2013–14 Euroleague Final Four
Official logo, published in February 2014.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host | Milan, Italy |
| Arena | Mediolanum Forum |
| Dates | 16 May 2014 – 18 May 2014 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
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| Runners-up |
 Real Madrid
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| Third place |
FC Barcelona
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| Fourth place |
 CSKA Moscow
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| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |
 Tyrese Rice
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| Top scorer(s) |
 Sergio Rodríguez, 42 |
The 2014 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of 2013–14 Euroleague basketball season. It was held from 16–18 May 2014. All of the games were played at the Mediolanum Forum, in Milan. Maccabi Tel Aviv upset CSKA Moscow 68–67 in the first semi-final, while Real Madrid dominated FC Barcelona 100–62 in the second semi-final. In the final, Maccabi upset highly favored Real 98–86, in the first overtime final since 1969. The win gave Maccabi their sixth Euroleague title.
CSKA Moscow entered their semi-final matchup against Maccabi Tel Aviv having won both regular season meetings. It looked like Moscow would make it 3–0 on the year when they took a 55–40 late in the third quarter. However, led by guard Tyrese Rice and a large majority of the fans in attendance, Maccabi launch a fourth quarter comeback. Rice's steal and layup with 5 seconds to play gave Maccabi a 68–67 lead, and Sonny Weems missed a contested three pointer at the buzzer. Maccabi's David Blu led all scorers with 15 points.
Real Madrid entered the Final Four as the clear favorite, having recorded the highest point differential in both group (plus 237) and Final 16 play (plus 143). Between the two stage they held a 24–4 record.
After FC Barcelona got off to a 12–4 start, the semi-final game was all Real Madrid. Real scored 14 3-pointers and a blistering pace to beat their Spanish rivals for the fifth time in six games on the year. Real's Sergio Rodríguez led all-scorers with 21 points, followed by teammate Nikola Mirotić who scored 19. Three other Real players scored more than 10 points.
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