2017 Greek Basket League Playoffs

The 2017 Greek Basket League Playoffs included the top eight place finishing teams of the 2016–17 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.

First Round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals












				[1] Olympiacos	3

				[4] Aris	0



		[4] Aris	2

		[5] PAOK	0
[5] PAOK	2

[8] Lavrio DHI	0
						[1] Olympiacos	1

						[2] Panathinaikos Superfoods	0









				[2] Panathinaikos Superfoods	3

				[3] AEK	1	Third place



		[3] AEK	2			[3] AEK	1

		[6] Rethymno Cretan Kings	0			[4] Aris	0
[6] Rethymno Cretan Kings	2

[7] Kolossos H Hotels	1

First Round

In the first round, the teams that finished in places 5 to 8 of the regular season standings, playing against each other have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, plays the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home.^[1]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
PAOK	2–0	Lavrio DHI	82–65	78–68	—
Rethymno Cretan Kings	2–1	Kolossos H Hotels	84–71	73–78	69–55

Game 1

19 April 2017	PAOK	82–65	Lavrio DHI	Thessaloniki
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 25–12, 20–18, 21–16
	Pts: McFadden 18 Rebs: Clanton 11 Asts: Clanton 5 PIR: Clanton 24	Report	Pts: Gray 15 Rebs: Evans 7 Asts: Nixon 3 PIR: Bolds 13	Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena Referees: Athanasios Deslis, Stefanos Maglogiannis, Vaso Tsaroucha

20 April 2017	Rethymno Cretan Kings	84–71(OT)	Kolossos H Hotels	Rethymno
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 10–17, 21–12, 18–12, Overtime: 21–8
	Pts: Fitzpatrick, Giannopoulos 20 Rebs: Arnold, Fitzpatrick 9 Asts: Talton 10 PIR: Fitzpatrick 20	Report	Pts: Reddic 20 Rebs: Saloustros, Vasilopoulos 10 Asts: Hall 9 PIR: Reddic 22	Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall Referees: Christos Panagiotou, Kiriakos Pantelidis, Vassilis Mpikas

Game 2

22 April 2017	Lavrio DHI	68–78	PAOK	Laurium
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–19, 17–30, 12–16
	Pts: Gray 19 Rebs: Evans 7 Asts: Nixon 6 PIR: Gray 17	Report	Pts: Clanton 15 Rebs: Clanton 9 Asts: Koniaris 5 PIR: Clanton 25	Arena: Lavrio Indoor Hall Referees: Alexandros Psarianos, Dimitris Tzafleris, Georgios Theonas

23 April 2017	Kolossos H Hotels	78–73	Rethymno Cretan Kings	Rhodes
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 18–23, 25–19, 21–15
	Pts: Vasilopoulos 18 Rebs: Saloustros 10 Asts: Hall 9 PIR: Chuku 20	Report	Pts: Talton 21 Rebs: Kamperidis 8 Asts: Razis, Talton 3 PIR: Talton 24	Arena: Venetokleio Indoor Hall Referees: Georgios Andrikopoulos, Kostas Poursanidis, K. Georgiadis

Game 3

26 April 2017	Rethymno Cretan Kings	69–55	Kolossos H Hotels	Rethymno
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 15–23, 15–15, 17–8
	Pts: Giannopoulos, Lemon 20 Rebs: Fitzpatrick 14 Asts: Talton 4 PIR: Giannopoulos 24	Report	Pts: Vasilopoulos 15 Rebs: Saloustros 6 Asts: Hall, Releford, Vasilopoulos 3 PIR: Watson 13	Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall Referees: Dimitris Mpitis, Vasilis Tsonos, Andreas Vardalos

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home.^[2]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Aris	2–0	PAOK	69–65	75–84	—
AEK	2–0	Rethymno Cretan Kings	90–78	81–70	—

Game 1

29 April 2017	Aris	69–65(OT)	PAOK	Thessaloniki
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 17–17, 14–13, 14–11, Overtime: 8–4
	Pts: Xanthopoulos 16 Rebs: Symtsak 12 Asts: Janković, Xanthopoulos 4 PIR: Janković 18	Report	Pts: Sobey 20 Rebs: Clanton 11 Asts: Koniaris 4 PIR: Clanton, Sobey 14	Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Kostas Poursanidis, Stefanos Maglogiannis

30 April 2017	AEK	90–78	Rethymno Cretan Kings	Athens
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–20, 25–20, 24–24
	Pts: Ukić 24 Rebs: Mavroeidis 10 Asts: Ukić 8 PIR: Ukić 38	Report	Pts: Lemon 20 Rebs: Kottas 7 Asts: Talton 4 PIR: Arnold 21	Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Nickolaos Somos, Dimitris Mpitis, Argiris Kaldiris

