Efes holds a 23-22 lead over Olympiacos in their EuroLeague games this century after pulling out a 77-74 win in the 2022 Final Four semifinals on a last-second three-pointer by Vasilije Micic.
Efes and Olympiacos split regular-season wins last season. In Piraeus, Kostas Sloukas hit a buzzer-beating corner three-pointer to lift Olympiacos to an 87-85 overtime win. Sloukas had 23 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in that game.
When the two teams met in Istanbul in March 2020, Shane Larkin earned his record-tying sixth MVP of the Round honor in a single season. In a 91-79 win, Larkin scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century with two 40-point games to his name, while also tying the EuroLeague single-game mark by downing 10 of 15 attempts from long distance. He also collected 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds, accumulating a performance index rating of 44.
These teams contested a thrilling playoff series in the 2016-17 season. Efes took a 2-1 lead, but Olympiacos bounced back to win 3-2 and advance to the Final Four. The decisive fifth game saw Vassilis Spanoulis score 22 points in an 87-78 victory.
Olympiacos and Efes battled for a Final Four spot in the 2013 playoffs, too. Efes had a 15-point lead in do-or-die Game 5, but Olympiacos came back, won the series and went on to lift the trophy.
The Efes single-game record for blocks is 6, which Marcus Haislip set against Olympiacos Piraeus on January 17, 2007.
In February 2021 in Istanbul, Shane Larkin had 21 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for a PIR 32, which earned him MVP of the Round honors in 76-53 win over Olympiacos.
Efes big man Bryant Dunston played two seasons at Olympiacos, from 2013 to 2015, and in both seasons was chosen the EuroLeague Best Defender. He was a teammate of current Olympiacos players Georgios Printezis and Kostas Sloukas and played under head coach Georgios Bartzokas.
Dunston was a teammate of Sloukas also at Aris Thessaloniki during the 2010-11 season.
Dunston tied his career-high in offensive rebounds with 8 in Game 4 of the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs, which Olympiacos won in Istanbul 62-74.
Sloukas was also a teammate of Efes's Egehan Arna for four seasons at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, from 2015 to 2019. They won the 2017 EuroLeague title together.
Olympiacos forward Alec Peters played for Efes during the 2019-20 season; he played under head coach Ergin Ataman and was a teammate of many on the current Efes roster.
Peters and Joel Bolomboy were teammates of Efes forward Will Clyburn at CSKA Moscow. The three were together in the 2018-19 season and won the 2019 EuroLeague title together. Bolomboy and Clyburn played together at CSKA for the last four seasons.
Peters was also a teammate of Efes forward Achille Polonara at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2020-21 season.
Peters posted a career-high 9 rebounds in a home loss against Efes in April of last season.
Efes center Ante Zizic posted a career-high in PIR of 33 playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Olympiacos in Round 22 of last season; he earned the only MVP of the Round honor of his career with that effort.
CSKA forward Will Clyburn set his career-high with 4 steals playing for CSKA Moacos against Olympiacos in November 2018.
Efes guard Vasilije Micic delivered a career-high 13 assists in an 87-85 overtime loss against Olympiacos last season.
Elijah Bryant collected a career-high 3 steals in that same overtime loss against Olympiacos in Piraeus last season.
Efes center Tibor Pleiss matched his career-best with 4 blocks playing for Valencia Basket against Olympiacos in November 2017.
Olympiacos guard Giannoulis Larentzakis dished a career-high 8 assists in a road loss against Efes in February 2021.
Efes and Olympiacos split regular-season wins last season. In Piraeus, Kostas Sloukas hit a buzzer-beating corner three-pointer to lift Olympiacos to an 87-85 overtime win. Sloukas had 23 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in that game.
When the two teams met in Istanbul in March 2020, Shane Larkin earned his record-tying sixth MVP of the Round honor in a single season. In a 91-79 win, Larkin scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century with two 40-point games to his name, while also tying the EuroLeague single-game mark by downing 10 of 15 attempts from long distance. He also collected 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds, accumulating a performance index rating of 44.
