Euroleague
Two big home wins for Spanish Euroleague teams
Two games to end Round 30 restored Barcelona to first place in the standings and gave another Spanish team, Baskonia, its third straight victory. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 85-68 ALBA Berlin Baskonia continued its late-season surge by fending off ALBA 85-68 at home for its third straight victory. Baskonia started the fourth quarter with a 15-4…
Read MoreEuroleague recap of round 30
Euroleague Round 30 began on Thursday night with three games in which Olympiacos, Anadolu Efes, and Real Madrid all claimed big wins. Zalgiris Kaunas 71-85 Anadolu Efes Istanbul The reigning champs never trailed in taking a 71-85 victory at Zalgirio Arena. Efes led 30-41 at halftime and started the third quarter on a 0-10 run…
Read MoreOlympiacos triumphs in Euroleague makeup game
Olympiacos Piraeus survived a major back-and-forth battle with Zalgiris Kaunas to grab a 73-84 victory on the road in a Round 19 makeup game on Tuesday. The Reds started the fourth quarter on a 2-11 run to grab control of the game and secure their fifth win in the last six games for a 17-10…
Read MoreEuroleague upsets as Zalgiris and Monaco down Barcelona and Anadolu Efes
Friday night delivered a pair of upsets, firstly with bottom beating top as Zalgiris Kaunas downed FC Barcelona 91-84 in a tremendous game at Zalgirio Arena. Later on, AS Monaco crushed Anadolu Efes Istanbul 102-80, also grabbing the head-to-head advantage between the teams. The defeat for Efes qualifies Barca and Real Madrid for the playoffs.…
Read MoreImportant Euroleague wins for Crvena Zvezda, Real Madrid and ALBA Berlin
The first three games in Round 29 saw Crvena Zvezda, ALBA Berlin, and Baskonia beat teams that started the night ahead of them in the standings before Real edged Milan in overtime. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 84-77 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Zvezda put on a rebounding clinic in defeating Maccabi 84-77 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda and Baskonia gain upset wins in Euroleague makeup games
Crvena Zvezda and Baskonia both beat teams ranked higher in the standings on Tuesday in makeup games from Round 20. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 87-74 Anaodlu Efes Istanbul In a rescheduled game from Round 20, Baskonia snapped its eight-game losing streak by downing reigning champion Efes 87-74 at home on Tuesday. Wade Baldwin led the winners…
Read MoreBelgrade to host the 2022 Euroleague Final Four instead of Berlin
The 2022 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, which was due to be held in Berlin, will take place instead in one of the most iconic basketball cities in the world: Belgrade. The Final Four dates have been changed, as well, with the semifinals to be played on Thursday, May 19 at 18:00 CEST and 21:00…
Read MoreRussian teams suspended in Euroleague and Eurocup
The ECA Shareholders Executive Board, meeting remotely on Monday, February 28, took the following decisions with regards to the war in Ukraine: 1. To suspend the participation of Russian Federation teams in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Zenit St Petersburg) and the 7DAYS EuroCup (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar). 2. Euroleague Basketball to…
Read MoreEuroleague adapts to Ukraine crisis
As a result of the Ukraine crisis, the18 teams competing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, meeting remotely on Friday, have taken the following decisions: 1- To define a plan that temporarily moves all games scheduled to be played on Russian soil to other venues outside of Russian Federation territory, except the games Zenit St Petersburg…
Read MoreFenerbahce and Milan capitalize in Euroleague make-ups
A pair of rescheduled games from Round 18 and 19 got the week’s action started early on Tuesday as red-hot Fenerbahce downed league-leading Real and Milan edged host Zalgiris. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 66-51 Real Madrid Fenerbahce gave the league leaders a taste of their own medicine with a defensive masterpiece for a 66-51 victory that…
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