Archive for 2021
VEF Riga sweeps final series and wins Latvian title
VEF Riga won the Latvian championship by beating Ventspils (99-90) and sweeping the final series (4-0). The first three games of the final series were blow-out wins for VEF Riga. However, in the fourth game, Ventspils put up a real fight. Three minutes before the end, VEF Riga only leads by three points (93-90) but…
Read MoreKalev/Cramo three-peats
Kalev/Cramo is the champion of the Estonian league. They beat Pärnu Sadam on the road (90-76) in the fourth game of the final series. In the beginning, it was a close game, and just before halftime, the teams were tied at 47-47. But from there on, Kalev/Cramo started to pull away. Two minutes into the…
Read MoreShizz Alston to Mechelen
Shizz Alston (193 cm, G) is on the move to Belgium. There he will join Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen for the 21/22 season coming up in a few months. Mechelen is currently in the 20/21 Euromillions League playoffs. Alston has enjoyed a bit of a rocky two-year start to his pro career. This season he started…
Read MoreSwans Gmunden clinches Austrian title
Dominantly, Swans Gmunden won game four of the Austrian playoff series. They beat the winner of the last three championships, Kapfenberg, with 90-83. Swans Gmunden was almost unstoppable, and everything seemed to work for them. At halftime, they already had a huge lead, 61-39. At the end of the third quarter (80-60), it was already…
Read MoreFC Bayern Munich wins German Cup
FC Bayern Munich rebounded from a slow start en route to an 85-79 victory over ALBA Berlin in the German Cup final on Sunday. The tournament champions trailed 29-17 after the opening quarter, but flipped the script in the second period. As a result, FC Bayern Munich took a 41-39 edge into the halftime break.…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League holds first game
The 12-team Basketball Africa League opened its inaugural season on Sunday, and the first-ever game produced a clear-cut winner. Patriots Basketball Club of Rwanda routed Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club 83-60 at Kigali Arena. The key turning point for the Patriots occurred in the second quarter. The Rwandan hosts trailed 18-17 after the opening stanza,…
Read MoreVanessa Bryant gives emotional speech at Hall of Fame ceremony
Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband Kobe during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Speaking at the 2020 Hall of Fame class enshrinement ceremony, which was postponed due to the global pandemic, Kobe’s widow said this was the right occasion for her to heap praise…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins thriller and takes the lead in Adriatic League final series
Serbian team Crvena Zvezda mts took the lead in the 2021 Adriatic league finals by beating Budućnost VOLI from Montenegro in Game 1 in Belgrade (82-78). It was a tough 40-minute battle with a thrilling ending. Jordan Loyd made two key free throws to give a 4-point lead to Crvena Zvezda – 82:78, with less…
Read MoreSan Lorenzo wins the Argentinian championship
In the fifth and decisive game of the Argentinian playoff final series, San Lorenzo beat Quimsa 82-77 and clinched the Argentinian title. It is the first time in history that a team has won the Argentinian championship five times. The beginning of the game did not look good for San Lorenzo. On the contrary, Quimsa…
Read MoreNBA play-in tournament explained
The addition of the NBA play-in tournament has brought a new level of intrigue and drama down the final stretch of the regular season and encouraged teams to compete rather than tank in the hopes of landing a better draft pick. While the play-in format is straightforward, it may be confusing to many NBA fans at first because it’s a…
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