EuroCup 2021 Final: Monaco take advantage of tired Unics Kazan

In the 2021 EuroCup, the title went to Monaco after a 2-0 win over Unics Kazan in the final. The Russians came with less fuel for the key moment after beating competition favourites Virtus Bologna in the semi-finals. Rob Gray, MVP

Quarter finals Monaco - Buducnost (2-1) Levallois - Gran Canaria (0-2) Virtus Bolonia - Joventut (2-0) Unics Kazan - Lokomotiv (2-1)

Semifinals Monaco - Gran Canaria (2-0) Unics Kazan - Virtus Bolonia (2-1)

Monaco may have won 2-0, but neither game in the final was a clear-cut game, quite the contrary. The first, on Monegasque soil, was decided by two points (89-87), the second in Russia by three (83-86). The physical strength of the Monaco team, together with their success at key moments, and Unics Kazan’s fatigue were decisive in deciding the champion.

Monaco *Bost - 15.0p, 5.0a *Knight - 14.0p, 9.0r *Demahis - 1.5p, 1.0a *Inglis - 0.5p, 2.5r *Lessort - 12.5p, 4.5r Gray - 24.0p, 2.5r Ndoye - 3.0p, 2.5r Yeguete - 3.5p, 3.0r O`Brien - 13.5p, 2.5r Choupas - 0p, 1r. (1)

Unics Kazan *Theodore - 15.0p, 7.0a *Canaan - 11.5p, 4.0r *Holland - 8.5p, 1.0r *White - 7.5p, 4.0r *Klimenko - 14.0p, 4.5r Wolters - 4.5p, 1.0a Smith - 6.0p, 4.0r Antipov - 2.5p, 1.0r Uzinskii - 2.5p, 1.0r Brown - 13.0p, 6.5r