2021 Basketball Champions League Final was the concluding game of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League season, the 5th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
San Pablo Burgos won its second Champions League title after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka.
Background Pınar Karşıyaka For Karşıyaka, this was the first Basketball Champions League Final, and the second final for a Turkish side after Bandırma B.İ.K. had reached the final in 2017.
San Pablo Burgos San Pablo Burgos were the defending champions after having defeated AEK in 2020.
Teams Team Previous final tournament appearances San Pablo Burgos 1 (2020) Pınar Karşıyaka None
Venue The Trade Union Sport Palace was the stage of the final tournament for the first time. Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace Capacity: 5,000
Road to the final Pınar KarşıyakaRound San Pablo BurgosOpponentResult OpponentResultGroup F second placeRegular seasonGroup H first placeGroup I second placePlayoffsGroup J second placeOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legPlayoffsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Nymburk 84–73Quarter-finals Hapoel Holon 86–77 Zaragoza 84–79Semi-finals SIG Strasbourg 81–70
Game details
Karşıyaka Statistics Burgos 17/42 (40.5%) 2-pt field goals 15/34 (44.1%) 5/19 (26.3%) 3-pt field goals 6/26 (23.1%) 10/16 (62.5%) Free throws 16/22 (72.7%) 10 Offensive rebounds 13 28 Defensive rebounds 31 38 Total rebounds 44 13 Assists 12 9 Turnovers 12 3 Steals 2 2 Blocks 2 21 Fouls 22
2020–21 Basketball Champions League champions San Pablo Burgos 2nd title Team captains (C): D. J. Kennedy (Karsiyaka) and Vítor Benite (Burgos)
References
External links Basketball Champions League (official website)