Baskonia's unlucky streak continues as they miss EuroLeague playoffs / News - Basketnews.com

Baskonia had a disappointing end to their 2022-23 EuroLeague season as they missed out on the playoffs by a narrow margin. Zalgiris' victory in Munich meant that Baskonia's postseason hopes were dashed, despite their positive 18-16 record. This makes Baskonia the fourth team to miss the playoffs with a winning record in the round-robin era.

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Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz were inches away from making the 2023 EuroLeague Playoffs.

3-pointers this season

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Zalgiris' nail-biting win in Munich shut Baskonia's postseason hopes.

According to Marco Pagliariccio, Baskonia (18-16) became just the 4th team to miss the playoffs with a positive record in the round-robin era after:

Crvena Zvezda 16/17 (16-14) Valencia 20/21 (19-15) Baskonia 20/21 (18-16)

The Basques finished 9th in the 2022-23 EuroLeague season and extended their unlucky streak.

Baskonia have not reached the EuroLeague playoffs since 2018-19, although always being near the mark.

Last season, they claimed the 9th spot, being two wins behind the playoff zone. In the 2021-22 EuroLeague campaign, Baskonia concluded 10th, with the same two wins behind postseason action.

Looking back, defeats against three bottom-placed teams -- ASVEL (61-87), Panathinaikos (83-98), and ALBA (84-85) -- may have cost Baskonia the EuroLeague playoffs this season.

Before the current season, Joan Penarroya's team signed four exciting rookies -- Markus Howard, Darius Thompson, Maik Kotsar, and Daulton Hommes -- who inspired Baskonia to the league-best offense.

The Spanish team averaged 86.7 points per game and scored over 100 points on five occasions. Baskonia also became the third team ever to score 120 points or more in EuroLeague history and the first one in more than 15 years.

Current ACB leaders registered 78 points in their last EuroLeague game at Olympiacos Piraeus, where a loss did not let them finish in the desired 8th place.

2022-23 Regular-season Standings

Pos Team GM W L HW HL Diff STR L5 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 34 24 10 14 3 8.2 +1 + Olympiacos Piraeus 86 78 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 87 79 Olympiacos Piraeus + Olympiacos Piraeus 81 73 Panathinaikos Athens + Olympiacos Piraeus 81 55 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 90 75 Olympiacos Piraeus 2 FC Barcelona 34 23 11 13 4 4.2 +1 + FC Barcelona 85 71 Valencia Basket - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 84 76 FC Barcelona + FC Barcelona 72 56 ALBA Berlin + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 80 89 FC Barcelona + Panathinaikos Athens 74 88 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 34 23 11 13 4 6.2 -1 - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 100 96 Real Madrid + Real Madrid 79 67 FC Bayern Munich - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 104 90 Real Madrid + Real Madrid 90 75 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Virtus Segafredo Bologna 79 96 Real Madrid 4 AS Monaco 34 21 13 13 4 1.6 -2 - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 87 72 AS Monaco - AS Monaco 84 88 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade + FC Bayern Munich 81 84 AS Monaco - Zalgiris Kaunas 79 70 AS Monaco + AS Monaco 90 79 Valencia Basket 5 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 34 20 14 15 2 2.6 +1 + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 100 96 Real Madrid - Zalgiris Kaunas 68 67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85 66 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 111 80 Virtus Segafredo Bologna + LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67 85 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 6 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 34 20 14 12 5 2.5 +3 + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 83 81 Panathinaikos Athens + AS Monaco 84 88 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 104 90 Real Madrid - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 80 89 FC Barcelona + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 90 75 Olympiacos Piraeus 7 Zalgiris Kaunas 34 19 15 13 4 -1 +4 + FC Bayern Munich 80 83 Zalgiris Kaunas + Zalgiris Kaunas 68 67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv + Zalgiris Kaunas 95 74 Valencia Basket + Zalgiris Kaunas 79 70 AS Monaco - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 87 79 Zalgiris Kaunas 8 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 34 19 15 12 5 2.5 -1 - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 91 89 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 103 86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92 69 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Real Madrid 90 75 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 87 79 Zalgiris Kaunas 9 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 34 18 16 14 3 2.7 -1 - Olympiacos Piraeus 86 78 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 120 100 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92 69 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 93 87 ALBA Berlin - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 74 63 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 10 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 34 17 17 11 6 -0.6 +5 + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 91 89 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 87 79 Olympiacos Piraeus + LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 60 76 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 92 73 Valencia Basket + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 74 63 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 11 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 34 17 17 11 6 1.7 +1 + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 87 72 AS Monaco - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 103 86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 86 67 Virtus Segafredo Bologna + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89 69 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - ALBA Berlin 95 93 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 12 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 34 15 19 9 8 -2.8 -1 - Virtus Segafredo Bologna 89 84 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 84 76 FC Barcelona - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85 66 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89 69 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 99 74 FC Bayern Munich 13 Valencia Basket 34 15 19 9 8 -3.8 -1 - FC Barcelona 85 71 Valencia Basket + Valencia Basket 79 68 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Zalgiris Kaunas 95 74 Valencia Basket - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 92 73 Valencia Basket - AS Monaco 90 79 Valencia Basket 14 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 34 14 20 9 8 -4.8 +1 + Virtus Segafredo Bologna 89 84 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Valencia Basket 79 68 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 86 67 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 111 80 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Virtus Segafredo Bologna 79 96 Real Madrid 15 ALBA Berlin 34 11 23 6 11 -4.2 +2 + ALBA Berlin 88 71 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne + Panathinaikos Athens 84 88 ALBA Berlin - FC Barcelona 72 56 ALBA Berlin - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 93 87 ALBA Berlin + ALBA Berlin 95 93 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 16 FC Bayern Munich 34 11 23 8 9 -3.9 -7 - FC Bayern Munich 80 83 Zalgiris Kaunas - Real Madrid 79 67 FC Bayern Munich - FC Bayern Munich 81 84 AS Monaco - Panathinaikos Athens 86 76 FC Bayern Munich - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 99 74 FC Bayern Munich 17 Panathinaikos Athens 34 11 23 8 9 -3.4 -3 - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 83 81 Panathinaikos Athens - Panathinaikos Athens 84 88 ALBA Berlin - Olympiacos Piraeus 81 73 Panathinaikos Athens + Panathinaikos Athens 86 76 FC Bayern Munich - Panathinaikos Athens 74 88 FC Barcelona 18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 34 8 26 4 13 -7.6 -13 - ALBA Berlin 88 71 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 120 100 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 60 76 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - Olympiacos Piraeus 81 55 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67 85 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

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