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The finest hour is now for this year’s Euroleague, which is coming to an end with tonight’s final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany! Sarunas Jasikevicius’s Barcelona will face Ergin Ataman’s Efes, with the stakes being sky-high. If the Blaugrana win, they will add a 3rd trophy to their cabinet, while if it is… Continue Reading »

The Grizzlies may have left the floor disappointed after Game 2 in Utah (they lost 141-129), but they proved that they could look directly in the eyes of the best team of the regular season.  Memphis remains the outsider in the series (tied at 1-1, break in Game 1, qualification in 4 wins), but with… Continue Reading »

The Wizards did not compete in Game 2 of the series and lost 120-95 in Philadelphia. Obviously, Russell Westbrook’s injury was a decisive factor. The superstar left the court injured during the 3rd quarter and is doubtful for tonight’s match. Essentially, the Wizards were left with Bradley Beal as the only decent offensive weapon on… Continue Reading »

Sarunas Jasikevicius is committed to the doctrine «offence wins games, but defence wins titles», and thus we expect to see a very tough Barcelona squad on the court in Cologne. The Blaugrana have the best defence in the competition (72.8 points); simultaneously, they force their opponents to shoot field goals with a poor 43.7%. Of… Continue Reading »

The two gladiators of the first semi-final of the night faced each other in the final of the Euroleague in 2019 in Vitoria; Dimitris Itoudis’s team had won that game (91-83) and were crowned champions for that season. But today is a totally different story. «Lanxess Arena» in Cologne, Germany, will be the venue of… Continue Reading »

The Suns entered the series decided to take no hostages. And they won Game 1 in Denver (99-90), proving they are strong enough to look the champions in the eyes. However, Game 2 was a whole different story;  the Lakers made the break, tied the series at 1-1 (four wins required to qualify) and took… Continue Reading »

Milwaukee struggled in Game 1 of the series against the Miami Heat. However, the Deers appeared significantly improved during the second game and turned it into a healthy walk to the park. The Bucks literally ran over the Heat (132-98), and the series is now at 2-0 (qualification in four wins). The series has now… Continue Reading »

The NBA 2021 Playoffs spirit is all around us, and this became clear during Game 1 of the Knicks vs Hawks series. The Hawks lead 1-0, with the qualification decided at four victories. The two teams played a super competitive match two nights ago, which could be won by anyone. The Hawks were magnificent in… Continue Reading »

This year, the Jazz have been impressive by far the best team in the entire league during the regular season. Of course, things were very different in Game 1 of the series against Memphis for the 1st round of this year’s playoffs. A painful defeat for Utah at home (109-112) by a young and talented… Continue Reading »

We will find out if the Clippers are ready to “fade” again in yet another season of the NBA playoffs in the early hours of Wednesday. What we saw from them during Game 1 was disappointing. They were defeated 103-113 by the Mavericks, and now they have inevitably stressed ahead of the remaining series that… Continue Reading »