La Laguna Tenerife vs Galatasaray EKMAS BCL Final Four Game Preview and How to Watch
- → Friday, May 9 – SUNEL Arena, Athens (16:00 BST / 18:00 local time)
- → Tenerife seek their third BCL title and their first ever outside of Spain.
- → Galatasaray debut at the Final Four with a squad built for disruption.
- →Quarter-Finals MVP Huertas continues to defy time.
- → Will Cummings has turned up the heat in Livingston’s absence.
Perfect Until Now - Can Tenerife’s Unbeaten Run Hold Up Against Galatasaray?
Two teams, two very different stories — and one ticket to the BCL final.
La Laguna Tenerife arrive in Athens as the only undefeated BCL team, led by a 41-year-old maestro and armed with more experience than any team left in the tournament. Galatasaray EKMAS, on the other hand, are Final Four newcomers with nothing to lose and everything to prove - a team built on belief, aggression, and the kind of form that ruins favorites. On Friday night, order meets chaos at the SUNEL Arena. One will bend. One will break.
La Laguna Tenerife: The Art of Suffocation
This isn’t new for Txus Vidorreta. It’s his eighth season at the helm of La Laguna Tenerife — and his sixth trip to the Final Four. Of all six, this is the most dominant by far.
The Canarios have not lost a single game in the Basketball Champions League this season. They haven’t just won — they’ve dismantled. With a jaw-dropping +20.53 Net Rating, they’ve played the kind of basketball that doesn’t trend on social media - but leaves opponents gasping for air.
At the center of it all? A 41-year-old magician still pulling strings.
Marcelinho Huertas doesn’t age — he adjusts. With 16.3 points and 7.4 assists per game, he’s once again the smartest player on the court, finding shooters like David Kramer in stride while still being one of the best at running the pick-and-roll in the whole tournament. Add Giorgi Shermadini and Tim Abromaitis to the mix, and you’ve got a team where experience isn’t a luxury — it’s a weapon.
Still, there’s a ghost they haven’t yet exorcised: Tenerife has never won the BCL away from Spain. Athens gives them a shot at rewriting that script.
Galatasaray: Chaos in Form, Fire in Motion
No team in Athens is more unpredictable — or more dangerous — than Galatasaray EKMAS.
Since losing Otis Livingston II in March, Will Cummings has taken over. Averaging 23.4 points in five starts, he’s gone from spark plug to full-on torch. Against ERA Nymburk, he dropped 33 in 24 minutes. His form isn’t just hot — it’s terrifying.
And he’s not alone. James Palmer Jr. gives Galatasaray a powerful, slashing presence. Angel Delgado adds size and rebounding at power forward. Tyron Wallace and Michael Young defend like every possession is Game 7.
Let’s not forget: this is the team that ended Unicaja’s 18-game European winning streak. When Galatasaray believe, they burn bright.
Structure vs. Disruption
Tenerife will move the ball, control the pace, and dare Galatasaray to stay disciplined. They’ll run Huertas-Shermadini pick-and-rolls until your rotations break. But Galatasaray has the bodies to fight back.
Wallace, Young, and Palmer Jr. give the Turkish side defensive options on the perimeter. Cummings and Gray bring the buckets. The question is: can they do it for 40 minutes without unraveling?
If they can’t slow Tenerife down, this one ends early. If they can? We might get fireworks.
La Laguna Tenerife vs Galatasaray EKMAS BCL Final Four How to Watch
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