Posts by CJ Clarkson
CSKA loses second game in a row and drops to third place in VTB League
UNICS Kazan and CSKA Moscow are the two top teams in the VTB League and last year’s finalists. They squared off this weekend in Kazan. CSKA entered this game battled and bruised after losing the last four games (VTB League and Euroleague). Nevertheless, CSKA took an early 8-0 lead and was ahead by 42-32 in…
Read MoreMilan alone at the top in Euroleague, five teams tied for second place
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 79-90 Zenit St Petersburg Zenit St Petersburg hit 14 three-pointers en-route to running away with a 79-90 road win against reigning EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Friday at Sinan Erdem Dome. Zenit improved to 5-3 on the season, while Efes dropped to 2-6. Zenit took control with a 2-13 second-quarter run,…
Read MoreParma and FC Porto are victorious on gameday 4 of FIBA Europe Cup.
There was FIBA Europe Cup joy on Thursday for Parma-Parimatch and FC Porto as they were both victorious to conclude Gameday 4 action. Parma-Parimatch joined Benfica at the top of Group C with a 3-1 record as they eased to an 83-62 success away at Opava, ending any hopes of the team from the Czech Republic making…
Read MoreThree Eurocup teams still unbeaten
Eurocup Round 3 had it all with comebacks, blowouts, overtimes, first wins, extended winning streaks, and losing streaks snapped. Three teams finished the round with unblemished records: Buducnost, Lokomotiv, and Partizan. First to three wins was Partizan when it edged Joventut 68-67 on Tuesday thanks to Kevin Punter’s heroics. The next day Johnathan Motley led…
Read MoreAvtodor, Bahcesehir, Legia, and London advance to Second Round of FIBA Europe Cup
The first four spots in the Second Round of the 2021-22 FIBA Europe Cup season were confirmed on Wednesday as four teams maintained their perfect records. Avtodor Saratov needed overtime to cement a top-two finish in Group C as they outlasted Casademont Zaragoza in a 92-86 victory on the road. Jaron Johnson netted 20 points off the…
Read MoreThree overtimes in FIBA Champions League
Three games, three overtimes. Besiktas Icrypex and Rytas Vilnius played for 50 minutes in Istanbul, Lavrio Megabolt and Nizhny Novgorod spent 45 on the floor in Greece, and the defending champs Hereda San Pablo Burgos won easily thanks to a monster third quarter against EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Spain. Double overtime in Istanbul Besiktas Icrypex…
Read MoreMalaga destroys Dijon in FIBA Championsleague
Unicaja Malaga kept their perfect season alive in the Basketball Champions League with a dominant 83-54 win over JDA Dijon. Dijon was shorthanded, as they only had eight players mainly in the rotation for the game. Sek Henry led Dijon with 16 points, and Abdoulaye Loum scored 8 points and grabbed six rebounds. Unicaja is now the…
Read MoreUnderdog Kalev shocks CSKA Moscow in VTB League
Estonian team Kalev/Cramo caused a major upset in the VTB League by beating Russian team CSKA Moscow with 67-56. It was the first loss of CSKA in the VTB League this season. Furthermore, Kalev/Cramo had lost three of the first VTB games this season, and nobody gave them a chance against CSKA. But, in the…
Read MoreEuroleague roundup; ASVEL, Maccabi, and Olympiacos follow pursuit
The last half of October’s second double-round week served to suddenly narrow the gap between the haves and the have-nots in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings. Barcelona’s first loss, to Maccabi (5-2) in Tel Aviv, leaves it tied with Milan, a home winner, vs. Zvezda (2-5), for first place, both at 6-1. Maccabi is joined…
Read MoreBayern and Maccabi extend Euroleague streaks
The final two-round week of October continued on Thursday with an eventful opening to Round 7. Maccabi trampled Barcelona 85-68 for its fourth consecutive victory while handing last season’s runner-up its first loss. Milan took advantage by routing Crvena Zvezda 79-62 to join Barca atop the standings. Thursday’s lone road winner was Bayern, which beat…
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