Euroleague
Euroleague recap
The two-round week for December continued on Thursday with the first four games of Round 16. All four Thursday winners completed perfect weeks. The two Istanbul teams won easily, while the two Spanish teams had to sweat it out. Fenerbahce blasted Baskonia and Efes rode Shane Larkin’s hot had to victory in Tel Aviv. Barcelona…
Read MoreRoad warriors rule in Euroleague round 15
The two-round week for December began with four home teams winning big on Tuesday, but the opposite was true on Wednesday of Round 15 with three teams celebrating triumphs on the road. UNICS Kazan made history in its rout in Moscow, Zenit stifled ASVEL, and AS Monaco trumped Zalgiris in Lithuania in Coach Sasa Obradovic’s…
Read MoreBlowout wins in Euroleague
The two-round week for December began with a five-game son Tuesday, which saw four of them turn into blowouts for the hosts. Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, Milan, and Real Madrid all cruised to double-digit margins of victory at home. Only Fenerbahce, which bested Maccabi, defeated a team with a better record than it. League-leading Barcelona protected…
Read MoreBarcelona wins El Clásico and is now alone atop of the Euroleague rankings
Barcelona (12-2) put its stamp on first place by acing the first El Clásico of the season, 93-82, over archrival Real (11-3), which fell to second. Tied for third place at 9-5 now are Round 14 winners CSKA and Milan, who won at Zalgiris (3-11) and Monaco (5-9), respectively, while Olympiacos (9-5) fell at Zvezda (6-8). UNICS…
Read MoreUnderdogs win in Euroleague round 14
Thursday of Round 14 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw four teams from the bottom half of the standings win. Fenerbahce got things rolling with a big win in St Petersburg, where Jan Vesely set a career-high in scoring. Then Nikola Kalinic set a career-high in scoring at home as Crvena Zvezda beat Olympiacos. Bayern…
Read MoreBarcelona and Real Madrid stay on top of Euroleague standings
After home teams swept through all five games on Thursday, road warriors used overtime on Friday to help tilt the balance, winning three of four. Barcelona (11-2) avenged its 2021 title game loss to defending champ Efes (6-7) with a thrilling road win in overtime. That sets up the first El Clásico ever to decide…
Read MoreHome teams win all five Euroleague games
Round 13 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season started great for home teams as the hosts won all five games on Thursday. Fenerbahce snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Monaco behind a strong game from Jan Vesely, while teammate Nando De Colo became the EuroLeague’s’ all-time leader in performance index rating. Real Madrid…
Read MoreArchrivals Real Madrid and Barcelona share first place in Euroleague standings
Archrivals Real Madrid and Barcelona share first place in the Euroleague standings. Both have a 10-2 record and a two-victory lead on all other teams after posting solid wins over Baskonia and Zalgiris in round 12. Olympiacos moved into a three-way tie for third place at 8-4 by beating another of that trio, Milan, for…
Read MoreReal and Efes topple domestic Euroleague rivals
Round 12 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season began with five Thursday games, including two between domestic rivals. Those two games were the only Thursday games with road winners. Anadolu Efes rode Shane Larkin’s hot hand to rally past Fenerbahce Beko in the Istanbul derby, and Real Madrid trounced Spanish league foe Baskonia in…
Read MoreSpanish giants share first place in Euroleague standings
Two Spanish giants now share the Euroleague top spot after enjoying perfect double-round weeks. That allowed FC Barcelona to join Real Madrid in first place with 9-2 records, thanks to Round 11 victories over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (60-80) and Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (79-67), respectively. Reigning champ Anadolu Efes Istanbul got a big win, 98-77, over…
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