Postseason

2018-19 playoff picture

The top six clubs move straight into the quarterfinals. Seeds seven through ten funnel through the Play-In, then the field narrows through best-of-five quarterfinals and the single-game Final Four.

Seeds 1-6 Straight into the quarterfinals

The top six clubs skip the Play-In and go directly into best-of-five quarterfinal series.

No. 7 vs No. 8 Winner locks the No. 7 seed

The loser gets one more chance in the final Play-In game for the No. 8 seed.

No. 9 vs No. 10 One game decides survival

The winner stays alive and meets the loser of 7 vs 8. The loser is out immediately.

Final Four Single-game semifinals and final

Quarterfinal winners advance into the Final Four, where each round is winner-take-all.

Play-In

How the last two berths are decided

Play-In for the No. 7 seed Paris Basketball vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Zalgiris Kaunas beat Paris Basketball 92-78.

Zalgiris Kaunas take the No. 7 seed. Paris Basketball drop into the last Play-In game.

Win-or-go-home play-in Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs ALBA Berlin

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade beat ALBA Berlin 92-78.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade stay alive. ALBA Berlin are eliminated from the postseason race.

Play-In for the No. 8 seed Paris Basketball vs Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

Paris Basketball beat Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 85-79.

Paris Basketball take the No. 8 seed and move into the quarterfinals. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade are eliminated.

Quarterfinals

Best-of-five

Quarterfinal 1 #1 Olympiacos Piraeus vs #7 Paris Basketball

Olympiacos Piraeus advance 3-0.

Best-of-five series. Winner moves into the Final Four.

Quarterfinal 2 #4 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs #5 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano advance 3-0.

Best-of-five series. Winner moves into the Final Four.

Quarterfinal 3 #3 FC Barcelona vs #6 AS Monaco

FC Barcelona advance 3-0.

Best-of-five series. Winner moves into the Final Four.

Quarterfinal 4 #2 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs #8 Zalgiris Kaunas

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul advance 3-0.

Best-of-five series. Winner moves into the Final Four.

Final Four

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Olympiacos Piraeus vs EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Olympiacos Piraeus move on with a projected 3-0 result.

Single-game Final Four setting. Olympiacos Piraeus carry the higher seed and efficiency edge into the round.

Semifinal 2 FC Barcelona vs Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

FC Barcelona move on with a projected 3-0 result.

Single-game Final Four setting. FC Barcelona carry the higher seed and efficiency edge into the round.

Championship

Projected winner

FC Barcelona FC Barcelona are projected to beat Olympiacos Piraeus 0-3 in the title game.

Bubble Watch

Seeds one through ten

Rk	Club	W-L	Status	What it means
1	Olympiacos Piraeus	22-5	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
2	Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul	18-9	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
3	FC Barcelona	17-10	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
4	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	15-12	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
5	Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv	15-12	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
6	AS Monaco	14-13	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
7	Paris Basketball	12-15	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
8	Zalgiris Kaunas	10-17	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
9	Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade	10-17	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
10	ALBA Berlin	2-25	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.