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Crvena Zvezda victorious in late thriller vs Partizan
Crvena Zvezda stepped up in overtime and defeated Partizan at home (106-101) in Game 1 of the ABA League best-of-three semi-final series. The game between the two arch-rivals from Belgrade was like a thriller. Crvena Zvezda was ahead but in the dying seconds of the game, Partizan’s guard Alex Renfroe made a lay-up to tie…
Read MoreValencia faces ALBA Berlin in 2019 EuroCup Finals
Valencia and ALBA Berlin swept their respective series (2-0) on Friday and will now face each other in the 2019 EuroCup Finals. The Spaniards defeated UNICS in Kazan (73-79) and advanced to the EuroCup Finals for a record sixth time! Equally impressive is the fact that the win over UNICS was the 14th straight win…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes, Barcelona Punch Tickets to Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs
Round 27 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season is in the books and after the dust settled, two more teams have punched their tickets to the playoffs. Despite getting edged out by CSKA Moscow, 78-80 on Tuesday, Anadolu stick firmly in fourth place with their 17-10 record and are mathematically guaranteed to advance. FC…
Read MoreALBA Berlin, Valencia Draw First Blood in 7Days EuroCup Semis
The 7Days EuroCup semifinals tipped off on Tuesday night with some exciting results. ALBA Berlin defeated Morabanc Andorra 102-97 and Valencia Basket managed to come from behind to beat Unics Kazan 69-64. ALBA Berlin 102-97 Morabanc Andorra This was a scoringfest hosted by ALBA Berlin and Andorra found it difficult to keep up. ALBA’s 3-point…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Armani edges Khimki 88-90
Things are heating up in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague as the race for the playoffs becomes tighter with every succeeding round. So far, only Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid have punched their tickets to the knockout rounds. At this point, every game matters for the other teams in the hunt. There are no cake…
Read MoreThree Spots Remain for the 2019 FIBA World Cup
And then there were three… Only three spots are left for the 2019 FIBA World Cup which is set to tip off on August 31 in China. Two of the remaining spots will be filled from the Americas and a last one will be coming from Europe. All other regions have completed their slots in…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Real Madrid secure playoff spots
The 23rd round of the EuroLeague saw CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid secure playoffs spots. Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow rallied past Bayern Munich and Cran Canaria, respectively. Consequently, they joined Fenerbahce as the only teams that have secured their ticket to the postseason. Real Madrid, the defending Euroleague champions, beat Bayern at home (91-78),…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Anadolu Efes Downs Olympiacos
Round 23 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2018-19 regular season tipped off on Thursday with four games. They ended up in a clean sweep by the home teams. One of the more interesting clashes that took place was between two top-8 teams. Anadolu Efes played host to a club in the midst of turmoil in…
Read MoreAEK Athens Wins 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Greece’s AEK Athens prevailed over Brazil’s Flamengo 86-70 to capture the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup on Sunday. Argentina’s San Lorenzo defeated the Austin Spurs convincingly, 77-59, to capture third place in the tournament. It has been six years since a Greek club won the gold trophy. Olympiacos Piraeus bagged the championship in 2013, defeating another…
Read MoreTeam LeBron wins 2019 NBA All-Star Game
The 2019 NBA All-Star weekend culminated on Sunday with the main event, the NBA All-Star Game. As expected, the fans were treated to some entertaining basketball as some of the league’s most popular and talented stars took to the court. At the end of it all, Team LeBron wound up taking home the trophy with…
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