Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Real Madrid
· This is a rematch of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game from last season, which Real Madrid won 85-80 in Belgrade to lift its 10th EuroLeague crown.
· Real leads the series this century 15-9. Fenerbahce edged Real 65-63 in Round 15 when Luigi Datome hit a game-winning three-point play with 6.6 seconds to go and led Fenerbahce in that game with 17 points and 7 rebounds. In Round 25, Real beat Fenerbahce 101-86 behind 21 points from Anthony Randolph, and 17 points plus 10 assists from Sergio Llull.
· In the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal, Fenerbahce registered an emphatic 84-75 victory over Real with Nikola Kalinic posting 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
· Real and Fenerbahce battled in the semifinals at the 2015 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in the Spanish capital. Real topped Fenerbahce 96-87 behind Gustavo Ayon's 18 points.
· In the 2016 EuroLeague Playoffs, Fenerbahce swept Real 3-0. In a 63-75 win in Game 3 of that series, Fenerbahce matched its club record for most rebounds in a EuroLeague game this century with 46.
· Coach Zeljko Obradovic led Real Madrid to the EuroLeague title in 1995. That was the eighth continental crown for Real and the third as head coach for Obradovic.
· Zeljko Obradovic coached current Real Madrid head coach Pablo Laso at Real for two seasons during the mid-1990s. They won the 1997 Saporta Cup together.
· Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric and Real center Ognjen Kuzmic were teammates at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade during the 2016-17 season. They have also teamed up on the Serbian national team and won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2017.
· Fenerbahce forward Nicolo Melli was a teammate of Real guard Fabien Causeur at Brose Bamberg during the 2016-17 season.
· Melli posted a career-high 28 points in the 2018 championship game loss against Real last May; in doing so, he set the championship game scoring record for the Final Four era.
· Fenerbahce guard Sinan Guler matched his career-high with 4 steals playing for Galatasaray Istanbul against Real in Jan 2015.
· Fenerbahce playmaker Ali Muhammed matched his career-high with 4 steals against Real in March 2017.
· Nikola Kalinic set his career high in steals with 4 in the 2017 Final Four semifinal win against Real Madrid.
· Kalinic set his career-high with 7 assists playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Real in January 2015.
· Joffrey Lauvergne had a career-high 7 offensive rebounds playing for Partizan Belgrade against Real in January 2014.
· Sergio Llull matched his career-best performance index rating of 32 in the 2017 Final Four semifinal loss against Fenerbahce.
· Real center Ognjen Kuzmic scored a career-high 21 points playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Fenerbahce in January 2017
· Real swingman Rudy Fernandez earned co-MVP honors in Round 3 of the 2012-13 regular season when he recorded a performance index rating of 30 against Fenerbahce.
· Fernandez matched his career high with 9 assists for Real Madrid against Fenerbahce in December 2016.
· This is a rematch of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game from last season, which Real Madrid won 85-80 in Belgrade to lift its 10th EuroLeague crown.
· Real leads the series this century 15-9. Fenerbahce edged Real 65-63 in Round 15 when Luigi Datome hit a game-winning three-point play with 6.6 seconds to go and led Fenerbahce in that game with 17 points and 7 rebounds. In Round 25, Real beat Fenerbahce 101-86 behind 21 points from Anthony Randolph, and 17 points plus 10 assists from Sergio Llull.
· In the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal, Fenerbahce registered an emphatic 84-75 victory over Real with Nikola Kalinic posting 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
· Real and Fenerbahce battled in the semifinals at the 2015 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in the Spanish capital. Real topped Fenerbahce 96-87 behind Gustavo Ayon's 18 points.
· In the 2016 EuroLeague Playoffs, Fenerbahce swept Real 3-0. In a 63-75 win in Game 3 of that series, Fenerbahce matched its club record for most rebounds in a EuroLeague game this century with 46.
· Coach Zeljko Obradovic led Real Madrid to the EuroLeague title in 1995. That was the eighth continental crown for Real and the third as head coach for Obradovic.
· Zeljko Obradovic coached current Real Madrid head coach Pablo Laso at Real for two seasons during the mid-1990s. They won the 1997 Saporta Cup together.
· Fenerbahce swingman Marko Guduric and Real center Ognjen Kuzmic were teammates at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade during the 2016-17 season. They have also teamed up on the Serbian national team and won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2017.
· Fenerbahce forward Nicolo Melli was a teammate of Real guard Fabien Causeur at Brose Bamberg during the 2016-17 season.
· Melli posted a career-high 28 points in the 2018 championship game loss against Real last May; in doing so, he set the championship game scoring record for the Final Four era.
· Fenerbahce guard Sinan Guler matched his career-high with 4 steals playing for Galatasaray Istanbul against Real in Jan 2015.
· Fenerbahce playmaker Ali Muhammed matched his career-high with 4 steals against Real in March 2017.
· Nikola Kalinic set his career high in steals with 4 in the 2017 Final Four semifinal win against Real Madrid.
· Kalinic set his career-high with 7 assists playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Real in January 2015.
· Joffrey Lauvergne had a career-high 7 offensive rebounds playing for Partizan Belgrade against Real in January 2014.
· Sergio Llull matched his career-best performance index rating of 32 in the 2017 Final Four semifinal loss against Fenerbahce.
