2004–05 Euroleague

Main article: EuroLeague
2004–05 Euroleague
League Euroleague
Sport Basketball
Season
Season MVP United States Anthony Parker (Maccabi Elite)
Top scorer United States Charles Smith
(Scavolini Pesaro)
Final Four
Champions Israel Maccabi Elite
  Runners-up Spain Tau Cerámica
Final Four MVP Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius (Maccabi Elite)

The 2004–05 Euroleague was the fifth season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 48th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 200405 season featured 24 competing teams, from 13 different countries. The final of the competition was held in Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow, Russia, with the defending champions, Maccabi Elite, defeating Tau Cerámica by a score of 90-78.

Regular season

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Climamio Bologna 14 12 2 1199 1091 +96
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 14 12 2 1080 934 +145
3. Croatia Cibona VIP 14 8 6 1172 1037 +47
4. Spain Real Madrid 14 7 7 1056 1020 +36
5. Poland Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 7 7 981 1028 -47
6. Spain Adecco Estudiantes 14 4 10 1074 1109 -35
7. Greece Olympiacos 14 4 10 1017 1144 -127
8. Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 14 2 12 1030 1146 -116

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Israel Maccabi Elite 14 10 4 1324 1189 +135
2. Spain Winterthur FC Barcelona 14 9 5 1071 1045 +26
3. Lithuania Žalgiris 14 8 6 1185 1180 +5
4. Greece AEK 14 7 7 1102 1106 -4
5. Italy Montepaschi Siena 14 7 7 1105 1049 56
6. Italy Scavolini Pesaro 14 7 7 1116 1168 -52
7. Slovenia Union Olimpija 14 6 8 1040 1058 -18
8. France Adecco ASVEL 14 2 12 973 1121 -148

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 14 14 0 1191 1074 +117
2. Greece Panathinaikos 14 8 6 1126 1061 +65
3. Italy Benetton Treviso 14 8 6 1039 986 +53
4. Turkey Ülker 14 7 7 1030 987 +43
5. Spain Tau Cerámica 14 6 8 1149 1146 +3
6. Spain Unicaja Málaga 14 6 8 1030 1024 +6
7. Germany Opel Skyliners 14 4 10 996 1137 -141
8. France Pau-Orthez 14 3 11 1070 1216 -146

Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

The draw was held in accordance with Euroleague rules.

The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:

Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:

  1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  3. If there was a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.
Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Israel Maccabi Elite 6 6 0 513 427 +86
2. Turkey Ülker 6 3 3 434 469 -35
3. Italy Montepaschi Siena 6 2 4 470 462 +8
4. Croatia Cibona VIP 6 1 5 430 489 −59

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 515 450 +65
2. Italy Scavolini Pesaro 6 3 3 467 492 -25
3. Spain Winterthur FC Barcelona 6 2 4 463 478 −15
4. Spain Real Madrid 6 2 4 477 502 −25

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Panathinaikos 6 4 2 480 450 +30
2. Spain Tau Cerámica 6 4 2 526 483 +43
3 Italy Climamio Bologna 6 4 2 471 479 −8
4. Lithuania Žalgiris 6 0 6 457 522 −65

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 447 385 +62
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 6 4 2 424 377 +47
3. Greece AEK 6 4 2 436 427 +9
4. Poland Prokom Trefl Sopot 6 0 6 387 505 −118

Quarterfinals

Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Maccabi Elite Israel 2–0 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 88–60 103–100
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–0 Turkey Ülker 88–74 82–64
Panathinaikos Greece 2–1 Turkey Efes Pilsen 102–96 63–7584-76
Benetton Treviso Italy 0–2 Spain Tau Cerámica 59–98 64–66

Final Four

Semifinals

May 6, Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Maccabi Elite Israel 91–82 Greece Panathinaikos
CSKA Moscow Russia 78–85 Spain Tau Cerámica

3rd place game

May 8, Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panathinaikos Greece 94–91 Russia CSKA Moscow

Final

May 8, Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tau Cerámica Spain 78–90 Israel Maccabi Elite
2004–05 Euroleague
Champions
Israel
Maccabi Elite
5th Title

Final standings

Team
Israel Maccabi Elite
Spain Tau Cerámica
Greece Panathinaikos
Russia CSKA Moscow

Final Four 2005 MVP

Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius (Maccabi Elite)

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Anthony ParkerIsrael Maccabi Elite2459724.88
2.United States Tanoka Beard Lithuania Žalgiris2043921.95
3.United States Chris WilliamsGermany Frankfurt Skyliners1430121.50

Points

Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1.United States Charles Smith Italy Scavolini Pesaro2041320.65
2.United States Chris Williams Germany Frankfurt Skyliners1426518.93
3.United States Tanoka BeardLithuania Žalgiris2036018.00

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1.United States Tanoka BeardLithuania Žalgiris2021210.60
2.Panama Rubén Garcés Spain Adecco Estudiantes141218.64
3.Turkey Hüseyin Beşok France ASVEL141128.00

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1.United States Mire Chatman France Pau-Orthez14876.21
2.Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius Israel Maccabi Elite241285.33
3.Greece Nikolaos Zisis Greece AEK20884.40

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameUnited States Chris WilliamsGermany Frankfurt Skyliners142.79
Blocks per gameLithuania Eurelijus ŽukauskasTurkey Ülker221.82
Turnovers per gameUnited States Mire ChatmanFrance Pau-Orthez143.64
Fouls drawn per gameSpain Jorge GarbajosaSpain Unicaja Málaga136.54
Minutes per gameGermany Pascal RollerGermany Frankfurt Skyliners1436:38
2FG%Spain Fran VázquezSpain Unicaja Málaga140.701
3FG%United States Antonio GrangerRussia CSKA Moscow230.483
FT%Serbia Uroš TripkovićSerbia Partizan140.968

Awards

Euroleague MVP

Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague First Team 2004-05

All-Euroleague Second Team 200405

Rising Star

Best Defender

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer

Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year

Club Executive of the Year

References and notes

    Euroleague Competition Format

    External links

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