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Crvena Zvezda one step closer to the ABA League title
Crvena Zvezda dominated Buducnost at home in Belgrade on Friday night in Game 1 of the ABA League Finals (91-72). The visitors from Montenegro stayed close until the end of the first half (45-42). But, then Crvena Zvezda took over and was unstoppable. The Serbian team played very well on both ends of the floor…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Semifinals Underway
The FIBA Europe Cup got underway on Wednesday night and s.Oliver Wuerzburg and Banco di Sardegna Sassari managed to claim upset victories over their respective opponents in Game 1 to swing the homecourt advantage in their favor. Hapoel Holon 89-94 Banco di Sardegna Sassari This was an exciting game with more than its fair share…
Read MoreValencia Takes Game 1 of the 7Days EuroCup Finals
ALBA Berlin and Valencia Basket locked horns on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the 7Days Eurocup finals. After the dust settled, it would be the Spanish club that would emerge victorious with a score of 89-75. Valencia drew first blood riding on a massive performance from Will Thomas, who dropped a career-high 22 points…
Read MoreBoloktehna Claim 2019 Balkan League Title
The Balkan League 2018-19 season drew to a close on Sunday as Blokotehna Gevgelija claimed the league championship after crushing KB Teuta Durres in finals 68-82. This is the first time for Blokotehna to win a Balkan League crown and only the second time a Macedonian team has won it in the 10 years that…
Read MoreBuducnost Advances to ABA Liga Finals
The ABA Liga Finals is set. Buducnost Voli Podgorica defeated KK Cedevita Zagreb 73-78 in Game 3 of their semifinals series to advance. They will get to defend their crown in what should be a grudge match from the 2017-18 finals, facing off against Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Beograd. Buducnost took down that series in…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda advances to the ABA League Finals
Crvena Zvezda crushed Partizan in Game 3 of the semi-finals series (84-63) and advanced to the Finals of the ABA League (or Adriatic League). Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) took control from the first half and never looked back (41-21). They led by as many as 35 points (78-43) and cruised to an easy victory. For…
Read MoreVentspils wins inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title
Ventspils made history on Saturday night, after defeating VEF Riga in the Finals (102-80) to earn the inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title. In the clash between the two teams from Latvia, Rihards Lomazs led the winners with 26 points and claimed the Final Four MVP award. Maris Gulbis (12 points) and Ingus Jakovics (18 points) also…
Read MorePartizan beat Crvena Zvezda and forces Game 3
Partizan defended its home court on Saturday night and beat city rival Crvena Zvezda (70-67) to tie the ABA semi-final series and force a Game 3. It was a late thriller at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall that was decided in the final seconds. Marcus Paige scored five of his eight points for Partizan in the…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas defeats Olympiacos
Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Olympiacos in Athens on Friday night in round 29 of the Euroleague. As a result, the Lithuanian team kept their playoff hopes alive. Zalgiris Kaunas came back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter (51-39). But they outscored Olympiacos 17-33 in the last 15 minutes of the game and sealed the…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Wins El Clasico at Liga ACB
On Sunday fans of Spanish hoops were treated to a special game in Round 24 action of the Liga ACB. There were several exciting games on tap but none drew as much attention as the latest chapter of the El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa. Real Madrid hosted their long-time rivals and…
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