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Sergio Llull now has the most points in Final Four, Sergio Rodriguez became the assists leader, while Edy Tavares grabbed 25 rebounds throughout the weekend -- a modern-era Final Four record.

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The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four championship game had all the drama one can imagine, with Real Madrid rallying late to edge Olympiacos Piraeus 79-78on Sunday in Kaunas.

Player of the Game EFF 23 Sergio Rodriguez Points 15 Accuracy 6-11 Rebounds 4 Assists 9

The game hero was Sergio Llull, whose only basket of the night – a high-arching mid-range jumper over Moustapha Fall with 3.1 seconds left – secured the title after Real had trailed for the previous 16 minutes.

It was good for Los Blancos' record 11th trophy as the continental champion.

In addition to the drama, this game was one for the ages due to the many milestones and records that players and teams reached during the 40-minute thriller.

Llull's jumperput him up to 198 points, the most in Final Fours since 2002, even as he lost the all-time Final Four lead in assists, overtaken by his teammateSergio Rodriguez.

Rodriguez ran Real's offense masterfully, with 9 assists that tied a championship game record belonging to Ariel McDonald, Dimitris Diamantidis, and Jeremy Pargo. Chacho now has 70 assists, an all-time high, across his 16 Final Four games.

Final Four MVPWalter Tavarespulled down 10 rebounds, giving him 25 for the weekend, a modern-era Final Four record.

With his 13 points and 10 rebounds, he became the first player this century with three double-doubles in Final Four games.

On the losing end, EuroLeague MVPSasha Vezenkovhad 29 points, tying the championship-game scoring mark that Shane Larkin set in 2019. Vezenkov's PIR of 34 also tied a championship game record, matching Anthony Parker's from 2004 and Manuel Ginobili's from 2002.

Interestingly, only Parker among the four won the championship game in which his record was set or tied. Vezenkov's 9 two-pointers made tied another championship game record.

Olympiacos guardIsaiah Canaanfinished 5-for-6 on 3-pointers, which tied a championship game modern-era record for three-point shots made. Three players who previously hit 5 threes in the championship game were Vassilis Spanoulis in 2013, Rodriguez in 2014, and Ali Muhammed in 2016.

Then, there were the two teams. Both Real and Olympiacos played offensive-minded basketball, showcasing all their talents in the most consequential game of the season.

Tied at 45-45 at halftime, Olympiacos and Real Madrid combined for the most points in the first half of any Final Four game this century.

In addition, their 15 combined first-half three-pointers – with Olympiacos making 8 and Real Madrid 7 – were the most by two teams in any half of a championship game since 2008.

Their 24 triples combined each at the game's end, 12 apiece, ranked second for a title game since 2002.

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