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The Washington Wizards appear to be in their best shape in months (10th in the East, 27-33 record, 15-16 @ home, 8 consecutive wins). Last night they defeated Cleveland 119-100 (Beal 33 points, Westbrook 14 points, 11 assists), proving that finally, they appear to get an identity and play as expected pre-season. With the number… Continue Reading »

The NY Knicks (4th in the East, 34-27 record, 21-10 record at home, nine wins in a row) are – undoubtedly – making a lot of noise in the recent weeks in the NBA. And there is a reason for this… Coach Tom Thibodeau is doing a great job in the Big Apple, helping the… Continue Reading »

Malaga (record 14-15) belongs to the group of teams fighting for the 8th place of the ACB Liga, which is the last one that leads to the tournament’s playoffs. Last week, the Andalusians lost very quickly to Tenerife on the road (79-61). Coach Fotis Katsikaris mentioned right after the game that his team needs to… Continue Reading »

Zenit shocked Barcelona (and the basketball fans around Europe) in the first game in Spain (74-76), achieved a “break” in the series and took the home advantage of the series on its side. What an incredible performance by the 28-year-old Canadian playmaker Kevin Pangos (19 points and 9 assists)! He proved to his ex-teammates and… Continue Reading »

The final score of the first match (92-76) does not tell the truth about what happened in Moscow last Wednesday. CSKA had to try harder in the last 10 minutes and win the 4th quarter 28-10 to dominate the opening game of the series. We shall remind you that the team that will reach three… Continue Reading »

What a fantastic Game-1 that was! Armani came back from “the dead” (they were down by 19 points in the second period) and defeated Bayern in Milan (79-78), thanks to a buzzer basket by Zach LeDay (17 points, 7 rebounds)! Matches like this can make every fan love basketball! The Spanish “Magician” Sergio Rodriguez (13… Continue Reading »

Efes won the first game emphatically (90-63, 14/36 three-pointers, five double-digit playersBeaubois 19 points). The Turks have made the first step to secure one of the tickets to the Final 4 of the Euroleague (series will be decided in 3 wins). “It was just a win. We need two more to eliminate Real” was the… Continue Reading »

CSKA (finished 2nd, with a 24-10 record) enters the playoffs with six wins in a row from the regular season. They are trying to leave behind them the divorce from Mike James, CSKA’s leading scorer and passer, who failed to create a communication channel with his coach, Dimitris Itoudis. Beyond that, the Greek coach does… Continue Reading »

Barcelona enters the Euroleague playoffs as the first and best team of the regular season (24-10). The Blaugrana will fall into the quarter-finals battle with their psychology at its best. At the same time, coach Sarunas Jasikevicius feels “hungry” for great success in his first year on the Barca bench. The Lithuanian manager will have… Continue Reading »

An ambitious Armani Milano and the pleasant surprise of this year’s tournament, Bayern Munich, starting tonight, will get across each other for a place in the Euroleague Final-4. Whoever wins the series will take the trip to Cologne in May and catch the attention of the Euroleague big boys. Ettore Messina’s team finished 4th in… Continue Reading »