Euroleague
Euroleague Recap; Bayern Muchen and Real Madrid win at home
The two-round week for November continued Thursday with the first two games of Round 11. Home-court advantage was the order of the day once again as both FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid won in front of their fans. Bayern rallied from a 9-point deficit with 6 minutes remaining to edge Panathinaikos 81-78. Darrun Hilliard…
Read MoreThree-way tie at the top of Euroleague standings
Home-court advantage came to the fore in Round 10 – the first of two rounds being played in the third week of November. Only one team, Real Madrid, managed to win on the road while eight other teams celebrated with their fans. Among the major highlights were Zalgiris capturing its first win of the season,…
Read MoreBig Euroleague wins for Baskonia and Zalgiris
The two-round week for November got underway with a bang on Tuesday. The first of four consecutive days of exciting basketball saw Zalgiris gain its first win of the season, and Baskonia respond to a coaching change with a blowout victory. Zalgiris bested Panathinaikos at home to end its slide. Baskonia blasted Crvena Zvezda in…
Read MoreMilan stays on top in Euroleague
AX Armani Exchange Milan cruised on the road and crushed Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 43-68 to stay top of the Euroleague standings on Friday. The Italian team is followed by Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, who overcame Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 9. Then comes a four-way tie featuring Zenit St…
Read MoreEuroleague round 9 recap
Two games came down to the final shot, and another was decided in the last minute in a heart-stopping start to Round 9. CSKA Moscow edged Maccabi 74-73 in a battle of classic clubs. Later UNICS Kazan escaped Athens with a 72-74 triumph. In both cases, the losing side missed the final shot for the…
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 MoreMilan and ASVEL climb in Euroleague standings
History was made on several courts across the continent on Thursday of Round 8. Milan settled into first place after seeing off Barcelona in a top-of-the-standings showdown. Right behind is ASVEL, which won its third in a row behind a career-high 25 points from Chris Jones. Crvena Zvezda handed Panathinaikos its worst defeat since 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…
Read MoreHome teams dominate in Euroleague round six
Winning on the road continues to become more valuable this season as the hosts won seven of Round 6’s nine games, taking the record for home teams to a 72.2 winning percentage. Thanks to another game-winning shot from Nikola Mirotic, Barcelona is now the only unbeaten team left through six rounds after outlasting Fenerbahce 74-76…
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