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Kutaisi wins historic Superliga title
Kutaisi defeated Dinamo Tbilisi in Game 5 of the Georgia Superliga and was crowned the champion of the top flight in the country. The victory allowed the club to avenge its final loss to Dinamo in 2014 and was first league success in the history of the club. The historic win came thanks to a…
Read MoreKalev/Cramo claims Estonia KML success
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn took out TU/Rock in Game 5 of the Alexela KML to be crowned the champion of Estonia Basketball, while also avenging last season’s finals loss. The victory was arguably the justified outcome to the season after Kalev/Cramo swept the Regular Season with an unbeaten 32-0 record. The club is now celebrating its 8th…
Read MoreGroningen wins Dutch title
Donar Groningen is the new champion of the Dutch Eredivisie (DBL) league with a 69-86 road win over Zwolle in Game 5 of the finals series. The victory means Groningen wins back the title it last won in 2014 and claims its fifth Eredivisie crown overall. The new champs took a while to get cooking…
Read MoreOlympiacos downs Panathinaikos for finals advantage
The Greek A1 finals series is shaping into a classic encounter between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, as the two titans of Greek basketball continue to maintain the pressure on the other. Tonight Olympiacos stole a lead over its great rival with a 77-72 home success, the first home success of the series so far. In Game…
Read MoreZenit St. Petersburg forces VTB decider against Unics Kazan
Unics Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg will play a deciding game in their VTB League semifinal series after Zenit used home court advantage to force a decider. Awaiting the winner of the series in the final is six time VTB League champ CSKA Moscow, after the Army Men swept into the title game with a…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow beats Khimki to reach VTB finals
CSKA Moscow has won the right to defend its title in the VTB League finals series after overcoming Khimki Moscow Region in the semifinal series. The current Euroleague champs eased into the finals in surprisingly serene fashion considering this was a tricky Khimki team that reached the championship decider last year. However, CSKA Moscow swept…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins 2016 Czech NBL Crown
CEZ Nymburk has once again asserted its dominance in the Czech Republic NBL by winning the 2016 league championship. They swept BK Decin 3-0 in the Finals series, en route to the organization’s record 13th title. They crushed their guests 102-53 in what would end up being an easy victory. It was a tough series…
Read MoreCocodrilos de Caracas win Venezuela LPB
Cocodrilos de Caracas has conquered the Venezuelan LPB title by taking out Bucaneros de La Guaira in the seventh and deciding game in the finals series. The franchise secured that title in style, using an 86-69 victory at home to finally put away the Bucaneros after a tight series. It is the first time Cocodrilos…
Read MoreOlympiacos ties finals series against Panathinaikos
If the opening two games of the Greek championships finals series have shown us it is that Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos are equals, and that home court advantage means nothing. Panathinaikos snatched two point 81-83 win in Piraeus during Game 1, but Olympiacos returned the favour in Game 2 with a two point 66-68 success.…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow downs Khimki in VTB League semis opener
CSKA Moscow drew first blood in its VTB League semifinal series against Khimki Moscow Region by taking an 86-83 home win in Game 1 of the best of five series. This is the semifinal contest most have been looking forward to, a clash between last season’s finalists, two Euroleague giants, and the only two winners…
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