Posts by CJ Clarkson
Top-ranked Euroleague team trashed at home
The Euroleague regular season’s final round started with a huge upset as Barcelona lost at home to Maccabi. The night’s other game was decided in the closing seconds, but everyone will have to wait until the end of Round 34 on Friday to know the full playoffs bracket. FC Barcelona 80-104 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv…
Read MoreBahcesehir and Reggio Emilia set up FIBA Europe Cup title showdown
Bahcesehir College and Unahotels Reggio Emilia will meet in the FIBA Europe Cup Final after the two teams came through their last four encounters. Reggio Emilia overturned a narrow first-leg deficit to beat Bakken Bears 164-146 on aggregate, while Bahcesehir eased past ZZ Leiden in Istanbul for a 167-153 overall triumph. Kartal Ozmizrak led the…
Read MoreEuroleague round 18
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 81-76 FC Bayern Munich Efes pushed closer to finishing fifth in the regular season when it downed Bayern 81-76 in their rescheduled Round 19 game on Tuesday. Efes improved to 16-11 with the victory. Bayern fell to 13-14 and is now sure of finishing in eighth place and, therefore, will meet top-seeded…
Read MoreEurocup playoffs set
With the completion of Round 18 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season in the books, the roadmap to glory – and a ticket to compete in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague – is set. This season introduced a new format on the road to the title, with the 16 remaining teams due to compete…
Read MoreLast round of the Eurocup regular season
The first duels of the last round of the Eurocup regular season were played yesterday. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 86-89 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica Buducnost will go into the playoffs on a high note after defeating Frutti Extra Bursaspor 86-89 on the road. Buducnost fended off every Bursaspor comeback in the closing minutes to finish Group B…
Read MoreThree more Euroleague playoff spots filled
Friday’s action saw reigning champs Anadolu Efes Istanbul rally from 15 points down to beat ALBA Berlin and clinch a place in the playoffs. With that outcome, AS Monaco also punched its playoffs ticket. FC Bayern Munich completed the playoffs picture by thrashing Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, while Olympiacos Piraeus downed league leaders FC Barcelona and…
Read MoreDen Bosch is the first team to beat Oostende in BNXT League
Den Bosch handed Oostende its first defeat in the BNXT League 75-66. Filou Oostende and Heroes Den Bosch defended intensively in the first quarter. In the first ten minutes, the teams came no further than 14-12. In the second quarter, things went much better on both sides, especially for Heroes Den Bosch. With 26-16, that…
Read MoreThree Euroleague showdowns on Thursday night
March ended with three exciting Euroleague showdowns on Thursday night to start Round 33. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 87-86 Real Madrid Panathinaikos pulled off a late-season upset when it knocked off Real Madrid 87-86 at home to snap a 13-game losing streak to the Spanish side. Panathinaikos fended off every Real comeback attempt to win its…
Read MoreEurocup round 17
Eurocup Round 17 came to a close on Wednesday night with five games in which Reyer advanced to the eighth finals and Cedevita climbed in the standings. Lietkabelis Panevezys 75-77 Turk Telekom Ankara Turk Telekom recorded its first road win since mid-December by topping Lietkabelis 75-77 at Cido Arena on Wednesday. Turk Telekom improved to…
Read MoreChristian Laettner looks back at milestones
Duke legend Christian Laettner looks back at his 1992 buzzer-beater, his selection on the Dream Team, and coach K’s retirement. In an exclusive interview, Christian Laettner told Betway Insider about these milestone events. Can you compare this Duke team to some of the other Duke teams in recent years? I think it’s like a regular…
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