2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

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2021 Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country Spain
City Madrid
Venue(s) WiZink Center
Dates11–14 February 2021
Teams8
Defending champions Real Madrid
Final positions
Champions Barça (26th title)
Runner-up Real Madrid
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
MVP Cory Higgins (Barça)
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The 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 85th edition of the Spanish Basketball King's Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Madrid, in the WiZink Center in February 2021. [1] All matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Real Madrid was the defending champion which was defeated in the final by eternal rival Barça which conquered its 26th cup.

All times were in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Qualified teams

The top eight ranking teams participated after the first half of the 2020–21 ACB regular season once Real Madrid has already mathematically guaranteed its host team status and its presence in the top eight. [3]

Given the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACB agreed that to use the win percentage over the total number of games played by each team as the first criterion to decide the qualification for the Copa del Rey, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play all their matches before the January 10 deadline. [3]

The tiebreaker criteria in the qualification for the Copa del Rey is the following: [3]

  1. Best win percentage over the total number of games played by each team.
  2. If the tie is not resolved, the greater total difference between points for and against taking into account all the games played in the regular season.
  3. If the tie is not resolved, the sum of the quotients of points in favor and against in each of the disputed matches were applied to the teams that remain tied, with the highest having it being the qualified team.
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Real Madrid (H)1716114821276+206.941Qualification as seeded team
2 Barça 1815315311337+194.833
3 Lenovo Tenerife 1814415701435+135.778
4 TD Systems Baskonia 1814414921382+110.778
5 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 1813515771447+130.722Qualification as unseeded team
6 Valencia Basket 1812615581456+102.667
7 Joventut 1810815211496+25.556
8 Unicaja 189915481495+53.500
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2021. Source: ACB
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Point difference; 3) Sum of quotients of points scored
(H) Hosts

Venue

On December 15, 2020, ACB selected and announced Madrid to host the Copa del Rey in February 2021. [1] The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four. It also hosted the Copa del Rey in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2019. The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.

Madrid
2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spain)
WiZink Center
Palacio de Deportes (Madrid) 16.jpg

Draw

The draw was held on 18 January 2021 in Madrid, Spain. [4] The top four ranking teams act as seeded teams in the draw of the quarterfinals. For its part, the top ranking team will play its quarterfinal match on Thursday.

Bracket

 
 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
11 February 2021
 
 
 Real Madrid 85
 
13 February 2021
 
 Valencia Basket 74
 
 Real Madrid 85
 
11 February 2021
 
 Lenovo Tenerife 79
 
 Lenovo Tenerife 87
 
14 February 2021
 
 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 76
 
 Real Madrid 73
 
12 February 2021
 
 Barça 88
 
 Barça 103
 
13 February 2021
 
 Unicaja 93
 
 Barça 77
 
12 February 2021
 
 TD Systems Baskonia 68
 
 TD Systems Baskonia 96
 
 
 Joventut 87
 

Quarterfinals

Lenovo Tenerife vs. Hereda San Pablo Burgos

11 February 2021 Lenovo Tenerife 87–76 Hereda San Pablo Burgos Madrid
18:30Scoring by quarter:25–17, 26–25, 20–17, 16–17
Pts: Fitipaldo, Salin 18
Rebs: Sulejmanović 8
Asts: Fitipaldo 6
PIR: Fitipaldo 19		 Boxscore Pts: Rivero 12
Rebs: Rabaseda 7
Asts: Cook 7
PIR: Rivero 16		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Juan Carlos García, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós

Real Madrid vs. Valencia Basket

11 February 2021 Real Madrid 85–74 Valencia Basket Madrid
21:30Scoring by quarter:29–17, 20–17, 14–21, 22–19
Pts: Deck, Thompkins 23
Rebs: Deck 6
Asts: Alocén 7
PIR: Deck, Thompkins 22		 Boxscore Pts: Van Rossom 16
Rebs: Labeyrie 7
Asts: Kalinić, Van Rossom 3
PIR: Kalinić, Van Rossom 18		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Luis Miguel Castillo

TD Systems Baskonia vs. Joventut

12 February 2021 TD Systems Baskonia 96–87 Joventut Madrid
18:30Scoring by quarter:28–17, 27–30, 23–21, 18–19
Pts: Giedraitis, Polonara 19
Rebs: Polonara 6
Asts: Henry 8
PIR: Polonara 29		 Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 17
Rebs: Tomić 11
Asts: Bassas 6
PIR: Tomić 19		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde, Jorge Martínez

Barça vs. Unicaja

12 February 2021 Barça 103–930(OT) Unicaja Madrid
21:30Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–15, 21–21, 28–23, Overtime:15–5
Pts: Higgins 22
Rebs: Calathes 5
Asts: Calathes 5
PIR: Higgins 23		 Boxscore Pts: Brizuela 33
Rebs: Suárez, Thompson 7
Asts: Waczyński 5
PIR: Brizuela 22		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Emilio Pérez, Carlos Cortés, Sergio Manuel

Semifinals

Real Madrid vs. Lenovo Tenerife

13 February 2021 Real Madrid 85–79 Lenovo Tenerife Madrid
16:00Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–23, 25–16, 20–17
Pts: Causeur, Deck 18
Rebs: Tavares 15
Asts: Llull 5
PIR: Tavares 24		 Boxscore Pts: Huertas 22
Rebs: Sulejmanović 6
Asts: Fitipaldo, Huertas 5
PIR: Huertas 16		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós

Barça vs. TD Systems Baskonia

13 February 2021 Barça 77–68 TD Systems Baskonia Madrid
19:00Scoring by quarter:15–12, 23–15, 26–20, 13–21
Pts: Mirotić 16
Rebs: Kuric 7
Asts: Calathes 8
PIR: Mirotić 17		 Boxscore Pts: Henry 19
Rebs: Polonara 8
Asts: Vildoza 4
PIR: Jekiri 23		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Antonio Conde, Rafael Serrano

Final

14 February 2021 Real Madrid 73–88 Barça Madrid
18:30Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 20–32, 19–17, 23–19
Pts: Tavares 17
Rebs: Tavares 9
Asts: Alocén 3
PIR: Tavares 28		 Boxscore Pts: Higgins 20
Rebs: Davies 8
Asts: Calathes 9
PIR: Calathes 18		Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde
2021 Copa del Rey champions
Barça
26th title

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