Recaps
Paris-Levallois win French Cup Finals
Paris-Levallois defeated JSF Nanterre, 77-74 to win the 2013 French Cup Finals. It was thanks to an impressive double-double performance by Paris-Levallois’ center Sean May (206 cm, North Carolina’05) that lead them to victory. The former NBA big man scored 21 points and grabbed 13 boards to lead all scorers. American-Venezuelan John Cox (196 cm,…
Read MoreHapoel Eilat stuns Maccabi T-A, 89-82
For the first time in 15 years, Hapoel Eilat was able to record its first win over Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv. The overtime, 89-82 victory came at a crucial time as it happened in the Second Stage of the Winner League. Newly promoted Hapoel Eilat definitely made a big splash with this win and are looking…
Read MoreBakken Bears win Danish title
The Bakken Bears have won Denmark’s Ligaen title via a 92-83, game-seven victory over the Svendborg Rabbits. The Bears were lifted by the effort of their back court. Mainly through their point guard Andreas Jakobsen (187 cm, Columbia, MO’05), who led the team with 24 points. He also spearheaded the team’s offense as they held…
Read MoreNBA: Celtics spoil “funeral”, Houston forces 6th
They planned for a ‘funeral’ in New York, but the Celtics informed everyone that reports of their death had been greatly exaggerated… A group of Knicks’ players made the decision to wear black to the arena Wednesday night because it was going to be the Celtics’ funeral, but Boston had different plans and forced a…
Read MoreNBA: Nuggets survive, Memphis wins third straight
After winning their first game with the Golden State Warriors in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, the Denver Nuggets lost three straight and were facing elimination on Tuesday night. After building a 20-point lead at the half, they held on despite a strong fourth quarter from the Warriors to take their series to…
Read MoreSodertalje wins 2013 Swedish Championship
The Sodertalje Kings defeated the Sundsvall Dragons 109-104 in overtime to become the 2012-13 Swedish Champions. The
Read MoreFrance LNB: Playoff match-ups are determined
To wrap up their regular season, the France LNB clubs played two games in four days getting in Weeks 29 and 30, establishing the final regular season standings and the playoff matchups. Gravelines-Dunkerque had wrapped up the top spot a few weeks ago, but until the final buzzer sounded on the Week 30 match-ups some…
Read MoreT71 Dudelange are Luxembourg Champions
T71 Dudelange defeated Amicale Steinsel 91-88 to become Luxmebourg’s 2013 Total League Champions. T71 was lifted by the big game of Tom Schumacher (190 cm), who finished the contest with 33 points, six boards and four assists. He sank four crucial free throws in the to seal the win for his team in the end.…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Krasnye defeats Pinar in Finals
Krasnye Krylia Samara from Russia defeated Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey in an epic-comeback 77-76 to
Read MoreNBA: Chicago needs 3 OTs to take Nets to 3-1
They were playing some ball in the NBA on Saturday… It started off with the basketball marathon in Chicago, with the Bulls and Brooklyn Nets having so much fun they decided to play a bit more, three overtime periods more. The official time for the game was three hours and 57 minutes. In the more…
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