After six home wins in a row in the 2016 Euroleague playoffs, it was probably time for an away win and the first game on Friday night delivered it. The second game nearly provided us with another away win but that was a game that went to overtime and left a mark on anyone who... Continue Reading »
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Home Advantage Still Paying Off In Euroleague 2016 Playoffs
In the end, the outcome was the same in the two Thursday night Euroleague playoff games but the nature of the game, and the winning margin, couldn’t have been more different. We have now played six games in the Euroleague playoffs and there have been six home wins, which means that next week the four... Continue Reading »
Home Advantage Counts In First Euroleague 2016 Playoff Games
The Top 16 only finished on Friday but we have already enjoyed the first two Euroleague 2016 playoff games. With the top two teams in both groups being rewarded with home court advantage in the playoffs, there is obviously some merit to playing at home, and so it proved in the opening two games. Playoff... Continue Reading »
NBA Schedule 11th April 2016
The regular season in the NBA concludes this week and there are still one or two things to sort out before we head into the playoffs at the weekend! The playoff games get started on Saturday April the 16th. The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched the Central Division, Oklahoma City Thunder have won the Northwest Division,... Continue Reading »
Euroleague 2016 Top 16 Is Over
The Top 16 is now over in the Euroleague and we don’t have too long to wait for the playoffs to take place. On Friday night, there was nothing up for grabs but there was plenty of excitement on offer for the fans that turned up to watch the games. Group E The three games... Continue Reading »
Euroleague 2016 Top 16 Playoff Spots All Confirmed
Thursday night was always looking like the more exciting night of the two evenings this week and no matter what Friday night in the Top 16 serves up, it is likely that this will be the key night of Euroleague action. Most of the focus fell on Group F but Group E has plenty to... Continue Reading »
Eurocup Semi-Finals Live Up To The Hype
We now know the two teams who are going to take part in the Eurocup Final later this month and the second leg of the two semi-finals were hugely entertaining and exciting matches. The two losing teams came very close to achieving a very different outcome and if the games in the final are as... Continue Reading »
NBA Schedule 4th April 2016
We are heading into the last full week of action in the NBA regular season and we’ve had the unusual situation of the Golden State Warriors feeling a bit sorry for themselves. Their aim of going through the regular season undefeated at home crumbled with the Boston Celtics delivering an excellent performance and now the... Continue Reading »
Group E Is Settled In Euroleague 2016 Top 16
There may be one more week of action to go but all four of the playoff spots in Group E in the Euroleague Top 16 have been claimed. There are still two spots up for grabs in Group F, which means that there will be plenty of excitement on offer next weekend but people who... Continue Reading »
Euroleague 2016 Top 16 Is On A Knife-Edge
With next week being the final round of games in the Euroleague Top 16, we are at a very exciting stage of the campaign. Thursday night saw 4 games, split evenly across the two groups, and while we need to wait for Friday’s games to see how the tables look going into the final week,... Continue Reading »