Recaps
M88 Aspac Jakarta defends Indonesian NBL
M88 Aspac Jakarta retained the Indonesian NBL after defeating Satria Muda Britama Jakarta 83-67 in the final of the competition. The defence of the NBL meant that Aspac won its second title overall, and the euphoria of victory is sweeter as it comes against arch rival Satria Muda. M88 Aspac’s win also points to a…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins third VTB League
CSKA Moscow swept the VTB United finals to win a third consecutive crown after an 82-66 victory over Nizhny Novgorod. While CSKA’s disappointing exit from the Euroleague has marred the end of the season for the club, asserting authority domestically has proved a remedy. The Moscow giant controlled the game as it has the series…
Read MoreSpurs have redemption within reach, up 3-1
The San Antonio Spurs have taken a huge leap towards their goal of winning the 2013-14 NBA championship. They now have a 3-1 advantage in their finals series against the Miami Heat after their dominant 107-86 win. Only one more win stands between them and an opportunity to redeem themselves from a heartbreaking loss to…
Read MorePloiesti takes Romanian three peat
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti continued to command Romanian Basketball with a 100-94 home win over CSM Oradea in the decisive fifth game of the final. The club used home court advantage to secure its third successive Liga Nationala title and a 10th since 2004, a reign of dominance in Romania that looks unlikely to be snapped…
Read MoreMarino de Anzoátegui wins Venezuelan LPB
The Venezuelan LPB finals series may have gone to the decisive game, but in the end Marinos de Anzoátegui cruised to a Game 7 win to take the title. A 95-81 win over Trotamundos de Carabobo was enough to give Marinos its 10th LPB title and the first since 2012’s success. The players took advantage…
Read MorePGE Turow Zgorzelec crowned TBL champs
PGE Turow Zgorzelec has won the Polish TBL for the first time in its history after gunning down reigning champs Stelmet Zielona Gora. The winners picked up a 60-72 road win to claim a 4-2 series victory and dethrone a Gora team that defeated Turow in the final last season. The win was paced more…
Read MoreTel Aviv reclaims Israeli league
Maccabi Tel Aviv capped a sensational season by adding the Israeli Winner League to its list of honours. The powerhouse needed an overtime win of 82-84 and an aggregate score of 163-161 to get the job done against defending champions Maccabi Haifa. Indeed, Tel Aviv lost this home contest but scraped to win the title…
Read MoreKawhi Leonard leads Spurs passed Heat
Kawhi Leonard stepped up for the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals as his team went on the offensive and rolled passed the Miami Heat, 111-92. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich inserted Frenchman Boris Diaw into the starting lineup as a replacement for Tiago Splitter. The move was like a stroke of…
Read MoreCedevita Zagreb wins historic Croatian A1 title
Cedevita Zagreb swept the Croatian A1 finals series 3-0 by defeating powerhouse Cibona Zagreb 87-76 at home in Game 3. The success marked the first A1 title in Cedevita’s history while it also put a halt to Cibona’s dominance, with the club vying for its 19th title since the league was formed in 1991. Cibona…
Read MoreTelenet Oostende three-peat as Belgian champs
Telenet Oostende has won its third-straight Belgian Ethias league championship after knocking out Okapi Aalstar, 98-61, in the decisive fifth game of the Finals. The club that once dominated the league in the 80s with a dynasty that stretched from 1981 to 1986, could be ushering a new reign in Belgium. Even though the 2014…
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