The destiny of three of the four quarter-finals was decided this Thursday night. Siena, Panathinaikos and Maccabi celebrated qualification to the Euroleague Final Four with a game to spare. Valencia and
Siena creating a huge upset by knocking out Olympiacos in four games. Siena, who last made the Final Four in 2008, will head to Barcelona after an impressive come-from-behind performance in the series, bouncing back from an embarrassing Game 1 loss in Piraeus to string three straight victories together en route to the Final Four. Malik Hairston had 26 point and Ksistof Lavrinovic added 19.
Olympiacos out but Greece will still be represented in the Final Four by Panathinaikos, which got rid of the defending champions, Barcelona. The Spaniards will be heartbroken as their dream of a repeat at home was destroyed by Pana, which had 8 players scoring between 8 and 12 points.
Another Spanish team to go down was Vitoria. It was defeated by Maccabi Tel Aviv 99-77 behind 26 points from Jeremy Pargo and 22 from Guy Pnini, as Maccabi shot an unbelievable 14 of 21 beyond the arc (66%).
Still, the Spanish flag is certain to stand tall in Barcelona as the last ticket to the Final Four will be played between