Postseason

2020-21 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 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade beat EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 92-78.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade take the No. 7 seed. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano drop into the last Play-In game.

Win-or-go-home play-in ALBA Berlin vs Zalgiris Kaunas

ALBA Berlin beat Zalgiris Kaunas 92-78.

ALBA Berlin stay alive. Zalgiris Kaunas are eliminated from the postseason race.

Play-In for the No. 8 seed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs ALBA Berlin

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano beat ALBA Berlin 92-78.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano take the No. 8 seed and move into the quarterfinals. ALBA Berlin are eliminated.

Quarterfinals

Best-of-five

Quarterfinal 1 #1 Olympiacos Piraeus vs #8 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Olympiacos Piraeus advance 3-0.

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

Quarterfinal 2 #4 AS Monaco vs #5 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

AS Monaco advance 3-0.

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

Quarterfinal 3 #3 FC Barcelona vs #6 Paris Basketball

FC Barcelona advance 3-0.

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

Quarterfinal 4 #2 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs #7 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul advance 3-0.

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

Final Four

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Olympiacos Piraeus vs AS Monaco

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

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul move on with a projected 0-3 result.

Single-game Final Four setting. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul carry the upset case built on form and matchup into the round.

Championship

Projected winner

Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacos Piraeus are projected to beat Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 3-0 in the title game.

Bubble Watch

Seeds one through ten

Rk	Club	W-L	Status	What it means
1	Olympiacos Piraeus	24-3	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
2	Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul	19-8	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
3	FC Barcelona	19-8	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
4	AS Monaco	17-10	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
5	Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv	16-11	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
6	Paris Basketball	13-14	Direct playoff berth	Straight into the quarterfinals.
7	Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade	11-16	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
8	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	9-18	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
9	ALBA Berlin	5-22	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.
10	Zalgiris Kaunas	2-25	Play-In berth	Must survive the Play-In to reach the quarterfinals.