Batum’s block sends France to the Olympic Final

By Sid | August 5, 2021 |

France ended the perfect run for Slovenia with Luka Doncic in the lineup as the reigning EuroBasket champs suffered their first defeat in 18 games, 90-89. Captain Nicolas Batum came to the rescue for France with a behind-the-back backboard block at the buzzer to end Slovenia’s hopes of making a golden run at their first Olympic Games…

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The Phoenix Suns with Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals

By Sid | July 7, 2021 |

Chris Paul delivered an NBA finals debut that was well worth his lengthy wait. A few more games like this one, and the Suns might finally bring the championship to Phoenix. Paul had 32 points and nine assists, Devin Booker scored 27 points, and the Suns beat the returning Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 on Tuesday night…

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Barcelona wins 19th Spanish league title

By Sid | June 16, 2021 |

Barcelona won their 19th basketball league title on Tuesday after beating Real Madrid by 92-73 in the second game of the Endesa League final. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ squad lifted the trophy at the Palau Blaugrana in front of 1,000 ecstatic fans. It’s the first time since the 2013/14 season that Barcelona has won the Endesa League title – a seven-year…

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Barcelona and Efes in Euroleague final

By Sid | May 29, 2021 |

After one of the most exciting nights of semifinals in Final Four history, the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game will pit FC Barcelona against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Friday’s first semifinal was a thriller that went down to the last seconds. Efes outlasted CSKA Moscow 86-89 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, in a rematch…

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San Lorenzo wins the Argentinian championship

By Sid | May 16, 2021 |

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…

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Zaragoza advances to FIBA Basketball League semi-finals

By Sid | May 6, 2021 |

Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza is the first Semi-Finalist of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season. They beat Russian host Nizhny Novgorod 86-78 as part of another Ennis show in front of an amazing crowd. Initially, Novgorod had a good game plan and executed it to perfection with a 28-point first quarter. Meanwhile, Casademont Zaragoza looked like they…

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FIBA Championsleague Final Eight field confirmed

By Sid | April 8, 2021 |

The 2021 Basketball Champions League Final 8 field has been set, after the last ticket was awarded to SIG Strasbourg on Wednesday night. Eight teams representing six countries will participate in the final event of the Basketball Champions League’s fifth season. The qualified teams are the following (in alphabetical order): Casademont Zaragoza (ESP), ERA Nymburk (CZE), Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon (ISR), Hereda San…

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CSKA coach suspends Mike James again

By Sid | March 30, 2021 |

CSKA Moscow announced that head coach Dimitris Itoudis had suspended guard Mike James for an unspecified number of upcoming games. James is leading the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in scoring with 19.3 points per game as CSKA heads into the last double-round week of the regular season with games against Russian rivals Zenit St Petersburg on…

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Burgos, Brindisi bolster FIBA Championsleague Final 8 bid with road wins

By Sid | March 25, 2021 |

Hereda San Pablo Burgos and Happy Casa Brindisi have advanced significantly in the race to reach the FIBA Championsleague Final 8 after picking up comfy wins on the road over VEF Riga and Tofas Bursa, respectively, on Wednesday night. By contrast, the Latvian and the Turkish team are now both knocked out of contention for…

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