Milan topples top-ranked Barcelona in Euroleague round 20

The two-round week of January began on Tuesday with the first three games of Round 20. First, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul used its depth to pull away in the second half and defeat Olympiacos Piraeus 94-80. Then FC Bayern Munich snapped its three-game losing streak by fighting off Zalgiris Kaunas 74-65 at home. In the nightcap,…

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Euroleague announces more rescheduled games

Following the ECA Shareholders approval of the modification proposal presented by Euroleague Basketball of the COVID-19 Special regulations, the following games have been rescheduled to be played on the stated new dates and times: ROUND 17 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, February 8, 2022, at 20:00 Local Time. ROUND 18 AX Armani Exchange…

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More Euroleague games suspended

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 19 following games, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 6, and Friday, January 7, have been suspended: – ALBA Berlin vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens – Positives for COVID-19. – Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. FC Bayern Munich – Positives for COVID-19. – Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Olympiacos Piraeus…

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Euroleague Basketball announces rescheduled games

Following the ECA Shareholders approval of the modification proposal presented by Euroleague Basketball of the COVID-19 Special regulations, the following games have been rescheduled to be played on the stated new dates and times: ROUND 17 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, February 8, 2022, at 20:00 Local Time. ROUND 18 AX Armani Exchange…

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Big Euroleague wins for UNICS Kazan and Baskonia

The final night of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action in 2021 saw UNICS Kazan and Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz claim big wins at home, while Zenit St Petersburg rallied for an overtime win on the road. UNICS scored the first 17 points of the game and held on late to beat reigning champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Baskonia…

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Monaco triumphs in lone Euroleague Wednesday game

The second half of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season began with a solitary Wednesday game in Round 18 that saw AS Monaco defeat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 82-76. The final games of the calendar year will be played on Thursday. Among the highlights, UNICS Kazan will get things going when it hosts defending champion…

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Euroleague games suspended due to COVID-19

The EuroLeague Regular Season Round 18 game between Fenerbahce Istanbul and Real Madrid, originally scheduled to be played on Wednesday, December 29, has been suspended. Real Madrid requested the suspension after several team members tested positive for COVID-19, which leaves it without the minimum eight players on the Authorization List fit to play. Following the…

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The halfway point reached in the EuroLeague Regular Season

We reached the halfway point in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season after a thrilling slate of Round 17 games. Four games were decided in the final seconds, with first-placed Barcelona, defending champion Efes, Zenit, and ASVEL hanging on for tough wins. The only Round 17 road winners were the Reds in the Athens derby…

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Home teams win thrillers on Wednesday’s Euroleague action

Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season produced a pair of thrillers among the three Wednesday tip-offs. The champs rallied late to edge Crvena Zvezda behind a strong finish from EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic, and later first-place Barcelona erased a 20-point deficit to force overtime and defeat UNICS. In between, ALBA snapped a…

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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,…

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