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{{Short description|Basketball tournament}}
{{Infobox basketball Final Four
| tourney_name = Euroleague Final Four
| year = 2015
| other_titles = 
| image = 2015 Euroleague F4.png
| size = 290px
| caption = Official logo, published in November 2014<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/145633 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Madrid logo unveiled!]</ref>
| city = [[Madrid]]
| season = [[2014–15 Euroleague]]
| country =Spain
| favourite = [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] 
| arena   = [[Barclaycard Center]]
| dates = 15–17 May 2015
| champions = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] (9th title)
| finalist = {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| third_place = {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| fourth_place = {{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]]
| top_scorer =  {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Andrew Goudelock]] (50)
| mvp        = {{flagicon|ARG|size=20px}} [[Andrés Nocioni]] | mvp_link = EuroLeague Final Four MVP
| attendance = 47,492 (total)
| prevseason = [[2014 Euroleague Final Four|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2016 Euroleague Final Four|2016]]
}}
The '''2015 Euroleague Final Four''' was the concluding [[EuroLeague Final Four]] tournament of the [[2014–15 Euroleague]] season. The Final Four was held on 15 and 17 May 2015. All of the games were played at the [[Barclaycard Center]], in [[Madrid]], Spain. It was the third time the city of Madrid hosted the Final Four, and the 6th time the [[EuroLeague Final|Final of the EuroLeague]] was played there.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/137348/madrid-to-host-2015-turkish-airlines-euroleague-final-four Madrid to host 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four]</ref>

[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] won its 9th [[EuroLeague]] title, after they beat [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], by a score of 78–59. [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] took the third place, while [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]] finished in fourth.

==Road to the Final Four==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Team
! style="width:130px;" colspan="3"| Regular season
! style="width:130px;" colspan="3"| Top 16
! colspan=2 | Quarterfinals
|-
! Group
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!  {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! Group
!  {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!  {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! Opponent
! Score
|- 
! [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]
| style="background:#ffffd0;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group A|A]] (1st) || 8 || 2
| style="background:#ffffd0;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group E|E]] (1st) || 11 || 3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Anadolu Efes S.K.|Anadolu Efes]] || 3–1
|-
! [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| style="background:#ffffd0;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group B|B]] (1st) || 10 || 0
| style="background:#ffffd0;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group F|F]] (1st) || 12 || 2
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] || 3–1
|-
! [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| style="background:#ffffd0;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group D|D]] (1st) || 8 || 2
| [[2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group F|F]] (3rd) || 10 || 4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] || 3–1
|-
! [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]]
| [[2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group C|C]] (2nd) || 8 || 2
| [[2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group F|F]] (2nd) || 11 || 3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] || 3–0
|}

==Bracket==
<onlyinclude>
{{Round4-with third| RD1=[[2015 Euroleague Final Four#Semifinals|Semifinals]]|RD2=[[2015 Euroleague Final Four#Championship game|Championship game]]|Consol=[[2015 Euroleague Final Four#Third place game|Third place game]]
<!--SF-->
|15 May|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]'''|'''96'''|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]]|87
|15 May|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]|68|{{flagicon|GRE}} '''[[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]'''|'''70'''
<!--F-->
|17 May|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]'''|'''78'''|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]|59
|17 May|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]]|80|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''|'''86'''
}}</onlyinclude>

==Semifinals==
:''All times are [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+2]]).''

===CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos===
CSKA Moscow came into the semifinals, widely considered to be the favourite.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/05/trademarks/92958/ |title=The glass for Olympiacos vs CSKA game |publisher=Eurohoops |date=2015-05-13 |access-date=2015-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104011/http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/05/trademarks/92958/ |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was a rematch of the [[2012 EuroLeague Final Four|2012]] Final and [[2013 EuroLeague Final Four|2013]] Semifinal. Both of those previous games were won by Olympiacos.

