2017 VTB United League Playoffs
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Country
Russia (6 teams)
Latvia (1 team)
Kazakhstan
(1 team)
Russia (6 teams)
Latvia (1 team)
Kazakhstan(1 team)
Dates1 May – 13 June 2017
Teams8
Defending championsCSKA Moscow
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia (6 teams) Latvia (1 team) Kazakhstan (1 team) |
| Dates | 1 May – 13 June 2017 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Runner-up | Khimki |
| EuroLeague | Khimki |
The 2017 VTB United League Playoffs were the concluding games of the 2016–17 VTB United League to determine the season champions. The Playoffs started on May 1, 2017. The champions or the runners-up of the Playoffs qualified for the 2017–18 EuroLeague (depending on the spot of automatically qualified CSKA Moscow).
In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first two games will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the third game and, if necessary, the fourth, will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams.
Qualified teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow |
24 | 22 | 2 | 2274 | 1782 | +492 | .917 | Seeded in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
24 | 21 | 3 | 2187 | 1930 | +257 | .875 | |
| 3 | Khimki |
24 | 19 | 5 | 2108 | 1895 | +213 | .792 | |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
24 | 19 | 5 | 1959 | 1688 | +271 | .792 | |
| 5 | UNICS |
24 | 15 | 9 | 2136 | 2021 | +115 | .625 | Unseeded in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Enisey |
24 | 13 | 11 | 1974 | 2041 | −67 | .542 | |
| 7 | VEF Rīga |
24 | 11 | 13 | 1857 | 1961 | −104 | .458 | |
| 8 | Astana |
24 | 9 | 15 | 1806 | 1930 | −124 | .375 |
Source: VTB United League
Bracket
| Quarterfinals 1–12 May | Semifinals 25 May–4 June | Finals 8–13 June | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Astana
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lokomotiv Kuban
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lokomotiv Kuban
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNICS
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Khimki
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | VEF Rīga
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Khimki
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Khimki
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Enisey
| 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow |
3–0 | Astana |
77–54 | 94–74 | 91–73 | ||
| Lokomotiv Kuban |
3–1 | UNICS |
62–71 | 92–76 | 83–71 | 84–79 | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
3–0 | VEF Rīga |
93–81 | 79–74 | 92–51 | ||
| Khimki |
3–0 | Enisey |
91–84 | 109–81 | 89–68 |
Game 1
| 1 May 2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
93–81 (Series: 1–0) |
VEF Rīga |
Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 24–26, 23–21, 20–19 | |||
| Pts: White 18 Rebs: Mbakwe 10 Asts: Marković 11 Eff: White 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Blūms 16 Rebs: Gromovs, Mejeris 8 Asts: Šķēle 7 Eff: Mejeris 19 |
Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace Attendance: 3,150 Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Tomislav Hordov (CRO), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR) |
|
| 4 May 2017 | Khimki |
91–84 (Series: 1–0) |
Enisey |
Khimki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 30–21, 22–25, 25–15 | |||
| Pts: Shved 33 Rebs: Todorović 10 Asts: Shved 5 Eff: Shved 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hilliard 18 Rebs: Elegar 13 Asts: Taylor 7 Eff: Elegar, Hilliard 19 |
Arena: Basketball Center of Moscow Region Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Anton Makhlin (RUS), Sergey Beliakov (RUS) |
|
| 5 May 2017 | CSKA Moscow |
77–54 (Series: 1–0) |
Astana |
Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 18–14, 15–17, 15–14 | |||
| Pts: Fridzon 18 Rebs: Antonov 8 Asts: De Colo 5 Eff: Fridzon 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Krubally 15 Rebs: Krubally 10 Asts: Katsivelis 5 Eff: Krubally 21 |
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Aare Halliko (EST), Rain Peerandi (EST) |
|
| 5 May 2017 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
62–71 (Series: 0–1) |
UNICS |
Krasnodar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 14–20, 17–16, 14–18 | |||
| Pts: Rochestie 11 Rebs: Vougioukas 6 Asts: three players 2 Eff: Rochestie 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ponkrashov 15 Rebs: Parakhouski 10 Asts: Colom 8 Eff: Parakhouski 22 |
Arena: Basket-Hall Attendance: 4,209 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Anton Makhlin (RUS), Alexey Davydov (RUS) |
|
Game 2
