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Real Madrid Sweeps Their Way Into ACB Finals
Real Madrid completed a clean 3-0 sweep of their semifinals series against Herbalife Gran Canaria on Friday to advance to the Spanish ACB (Liga Endesa) Finals. The 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions took the Game-3 road win 99-92. They now await the winner of the series between Baskonia and Barcelona, which has Baskonia ahead 2-1.…
Read MoreArmani Jumps to 2-0 Lead in Serie A Finals
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano surged to a 2-0 lead in the Italian Serie A finals on June 7th after defeating Dolomiti Energia Trento 90-80 in Game 2. The 2016 champions are looking for a quick resolution to this series and are eager to return to the top of the Italian League podium once again. They…
Read MoreBK Ventspils Crowned 2018 LBL Champions
BK Ventspils prevailed over VEF Riga 81-78 in Game 6 of the finals and were crowned the 2018 LBL Champions on Wednesday night. This is their 10th Latvian League Championship and the yellow shirts return to the top of the podium once again with the last time being in 2014. They finished 2017-18 as the…
Read MoreBSL Finals: Fenerbahce Crushes Tofas in Game 1
The Turkish BSL finals got underway on June 5th and the results of Game 1 were not surprising as Fenerbahce Istanbul destroyed Tofas Bursa 103-63. While most people pegged Fenerbahce to be the favorites to draw first blood in this series, it’s unlikely that a blowout of this magnitude would be the path they would…
Read MoreAnwil Wins 2018 Polish League Championship
Anwil Wloclawek downed BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wlkp in Game 6 of the finals 73-65 to capture the 2018 Polish League (PLK) championship. This is the second Polish League title for the organization. They won their first championship a decade a half ago in 2003. Anwil has slowly built up their resources to get to…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors Cruise to Easy Game 2 Win
The Golden State Warriors preserved their homecourt advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals via a convincing 122-103 win in Game 2. Klay Thompson played through a high-ankle sprain injury and finished with 20 points in 34 minutes. The Bay Area fans jeered J.R. Smith with “M-V-P” chants when he went to the…
Read MoreCedevita Retains Croatian Premijer Liga Crown
Cedevita Zagreb remains the most dominant team in the Croatian Premijer Liga after bagging a fifth consecutive championship in 2017-18. They downed city rivals Cibona Zagreb in Game 4 of the finals 77-68. Cedevita ended the regular season tied with Zadar for the best record with 23 wins and one loss. Cibona came in third…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa Final Four Complete
June started off with a bang as two decider games in the Spanish Liga Endesa quarterfinals saw FC Barcelona and Herbalife Gran Canaria advance to the Final Four. They join Real Madrid and Baskonia, which swept their respective matchups. Real Madrid will face off against Gran Canaria tonight, while Baskonia and Barcelona will hit the…
Read MoreMornar Bar Upsets Buducnost to Win Montenegrin Title
There has been a dramatic shift in power in the Erste Liga with Mornar Bar upsetting overwhelming favorite Buducnost in the finals to capture the 2018 Montenegrin title. Their championship was locked up after a 75-63 win in Game 4 on Friday. This marks the end of an almost decade-long dominance of Buducnost over the Montenegrin…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi Wins 2018 Georgian Superleague
Dinamo Tbilisi gets to stay on top of the Georgian Superleague this 2017-18 after prevailing over Kutaisi 77-69 in Game 5 of the finals. It was a tough series that ended up going the distance but the defending champions protected their crown with an upset. This is the fifth Georgian Superleague title for the team…
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