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Seven 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 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 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…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Second Round Recap
The second week of FIBA Europe Cup Second Round action saw more overtime drama with four teams making it two wins from two. Unahotels Reggio Emilia secured a dramatic 80-79 overtime triumph on the road against Kyiv-Basket as Mikael Hopkins came up with the decisive score in the extra period. It was a balanced scoring effort from…
Read MoreStephen Curry breaks NBA 3-point record
Stephen Curry is the new 3-point king of the NBA. The Golden State Warriors’ star guard became the all-time leader in 3-pointers Tuesday night in a 105-96 win over the New York Knicks, passing Hall of Famer Ray Allen by knocking down the 2,974th of his career. The record-breaking shot came with 7 minutes, 33 seconds left in the first…
Read MoreBlowout wins in Euroleague
The two-round week for December began with a five-game son Tuesday, which saw four of them turn into blowouts for the hosts. Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, Milan, and Real Madrid all cruised to double-digit margins of victory at home. Only Fenerbahce, which bested Maccabi, defeated a team with a better record than it. League-leading Barcelona protected…
Read MoreRound 7 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season
Round 7 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season opened on Tuesday with four games. Andorra and Joventut both won at home to move even on wins with the Group A co-leaders – Lokomotiv and Partizan, which play on Wednesday. Group A’s other Tuesday game featured the night’s lone road winner, Turk Telekom, triumphed in Trento.…
Read MoreVEF Riga defeats Treviso at the buzzer
Nutribullet Treviso was already preparing to work overtime in Riga, but with two seconds left, coach Janis Gailitis called a timeout and drew up the winning play for Jalen Riley, handing VEF their second win of the Basketball Champions League season. With the Latvian champions winning, and Falco Szombathely emerging victorious in Athens, it means…
Read MoreNBA Postpones the Chicago Bulls’ Next Two Games
The NBA has announced its first two-game postponements of the season, a Tuesday contest between the Bulls and Pistons and the Bulls’ Thursday game against the Raptors. The news comes after reports that Alize Johnson entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 early Monday. Last season, the League postponed 32 games due to virus-related issues. The…
Read MoreBarcelona wins El Clásico and is now alone atop of the Euroleague rankings
Barcelona (12-2) put its stamp on first place by acing the first El Clásico of the season, 93-82, over archrival Real (11-3), which fell to second. Tied for third place at 9-5 now are Round 14 winners CSKA and Milan, who won at Zalgiris (3-11) and Monaco (5-9), respectively, while Olympiacos (9-5) fell at Zvezda (6-8). UNICS…
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