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NBA Playoff Predictions: Will an Eastern Conference Team Win the NBA Title?
The 2021/22 postseason has been fascinating, to say the least. KD and Kyrie got swept in the first round, and we witnessed one of the best playoff defenses in recent memory from the Celtics. The Eastern Conference playoff bracket remains intact as all top-seed teams made it through Round One. What do the NBA odds…
Read MoreTenerife wins FIBA Basketball Champions League
The thrilling 2021-22 Basketball Champions League season has culminated in Lenovo Tenerife winning the first Final between two teams from the same country over BAXI Manresa by 98-87. Turning point: There was no separation between the two teams after one quarter, with Tenerife leading 27-25, the most points in a single quarter in a BCL Final (52).…
Read MoreOlympiacos outlasts Monaco and completes Euroleague Final Four bracket
Olympiacos Piraeus is heading to the Final Four after downing AS Monaco 94-88 in a memorable Game 5 thriller at the Peace and Friendship Stadium to win their series 3-2. The early stages were low scoring, but both offenses exploded in the second quarter, with a partial score of 30-35 over those ten minutes giving…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna reaches Eurocup Final
Virtus Bologna became the first-ever Italian finalist in the 7DAYS EuroCup by downing Spanish host Valencia Basket 73-83 in front of a sellout crowd at La Fonteta on Wednesday. Virtus will host the final against Frutti Extra Bursaspor at home on Wednesday, May 11. The winner will become a first-time 7DAYS EuroCup champion and earn…
Read MoreBayern and Monaco force Game 5s in Euroleague playoff series
Two out of the four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoff series will go the distance after home teams FC Bayern and AS Monaco doused the qualification hopes of FC Barcelona and Olympiacos Piraeus, respectively, with home wins on Friday. FC Bayern Munich 59-52 FC Barcelona Bayern put on a record-matching masterpiece to stifle Barca 59-52 and…
Read MoreBahcesehir wins FIBA Europe Cup
Bahcesehir College weathered another valiant fightback from Unahotels Reggio Emilia to claim the FIBA Europe Cup title with a 90-74 second-leg victory. They became the competition’s first winners from Turkey after securing an overall 162-143 triumph in front of a FIBA Europe Cup Final record crowd of 13,485. Turning point: It was a game of runs in…
Read MoreBarcelona beats Bayern and takes 2-1 lead in Euroleague quarterfinal series
FC Barcelona took a 2-1 series lead by downing FC Bayern Munich 66-75 with a dominant performance at Audi Dome on Wednesday. Barcelona surged to a 13-point lead in the first quarter, which grew as high as 19 points in the second. The visitors protected the double-digit advantage throughout the third quarter, and the red-hot…
Read MoreScottie Barnes wins the 2021-22 NBA Rookie of the Year award
On Saturday, the Toronto Raptors announced that swingman Scottie Barnes had been named NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2021-22 season. Barnes joins Vince Carter (1998-99) and Damon Stoudamire as the third player in franchise history to earn the honor. Barnes was selected fourth overall by the Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft (1995-96).…
Read MoreMonaco shocks Olympiacos in Euroleague playoffs
Game 2 of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs continued to flip the script as another series was evened up 1-1 in Friday’s first game, but the last showdown of the week left one team only a single victory away from the Final Four! Olympiacos Piraeus 72-96 AS Monaco Monaco shocked a sellout crowd of…
Read MoreEuroleague playoff action
In Thursday’s Euroleague playoff action, Bayern blasted Barcelona, 75-90, and Milan outlasted Efes, 73-66, to even both series! The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs continue on Thursday with a pair of Game 2 encounters in Barcelona and Milan. FC Barcelona 75-90 FC Bayern Munich Bayern stunned the regular-season champion Barcelona by leading for all but a…
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