2017 VTB United League Playoffs

2017 VTB United League Playoffs
Tournament details
Country Russia (6 teams)
 Latvia (1 team)
 Kazakhstan
(1 team)
Dates1 May – 13 June 2017
Teams8
Defending championsCSKA Moscow
Final positions
ChampionsCSKA Moscow
Runner-upKhimki
EuroLeagueKhimki
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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).

Format

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 24 22 2 2274 1782 +492 .917 Seeded in quarterfinals
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 24 21 3 2187 1930 +257 .875
3 Russia Khimki 24 19 5 2108 1895 +213 .792
4 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 24 19 5 1959 1688 +271 .792
5 Russia UNICS 24 15 9 2136 2021 +115 .625 Unseeded in quarterfinals
6 Russia Enisey 24 13 11 1974 2041 −67 .542
7 Latvia VEF Rīga 24 11 13 1857 1961 −104 .458
8 Kazakhstan Astana 24 9 15 1806 1930 −124 .375

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
1–12 May
Semifinals
25 May–4 June
Finals
8–13 June
         
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
8 Kazakhstan Astana 0
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
4 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 0
4 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 3
5 Russia UNICS 1
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
3 Russia Khimki 0
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3
7 Latvia VEF Rīga 0
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2
3 Russia Khimki 3
3 Russia Khimki 3
6 Russia Enisey 0

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–0 Kazakhstan Astana 77–54 94–74 91–73 0 0
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 3–1 Russia UNICS 62–71 92–76 83–71 84–79 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 3–0 Latvia VEF Rīga 93–81 79–74 92–51 0 0
Khimki Russia 3–0 Russia Enisey 91–84 109–81 89–68 0 0

Game 1

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1 May 2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 93–81
(Series: 1–0)
Latvia 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 Russia 91–84
(Series: 1–0)
Russia 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 Russia 77–54
(Series: 1–0)
Kazakhstan 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 Russia 62–71
(Series: 0–1)
Russia 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

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3 May 2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 79–74
(Series: 2–0)
Latvia 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 Russia 109–81
(Series: 2–0)
Russia 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 Russia 94–74
(Series: 2–0)
Kazakhstan 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)
7 May 2017 Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 92–76
(Series: 1–1)
Russia 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)

Game 3

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6 May 2017 VEF Rīga Latvia 51–92
(Series: 0–3)
Russia 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)
9 May 2017 Enisey Russia 68–89
(Series: 0–3)
Russia 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)
10 May 2017 Astana Kazakhstan 73–91
(Series: 0–3)
Russia 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)
10 May 2017 UNICS Russia 71–83
(Series: 1–2)
Russia 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)

Game 4

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12 May 2017 UNICS Russia 79–84
(Series: 1–3)
Russia 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)

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–0 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 101–95 84–71 74–66 0 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–3 Russia Khimki 99–95 92–89 73–97 71–73 84–90

Game 1

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25 May 2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 99–95
(Series: 1–0)
Russia Khimki Saint Petersburg
20:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 19–16, 26–27, 27–24
Pts: White 22
Rebs: White 7
Asts: Marković 9
Eff: White 27
Boxscore Pts: Shved 31
Rebs: Hummel, Todorović 6
Asts: Shved 7
Eff: Shved 27
Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Attendance: 4,326
Referees: Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Semen Ovinov (RUS)
26 May 2017 CSKA Moscow Russia 101–95
(Series: 1–0)
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban Moscow
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 32–30, 19–18, 24–25
Pts: De Colo 20
Rebs: Hines 5
Asts: De Colo 7
Eff: De Colo 23
Boxscore Pts: Collins, Janning 21
Rebs: Vougioukas 4
Asts: Rochestie 5
Eff: Janning 22
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU), Anton Makhlin (RUS)