| 3 May 2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
79–74 (Series: 2–0) |
VEF Rīga |
Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 29–21, 20–14, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Toolson, White 20 Rebs: Timma 7 Asts: Marković 8 Eff: White 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Meiers 18 Rebs: Meiers 12 Asts: Blūms 5 Eff: Meiers 30 |
Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Aare Halliko (EST), Tomasz Trawicki (POL) |
|
| 6 May 2017 | Khimki |
109–81 (Series: 2–0) |
Enisey |
Khimki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 30–18, 31–22, 26–17 | |||
| Pts: Shved 26 Rebs: Todorović 8 Asts: Shved 7 Eff: Shved 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Braimoh 23 Rebs: Braimoh 14 Asts: Zavoruev 7 Eff: Braimoh 31 |
Arena: Basketball Center of Moscow Region Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Alexey Davydov (RUS) |
|
| 7 May 2017 | CSKA Moscow |
94–74 (Series: 2–0) |
Astana |
Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–16, 25–19, 24–23 | |||
| Pts: De Colo 15 Rebs: Augustine 5 Asts: Khryapa 5 Eff: De Colo 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lowery 19 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Lowery 6 Eff: Lowery 27 |
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR) |
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| 7 May 2017 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
92–76 (Series: 1–1) |
UNICS |
Krasnodar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 19–17, 26–24, 19–17 | |||
| Pts: Rochestie 26 Rebs: Broekhoff 12 Asts: three players 3 Eff: Broekhoff 34 |
Boxscore | Pts: Langford 24 Rebs: Langford 7 Asts: Ponkrashov 6 Eff: Langford 23 |
Arena: Basket-Hall Attendance: 4,652 Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Tomislav Hordov (CRO), Ilya Putenko (RUS) |
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Game 3
| 6 May 2017 | VEF Rīga |
51–92 (Series: 0–3) |
Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Riga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 9–23, 9–16, 8–24 | |||
| Pts: Gordon, Meiers 10 Rebs: Meiers 8 Asts: Gordon 4 Eff: Meiers 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Landry 20 Rebs: Pushkov 8 Asts: Karasev 6 Eff: Landry 24 |
Arena: Arēna Rīga Attendance: 500 Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Rain Peerandi (EST) |
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| 9 May 2017 | Enisey |
68–89 (Series: 0–3) |
Khimki |
Krasnoyarsk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+7) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–27, 16–23, 13–17 | |||
| Pts: Hilliard 17 Rebs: Braimoh 5 Asts: Taylor 5 Eff: Hilliard 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shved 22 Rebs: Todorović 9 Asts: Zaitcev 4 Eff: Todorović 23 |
Arena: Arena Sever Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Sergei Krug (RUS), Sergei Mikhailov (RUS) |
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| 10 May 2017 | Astana |
73–91 (Series: 0–3) |
CSKA Moscow |
Astana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+6) | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 10–25, 25–20, 23–27 | |||
| Pts: Lowery 23 Rebs: Krubally 9 Asts: Lowery 5 Eff: Lowery 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: De Colo 18 Rebs: Kurbanov 7 Asts: De Colo 8 Eff: De Colo 20 |
Arena: Barys Arena Attendance: 845 Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Ingus Baumanis (LAT), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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| 10 May 2017 | UNICS |
71–83 (Series: 1–2) |
Lokomotiv Kuban |
Kazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–27, 18–15, 15–22 | |||
| Pts: Williams 16 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Colom 7 Eff: Williams 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rochestie 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Rochestie 5 Eff: Vougioukas 21 |
Arena: Basket-Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Semen Ovinov (RUS) |
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Game 4
| 12 May 2017 | UNICS |
79–84 (Series: 1–3) |
Lokomotiv Kuban |
Kazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 25–19, 11–18, 23–16 | |||
| Pts: Langford 16 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Ponkrashov 7 Eff: Williams 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rochestie 21 Rebs: Vougioukas 7 Asts: three players 3 Eff: Rochestie 22 |
Arena: Basket-Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Tomasz Trawicki (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS) |
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