rebs: Raduljica 8 Asts: Calathes 8 PIR: Calathes 29 |
Report | Pts: McNeal 22 Rebs: McNeal 10 Asts: Waters 7 PIR: McNeal 21 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Kostas Mitsopoulos, Dimitris Mpitis |
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Game 2
| 6 May 2016 | Panathinaikos | 74–60 | Aris | Athens |
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| 18:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 13–10, 21–20, 16–17 | |||
| Pts: Calathes, Williams 12 Rebs: Fotsis 6 Asts: Calathes 7 PIR: Calathes 20 |
Report | Pts: Waters 15 Rebs: White 11 Asts: Waters 3 PIR: White 17 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Chrysostomos Schinas, Nickolaos Somos, Christos Panagiotou |
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| 6 May 2016 | Olympiacos | 80–67 | AEK | Piraeus |
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| 20:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 21–7, 17–16, 19–22 | |||
| Pts: Lojeski 17 Rebs: Warrick 7 Asts: Spanoulis 9 PIR: Lojeski 23 |
Report | Pts: Mavroeidis 16 Rebs: Mavroeidis 10 Asts: Milošević 4 PIR: Mavroeidis 24 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Georgios Poursanidis, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos |
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Game 3
| 9 May 2016 | Aris | 77–68 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 19–15, 17–14, 18–17 | |||
| Pts: McNeal, Waters 21 Rebs: Mourtos, Symtsak 6 Asts: Waters 4 PIR: Waters 19 |
Report | Pts: Raduljica, Williams 14 Rebs: Charalampopoulos 10 Asts: Diamantidis 5 PIR: Williams 16 |
Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Spyridon Godas, Petros Papapetrou, Dimitris Tzafleris |
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| 10 May 2016 | AEK | 75–89 | Olympiacos | Athens |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 20–13, 20–24, 14–34 | |||
| Pts: Brown 17 Rebs: Mavroeidis, Milošević 6 Asts: Brown 5 PIR: Brown 19 |
Report | Pts: Hackett 18 Rebs: Hunter 7 Asts: Hackett 5 PIR: Hackett 22 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Ioannis Foufis, Asterios Goumas |
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Game 4
| 11 May 2016 | Aris | 56–50 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 11–17, 19–5, 18–16 | |||
| Pts: McNeal 16 Rebs: White 14 Asts: Waters 5 PIR: White 25 |
Report | Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Hunter 11 Asts: Calathes PIR: Williams 16 |
Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Kostas Mitsopoulos, Athanasios Deslis |
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Game 5
| 14 May 2016 | Panathinaikos | 84–68 | Aris | Athens |
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| 18:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–14, 17–20, 27–20 | |||
| Pts: Feldeine 23 Rebs: Calathes, Feldeine, Gist 5 Asts: Feldeine 4 PIR: Feldeine 30 |
Report | Pts: McNeal 18 Rebs: Mourtos 11 Asts: Waters 4 PIR: White 19 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Elias Koromilas, Georgios Poursanidis, Anastasios Manos |
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Third place
In the series for the third place, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the 3rd place in the final rankings of the season. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games had been played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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| Aris | 1–3 | AEK | 67–77 | 84–89 | 74–69 | 81–89 | — |
Game 1
| 18 May 2016 | Aris | 67–77 | AEK | Thessaloniki |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 20–15, 14–22, 10–27 | |||
| Pts: White 15 Rebs: White 8 Asts: Waters 4 PIR: White 18 |
Report | Pts: Brown 20 Rebs: Milošević 9 Asts: Brown 4 PIR: Milošević 19 |
Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Charalampos Karakatsounis, Nickolaos Somas |
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Game 2
| 21 May 2016 | AEK | 89–84 | Aris | Athens |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 24–21, 20–26, 21–23 | |||
| Pts: Šakota 22 Rebs: Carter 7 Asts: Brown 5 PIR: Šakota 26 |
Report | Pts: Zaras 22 Rebs: White 7 Asts: Waters 7 PIR: White 24 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Spyridon Godas, Ioannis Foufis, Dimitris Mpitis |
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Game 3
| 25 May 2016 | Aris | 74–69 | AEK | Thessaloniki |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–18, 19–18, 25–15 | |||
| Pts: Symtsak 22 Rebs: Symtsak 10 Asts: McNeal 8 PIR: Symtsak 25 |
Report | Pts: Carter 18 Rebs: Milošević 13 Asts: Hairston, Milošević 3 PIR: Hairston 24 |
Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Chrysostomos Schinas, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos |
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Game 4
| 28 May 2016 | AEK | 89–81 | Aris | Athens |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 21–21, 30–25, 16–17 | |||
| Pts: Hairston 24 Rebs: Milošević 8 Asts: Hairston 5 PIR: Hairston 34 |
Report | Pts: Waters 17 Rebs: White 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 4 PIR: White 18 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Charalampos Karakatsounis, Petros Papapetrou |
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Finals
In the finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games were played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | 81–83 | 68–66 | 77–72 | 82–81 | — |
Game 1
| 19 May 2016 | Olympiacos | 81–83 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
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| 19:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 26–23, 21–14, 19–22 | |||
| Pts: Lojeski 21 Rebs: Hunter 6 Asts: Hackett 7 PIR: Lojeski 26 |
Report | Pts: Calathes 16 Rebs: Calathes 8 Asts: Calathes 8 PIR: Calathes 27 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Chrysostomos Schinas, Kostas Mitsopoulos |
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Game 2
| 22 May 2016 | Panathinaikos | 66–68 | Olympiacos | Athens |
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| 19:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 17–21, 15–18, 20–18 | |||
| Pts: Pappas 12 Rebs: Calathes 7 Asts: Calathes 6 PIR: Pappas 16 |
Report | Pts: Printezis 20 Rebs: Printezis 9 Asts: Lojeski 5 PIR: Printezis 24 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Antonis Anastopoulos, Elias Koromilas, Anastasios Manos |
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Game 3
| 26 May 2016 | Olympiacos | 77–72 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
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| 19:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 24–23, 16–18, 20–10 | |||
| Pts: Spanoulis 22 Rebs: Printezis 7 Asts: Hackett 3 PIR: Hackett 16 |
Report | Pts: Feldeine 17 Rebs: Calathes, Fotsis, Papagiannis 5 Asts: Calathes, Diamantidis, Feldeine 3 PIR: Calathes, Diamantidis 14 |
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Charalampos Karakatsounis, Christos Panagiotou |
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Game 4
| 30 May 2016 | Panathinaikos | 81–82(OT) | Olympiacos | Athens |
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| 19:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 19–12, 15–21, 13–11, Overtime: 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Pappas 16 Rebs: Pappas 9 Asts: Diamantidis 6 PIR: Diamantidis 24 |
Report | Pts: Spanoulis 25 Rebs: Agravanis 9 Asts: Spanoulis 6 PIR: Agravanis, Hunter 18 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Chrysostomos Schinas, Kostas Mitsopoulos |
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External links
- Official Basket League Site (in English)
- Official Basket League Site (in Greek)