Archive for 2021
Ties at the top of the Eurocup standings
The final night of action for the 7DAYS EuroCup in 2021 came with Wednesday of Round 8, after which five teams are tied for the best record in the competition at 6-2. Lokomotiv outlasted Partizan to leave the two even in Group A. Joventut pulled away late in Poland to join them in a three-way…
Read MoreThree road warriors shake up Eurocup Group B
Half of the teams in the 7DAYS EuroCup played their finals games of 2021 on Tuesday, and the results saw three road warriors shake things up in Group B. Buducnost left France with a victory over Bourg that sent it alone atop the group – at least for one day. Reyer was victorious in Patras…
Read MoreAvtodor Saratov beats Zenit St. Petersburg in VTB game of the week
Avtodor Saratov beat Zenit St.Petersburg on the road yesterday (83-74) in a game between the numbers two and three of the VTB League. Saratov is now firmly in second place of the standing with the same score (9-1) as Unics Kazan. RivalryThe rivalry between Zenit and Avtodor, which debuted in the VTB United League at…
Read MoreNBA postpones five games for COVID-19 reasons
The next games for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and Philadelphia 76ers, as well as the next two games for the Brooklyn Nets, have been postponed by the NBA because of players and staff members entering the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. The following games are impacted: Sunday, Dec. 19:Denver at BrooklynCleveland at AtlantaNew Orleans…
Read MoreSeven sweepers shake up Euroleague standings
After seven teams completed 48-hour sweeps in a Round 16 full of tight games, a week that began with two teams on double-digit victories ended with five more joining them. On Thursday, the top two teams in the standings – Barcelona (14-2) and Real (13-3) – had to sweat out road wins. While on Friday,…
Read MoreEuroleague recap
The two-round week for December continued on Thursday with the first four games of Round 16. All four Thursday winners completed perfect weeks. The two Istanbul teams won easily, while the two Spanish teams had to sweat it out. Fenerbahce blasted Baskonia and Efes rode Shane Larkin’s hot had to victory in Tel Aviv. Barcelona…
Read MoreLos Angeles Lakers add Russell Westbrook to COVID-19 Protocols, per report
The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled this year despite the several additions that were made to the roster during the offseason. Although they are in the midst of a three-game winning streak, they are just three games above .500 (16-13) The Lakers kicked off their recent three-game road trip with a 107-104 victory over the…
Read MoreNew Orleans Pelicans beats Oklahoma City Thunder in one of the craziest endings
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander thought he had just sent Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans into overtime. So did pretty much everyone in the arena and watching on TV. One person who knew it wasn’t over, however, was Pelicans guard Devonte’ Graham. Following Gilgeous-Alexander’s incredibly difficult 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left in the game,…
Read MoreRoad warriors rule in Euroleague round 15
The two-round week for December began with four home teams winning big on Tuesday, but the opposite was true on Wednesday of Round 15 with three teams celebrating triumphs on the road. UNICS Kazan made history in its rout in Moscow, Zenit stifled ASVEL, and AS Monaco trumped Zalgiris in Lithuania in Coach Sasa Obradovic’s…
Read MorePartizan sits alone atop Eurocup Group A
The results on Wednesday of Round 7 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season left changes at the top of both groups. Hamburg stunned Lokomotiv in Group A, and Gran Canaria left Podgorica with a road win in Group B. Accordingly, Partizan, who survived a stiff challenge from Slask, sits alone atop Group A with a…
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