· Real center Ognjen Kuzmic scored a career-high 21 points playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against Fenerbahce in January 2017
· Real swingman Rudy Fernandez earned co-MVP honors in Round 3 of the 2012-13 regular season when he recorded a performance index rating of 30 against Fenerbahce.
· Fernandez matched his career high with 9 assists for Real Madrid against Fenerbahce in December 2016.
Game Facts - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Roster
Coach Zeljko Obradovic has used 12 different starters this season. No player has started every game.
Joffrey Lauvergne, Luigi Datome and Tyler Ennis are not taking part in the Final Four due to injuries.
Streaks
Ali Muhammed has made at least 1 triple in 12 of his last 13 EuroLeague appearances.
Luigi Datome has made 21 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Datome has made multiple three-pointers in six straight EuroLeague games.
Melih Mahmutoglu has made 17 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 of his last 11 EuroLeague appearances.
Sloukas has made 22 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Erick Green has made 13 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Marko Guduric has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Jan Vesely is fourth in the EuroLeague with an average PIR of 17.9 per game and fourth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Ali Muhammed is third in the EuroLeague in three-point accuracy this season at 49.6%, Marko Guduric is fourth at 48.5%.
Kostas Sloukas is fourth in the EuroLeague in free throw accuracy this season at 94.25%. Luigi Datome is eighth at 91.67%.
Sloukas ranked fifth in the playoffs this season with an average PIR of 16.3.
Sloukas ranked fourth in the playoffs with 5.3 assists per game.
Guduric ranked second in the playoffs with 2.8 three-point shots made per game. Luigi Datome and Ali Muhammed were tied for fifth with 2.3 three-pointers per game.
Records/Milestones
Jan Vesely has 54 career rebounds in Final Four games, which ranks sixth all-time. He needs 4 rebounds to catch Mike Batiste (58) for fifth place.
Vesely has 45 two-point shots made at Final Fours and shares sixth place with Zoran Savic. He needs 1 more to catch Dejan Bodiroga for fifth place.
Jan Vesely is seventh in EuroLeague history with 402 offensive rebounds; Kerem Gonlum is sixth with 421.
Luigi Datome ranks sixth all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.09%.
Nikola Kalinic needs 2 three-pointers to reach 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Roster
There have been 13 different starters for Madrid this season. No player has started every game.
Streaks
Sergio Llull has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last EuroLeague 14 games.
Trey Thompkins has made 10 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague action.
Thompkins has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight EuroLeague appearances.
Walter Tavares has posted a PIR of 13 or more in eight of his last nine EuroLeague appearances.
Rudy Fernandez has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight consecutive EuroLeague appearances.
Rankings
Walter Tavares is fifth in the league this season in rebounding with 6.3 per game; Tavares is fifth in the league in offensive rebounds with 2.2 per contest.
Tavares leads the league in blocked shots this season with 1.7 per game.
Facundo Campazzo is fifth in the league in assists this season with 4.9 per game. He is third with 1.6 steals per game.
Jaycee Carroll leads the EuroLeague in free throw accuracy this season with 96.0%. Sergio Llull is second at 95.65%
Tavares leads the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy this season at 79.23%. Gabriel Deck is tied for seventh at 66.67%.
Campazzo led the playoffs this season with 8.3 assists per game.
Campazzo led the playoffs this season with 3.0 steals per game. Rudy Fernandez was ninth with 1.3 per game.
Records/Milestones
Felipe Reyes is the EuroLeague career rebounding king with 1,780 total rebounds and 695 offensive rebounds.
Reyes is the EuroLeague career leader in games played with 344.
Reyes is ranked third all-time in EuroLeague scoring with 2,992 points.
Reyes ranks third all-time with 959 two-point shots made. Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos Piraeus is second with 966.
Sergio Llull is eighth in all-time Final Four scoring with 163 points. Dejan Bodiroga, Theo Papaloukas and Nando De Colo each have 164 in a share of fifth place.
Llull is in second place on the all-time Final Four charts with 52 assists. He needs 8 more to go past all-time leader Theo Papaloukas.
Llull has 24 three-pointers made in Final Four history, which is fourth most all-time. He needs 2 more to catch Milos Teodosic for third place.
Llull ranks sixth on the EuroLeague all-time charts with 2,847 points. Georgios Printezis is fifth with 2,914.
Llull ranks sixth on the all-time charts with 1,026 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of CSKA Moscow is fifth with 1,093 and counting.
Llull ranks fourth in EuroLeague history with 430 three-pointers made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 450 and counting.
Rudy Fernandez is tied with Theo Papaloukas in fourth place on all-time Final Four charts with 17 steals. He needs 1 more to catch Dimitris Diamantidis for third place.
Fernandez is tied with Gianluca Basile for fifth place all-time with 261 steals. Nick Calathes is fourth with 266.
Fernandez is sixth all-time with 396 three-pointers made. Gianluca Basile is fifth with 421.
Walter Tavares is the all-time EuroLeague leader in two-point accuracy at 74.17%.
Jaycee Carroll has 19 three-pointers made in Final Four history, which is tied for ninth place all-time. He needs 2 more to catch David Blu (21) for eighth place.
Carroll ranks fifth all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.1%.
Carroll is 11th all-time with 355 three-point shots made. Dimitris Diamantidis is 10th with 372 three-pointers.