Game 2

3 May 2017	PAOK	75–84	Aris	Thessaloniki
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 22–27, 19–11, 16–21
	Pts: Peiners 14 Rebs: Clanton 15 Asts: Koniaris, Tsochlas 3 PIR: Clanton 22	Report	Pts: Dragićević 21 Rebs: Kavvadas 6 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 PIR: Dragićević 21	Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena Referees: Antonis Anastopoulos, Alexandros Psarianos, Dimitris Tzafleris

4 May 2017	Rethymno Cretan Kings	70–81	AEK	Rethymno
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 27–21, 6–24, 14–17
	Pts: Lemon 14 Rebs: Kamperidis 7 Asts: Talton 9 PIR: Kamperidis 19	Report	Pts: Ukić 18 Rebs: Milošević 9 Asts: McGrath 5 PIR: Ukić 22	Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis, Panagiotis Diamantis, Georgios Andrikopoulos

Semifinals

In the semifinals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.^[3]^[4]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Olympiacos	3–0	Aris	84–54	84–77	79–65	—	—
Panathinaikos Superfoods	3–1	AEK	80–70	70–71	81–72	105–67	—

Game 1

10 May 2017	Olympiacos	84–54	Aris	Piraeus
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 23–14, 20–7, 20–16
	Pts: Papanikolaou 17 Rebs: Agravanis 8 Asts: Green 6 PIR: Papanikolaou 24	Report	Pts: Kavvadas 14 Rebs: Kavvadas, Tsairelis 6 Asts: Cummings 3 PIR: Kavvadas 13	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Chrysostomos Schinas, Athanasios Deslis, Dimitris Mpitis

11 May 2017	Panathinaikos Superfoods	80–70	AEK	Athens
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 12–24, 25–11, 20–20
	Pts: Calathes 23 Rebs: Bourousis 11 Asts: Calathes 5 PIR: Calathes 25	Report	Pts: Mavroeidis 18 Rebs: Dixon 7 Asts: McGrath 4 PIR: Dixon, Mavroeidis 18	Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Anastasios Piloidis, Anastasios Manos, Vasilis Tsonos

Game 2

13 May 2017	Aris	77–84	Olympiacos	Thessaloniki
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 27–19, 14–24, 22–17
	Pts: Cummings 16 Rebs: Symtsak 9 Asts: Janković 3 PIR: Dragićević 16	Report	Pts: Papanikolaou 23 Rebs: Birch 14 Asts: Spanoulis 8 PIR: Papanikolaou 28	Arena: Nick Galis Hall Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis, Alexandros Psarianos, Kiriakos Pantelidis

14 May 2017	AEK	71–70	Panathinaikos Superfoods	Athens
17:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 20–22, 19–13, 15–13
	Pts: Milošević 14 Rebs: Mavroeidis, Milošević, Ukić 6 Asts: Dixon 5 PIR: Mavroeidis, Milošević 20	Report	Pts: Singleton 19 Rebs: Singleton 11 Asts: Calathes 4 PIR: Singleton 28	Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Antonis Anastopoulos, Nickolaos Somos, Stefanos Maglogiannis

Game 3

18 May 2017	Panathinaikos Superfoods	81–72	AEK	Athens
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 14–19, 19–21, 30–20
	Pts: Calathes 26 Rebs: Calathes 6 Asts: Calathes 6 PIR: Calathes 27	Report	Pts: Ukić 14 Rebs: Milošević 8 Asts: Ukić 5 PIR: Ukić 14	Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Chrysostomos Schinas, Kostas Poursanidis, Christos Panagiotou

25 May 2017	Olympiacos	79–65	Aris	Piraeus
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 17–12, 26–24, 14–16
	Pts: Papapetrou 18 Rebs: Young 8 Asts: Spanoulis 6 PIR: Papapetrou 20	Report	Pts: Cummings 21 Rebs: Janković 6 Asts: Janković 5 PIR: Cummings 12	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Panagiotis Diamantis, Dimitris Tzafleris, Kostas Poursanidis

Game 4

22 May 2017	AEK	67–105	Panathinaikos Superfoods	Athens
19:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 18–24, 18–24, 20–32
	Pts: Ukić 16 Rebs: Elonu 5 Asts: Dixon 4 PIR: Mavroeidis 10	Report	Pts: Calathes 17 Rebs: Bourousis 9 Asts: Calathes 9 PIR: Calathes 26	Arena: O.A.C.A. Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis, Anastasios Manos, Georgios Andrikopoulos

References

^ "First round schedule" (in Greek). esake.gr.
^ "Quarterfinals schedule" (in Greek). esake.gr.
^ "Semifinals schedule (first part)" (in Greek). esake.gr.
^ "Semifinals schedule (second part)" (in Greek). esake.gr.

External links

[FR-1] "First round schedule" (in Greek). esake.gr.

[QF-2] "Quarterfinals schedule" (in Greek). esake.gr.

[SF1-3] "Semifinals schedule (first part)" (in Greek). esake.gr.

[SF2-4] "Semifinals schedule (second part)" (in Greek). esake.gr.

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