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VTB United League: CSKA Moscow dominates
CSKA Moscow’s dominant form in the VTB United League continued on Sunday as Round 18 of the Regular Season got underway. There were four games during the day and joining CSKA in the winner’s circle were Nizhny Novgorod, Zenit St. Petersburg, and Unics Kazan. The four clubs combined victories meant that it was a clean…
Read MoreVTB United League: top 2 win
Round 17 of the VTB United League Regular Season saw CSKA Moscow consolidate its position at the top of the standings with a roaring home success over Vita Tbilisi. Behind CSKA in second place, Unics Kazan kept pace with a clinical win against Tsmoki-Minsk, showcasing some solid offence in the process. Also in good attacking…
Read MoreVTB United League, CSKA impresses again
Round 15 of the VTB United League 2015/2016 season saw the top two in the standings consolidate their positions with cruising victories. League leader and winner of the last five VTB United seasons, CSKA Moscow, crushed fourth placed Avtodor Saratov on the road to highlight the gulf in class even at the tip. Second placed…
Read MoreVTB United League: win for CSKA
CSKA Moscow will hold top spot of the VTB United League heading into 2016 as the Army Men closed this year with a cruising 94-64 win over Enisey Krasnoyarsk. The victory consolidated CSKA Moscow at the top of the VTB United League standings with a 13-1 record, while Siberian based Enisey stayed ninth with a…
Read MoreKhimki keeps pressure on CSKA
Khimki Moscow Region collected its fourth consecutive victory with a slick road win over Kalev/Cramo Tallin in Estonia on Wednesday night. Last season’s VTB United League runner-up Khimki is hunting down leader CSKA Moscow once again and now sits in third place with a 10-3 record, while CSKA sits top with a 12-1 showing. The…
Read MoreVTB United League, CSKA top at Christmas
Tuesday in the VTB United League saw some of the larger teams flex their muscles, particularly current five time champs CSKA Moscow with a win over Bisons Loima. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Nizhny Novgorod, two of the clubs who could dethrone CSKA got back on track with victories, both clubs have suffered patchy form of…
Read MoreVTB United League: Zenit stays top
It was an engaging night of VTB United League action on Saturday as clashes brought more shape to the top of the standings after 8 rounds of games. Zenit took control of top spot with an easy win over Loima, while Nymburk slipped on the road to a rejuvenated Krasny. Minsk edged Astana in overtime…
Read MoreVTB United League, Nizhny misses chance
Saturday’s action in the VTB United League saw Nizhny Novgorod slip up at home to a refreshed Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd to give CEZ Nymburk the chance to grab sole possession of first place on Sunday evening. In the other contest of the night, VEF Riga and Astana put together a thrilling contest that had high…
Read MoreNizhny Edges Khimky 93-92 to Lead VTB League
One of the most important games of Round 6 of the VTB United League regular season was saved for the very end. BC Nizhny Novgorod came up with an amazing 93-92 win at home over BC Khimky Moscow Region. Both Russian clubs came into the contest with identical 4-1 records, but it was the home…
Read MoreVTB United League: Nymburk goes top
Two games opened Round 6 of the 2015/2016 VTB United League and it was a huge Saturday for CEZ Nymburk as the Czech club took sole possession of first place in the standings. That dominance at the top of the VTB United table will be fleeting, as other teams are expected to join Nymburk on…
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