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Liga 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 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…
Read MoreNBA: Spurs take finals Game 1 in Miami
The San Antonio Spurs outscored the Miami Heat 16:23 in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, to steal a crucial road win as the best-of-seven series opens. They’ll hit the hardwood again on Sunday for Game 2 in Miami. The win negates an 18P/18R/10A triple-double by LeBron James, but…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Barcelona to meet Madrid in finals
Since 1957, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Regal have met in the finals of the Spanish National league, known as the Liga Nacional from 1957 to 1983 and then the Liga Endesa from 1984 until today, 22 times. In those 22 meetings, Real Madrid has taken home the big hardware 14 times (30 overall), while…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid moves on to finals
Real Madrid swept CAI Zaragoza in three straight contests to earn a place in the Finals of the Liga Endesa playoffs. On Tuesday, the won Game 3, 63:77, on the road, to complete the sweep, and will now wait until the other semi-final between Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Barcelona Regal concludes. As of Tuesday,…
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