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Olympiacos overpowers AEK Athens
Saturday action in the Greek Basket League saw Olympiacos rally past AEK Athens on the road (67-76). Thanks to this win, the “Reds” returned to the winning track, following a series of unfortunate results. Both teams were dealing with multiple issues, with many key players being sidelined, due to injury. Olympiacos, though, stepped up and…
Read MoreBuducnost forces decisive ABA League Game 5
Buducnost successfully defended its home court on Friday night in Game 4 of the ABA League Finals. The hosts from Podgorica came back from a double-digit deficit and defeated Crvena Zvezda (84-80). As a result, the ABA League Finals will be determined in a do-or-die Game 5. The Serbian visitors had a better start and…
Read MoreWill Cherry added by Olympiacos
Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece-A1) has agreed to terms with Will Cherry (185 cm, University of Montana’13), adding him to their roster for the postseason push in the Greek League. Having failed to advance in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoffs, Olympiacos is not taking any chances and have decided to bolster their backcourt for a run at…
Read MoreBarcelona survives Zaragoza
Yesterday night, Barcelona came back from a 14-point deficit and defeated Zaragoza on the road (86-91). Thanks to this win, the Catalans remained on top of the ACB standings (23-4). Zaragoza made a great start and took a 14-point lead early in the second quarter (23-37). But, the visiting “Blaugrana” turned things around and cut…
Read MoreALBA Berlin survives EuroCup Finals thriller
ALBA Berlin is still alive after winning the second game of the EuroCup Finals. After having lost the first game, ALBA stepped up at home, in Game 2 on Friday night, and defeated Valencia in an overtime thriller (95-92). With three minutes to go, the Spanish visitors were in control and had the lead (66-71).…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda one step closer to the ABA League title
Crvena Zvezda dominated Buducnost at home in Belgrade on Friday night in Game 1 of the ABA League Finals (91-72). The visitors from Montenegro stayed close until the end of the first half (45-42). But, then Crvena Zvezda took over and was unstoppable. The Serbian team played very well on both ends of the floor…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda advances to the ABA League Finals
Crvena Zvezda crushed Partizan in Game 3 of the semi-finals series (84-63) and advanced to the Finals of the ABA League (or Adriatic League). Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) took control from the first half and never looked back (41-21). They led by as many as 35 points (78-43) and cruised to an easy victory. For…
Read MoreVentspils wins inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title
Ventspils made history on Saturday night, after defeating VEF Riga in the Finals (102-80) to earn the inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title. In the clash between the two teams from Latvia, Rihards Lomazs led the winners with 26 points and claimed the Final Four MVP award. Maris Gulbis (12 points) and Ingus Jakovics (18 points) also…
Read MorePartizan beat Crvena Zvezda and forces Game 3
Partizan defended its home court on Saturday night and beat city rival Crvena Zvezda (70-67) to tie the ABA semi-final series and force a Game 3. It was a late thriller at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall that was decided in the final seconds. Marcus Paige scored five of his eight points for Partizan in the…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas defeats Olympiacos
Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Olympiacos in Athens on Friday night in round 29 of the Euroleague. As a result, the Lithuanian team kept their playoff hopes alive. Zalgiris Kaunas came back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter (51-39). But they outscored Olympiacos 17-33 in the last 15 minutes of the game and sealed the…
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