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Big, big game for the quarterfinals of the Eurocup. 1st leg of this – best out of 2 – series between Virtus Bologna and Joventut Badalona, two teams with great history in European basketball competitions.  Virtus plays the first match at home and also the third, if the series is tied at 1-1 after the… Continue Reading »

The Clippers (27-16, 4th) were in no mood for jokes in their last home game against the Charlotte Hornets. They made it clear from the 1st quarter already that they would not risk any surprises. And they dominated over the «Wasps» with the emphatic 125-98. With 21 points and 10 assists, Paul George led the… Continue Reading »

Milwaukee (27-14, 3rd) managed to get away after a lot of effort during the game against the S.A. Spurs two nights ago. (120-113). The «deers» were led by an exceptional Giannis Antetokounmpo (26 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists)! Middleton stopped at 23 points, and Holiday contributed another 21 points so that the Bucks didn’t… Continue Reading »

The first place in the East has now been defined, and it seems that the first goal of the year has been achieved for the Nets and for coach Nash personally. They face the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, with the latter not doing badly either (currently at a 28-14 record). Steve Nash cant count on –… Continue Reading »

With the mind in their Euroleague clashes next week, both teams will look for a decisive blow to each other tonight. Valencia primarily is going strong in the battle to enter the top-8 of the European inter-club organization. However, their hopes for this goal are diminishing week after week, despite the promising results in the… Continue Reading »

An exciting game will take place this Saturday night for the BBL. Ulm, (14-9, 6th place currently), is now free from any European obligations after being kicked out of the TOP-16 of Eurocup). They will subsequently focus on the German competitions and the battle for Bundesliga basketball. Jaka Lakovic, the 42-year-old Slovenian, proves almost as… Continue Reading »

Today is Northern Greece’s ‘El Clasico’ day. The two basketball giants of the city, Aris and PAOK, will clash in a game that will prove who is the cock of the walk. Two teams with a vast history in Greek and European basketball are battling to challenge the three big teams of Athens and their… Continue Reading »

Zaragoza presents an entirely different face since Argentine coach Sergio Hernandez sits on its bench. At ACB, they race to catch the train for this year’s playoffs. Their record? 10-15 so far, two wins away from Manresa that’s currently 8th in the league. Simultaneously, in Basketball Champions League, they hold their luck firmly in their… Continue Reading »

What a game tonight at the Mediolanum Arena! With a Kevin Punter from… another planet (32 points 5/9 three-pointers, 9/9 shots in 30 minutes), Armani left Moscow triumphant (defeated CSKA 84-76), climbed to the 2nd place in the standings (19-10), and it is now only a short breath away from the Euroleague playoffs. Ettore Messina… Continue Reading »

Basconia was the team that finally put a halt on Bayern during last week’s matchday, with the final score at 78-71 in Vitoria. The Bavarians (18-11) have lost some ground in the regular season’s battle and the home advantage. Still, they only need one more win to achieve their primary goal: none else but participating… Continue Reading »