2021 Egyptian Basketball Super League Finals
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| Dates | June 20–28 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Anas Mahmoud | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Zamalek defeated Gezira 3–0. Al Ittihad defeated Al Ahly 3–0. | |||||||||
2021 Egyptian Basketball Super League Finals was a final between the two top Egyptian basketball teams and the winners of the previous two championships, 2018-19, 2019-20 respectively, Zamalek and Al Ittihad. Before this final, Zamalek won 14 league titles and Al Ittihad won 13,Egyptian League. The final is played in a best of five, for the third time in a row. Zamalek won 2020-21 and crowned the 15th title of Egyptian Basketball Super League[1]
Zamalek[edit]
Zamalek finished with the league's in 2nd place, finished the season with a 11–3, in Quarter-finals matchup with Al Ittisalat, Zamalek won 3 Game, And winning the series 3–1. in Semi-finals matchup with Gezira, Zamalek won 3 Game, And winning the series 3–0.
Al Ittihad[edit]
Al Ittihad finished with the league's in 1st place, finished the season with a 12–2, in Quarter-finals matchup with Al Geish Army, Al Ittihad won 3 Game, And winning the series 3–0. in Semi-finals matchup with Al Ahly Al Ittihad won 3 Game, And winning the series 3–0.
Regular season series[edit]
The Two Team Tied in the regular season series 1–1.
Road To Final[edit]
The playoffs started on 16 April 2021.[2]
Bracket[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Al Geish Army | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Al Ahly | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sporting Alexandria | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zamalek | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zamalek | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Al Ittisalat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zamalek | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gezira | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gezira | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Smouha | 0 | ||||||||||||
Series summary[edit]
| Game | Date | Away Team | Result | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Sunday, June 20 | Zamalek | 56–83 (0–1) | Al Ittihad |
| Game 2 | Tuesday, June 22 | Zamalek | 80–70 (1-1) | Al Ittihad |
| Game 3 | Thursday, June 24 | Al Ittihad | 69-74 (1-2) | Zamalek |
| Game 4 | Saturday, June 26 | Al Ittihad | 81-79 (2–2) | Zamalek |
| Game 5 | Monday, June 28 | Zamalek | 84-80 (3–2) | Al Ittihad |
Game summaries[edit]
Game 1[edit]
Sunday, June 20
7:00pm |
| Zamalek | 56–83 | Al Ittihad |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 14–15, 13–22, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Mostafa Kejo 13 Rebs: Mostafa Kejo 13 Asts: Omar Hesham 4 |
Pts: Rami Ibrahim 19 Rebs: Somaa 7 Asts: Somaa 4 | |
| Al Ittihad leads series, 1–0 | ||
Game 2[edit]
Tuesday, June 22
7:00pm |
| Zamalek | 80–70 | Al Ittihad |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-11, 24-19, 20-15, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Mohab Yasser 23 Rebs: Anas Osama 10 Asts: Anas Osama 7 |
Pts: Somaa 18 Rebs: Haytham Kamal 8 Asts: Marvelle Harris 7 | |
| Zamalek Tied series, 1–1 | ||
Game 3[edit]
Thursday, June 24
7:00pm |
| Zamalek | 74–69 | Al Ittihad |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 22-8, 14-18, 24-23 | ||
| Pts: Walter Hodge 28 Rebs: Anas Osama 11 Asts: Anas Osama 5 |
Pts: Marvelle Harris 22 Rebs: Somaa 5 Asts: Somaa 4 | |
| Zamalek Leads series, 2–1 | ||
Game 4[edit]
Saturday, June 26
7:00pm |
| Zamalek | 79–81 | Al Ittihad |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 16–23, 24-20, 19-19 | ||
| Pts: Walter Hodge 21 Rebs: Anas Osama 9 Asts: Anas Osama 8 |
Pts: Mido Taha 20 Rebs: Somaa 14 Asts: Somaa 3 | |
| Al Ittihad Tied series, 2-2 | ||
Game 5[edit]
Monday, June 28
7:00pm |
| Zamalek | 84–80 (OT) (OT) | Al Ittihad |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-13, 14-25, 21-16, Overtime: 11-7 | ||
| Pts: Walter Hodge 21 Rebs: Anas Osama 13 Asts: Anas Osama 5 |
Pts: Haytham Kamal 22 Rebs: Somaa 9 Asts: Somaa 6 | |
| Zamalek wins the series, 3–2 | ||
Player statistics[edit]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hodge | 5 | 5 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 19 |
| Mohamed Mostafa | 5 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Mohab Yasser | 5 | 5 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 12.2 |
| Anas Osama | 5 | 5 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 10 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Moustafa Kejoo | 5 | 5 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Islam Salem | 5 | 5 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
| Omar Hesham | 5 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Adham Essam | 2 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ahmed Hatem | 5 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Ahmed Yasser | 5 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Mostafa Mashaal | 2 | 0 | 00.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Zamalek complete dream double after beating Al-Ittihad to win Egypt's SuperLeague". FIBA.basketball. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Egyptian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.