Euroleague Basketball: Decisive Rounds 36 & 37 and Playoff Format Explained

The decisive week of the Euroleague season is here, with Regular Season Rounds 36 and 37 of Europe's premier basketball competition taking place from Tuesday, April 7th to Friday, April 10th. These crucial matchups will determine the fate of mid-table teams vying for a spot in the play-in tournament (for teams ranked 7th to 10th).

Heading into these pivotal rounds, Olympiacos and Fenerbahçe currently lead the standings with 23 wins and 12 losses, closely followed by Real Madrid and Valencia Basket, both holding a 22-13 record. Below is the complete schedule for all games this week.

Round 36 of 38

Tuesday, April 7th

• Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Fenerbahçe: 18:00 CEST, 17:00 BST
• Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Dubai Basketball: 19:00 CEST, 18:00 BST
• Crvena Zvezda Belgrade vs. Paris Basketball: 20:00 CEST, 19:00 BST
• Olympiacos vs. Real Madrid: 20:15 CEST, 19:15 BST
• FC Barcelona vs. Panathinaikos: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Valencia Basket vs. Milano: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Virtus Bologna vs. Bayern Munich: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Baskonia vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: 21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST

Wednesday, April 8th

• Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Partizan Belgrade: 19:30 CEST, 18:30 BST
• AS Monaco vs. Lyon-Villeurbanne: 19:30 CEST, 18:30 BST

Round 37 of 38

Thursday, April 9th

• Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Olympiacos: 18:30 CEST, 17:30 BST
• Fenerbahçe vs. Real Madrid: 19:45 CEST, 18:45 BST
• Milano vs. Bayern Munich: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Valencia Basket vs. Panathinaikos: 20:45 CEST, 19:45 BST
• Paris vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: 21:00 CEST, 20:00 BST

Friday, April 10th

• Monaco vs. Barcelona: 19:30 CEST, 18:30 BST
• Dubai vs. Anadolu Efes: 20:00 CEST, 19:00 BST
• Virtus Bologna vs. Baskonia: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Partizan vs. Zalgiris: 20:30 CEST, 19:30 BST
• Lyon-Villeurbanne vs. Crvena Zvezda: 20:45 CEST, 19:45 BST

Additionally, a postponed Tel Aviv derby from Round 30, featuring Maccabi vs. Hapoel, is scheduled for Sunday. This will precede the final regular season round, set to take place on April 16th and 17th.

Playoff Structure Explained

Upon the conclusion of the regular season, the top six teams will directly qualify for the playoffs. Teams ranked from seventh to tenth will compete in the play-in tournament, scheduled between April 21st and 24th, to determine the final two playoff spots.

The main playoffs, consisting of best-of-five series, will then commence from April 28th and conclude by May 13th at the latest. The Final Four, featuring the four playoff survivors, will take place between May 22nd and 24th, including direct elimination semifinals and the championship final match.