2017 VTB United League Playoffs

2017 VTB United League Playoffs
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
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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

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
CSKA Moscow	3–0	Astana	77–54	94–74	91–73	0
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	0
Khimki	3–0	Enisey	91–84	109–81	89–68	0

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Semifinals

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

Game 1

25 May 2017	Zenit Saint Petersburg	99–95 (Series: 1–0)	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	101–95 (Series: 1–0)	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

27 May 2017	Zenit Saint Petersburg	92–89 (Series: 2–0)	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	84–71 (Series: 2–0)	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

30 May 2017	Khimki	97–73 (Series: 1–2)	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	66–74 (Series: 0–3)	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

1 June 2017	Khimki	73–71 (Series: 2–2)	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

4 June 2017	Zenit Saint Petersburg	84–90 (Series: 2–3)	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

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

Game 1

8 June 2017	CSKA Moscow	94–88 (Series: 1–0)	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

10 June 2017	CSKA Moscow	99–79 (Series: 2–0)	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

13 June 2017	Khimki	72–95 (Series: 0–3)	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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