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Flamengo falls to the Phoenix Suns
Brazilian champions Flamengo fell to the Phoenix Suns 100-88 as they got their three game NBA tour underway where they will also play the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies. It is often assumed that when a big NBA franchise meets a club from another global region that the US team will trample the opposition. However,…
Read MoreDanish Basketligaen starts with 2 games
The Danish Basketligaen tipped off for the 2014/2015 season on Wednesday with two games getting the new campaign underway. Both host teams came away with a victory including Naestved gunning down Vaerloese and Svendborg defeating SISU Copenhagen. Defending champions Bakken Bears get their season going on Thursday night as the remainder of Round 1 will…
Read MoreALBA Berlin downs the San Antonio Spurs
ALBA Berlin kept its unbeaten start to the season going by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a NBA Global Games contest at ALBA’s O2 Arena. In an exciting game the German outfit defied the final buzzer to sink the current NBA champions 94-93 in front of a packed house of raucous fans. ALBA Berlin…
Read MoreBrooklyn Nets beat Maccabi T-A, 111-94
The Brooklyn Nets came away with their first win in the NBA preseason with a 111-94 rout over the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions, Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). This was the first acid test for Nets new head coach Lionel Hollins, who ended up passing it with flying colors. The Brooklyn offense got them…
Read MoreFrench ProA Round 2 recap
The French Pro A is still only getting warmed up, but Round 2 of the regular season brought plenty of action over the last three days. It is still early days for determining which are the teams to watch this season, but take a look at how the clubs got on over the weekend: Rouen…
Read MoreBarcelona wins Euroleague Asia Tour game
Barcelona is a team that likes to disrupt the history books, especially in the Euroleague where their Top 16 exploits have been the stuff of legend over the last few years. The Spanish giant was in history making mood as the team clashed with Chinese franchise Zhejiang Lions in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. The game…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem opens Winner League with Win
Hapoel Jerusalem opened the Israeli Winner league 2014-15 regular season in style with an impressive 76-58 victory over Maccabi Bazan Haifa. At the onset both teams played on an even field, matching each other’s scoring point for point and ending the first quarter tied at 21-21. Hapoel Jerusalem, with coach Danny Franco at the helm,…
Read MoreCavaliers crush Maccabi T-A in Preseason Game
The Cleveland Cavaliers did coach David Blatt proud with a 107-80 preseason win over his former team Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Blatt’s NBA debut was bittersweet. While it was a good exercise to see the Cavaliers employ the motion offense Blatt used to a great deal of success during his six seasons with Maccabi,…
Read MoreKR Beats Grindavik 105-81, wins Icelandic Supercup
KR Reyjavik prevailed over U.M.F. Grindavik 105-81 to capture the Icelandic Supercup in convincing fashion. The 2014 Dominos league defending champions looked good as they displayed some of regular season form during the game. KR is off to a good start and will look to repeat their success in the league this coming 2014-15, and…
Read MoreBanco Sardegna Sassari wins Italian Supercup
Banco di Sardegna Sassari has claimed their first ever Italian Supercup title. It was no easy task for the blue and whites as they had to take on the defending 2014 Italian Serie A champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in finals. Despite several attempts by the team from Milan to chip away at Sassari’s early…
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