Olympiacos rallied late in the fourth quarter, after it had been down by 9 with four minutes to go. [[Vassilis Spanoulis]] came up clutch, as he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, to pull Olympiacos away from CSKA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=249&seasoncode=E2014#!report |title=CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus – Game |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=2015-05-15 |access-date=2015-05-19}}</ref> [[Aaron Jackson (basketball)|Aaron Jackson]] set a Final Four record during the game, with 7 steals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/5ygh9cww6lkqjeke/aaron-jackson-sets-final-four-record-with-7-steals |title=Aaron Jackson sets Final Four record with 7 steals |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=2015-05-15 |access-date=2015-05-19}}</ref>
{{basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|bg=#eee
 | date = 15 May 2015
 | time = 18:00
 | report = [http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=249&seasoncode=E2014 Boxscore]
 | teamA = [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
 | scoreA = 68
 | scoreB = '''70'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|GRE}} '''[[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]'''
 | Q1 = '''20'''–17
 | Q2 = 16–'''18'''
 | Q3 = '''15'''–12
 | Q4 = 17–'''23'''
 | points1 = [[Nando de Colo|De Colo]] 18
 | rebounds1 = [[Andrei Kirilenko|Kirilenko]], [[Andrei Vorontsevich|Vorontsevich]] 5
 | assist1 = [[Aaron Jackson (basketball)|Jackson]] 7
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Alexander Kaun|Kaun]] 17
 | points2 = [[Giorgos Printezis|Printezis]] 14
 | rebounds2 = [[Giorgos Printezis|Printezis]] 8
 | assist2 = [[Vangelis Mantzaris|Mantzaris]], [[Giorgos Printezis|Printezis]] 4
 | otherstat2 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Giorgos Printezis|Printezis]] 22
 | place = [[Barclaycard Center]], [[Madrid]]
 | attendance = 12,022
 | referee = Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP)
}}

===Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe Ülker===
The hosts, Real Madrid, were considered the favourites to win the game against Fenerbahçe, which made its Final Four debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/05/trademarks/93025/ |title=The glass on Fenerbahce/ Ulker - Real Madrid |publisher=Eurohoops |date=2015-05-13 |access-date=2015-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105037/http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/05/trademarks/93025/ |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Real Madrid dominated in the first half, and they led 55–35 at halftime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=248&seasoncode=E2014#!report |title=Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul - Game |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=2015-05-15 |access-date=2015-05-19}}</ref> A fourth quarter rally by Fenerbahçe came up too little, too late. [[Gustavo Ayón]] was top scorer for Real, with 18 points. [[Andrew Goudelock]] scored 26 for Fenerbahçe.
{{basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|bg=#eee
 | date = 15 May 2015
 | time = 21:00
 | report = [http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=248&seasoncode=E2014 Boxscore]
 | teamA = '''[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}}
 | scoreA = '''96'''
 | scoreB = 87
 | teamB = {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]]
 | Q1 = 20–'''21'''
 | Q2 = '''35'''–14
 | Q3 = 21–'''24'''
 | Q4 = 20–'''28'''
 | points1 = [[Gustavo Ayón|Ayón]] 18
 | rebounds1 = [[Gustavo Ayón|Ayón]] 7
 | assist1 = [[Sergio Llull|Llull]] 9
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Gustavo Ayón|Ayón]] 30
 | points2 = [[Andrew Goudelock|Goudelock]] 26
 | rebounds2 = [[Andrew Goudelock|Goudelock]], [[Jan Veselý|Veselý]] 6
 | assist2 = [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdanović]], [[Andrew Goudelock|Goudelock]] 4
 | otherstat2 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Jan Veselý|Veselý]] 31
 | place = [[Barclaycard Center]], [[Madrid]]
 | attendance = 12,634
 | referee = Christos Christodolou (GRE), Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
}}

==Third place game==
{{basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|bg=#eee
 | date = 17 May 2015
 | time = 17:00
 | report = [http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=250&seasoncode=E2014 Boxscore]
 | teamA = [[Fenerbahçe Ülker]] {{flagicon|TUR}}
 | scoreA = 80
 | scoreB = '''86'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''
 | Q1 = 13–27
 | Q2 = 11–21
 | Q3 = 31–18
 | Q4 = 25–20
 | OT =
 | points1 = [[Andrew Goudelock|Goudelock]] 24
 | rebounds1 = [[Nemanja Bjelica|Bjelica]] 10
 | assist1 = [[Nikos Zisis|Zisis]] 6
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Nemanja Bjelica|Bjelica]] 26
 | points2 = [[Nando de Colo|De Colo]] 17
 | rebounds2 = [[Andrei Kirilenko|Kirilenko]], [[Alexander Kaun|Kaun]] 6
 | assist2 = [[Aaron Jackson (basketball)|Jackson]] 6
 | otherstat2 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Aaron Jackson (basketball)|Jackson]] 18
 | place = [[Barclaycard Center]], [[Madrid]]
 | attendance = 9,849
 | referee = Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER), [[Oļegs Latiševs]] (LAT)
}}

