CSKA Moscow wins 10th straight to remain on top of the EuroLeague
CSKA Moscow continued its impressive winning streak and remained on top of the EuroLeague standings.
CSKA dominated Zenit Saint Petersburg at home (83-65) and won its 10th straight game in the EuroLeague.
The Muscovites led by 14 at halftime (45-31) and never looked back, cruising to an easy victory.
CSKA improved to 12-3 and is still on top of the league. Meanwhile, Zenit remained within the playoff zone, but dropped to 8-5.
Crvena Zvezda snapped a five-game losing streak in the EuroLeague, after defeating Valencia at home (79-76).
The Serbians saw the Spaniards come back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter, but stood tall and sealed the deal.
Jordan Loyd led the winners with 20 points in his first game against his former team.
Zvezda improved to 5-10 in the EuroLeague, whereas Valencia dropped to 9-6.
Bayern Munich continued its impressive run in the EuroLeague, thanks to its 77-66 victory over Baskonia.
An 11-0 run in the second half was enough for the Bavarians to take control and cruise to the victory.
Bayern now is at 10-5 in the EuroLeague standings, two wins away from the first place.
On the other hand, the Basques lost their third in a row and now are at 6-8.
Real Madrid survived a second overtime thriller in Greece and earned the 82-86 victory over Olympiacos in Piraeus.
The “Reds” had the chance to win the game in regulation, but Kostas Sloukas missed the three-pointer at the buzzer.
In overtime, two three-pointers by Trey Thompkins and Sergio Llull in crunch time helped the “Whites” seal the deal.
Real Madrid has now won nine of their last 10 EuroLeague games and improved to 10-5.
On the other hand, Olympiacos lost its second straight and dropped to 7-7.
ASVEL Villeurbanne remained perfect in EuroLeague two-game week, after edging Khimki at home (90-84).
ASVEL came back from a 15-point deficit and handed the Russians their seven consecutive EuroLeague loss.
The French improved to 5-9. Meanwhile, the Russians dropped to 2-13 and are still on the bottom.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv survived a late thriller against Barcelona (67-68) and won at Palau Blaugrana for the first time in more than 15 years.
The hosts had the chance to win the game, but Cory Higgins missed the three-pointer at the buzzer.
Maccabi improved its record to 6-9, whereas Barcelona dropped to 11-4 and no longer is on top of the EuroLeague standings.