The hit of the season is still dreaming of a sensational place in the Euroleague final tournament, even though until just a few days ago they were in a hopeless situation in the quarterfinal series against Panathinaikos.
Valencia lost their first two games at home, everyone had already written them off, but Pedro Martinez's team can do anything this season.
The second-placed team in the regular season won both matches at the "OAKA" hall and won the championship - again on their home court.
Tonight in Athens it was 89:86, there was drama as PAO had a shot for overtime, but Hayes-Davis missed a three-pointer from a difficult position.
It was a match in which the guests played their game, the "greens" relied on the individual quality of Nana and Hayes-Davies, but they were overshadowed by Montero in the orange jersey - he had 29 points and seven points and assists.
In Panathinaikos, the best was Osman with 26.
The winner of this series - the championship is on May 12th - will face Real Madrid in the semifinals, having eliminated Hapoel in four matches, and current champion Fenerbahçe also advanced to the final four with a 3:1 win.
The Turks defeated Zalgiris in Kaunas after overtime 94:90, and Wade Baldwin gave them five extra minutes with a last-second basket.
Horton-Tucker and Birch each had 21 points for Fenerbahce, while Francisco stood out for the hosts with 23 and 11 assists.
Fenerbahçe will face Olympiacos in the semifinals. The giants from Piraeus eliminated Monaco 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
See more:
Download the app and follow the news
FOLLOW US ON