Game 2

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27 May 2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 92–89
(Series: 2–0)
Russia Khimki Saint Petersburg
17:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 22–21, 25–19, 27–21
Pts: Toolson 24
Rebs: White 6
Asts: Marković 10
Eff: Toolson 29
Boxscore Pts: Shved 23
Rebs: Todorović 6
Asts: Shved 12
Eff: Todorović 21
Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Attendance: 4,660
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
28 May 2017 CSKA Moscow Russia 84–71
(Series: 2–0)
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban Moscow
17:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–21, 25–21, 21–14
Pts: Teodosić 20
Rebs: Khryapa 6
Asts: Khryapa, Kurbanov 4
Eff: Kurbanov 21
Boxscore Pts: Broekhoff 24
Rebs: Collins 8
Asts: Janning 7
Eff: Broekhoff 24
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Ilya Putenko (RUS)

Game 3

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30 May 2017 Khimki Russia 97–73
(Series: 1–2)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Khimki
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 26–25, 24–12, 17–15
Pts: Shved 22
Rebs: Todorović 9
Asts: Shved 4
Eff: Shved 22
Boxscore Pts: Karasev 14
Rebs: White 9
Asts: Marković 5
Eff: Marković 17
Arena: Basketball Center of Moscow Region
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Sergei Mikhailov (RUS)
31 May 2017 Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 66–74
(Series: 0–3)
Russia CSKA Moscow Krasnodar
20:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–20, 10–19, 25–12
Pts: Collins 18
Rebs: Collins 6
Asts: Collins 4
Eff: Collins 19
Boxscore Pts: Teodosić 16
Rebs: Jackson 6
Asts: Jackson 6
Eff: Jackson, Teodosić 17
Arena: Basket-Hall
Attendance: 7,139
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Semen Ovinov (RUS)

Game 4

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1 June 2017 Khimki Russia 73–71
(Series: 2–2)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Khimki
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 19–5, 12–20, 23–18
Pts: Shved 33
Rebs: Todorović 8
Asts: Zaitcev 3
Eff: Shved 21
Boxscore Pts: Karasev 22
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Karasev 5
Eff: Karasev 26
Arena: Basketball Center of Moscow Region
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Damir Javor (SLO), Tomislav Hordov (CRO)

Game 5

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4 June 2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 84–90
(Series: 2–3)
Russia Khimki Saint Petersburg
16:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 13–16, 22–21, 27–30
Pts: Landry 15
Rebs: Timma 7
Asts: Marković 7
Eff: Landry, Timma 17
Boxscore Pts: Shved 28
Rebs: Hummel 8
Asts: Shved 6
Eff: Shved 21
Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Attendance: 5,690
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–0 Russia Khimki 94–88 99–79 95–72 0 0

Game 1

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8 June 2017 CSKA Moscow Russia 94–88
(Series: 1–0)
Russia Khimki Moscow
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 33–25, 27–13, 16–37
Pts: De Colo 21
Rebs: Kurbanov 9
Asts: Teodosić 5
Eff: De Colo 21
Boxscore Pts: Shved 18
Rebs: Hummel 6
Asts: Zaitcev 6
Eff: Zaitcev 24
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Anton Makhlin (RUS)

Game 2

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10 June 2017 CSKA Moscow Russia 99–79
(Series: 2–0)
Russia Khimki Moscow
17:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 35–28, 17–12, 23–24
Pts: Teodosić 23
Rebs: Hines 9
Asts: Jackson 7
Eff: Teodosić 24
Boxscore Pts: Shved 21
Rebs: Sokolov 9
Asts: Zaitcev 6
Eff: Zaitcev 20
Arena: Universal Sports Hall CSKA
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Semen Ovinov (RUS)

Game 3

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13 June 2017 Russia Khimki 72–95
(Series: 0–3)
Russia CSKA Moscow Khimki
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 12–34, 22–22, 18–23, 20–16
Pts: Shved 17
Rebs: Sokolov 7
Asts: Rowland 7
Eff: Rowland 17
Boxscore Pts: De Colo 20
Rebs: Khryapa, Kurbanov 5
Asts: Teodosić 5
Eff: De Colo, Higgins 19
Arena: Basketball Center of Moscow Region
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Fernando Rocha (POR), Alexey Davydov (RUS)

References

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