RECORD R. SEASON: 10-0 TOP 16: 5-1 OVERALL: 15-1

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A classic Turkish Airlines Euroleague powerhouse goes up against a precocious newcomer as CSKA Moscow faces Gescrap BB of Spain in this best-of-five playoff series. CSKA arrives tied for the competition's best overall record this season, 15-1, while Gescrap won six of its last eight games, eliminating such giants as Caja Laboral and Real Madrid, to survive. CSKA demonstrates its main offensive virtues - great ball circulation and a fluid transition game - by leading the Euroleague in scoring with 86.2 points per game, two- (57.8%) and three-point accuracy (41.1%), as well as assists (19.9 apg.). Gescrap leads all playoffs teams in free throw shooting percentage (80.8%) but commits the most turnovers, 14.4 per game, of all playoff teams. It ranks second, however, in two-point accuracy (55.2%). Six-time Euroleague champion CSKA looks to return to the Final Four after its record streak of eight in a row was interrupted last season. Gescrap, meanwhile, is one of just three Euroleague newcomers in eight seasons to reach the playoffs. Expectations are sky-high as CSKA and Gescrap meet for the first time ever in a playoff series whose winner will go directly to the 2012 Final Four in Istanbul!

Game 1 @ Moscow, March 21: CSKA Moscow 98-71 Gescrap BB
Game 2 @ Moscow, March 23: CSKA Moscow 79-60 Gescrap BB
Game 3 @ Bilbao, March 28: Gescrap BB 94-81 CSKA Moscow
Game 4 @ Bilbao, March 30: Gescrap BB 71-73 CSKA Moscow

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