These teams contested a thrilling playoff series in the 2016-17 season. Efes took a 2-1 lead, but Olympiacos bounced back to win 3-2 and advance to the Final Four. The decisive fifth game saw Vassilis Spanoulis score 22 points in an 87-78 victory.
Olympiacos and Efes battled for a Final Four spot in the 2013 playoffs, too. Efes had a 15-point lead in do-or-die Game 5, but Olympiacos came back, won the series and went on to lift the trophy.
The Efes single-game record for blocks is 6, which Marcus Haislip set against Olympiacos Piraeus on January 17, 2007.
In February 2021 in Istanbul, Shane Larkin had 21 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for a PIR 32, which earned him MVP of the Round honors in 76-53 win over Olympiacos.
Efes big man Bryant Dunston played two seasons at Olympiacos, from 2013 to 2015, and in both seasons was chosen the EuroLeague Best Defender. He was a teammate of current Olympiacos players Georgios Printezis and Kostas Sloukas and played under head coach Georgios Bartzokas.
Dunston was a teammate of Sloukas also at Aris Thessaloniki during the 2010-11 season.
Dunston tied his career-high in offensive rebounds with 8 in Game 4 of the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs, which Olympiacos won in Istanbul 62-74.
Sloukas was also a teammate of Efes's Egehan Arna for four seasons at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, from 2015 to 2019. They won the 2017 EuroLeague title together.
Olympiacos forward Alec Peters played for Efes during the 2019-20 season; he played under head coach Ergin Ataman and was a teammate of many on the current Efes roster.
Peters and Joel Bolomboy were teammates of Efes forward Will Clyburn at CSKA Moscow. The three were together in the 2018-19 season and won the 2019 EuroLeague title together. Bolomboy and Clyburn played together at CSKA for the last four seasons.
Peters was also a teammate of Efes forward Achille Polonara at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2020-21 season.
Peters posted a career-high 9 rebounds in a home loss against Efes in April of last season.
Efes center Ante Zizic posted a career-high in PIR of 33 playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Olympiacos in Round 22 of last season; he earned the only MVP of the Round honor of his career with that effort.
CSKA forward Will Clyburn set his career-high with 4 steals playing for CSKA Moacos against Olympiacos in November 2018.
Efes guard Vasilije Micic delivered a career-high 13 assists in an 87-85 overtime loss against Olympiacos last season.
Elijah Bryant collected a career-high 3 steals in that same overtime loss against Olympiacos in Piraeus last season.
Efes center Tibor Pleiss matched his career-best with 4 blocks playing for Valencia Basket against Olympiacos in November 2017.
Olympiacos guard Giannoulis Larentzakis dished a career-high 8 assists in a road loss against Efes in February 2021.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Roster
Shane Larkin has yet to play this season.
Streaks
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 24 straight games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 23 of his last 24 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 27 straight games.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Larkin has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Clyburn has scored at least 10 points in nine of his last 10 game.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Will Clyburn ranks second this season in average index rating with 22.3 per game, and Vasilije Micic ranks third with 21.7 per game.
Clyburn leads the league this season in scoring with 20.4 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in scoring with 18.2 per game.
Micic is tied for third this season in assists with 6.4 per game.
Clyburn ranks fourth this season in rebounding with 6.6 per game.
Clyburn and Micic are tied for seventh this season in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Amath M'Baye ranks eighth this season in three-point accuracy at 53.3%.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 316.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 205 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 221 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,294 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,346 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 1,248 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 530 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 417 offensive rebounds. Kerem Gonlum is 12th with 421.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 995 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,165 and counting.
Larkin needs 3 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 16th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.4%.
Shane Larkin has yet to play this season.
