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-Out of the 41 games that Olympiacos and Barcelona have played this century, 13 have been either at the Final Four or in the EuroLeague Playoffs.
- It is a rematch of last year's playoff series which Olympiacos won in five games, beating Barcelona 59-63 on the road at Palau Blaugrana in a do-or-die Game 5. It was just the second time that a road team won Game 5 in the EuroLeague Playoffs on the road.
- The Reds demolished Barcelona 92-58 in Game 4, handing the visitors their worst-ever road loss in a EuroLeague game. Shaq McKissic paced Olympiacos with 21 points.
- In Game 3, Barcelona pulled out an 80-82 overtime win in Piraues with Jabari Parker making 2 free throws with 0.5 seconds to go. Jan Vesely scored 16 points in the victory.
- Olympiacos won its first EuroLeague crown by beating Barcelona 73-58 in the 1997 championship game in Rome, led by Final Four MVP David Rivers's 26 points.
- Barcelona downed Olympiacos in the 2010 EuroLeague Championship Game in Paris 86-68 thanks to 21 points from Final Four MVP Juan Carlos Navarro.
- Olympiacos edged Barcelona 68-64 in the 2012 semifinals on its way to winning the EuroLeague title in Istanbul.
- Olympiacos beat Barcelona 3-1 in the 2015 EuroLeague Playoffs.
- Barcelona and Olympiacos have played in the third-place game twice: first in 2009 when Barcelona won 95-79, then at the 2022 Final Four when Barcelona prevailed over Olympiacos by winning 84-74.
- Barcelona swept Olympiacos during the 2023-24 regular season.
- Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov spent three seasons with Barcelona, from 2015 to 2018.
- Olympiacos coach Georgios Bartzokas was Barcelona's head coach during the 2016-17 season; he led the club to a 12-18 regular-season record. No player from that season remains on the Barcelona roster.
- Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou played for Barcelona during the 2013-14 season. He helped the team win the Spanish League championship.
- Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup was a teammate of Barcelona guard Rokas Jokubaitis at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.
- Barcelona guard Kevin Punter made his EuroLeague debut with Olympiacos, playing the first part of the 2019-20 season there. He was a teammate of current Olympiacos players Shaq McKissic and Kostas Papanikolaou.
- Milutinov earned MVP of the Round honors after he led Olympiacos to a 60-69 victory in Barcelona with 18 points plus 14 rebounds, including 7 offensive boards, for a PIR of 36 in December 2018.
- Kevin Punter set a career high in PIR with 33 while playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan against Olympiacos in January 2021.
- Punter collected a career-high 4 steals while playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Olympiacos in October 2022.
- Olympiacos point guard Luca Vildoza has been a teammate of injured Barcelona guard Nico Laprovittola on the Argentinian national team. Together, they won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
- Olympiacos big man Moses Wright posted a career high with 8 rebounds in a Game 3 playoff loss against Barcelona last season.
- Barcelona guard Nico Laprovittola tied his career high with 7 rebounds in a Game 5 playoff loss against Olympiacos last season.
- Laprovittola set a career high with 3 steals in a road loss against Olympiacos in April 2022.
- Olympiacos guard Shaq McKissic swiped a career-high 5 steals in the third-place game at the 2022 Final Four.
- Olympiacos guard Tyler Dorsey tied his career high with 7 assists while playing for Fenerbahce Istanbul against Barcelona in December 2023.
- Barcelona center Youssoupha Fall set a career high with 10 defensive rebounds while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Olympiacos in October 2019.

   Game Facts - FC Barcelona

Streaks
Jabari Parker has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Kevin Punter has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 straight and 24 of his last 25 games.
Punter has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Nico Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Chimezie Metu has scored 10 or more points in seven of his last eight games.
Dario Brizuela has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight games.
Brizuela has scored in double figures in six consecutive games.
Alex Abrines has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

Season rankings
Kevin Punter ranks 10th in scoring with 16.4 points per game.
Punter ranks sixth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Jan Vesely ranks ninth in steals with 1.1 per game.
Tomas Satoransky ranks seventh in assists with 5.1 per game.
Youssoupha Fall ranks third in two-point shooting at 74.3%.
Barcelona ranks second in assists with 20.7 per game.
Barcelona leads the league in steals with 7.6 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in scoring with 87.0 points per game.
Barcelona's defense has forced 13.6 turnovers per game, the second most in the league.

Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,564.
Vesely ranks third all-time with 5,099 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is second with 5,149. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,340 and counting.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 4,028 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 4,108 and counting.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 365 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.
Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 1,774 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 1,799 and Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is third with 1,801.
Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 656 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 660, and Tavares is third with 679 and counting.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 216 blocks. Tibor Pleiss is seventh with 228.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 789 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is seventh with 853.
Kevin Punter ranks 12th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.7%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.1%.
Nico Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.

   Game Facts - Olympiacos Piraeus

Streaks
Sasha Vezenkov has scored in double figures and posted double-digit PIRs in 26 straight games.
Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight and 20 of his last 21 games.
Vezenkov has made multiple three-pointers in nine of his last 10 games.
Vezenkov has posted a PIR of 17 or more in 22 straight games.
Evan Fournier has made multiple three-point shots in 18 of his last 19 games.
Fournier has scored in double figures in 18 of his last 19 games.
Luca Vildoza has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.
Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.
Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.
Evans has made 21 consecutive free throws.

Season rankings
Sasha Vezenkov leads the league in average index rating with 24.8 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league in scoring with 20.4 points per game.
Evan Fournier ranks eighth in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
Vezenkov ranks sixth in rebounding with 6.3 per game.
Nikola Milutinov ranks eighth in rebounding with 6.2 per game.
Milutinov ranks second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Moustapha Fall leads the league in two-point shooting at 80.8%.
Alec Peters is tied for seventh in free-throw shooting at 94.1%.
Peters ranks fifth in three-point shooting at 50.0%.
Evan Fournier ranks third in three-pointers made with 2.8 per game.
Olympiacos leads the league in scoring with 87.8 points per game.
Olympiacos leads the league in assists with 20.8 per game.
Olympiacos leads the league in team PIR with 103.6 per game.
Olympiacos is shooting 38.8% from three-point range, second best in the league.

Records/Milestones
Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader in games started with 325.
Papanikolaou is in eighth place all-time in steals with 321. Pablo Prigioni is seventh with 322.
Moustapha Fall ranks second all-time in two-point accuracy at 73.5%.
Thomas Walkup ranks 17th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Walkup is ranked 14th all-time in assists with 996. Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid is 13th with 1,061 assists and counting.
Alec Peters ranks 10th all-time in free-throw shooting accuracy at 89.9%.
Peters ranks fifth all-time in three-point accuracy at 46.0%.
Nikola Milutinov is ranked sixth all-time in offensive rebounds with 631. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 656, and Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 660 and counting.