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NBA: Spurs roll to G5 win, shooting record falls
The San Antonio Spurs used the final contest on their home court to put themselves one game from the Larry O’Brien Trophy with a 114:104 win over the Miami Heat to take a 3-2 advantage to Miami for Game 6 and if necessary, Game 7. Tony Parker knocked down 26 for the Spurs, and Danny…
Read MoreTBL: Galatasaray wins championship at home
The 2012-13 Turkish Basketball League (TBL) champions were crowned on Saturday night after Galatasaray Medical Park defeated Banvit, 76:58, in Istanbul. This marks the first TBL title that Galatasaray has won since 1990 and with the Galatasaray Football club’s recent championship, it’s the first time in 44 years that both teams have won a title.…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid goes up 2-1 on Barça
Real Madrid got 20 points from Felipe Reyes and 18 from Nikola Mirotic on Friday as they picked up a 72:84 win on the road to go up 2-1 in their best of five game Liga Endesa Finals series against FC Barcelona Regal. Juan Carlos Navarro tallied 20 for Barcelona. Game 4 will be held…
Read MoreNBA: Miami controls Q4 of G4 to even series at 2
The Miami Heat drew even with the San Antonio Spurs, 2-2, after a 109:93 victory in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The Heat got 85 points from their “Big Three”, LeBron James (33), Dwayne Wade (32), and Chris Bosh (20), and won the contest pulling away in the fourth quarter. San Antonio’s…
Read MorePanathinaikos named Greek A1 champions
Panathinaikos is the Greek A1 champions after overcoming bitter rivals Olympiacos Piraeus in a controversial third game in the finals series. The bad blood both on and off the court could not be subdued as fan trouble spilled over and the game was ended early. In the end Panathinaikos was awarded the victory which meant…
Read MoreNBA: Spurs destroy Heat, set shooting record
The San Antonio Spurs welcomed the Miami Heat and the NBA Finals to town on Tuesday for Game 4 of their best-of-seven series. After their 19-point loss over the weekend in Miami, the Spurs were looking to get things back on track and in the process ran over the Heat in a 113:77 contest that…
Read MoreTBL: Galatasaray goes up 3-0 on Banvit
Galatasaray Medical Park moved to one win away from their first title in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) since 1990 with a come-from-behind, 71:72, road win against Banvit, on Monday. Not only did Galatasaray need to come from 10-points back during the fourth quarter, they also needed a three-pointer with five seconds left to play…
Read MoreNBA: Miami runs over San Antonio in Game 2
Game 2 of the NBA Finals was close for the first three quarters, with San Antonio up by a point with just under four minutes to play in the third quarter, then Miami went on a 33:5 run to turn the contest into a blowout, 103:84. Mario Chalmers led the Heat with 19 points, while…
Read MoreLNB: Nanterre is “Champion de France 2013”
With an 83:77 victory over Strasbourg in Game 4, on their temporary home court, the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, Nanterre completed their historic run through the French LNB playoffs and earned the title of “Champions de France 2013” on Saturday. Nanterre’s David Lightly was named the Finals MVP. As remarkable as the fact…
Read MoreVTB United: CSKA wins title over Kuban in 4
CSKA Moscow continued their dominance of the VTB United League with four-game victory in the 2012-13 finals over Lokomotiv-Kuban. On Friday, CSKA put the finishing touches on their fourth title in five seasons, when they traveled to Krasnodar, Russia and won Game 4, 54:59. Not only has CSKA won the title four times in the…
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