Streaks
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 24 straight games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 23 of his last 24 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 27 straight games.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Larkin has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Clyburn has scored at least 10 points in nine of his last 10 game.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings
Will Clyburn ranks second this season in average index rating with 22.3 per game, and Vasilije Micic ranks third with 21.7 per game.
Clyburn leads the league this season in scoring with 20.4 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in scoring with 18.2 per game.
Micic is tied for third this season in assists with 6.4 per game.
Clyburn ranks fourth this season in rebounding with 6.6 per game.
Clyburn and Micic are tied for seventh this season in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Amath M'Baye ranks eighth this season in three-point accuracy at 53.3%.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 316.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 205 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 221 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,294 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,346 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 1,248 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 530 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 417 offensive rebounds. Kerem Gonlum is 12th with 421.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 995 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,165 and counting.
Larkin needs 3 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 16th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.4%.
Game Facts - Olympiacos Piraeus
Roster
Iosif Koloveros and Panagiotis Tsamis are set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Streaks
Kostas Sloukas has posted double-digit PIRs in 30 of his last 31 games.
Sloukas has scored at least 10 points in each of his last nine games.
Sloukas has made 17 consecutive free throws.
Sasha Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 straight and 42 of his last 43 games. He has made multiple triples in nine of his last 10 games.
Vezenkov has posted a PIR in double figures in 11 straight and 38 of his last 39 games.
Vesenkov has collected at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Thomas Walkup has collected at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Rankings
Sasha Vezenkov leads the league this season in average index rating with 27.8 per game.
Vezenkov ranks second this season in scoring with 20.1 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in rebounding with 8.7 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks seventh this season in average index rating with 18.9 per game.
Sloukas leads the league this season in assists with 6.9 per game.
Thomas Walkup is tied for seventh this season in assists with 5.5 per game.
Walkup leads the league this season in steals with 2.4 per game.
Shaquielle Mckissic is tied for seventh this season in two-point accuracy at 73.1%.
Records/Milestones
Moustapha Fall is second all-time in two-point accuracy at 70.0%.
Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,379 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is third with 1,602 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked seventh all-time with 734 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is sixth with 744 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 13th all-time with 3,003 career points. Alexey Shved is 12th with 3,006.
Sloukas ranks 12th all-time in free throw accuracy at 89.2%.
Kostas Papanikolaou is in fourth place all-time with 246 career starts. Papanikolaou needs 2 steals to reach 250 for his career.
Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is third with 247 and counting.
Iosif Koloveros and Panagiotis Tsamis are set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Streaks
Kostas Sloukas has posted double-digit PIRs in 30 of his last 31 games.
Sloukas has scored at least 10 points in each of his last nine games.
Sloukas has made 17 consecutive free throws.
Sasha Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 straight and 42 of his last 43 games. He has made multiple triples in nine of his last 10 games.
Vezenkov has posted a PIR in double figures in 11 straight and 38 of his last 39 games.
Vesenkov has collected at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Thomas Walkup has collected at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Rankings
Sasha Vezenkov leads the league this season in average index rating with 27.8 per game.
Vezenkov ranks second this season in scoring with 20.1 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in rebounding with 8.7 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks seventh this season in average index rating with 18.9 per game.
Sloukas leads the league this season in assists with 6.9 per game.
Thomas Walkup is tied for seventh this season in assists with 5.5 per game.
Walkup leads the league this season in steals with 2.4 per game.
Shaquielle Mckissic is tied for seventh this season in two-point accuracy at 73.1%.
Records/Milestones
Moustapha Fall is second all-time in two-point accuracy at 70.0%.
Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,379 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is third with 1,602 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked seventh all-time with 734 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is sixth with 744 and counting.
Sloukas ranks 13th all-time with 3,003 career points. Alexey Shved is 12th with 3,006.
Sloukas ranks 12th all-time in free throw accuracy at 89.2%.
Kostas Papanikolaou is in fourth place all-time with 246 career starts. Papanikolaou needs 2 steals to reach 250 for his career.
Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is third with 247 and counting.