Posts Tagged ‘Euroleague postseason’
Euroleague Top 16: home comforts
It was a good day to be home on Friday in the Euroleague Top 16 as every host during the play claimed an important win. The clubs at the top of Group E and Group F have an eye on knockout hoops from here as we pass the midway point of the Euroleague Top 16.…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 at midway point
The Euroleague Top 16 has reached its midway point and slowly the groups are starting to take shape, although many of the continent’s giants are still finding the going tough. With four games on Thursday, there was a chance for some of those previous winners to show that they are still a threat despite shaky…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Madrid loses again
There are just two rounds left of the Euroleague Top 16 this season as Round 6 was completed on Friday with four games around the continent. Fenerbahce continued its dominance in Group E with a win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul in an all-Turkish clash that saw Fener progress to the next round. In Group F,…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: giants win
Three games on Thursday opened the second half of the Euroleague Top 16 stage, with all clubs now on the back straight to reach the quarter-finals. Everything is still to play for, but games are running out and some clubs are pushing themselves further into contention for qualification. Arguably the form team of the Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: Round 3 wraps
Round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 wrapped on Friday with four contests completing the picture in Europe’s elite club competition for another week. A single game was played in Group E, but it was one to remember as Anadolu Efes and Darussafak Dogus met in an Istanbul derby that was won by Anadolu Efes…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: CSKA stuns Madrid
The Euroleague Top 16 entered its second week for the 2015/2016 season and as always at this stage every encounter was mouthwatering. Each contest lived up to billing as there was plenty of hot hoops on display in Europe’s elite competition on Thursday. There was just a single game in Group E, with Cedevita Zagreb…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: round 1 recap
Round 1 of the Euroleague Top 16 has closed and with it has brought to an end 2015 in Europe’s elite club competition. We now look forward to plenty of action in 2016, when a champion for the 2015/2016 season will be crowned. There is a long way to go until the Final Four and…
Read MoreReal Madrid overcomes Olympiacos for Euroleague title
Real Madrid is the 2015 Euroleague champion after the Spanish club defeated Olympiacos 78-59 in a surprisingly comfortable championship game. The Euroleague Final Four has been held in Madrid’s Barclaycard Center and with a home crowd Los Blancos was finally able to win the title after appearing in three consecutive finals. Indeed, Real Madrid has…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Olympiacos reach Euroleague final
Euroleague form went out of the window as the Final Four opened with Olympiacos Piraeus and Real Madrid reaching the showpiece final. Of course, both teams are formidable, but their opponents have arguably been the form teams of the competition this season. Olympiacos put in a huge performance by taking out CSKA Moscow, while Real…
Read MoreEuroleague Final Four locked
All eyes turn to the Euroleague Final Four as the quartet of clubs to compete in this season’s showpiece in Madrid have been settled. Fenerbahce was the first through after sweeping its series over current champs Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Monday to reach its first ever Final Four. Next up was CSKA Moscow, passing Panathinaikos 3-1…
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