Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Playoffs take shape

Game 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoffs concluded on Friday with two more contests. Fenerbahce joined CSKA as unbeaten in this round by moving 2-0 ahead over Baskonia, just a single victory from qualifying. In the other series, Olympiacos evend the score at home against Zalgiris but faces a tricky double-header away from home.…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Playoffs continue

Game 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoffs tipped off on Thursday and there were plenty of talking points in the two series’ in action. CSKA Moscow took command of its series with a second straight win over Khimki Moscow Region, while Real Madrid blew its series with Panathinaikos wide open with a road success.…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Zalgiris and Fenerbahce win openers

Yesterday we talked about the important of home advantage in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, teams simply rarely lose on their own floor. That was shown in Game 1 of the Playoffs, but one club bucked the trend on Wednesday. We already saw CSKA Moscow and Panathinaikos win at home yesterday, and today Fenerbahce followed their…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: importance of home in playoffs

The road to the Kombank Arean in Belgrade and the 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four is underway with knockout basketball for the first time this season. Showing just how important home advantage is, two hosts teams tipped off their Playoff series with wins. We have seen through the Regular Season that holding the home…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: regular season closes

The 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season has wrapped and we are now looking forward to knockout hoops in Europe’s premier club competition. All teams had qualified or been eliminated before this week’s action, and the contests for the last eight were already set, apart from one. So, it was to Real Madrid and Brose…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Final round opens

It is the last round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season this week, and while all the qualification places are wrapped, there is plenty of interest. Not least we will find out tomorrow the finalized lineup for the Play-Off games. That said, Thursday produced some certainties, such as a Khimki Moscow Region vs. CSKA…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Zalgiris takes out CSKA

Round 28 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday was a day of dead rubber games as all playoff berths have been taken. Still, when the best clubs in Europe lock horns, fireworks happen. With that in mind, there were some riveting contests to close the week’s action, including victories for Unicaja Malaga and Real…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Baskonia claims final playoff berth

The big game in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Thursday was between Baskonia and Maccabi Tel Aviv in a battle for the last playoff position. The last competitive game of the Regular Season came on the first day of round 28. Baskonia claimed a win to book its place in the next round. Khimki Moscow…

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Spain ACB Liga Endesa: Real Madrid beats champs

The biggest game of Round 24 of the Spain ACB Liga Endesa was held between Real Madrid and Valencia Basket in the Spanish capital. This was a clash between Real Madrid, the winningest club in Spain ACB Liga Endesa history, and Valencia, the surprise package from last season that won its first title last season.…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 28 Friday

Round 28 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was completed on Friday, ending a busy week of action. With just one playoff position left to play for, all eyes were on Baskonia as it visited Barcelona. The Vitoria team downed Barca and is now in a dominant position for the last playoff position. Elsewhere, CSKA defeated…

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