Karsiyaka takes 3-1 lead in TBL finals

Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir took another huge step towards the Turkish TBL title with a 91-88 overtime victory at home against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. After losing Game 1, Karsiyaka has rallied and won the last three game consecutively to take charge of the series 3-1, although the championship run has been extremely tight. Nevertheless, Turkey’s most…

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Turkish TBL, Karsiyaka evens finals series

The Turkish TBL final is all square through Game 2 as Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir edged Anadolu Efes Istanbul on the road in a close encounter. Efes had romped to a home win in Karsiyaka earlier in the week, but the Izmir club responded well, although it was a very close contest. Indeed, the visitors emerged…

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Anadolu Efes wins Game 1 of TBL Finals

The Turkish TBL finals series got underway on Tuesday with Anadolu Efes Istanbul playing host to Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. Efes managed to emerge with a 95-92 win, but needed overtime to pass a tricky Karsiyaka team that proved why it was able to stun Fenerbahce in the semi-final. The Izmir club is certainly the underdog…

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Derrick Brown pens with Anadolu Efes

Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) has landed the services of Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Brown spent the last couple of seasons on the roster of Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban (VTB). In 2014/15 Derrick played 18 games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 15.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg. They reached…

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Euroleague Final Four locked

All eyes turn to the Euroleague Final Four as the quartet of clubs to compete in this season’s showpiece in Madrid have been settled. Fenerbahce was the first through after sweeping its series over current champs Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Monday to reach its first ever Final Four. Next up was CSKA Moscow, passing Panathinaikos 3-1…

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2014/2015 Euroleague: Play-off game 1 recap

The 2014/2015 Euroleague Play-offs tipped off with victories for CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce, both clubs taking 1-0 leads in their best of five series. On Wednesday it was time for the Spanish giants to step up as both Barcelona and Real Madrid hosted their Play-off openers. Of course, Barca and Real are always among the…

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Panathinaikos and Efes complete Euroleague Play-offs

Panathinaikos and Anadolu Efes celebrated Euroleague success. The door has closed on the Play-offs as the final week of the Euroleague Top 16 started on Thursday. There were key and deciding battles around Europe, and tomorrow’s three clashes are merely formalities after this evening solved the Play-off picture. There were just two places up for…

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2014/2015 Euroleague, CSKA downs Olympiacos

While Friday in the 2014/2015 Euroleague may not have produced the must see clashes of Thursday, Round 13 of the Top 16 wrapped with plenty of excitement. Zalgiris Kaunas outthought Crvena Zvezda at home in a dead rubber that let both teams let the shackles lose in Group E. In Group F a game of…

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Anadolu Efes stunned by TED Kolejliler 73-81

Game results in Round 22 of the regular season in the Turkish TBL shook up the standings. Two key games, especially, created a shift in the league leadership. Last week’s top team, Anadolu Efes Istanbul was upset at home by visiting 14th-placer Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara 73-81. The effect of the loss was critical. Last…

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