Dominique Wilkins Euroleague final 1996 Panathinaikos - Barcelona

Since 1988, eight Greek teams had played in six Final Fours and advanced to title games in 1994 and 1995. But only in 1996 could Greek basketball finally claim its first continental title at a club level, thanks to a dramatic win by Panathinaikos at the Final Four in Paris. To get there, the Greens had signed Bozidar Maljkovic, the coach who had already won two titles with Jugoplastika and one with Limoges. As every year, there were some newcomers in the competition, such as Unicaja Malaga of Spain, Iraklis of Greece and Olimpique Antibes of France. CSKA and Barcelona ended as their respective group leaders with 10-4 records, and beat their rivals in the quarterfinals round, Barca against Ulker (2-0) and CSKA against Pau-Orthez (2-1), just like Real Madrid eliminated Olympiacos by 2-1 as well. The only team that overcame the homecourt advantage was Panathinaikos, which had been third in its group (9-5) and needed a one-point road victory over Benetton Treviso, 64-65, to win their quarterfinal series (2-1). At the Final Four in Paris, Barcelona won the Spanish semifinal duel 76-66 despite Real Madrid's 15-point lead in the first half (19-34). Panathinaikos prevailed over CSKA by 81-71 thanks to a great performance by Dominique Wilkins, the big star of the team, who scored 35 points. In the breathtaking final, Panathinaikos beat Barcelona by a single point, 67-66, on a last-minute blocked shot by Stojko Vrankovic to secure the first title for a Greek team.
1996 FINAL FOUR: PARIS, APRIL 9-11 FINAL
Panathinaikos 67-66 FC Barcelona
3RD PLACE GAME
CSKA Moscow 74-73 Real Madrid
SEMIFINALS
Panathinaikos 81-71 CSKA Moscow
FC Barcelona 76-66 Real Madrid

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