Europe
Valencia Takes Game 1 of the 7Days EuroCup Finals
ALBA Berlin and Valencia Basket locked horns on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the 7Days Eurocup finals. After the dust settled, it would be the Spanish club that would emerge victorious with a score of 89-75. Valencia drew first blood riding on a massive performance from Will Thomas, who dropped a career-high 22 points…
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki Announces Retirement
It was an emotional Tuesday night in the NBA. Moreso for a 40-year-old Dirk Nowitzki, who announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons. He started the game, a well-deserved move of respect from the Dallas Mavericks coaching staff, honoring the best European basketball player to ever play the game. Nowitzki held back tearful…
Read MoreBoloktehna Claim 2019 Balkan League Title
The Balkan League 2018-19 season drew to a close on Sunday as Blokotehna Gevgelija claimed the league championship after crushing KB Teuta Durres in finals 68-82. This is the first time for Blokotehna to win a Balkan League crown and only the second time a Macedonian team has won it in the 10 years that…
Read MoreBuducnost Advances to ABA Liga Finals
The ABA Liga Finals is set. Buducnost Voli Podgorica defeated KK Cedevita Zagreb 73-78 in Game 3 of their semifinals series to advance. They will get to defend their crown in what should be a grudge match from the 2017-18 finals, facing off against Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Beograd. Buducnost took down that series in…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda advances to the ABA League Finals
Crvena Zvezda crushed Partizan in Game 3 of the semi-finals series (84-63) and advanced to the Finals of the ABA League (or Adriatic League). Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) took control from the first half and never looked back (41-21). They led by as many as 35 points (78-43) and cruised to an easy victory. For…
Read MoreVentspils wins inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title
Ventspils made history on Saturday night, after defeating VEF Riga in the Finals (102-80) to earn the inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title. In the clash between the two teams from Latvia, Rihards Lomazs led the winners with 26 points and claimed the Final Four MVP award. Maris Gulbis (12 points) and Ingus Jakovics (18 points) also…
Read MoreEuroLeague playoffs are set
The EuroLeague regular season came to an end on Friday night and the eight teams that qualified to the playoffs were decided. In the postseason, Fenerbahce (1) will face Zalgiris Kaunas (8), and CSKA Moscow (2) will battle Baskonia (7). Furthermore, Real Madrid (3) will play against Panathinaikos (6), and Anadolu Efes (4) will clash…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Final Four Set
The Basketball Champions League Final Four is officially set. The last games of the quarterfinals came down to an exciting finish last night. AEK Athens defeated Brose Baskets Bamberg 69-67 but Brose Baskets are advancing thanks to a 136-138 aggregate score of games one and two. Iberostar Tenerife steamrolled over Hapoel Jerusalem 81-64 (aggregate: 154-139),…
Read MorePartizan beat Crvena Zvezda and forces Game 3
Partizan defended its home court on Saturday night and beat city rival Crvena Zvezda (70-67) to tie the ABA semi-final series and force a Game 3. It was a late thriller at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall that was decided in the final seconds. Marcus Paige scored five of his eight points for Partizan in the…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas defeats Olympiacos
Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Olympiacos in Athens on Friday night in round 29 of the Euroleague. As a result, the Lithuanian team kept their playoff hopes alive. Zalgiris Kaunas came back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter (51-39). But they outscored Olympiacos 17-33 in the last 15 minutes of the game and sealed the…
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