==Championship game==
The game was a re-match of the [[2013 Euroleague Final Four#Final|2013 Euroleague Final]] and the [[1995 FIBA European League Final Four|1995 FIBA European League Final]].
{{basketballbox collapsible
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 |bg=#ffffd0
 | date = 17 May 2015
 | time = 20:00 ([[Central Europe Time|CET]])
 | report = [http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=251&seasoncode=E2014 Boxscore]
 | teamA = '''[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}}
 | scoreA = '''78'''
 | scoreB = 59
 | Q1 = 15–'''19'''
 | Q2 = '''20'''–9
 | Q3 = 18–18
 | Q4 = '''25'''–13
 | teamB = {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
 | points1 = [[Jaycee Carroll|Carroll]] 16
 | rebounds1 = [[Andrés Nocioni|Nocioni]] 7
 | assist1 = [[Sergio Llull|Llull]], [[Sergio Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] 4
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Jaycee Carroll|Carroll]], [[Andrés Nocioni|Nocioni]] 18
 | points2 = [[Matt Lojeski|Lojeski]] 17
 | rebounds2 = [[Othello Hunter|Hunter]] 7
 | assist2 = [[Giorgos Printezis|Printezis]], [[Vassilis Spanoulis|Spanoulis]] 3
 | otherstat2 = '''[[Performance Index Rating|PIR]]:''' [[Matt Lojeski|Lojeski]] 19
 | place = [[Barclaycard Center]], [[Madrid]]
 | attendance = 12,987
 | referee = Saša Pukl (SLO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Ilija Belošević (SRB)
}}

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{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 23 | nat = ESP | name = Sergio Llull | p = 12 | r= 0 | a = 4 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = SG | no = 20 | nat = AZE | name = Jaycee Carroll | p = 16 | r= 3 | a = 0 }}
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{{Bs game coach | nat = ESP | name = Pablo Laso }}

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[[File:Vista del Palacio de los Deportes.jpg|250px|border]]<br>
[[Barclaycard Center]]
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!2014–15 Euroleague <br />Champions
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=40px}}<br /> '''[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]'''<br>9th title
|}
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{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 17 | nat = GRE | name = Vangelis Mantzaris | p = 1 | r= 3 | a = 1 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = SG | no =  7 | nat = GRE | name = Vassilis Spanoulis | p = 3 | r= 0 | a = 3 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 21 | nat = USA | name = Tremmell Darden | p = 0 | r= 1 | a = 0 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 15 | nat = GRE | name = Giorgos Printezis | p = 11 | r= 2 | a = 3 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = C  | no =  6 | nat = ARM | name = Bryant Dunston | p = 4 | r= 1 | a = 2 }}
{{Bs game mid | p = yes | r = yes | a = yes }}
{{Bs game player | pos = PF | no =  4 | nat = USA | name = Brent Petway | p = 2 | r= 2 | a = 1 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = C  | no =  5 | nat = USA | name = Othello Hunter | p = 10 | r= 7 | a = 0 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no =  9 | nat = GRE | name = Ioannis Papapetrou | p = 0 | r= 0 | a = 0 }}
{{Bs game player | pos = SG | no = 10 | nat = GRE | name = Kostas Sloukas | p = 10 | r= 2 | a = 2 }}
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{{Bs game coach | nat = GRE | name = Ioannis Sfairopoulos }}
|}

==See also==
*[[2015 Eurocup Finals]]
*[[2015 EuroChallenge Final Four]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.euroleague.net/ EuroLeague website]

{{Real Madrid Baloncesto 2014–15 Euroleague champions}}
{{Euroleague 2014–15}}
{{European Basketball Season 2014–15}}
{{Euroleague}}

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