Posts Tagged ‘Baskonia’
Zenit Saint-Petersburg extends road win streak in the EuroLeague to four games
Zenit Saint Petersburg rallied past Baskonia on the road in a rescheduled EuroLeague Round 3 game (70-77). Even though the Russians led by six at halftime (28-34), the Basques turned things around in the third quarter. However, the hosts could not take control of the game, with consecutive lead changes taking place. The visitors, though,…
Read MorePanathinaikos’ downfall continues, after fourth straight EuroLeague defeat
Panathinaikos’ downfall in the EuroLeague continued on Thursday night, as the “Greens” suffered another defeat. This time, the six-time EuroLeague champions saw Baskonia dominate them in the last part of the game and cruise to an easy home win (93-72). Panathinaikos remained competitive for 25 minutes, yet the Basques went on an impressive 43-23 run…
Read MoreBayern Munich continues its unstoppable run in the EuroLeague
Bayern Munich continued its impressive run in the EuroLeague after registering its seventh win in the last eight games. The Bavarians came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and survived a late thriller against Anadolu Efes (71-74). Wade Baldwin led the Germans once again with a double double of 15 points and…
Read MoreBarcelona hands Fenerbahce second-biggest defeat in franchise history in the EuroLeague
Barcelona crushed Fenerbahce at home on Thursday night (97-55) and remained on top of the EuroLeague standings. The “Blaugrana” dominated their opponents from the opening tip and never looked back. They led by 11 after the first 10 minutes (28-17) and 22 at halftime (51-29) and cruised to an easy victory. The Turks never managed…
Read MoreASVEL Villeurbanne survives Baskonia for its first EuroLeague win of the season
ASVEL Villeurbanne survived a late thriller against Baskonia and earned its first win of the season in the EuroLeague (86-88). The French team led for the majority of the night and endured the comeback of the Basques, claiming a big road win. Moustapha Fall led the winners with 19 points, while three more players scored…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic hands Barcelona fourth straight EuroLeague win
Nikola Mirotic helped Barcelona survive a late thriller against Baskonia and register its fourth straight victory in the EuroLeague. The superstar forward of the Catalans made the game-winning block on Alec Peters and handed his team the win (71-72). Even though Baskonia led by 10 with three minutes to go (71-61), Barcelona closed the game…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda survives CSKA Moscow in Jordan Loyd’s EuroLeague career night
Crvena Zvezda edged CSKA Moscow in a late overtime thriller in Belgrade (86-84), thanks to Jordan Loyd’s career night in the EuroLeague. Loyd exploded and scored a career-high and EuroLeague season-high 31 points in 31 minutes of action. Three more players scored in double figures for the winners, who earned a big home victory in…
Read MoreAaron Harrison hits insane buzzer-beater; hands Olympiacos third straight EuroLeague win
Aaron Harrison hit a crazy three-pointer at the buzzer and handed Olympiacos its third straight EuroLeague win (85-82). Harrison and the “Reds” earned their third victory in the first four EuroLeague games and improved to 3-1. Harrison had 12 points for the winners, while three more players scored in double figures. On the other hand,…
Read MoreWill Clyburn, CSKA Moscow stun Fenerbahce in EuroLeague classic
Will Clyburn and CSKA Moscow stunned Fenerbahce in Istanbul in another classic game between the two EuroLeague powerhouses. Clyburn saved the Muscovites twice, both in regulation and in overtime. The American forward first hit the three-pointer that sent the game into the extra period (69-69). In overtime, Clyburn made the go-ahead layup-plus-the-foul that allowed CSKA…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas becomes first EuroLeague team to three wins
Zalgiris Kaunas continued its impressive start in the EuroLeague and remained undefeated in the competition. The Lithuanians defeated Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade (69-75) and earned their third straight road win. Zalgiris became the first team to reach three wins in the EuroLeague this season. The visitors kept the Serbians to just two points in the…
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