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Budućnost wins Montenegrian championship
Budućnost VOLI from Podgorica beat Mornar from Bar yesterday 94-70 in the decisive third game of the final series. It is the first time in seven years that there was no sweep in the finals. It is also the 11th title out of 13 since 2007 that the title went to Budućnost. Mornar Bar went…
Read MoreTriple crown for Crvena Zvezda
Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Red Star Belgrade in English) has won the Serbian Championship. They beat Mega Soccerbet yesterday with 77-65 and won the final series with 2-1. It is the sixth consecutive title for Crvena Zvezda and the climax of a very successful season. The red and whites won three titles; The Adriatic League, Serbian…
Read MoreFC Barcelona whips Real Madrid in Game 1 of Spanish League finals
FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 89-75 in Game 1 of the Spanish Liga Endesa finals on Sunday, moving within one victory of the title. The 17-0 spurt in the third quarter fueled the victory for coach Sarunas Jasikevicius’ club. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is at the Palau Blaugrana on Tuesday. Higgins set the…
Read MorePhoenix Suns complete sweep of Denver Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns won the first three games of the Western Conference finals by a combined 56 points. Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets wasn’t a double-digit rout, but coach Monty Williams’ Suns finished off the hosts with a 125-118 verdict in the Mile High City. Phoenix point guard Chris Paul had a banner performance…
Read MoreAlba Berlin defends German title
Alba Berlin beat Bayern Munich 86-79 yesterday and won the German Bundesliga final series 4-1. Alba also won the 2019/2020 championship and they have now won a total of 11 times. In the final game of the season, Alba Berlikept the defensive pressure up and had Bayern trailing most of the time. However, it was…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins the VTB League
CSKA Moscow beat UNICS Kazan 89-81 and swept the final series of the VTB League 3-0. CSKA dominated the game from the start and built a maximum lead of 17 points in the third quarter. Just when everybody thought that CSKA could cruise control to another title, UNICS Kazan bounced back. The visitors from Kazan…
Read MoreOostende wins Belgian championship
FILOU Oostende won their 10th consecutive EuroMillions Basketball League title yesterday. They beat Belfius Mons-Hainaut 62-59 and won the final series with 3-1. It’s also the 22nd championship title in Oostende’s club history. Loïc SCHWARTZ was crowned Finals MVP as he collected the best stats during the series! The Belgian Player of the Year (Het…
Read MoreŽalgiris Kaunas lifts Lithuanian trophy
On Monday evening Žalgiris Kaunas beat Rytas 85-74 and swept the final series 3-0. Since 1993 Žalgiris Kaunas has NEVER missed the finals and won the Lithuanian title 23 times! This is the 11th in a row. Thomas Walkup was announced the MVP of the finals. The Žalgiris point guard led the way for his…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes wins Turkish title
Anadolu Efes on June 7 sealed Turkey’s ING Basketball Super Lig title with a 3-0 series sweep over Fenerbahçe Beko in the playoff finals. Anadolu Efes secured a comfortable 93-66 win over Fenerbahçe Beko in game 3 at Istanbul’s Ülker Sports and Event Hall. Fenerbahçe Beko had a better start with a 25-21 lead in the first quarter. But Anadolu Efes took control…
Read MoreTitanes de Barranquilla undefeated Columbian champion
Titanes de Barranquilla are the true titans of Columbian basketball. Yesterday, they beat Tigrillos de Antioquia 89-88 and swept the final series 3-0. Thus, not only did Titanes de Barranquilla sweep the series but the entire championship. They didn’t lose a single game this season! But that’s not all; the club was only founded in…
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