{"id":441306,"date":"2025-05-09T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=441306"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:56:17","slug":"bcl-final-four-2025-tenerife-vs-galatasaray-tips-off-the-race-for-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/bcl-final-four-2025-tenerife-vs-galatasaray-tips-off-the-race-for-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"BCL Final Four 2025: Tenerife vs Galatasaray tips off the race for the crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Basketball <\/span>Champions <\/span>League <\/span>Final <\/span>Four <\/span>2025 <\/span>opens <\/span>today <\/span>in <\/span>Athens <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>thrilling <\/span>semifinal <\/span>clash: <\/span>La <\/span>Laguna <\/span>Tenerife <\/span>vs <\/span>Galatasaray<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>tipping <\/span>off <\/span>at <\/span>17:<\/span>00 <\/span>CET (<\/span>18:<\/span>00 <\/span>local <\/span>time) <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>SUNEL <\/span>Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tenerife, <\/span>the <\/span>two-<\/span>time <\/span>BCL <\/span>champions <\/span>led <\/span>by <\/span>Txus <\/span>Vidorreta<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>the <\/span>ageless <\/span>Marcelinho <\/span>Huertas<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>are <\/span>making <\/span>their <\/span>sixth <\/span>semifinal <\/span>appearance<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>in <\/span>BCL <\/span>history. <\/span>Galatasaray, <\/span>meanwhile, <\/span>step <\/span>onto <\/span>this <\/span>stage <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>very <\/span>first <\/span>time<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>but <\/span>bring <\/span>firepower <\/span>with <\/span>Will <\/span>Cummings<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>James <\/span>Palmer <\/span>Jr.<\/span><\/strong> leading <\/span>the <\/span>charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Spanish <\/span>side <\/span>rides <\/span>a <\/span>14-<\/span>game <\/span>BCL <\/span>winning <\/span>streak <\/span>and <\/span>boasts <\/span>the <\/span>best <\/span>defense <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>league. <\/span>The <\/span>Turkish <\/span>squad <\/span>counters <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>best <\/span>opponent <\/span>field <\/span>goal <\/span>defense <\/span>and <\/span>leads <\/span>the <\/span>BCL <\/span>in <\/span>defensive <\/span>rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>battle <\/span>of <\/span>elite <\/span>systems, <\/span>veteran <\/span>brilliance, <\/span>and <\/span>frontcourt <\/span>explosiveness. <\/span>Tip-<\/span>off <\/span>at <\/span>17:<\/span>00 <\/span>CET, <\/span>officiated <\/span>by <\/span>Zurapovic (<\/span>BIH), <\/span>Rosso (<\/span>FRA), <\/span>and <\/span>Gedvilas (<\/span>LTU).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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