In the best-of-five playoffs series, Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid won their opening games against their opponents on Wednesday April 15, 2015. In games were played on their home turfs, Barcelona downed Olympiacos Piraeus 73-57 while Real Madrid staved off a strong challenge by Anadolu Efes Istanbul to win with a 80-71 score. In Barcelona, the home team scored their ninth straight Euro-league win and eighth consecutive against Olympiacos. Juan Carlos Navarro and Bostjan Nachbar each scored 10 to spearhead FCB’s attack. At Madrid, Real fought