CEZ Nymburk claims 16th straight NBL title

CEZ Nymburk continued its utter dominance of Czech Republic Basketball with a title series victory over BK Decin. The victory allowed the club to sweep the series 3-0 and claim its 14th consecutive league title. It is an amazing record and CEZ Nymburk shows no signs of letting go of its iron grip on the…

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MZT Skopje wins 6th consecutive Macedonian league

MZT Skopje has retained the Prva Liga crown after defending the title against Karpos Sokoli in Game 5 of the championship series. Victory handed the club a 3-2 series win and its sixth title overall. Indeed, it also enhanced MZT Skopje as the dominant team in Macedonian Basketball, with this the club’s sixth consecutive league…

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Union Olimpija secures first title in 8 years

There is a new champion of the Slovenia Premier A, but it is a familiar name as Union Olimpija Ljubljana defeated Rogaska in Game 4 of the finals series. The win handed Union Olimpija a 3-1 series victory and brought the club its first Premier A title since 2009. Despite the barren stretch out of…

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Panathinaikos Athens march to Greek final

While great rival Olympiacos has been in EuroLeague action, Panathinaikos Athens has been busy wrapping up its Greece A1 title series. Since Olympiacos headed off to the Final Four 2-0 up on Aris Thessaloniki, Panathinaikos has pushed aside AEK in the Athens derby series. After tying the series up from Game 2, Panathinaikos has won…

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Golden State finishes off San Antonio in a 4-0 sweep

The Golden State Warriors won again in dominant fashion. They took the series in San Antonio with a combination of great offense and defense. They are now 12-0 in the playoffs and heading to the NBA Finals after winning game four, 129-115. Golden State Warriors 129 – San Antonio Spurs 115 Golden State dominating an…

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Boston Celtics shock Cleveland to bring the series to 2-1

In the midst of an incredibly predictable Conference finals, the underdog finally comes away with an upset. The Cleveland Cavaliers were favored by 17 points which marks the largest upset in the playoffs this year. Boston trailed early but stormed back to see Avery Bradley hit a game-winning three in the final seconds to secure the 111-108…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Fenerbahce wins historic title

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague came to a triumphant close on Sunday as Fenerbahce Istanbul won the Final Four to become the 2017 champion. It was a historic rewriting of the record books for the club as it lifted the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy for the first ever time. In doing so, Fenerbahce also became the…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos and Fenerbahce stun in Final Four

A stunning first day of Final Four action settled which two clubs will contest the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague final. Friday also decided which two clubs will be left playing for third and fourth place. To suggest that the day’s events were surprising and unexpected is an understatement. The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague final will be…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four preview

The showpiece of European Basketball is here, with the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four tipping off on Friday (May 19). There is plenty of domestic hoops to be decided this season, but this is where it is at for the biggest games on the continent. In this preview of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final…

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German Bundesliga: three clubs reach semi-finals

The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) now has three clubs sitting in the Final Four after the latest round of Quarter-Finals action. EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Bayern Munich, and Brose Bamberg all reached the last four and are now awaiting the winner between the series of Ratiopharm Ulm and Ludwigsburg. Those two clubs will continue their winner…

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