Posts by CJ Clarkson
Four road wins in Euroleague round 24
Euroleague round 24 began with six Tuesday clashes, of which four ended in road wins. Fenerbahce Istanbul 85-76 ASVEL Villeurbanne Fenerbahce’s fourth-quarter surge at home finally turned ASVEL away for an 85-76 decision that kept it undefeated in 2022. ASVEL was within 67-66 early in the fourth quarter, but Marko Guduric and Devin Booker had…
Read MoreReal Madrid clings to Euroleague top spot after double overtime
The longest game of the season so far, with Real (17-3) outlasting Monaco in double-overtime, was long enough for the Spanish powerhouse to retain its top spot in the standings despite four of the next six teams coming into Round 23 also winning. Barcelona (17-5) and Milan (14-6) stay second and third after solid home…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda first team to beat Olympiacos at home this Euroleague season
Round 23 began on Thursday with three games. In the early game, Zenit protected its home court against the champs behind a career-high 21 points from Alex Poythress. Then Zvezda became the first visiting team to leave Piraeus with a victory when it bested Olympiacos. In the nightcap, Barcelona blasted ASVEL. Friday brings five more…
Read MoreJoventut is first to nine Eucocup wins
The 11th round of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season saw changes at the top in both groups. Joventut is alone at the top of Group A with a 9-2 record after winning in Hamburg. It had shared the top spot with Partizan, which lost at Turk Telekom. Lokomotiv routed Lietkabelis to tie Partizan for second…
Read MoreEurocup co-leaders lose
Round 11 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season featured four blowouts, with half of them seeing co-leaders in the standings go down. First Turk Telekom crushed Partizan 85-71, which opens the door for Joventut to take sole possession of the top spot in Group A if it can beet Hamburg on the road Wednesday. Metropolitans…
Read MoreMake-up games and more postponements in Euroleague
Four make-up games from recent postponements start the week on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading up to Round 23 on Thursday and Friday. It’s a particularly huge week for in-form UNICS Kazan, which travels to Real Madrid on Tuesday and hosts CSKA Moscow three days later. These are the make-up games on Tuesday and Wednesday: Real…
Read MoreMelbourne United wins seventh straight game and consolidates 1st place in Australian NBL
On Saturday night, Melbourne United beat the Adelaide 76ers with 97-78. It was Melbourne’s seventh consecutive victory and a consolidation of their place at the top of the Australian NBL standings. Adelaide was coming off an impressive win over rivals Perth Wildcats in their first game in 31 days and would have fancied their chances…
Read MoreEuroleague playoff race tightens
Round 22 will be remembered for making abundantly clear just how tight the playoffs race is becoming. At the top of the standings, Real blasted host ALBA on Thursday to match Barcelona with 16 wins after the latter fell at UNICS, which joined a four-way tie four fourth place at 12-7. Two other teams in…
Read MoreMaccabi ends eight-game Euroleague losing streak
The results in the first night of Round 22 action shook up the top of the standings. Real Madrid blasted ALBA in the German capital to match Barcelona with 16 wins after the latter fell at UNICS. That result also lifted UNICS into a four-way tie for third at 12-7. Two other teams in that…
Read MoreRoad wins propel Valencia and Gran Canaria to the top of Eurocup Group B
The second half of the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began with Round 10. After Bourg was the lone road winner among four games on Tuesday evening, the script was flipped on Wednesday as Lokomotiv in Group A and Valencia, Ulm, and Gran Canaria in Group B all won away games. Ulm’s triumph in Podgorica…
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