Europe
CSKA wins Game 1 in the semi-final series against Zenit
In a packed gym, CSKA Moscow beat Zenit on the road in the VTB League semi-finals Game 1 with 78:73. From the get-go, CSKA pushed the ball and forced an up-tempo game. CSKA aggressively attacked the rim and hustled under the basket. It resulted in six offensive rebounds and seven second-chance points midway through the…
Read MoreVEF Riga sweeps final series and wins Latvian title
VEF Riga won the Latvian championship by beating Ventspils (99-90) and sweeping the final series (4-0). The first three games of the final series were blow-out wins for VEF Riga. However, in the fourth game, Ventspils put up a real fight. Three minutes before the end, VEF Riga only leads by three points (93-90) but…
Read MoreKalev/Cramo three-peats
Kalev/Cramo is the champion of the Estonian league. They beat Pärnu Sadam on the road (90-76) in the fourth game of the final series. In the beginning, it was a close game, and just before halftime, the teams were tied at 47-47. But from there on, Kalev/Cramo started to pull away. Two minutes into the…
Read MoreShizz Alston to Mechelen
Shizz Alston (193 cm, G) is on the move to Belgium. There he will join Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen for the 21/22 season coming up in a few months. Mechelen is currently in the 20/21 Euromillions League playoffs. Alston has enjoyed a bit of a rocky two-year start to his pro career. This season he started…
Read MoreSwans Gmunden clinches Austrian title
Dominantly, Swans Gmunden won game four of the Austrian playoff series. They beat the winner of the last three championships, Kapfenberg, with 90-83. Swans Gmunden was almost unstoppable, and everything seemed to work for them. At halftime, they already had a huge lead, 61-39. At the end of the third quarter (80-60), it was already…
Read MoreFC Bayern Munich wins German Cup
FC Bayern Munich rebounded from a slow start en route to an 85-79 victory over ALBA Berlin in the German Cup final on Sunday. The tournament champions trailed 29-17 after the opening quarter, but flipped the script in the second period. As a result, FC Bayern Munich took a 41-39 edge into the halftime break.…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins thriller and takes the lead in Adriatic League final series
Serbian team Crvena Zvezda mts took the lead in the 2021 Adriatic league finals by beating Budućnost VOLI from Montenegro in Game 1 in Belgrade (82-78). It was a tough 40-minute battle with a thrilling ending. Jordan Loyd made two key free throws to give a 4-point lead to Crvena Zvezda – 82:78, with less…
Read MoreUnics Kazan advances to VTB League semi-finals
Russian team UNICS Kazan beat Zielona Gora from Poland (90-79) in game two of the VTB League quarterfinals and advances to the semi-finals. UNICS Kazan took the lead from the start, but the Poles seized momentum quickly. They managed to impose their style of play on UNICS Kazan. With three-pointers, Zielona Gora’s stood its ground…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod ties VTB League playoff series with historical win over CSKA
For the first time in history, Nizhny Novgorod beat CSKA in the VTB League (76-72). The score is now 1-1- in the series. In the first game of the quarter-final series, Nizhny Novgorod struggled for a long time with CSKA on equal footing. The second game followed the same script. There was an energetic start…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins decisive game three and moves on to the Adriatic League final
Crvena Zvezda mts has qualified for the 2021 ABA League Finals as they defeated Igokea in Belgrade in decisive Game 3 of this semi-final series. In another thrilling clash between these two teams, Crvena Zvezda has managed to win the battle thanks to their outstanding defensive performance in the 4th quarter in which they let Igokea…
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