Recaps
Thunder Stun Warriors 102-108, Take 1-0 Lead
Things just got a little bit more interesting as the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder took to the hardwood for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Yes, the Warriors had the homecourt advantage. Yes, they were the (all-time) best team of the regular season. Yes, they had their eyes on a…
Read MoreIgokea Aleksandrovac marches to 4th straight Bosnian title
Igokea Aleksandrovac is a four peat champion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I after the dominant club defended its title with a victory over Kakanj. The cruising 54-70 road win came in Game 4 of the title series, handing Igokea Aleksandrovac a 3-1 victory to take the championship. This is the fourth consecutive season…
Read MoreKouvot Crowned 2016 Korisliiga Champions
Kouvot Kouvola has claimed its fourth Finnish Korisliiga championship after defeating Pyrinto Tampere, 100-76 in Game 5 of the league Finals series. The last time the team held the title was back in 2004. Their other titles were in 1995 and 1999. Despite finishing third in the regular season standings this 2015-16, the team found…
Read MoreBuducnost Retains Montenegrin Title
Once again, for an astounding eighth-straight time, KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica has won the Montenegrin Erste Liga Championship! They defeated KK Mornar Basket Bar 3-1 in the Finals series. The deciding Game 4 ended with a score of 76-85 in favor of the blue shirts. The team has been dominating the Montenegrin league for almost…
Read MoreSheffield Sharks wins UK BBL
The Sheffield Sharks have been crowned the new UK BBL champions after overcoming the Leicester Riders 84-77 in the title game. The showpiece of British hoops took place at London’s O2 arena, which has proved itself adept at hosting large Basketball events with the Euroleague Final Four and numerous NBA games. On this occasion the…
Read MoreVTB United: Khimki and Zenit reach semis
Khimki Moscow Region and Zenit St. Petersburg reached the semi-final of the VTB United League, joining reigning champs CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan in the final four. Khimki has arguably the toughest quarter-final contest against an always tricky Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, a club that is contesting the Euroleague Final Four later this month. Zenit St.…
Read MoreGreek A1: Panathinaikos and Olympiacos open semis with wins
The Greek A1 playoff series is taking on a familiar pattern as Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus opened their semi-final series’ with cruising home wins. It seems inevitable even with plenty to play for in the semis that the two giants of Greek A1 hoops will be challenging the final later this month. Both clubs…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow sweeps Nymburk in VTB quarterfinal
CSKA Moscow continued to march to another VTB United League title with an impressive series sweep over CEZ Nymburk in the quarterfinal. Of course, there is a lot of Basketball left to be played, and tougher outfits than Nymburk to be navigated, but CSKA is looking formidable on the road to a title defence. There…
Read MoreRed Star sweeps Adriatic Finals 3-0, retains Title
Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd has completed its sweep of its Adriatic league Finals series with Mega Leks to retain the championship. A low-scoring third game saw the Serbian powerhouse cap off its dominant post-season run with a 49-61 victory. It was a pleasant turn of events for the Belgrade franchise, which had the…
Read MoreFraport Skyliners win FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup’s maiden season is over and it is the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) that raise the gold above their heads. The German club defeated a tough Finals opponent in Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A), 62-66. The Finals game was filled with excitement and of course some great basketball. The boys in blue had…
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