Posts by Vasiliy
Levski Lukoil claims Bulgarian title
Levski Lukoil won on the road yesterday, beating Rilski Sport 84-69. Consequently, they won the best of seven final series 4-1 and claimed the Bulgarian title. The last time Levski Lukoil was the champion of Bulgaria was in 2018, and before that, they had won it 18 times. However, most of those titles are from…
Read MoreCSKA wins the VTB League semi-finals and faces Unics Kazan in the finals
CSKA Moscow beat Zenit at home in the VTB League semi-finals with 85:71 and won the series with 3-1. From the get-go, both teams pushed the pace and sharpshooters played a key role in the opening minutes. The teams shot 11 times from beyond the arc, with the home team leading the way: CSKA made…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches VTB League finals
UNICS beat Lokomotiv-Kuban at home in Game 3 of the VTB League semi-finals – 74:70. Lokomotiv Kuban had lost the first two games of the VTB League semi-finals and ran out of options. Therefore, they decided to go all out and try something new. Lokomotiv started Grigory Motovilov and Andrey Martyuk for the first time…
Read MoreTsmoki Minsk wins the Belorussian title for the thirteenth time in a row
In the fourth match of the final series of the Belorussian national basketball championship, Tsmoki Minsk defeated Borysfen Mogilev with 85:52. The first two games of the series were held in Minsk. At first, Tsmoki Minsk unexpectedly lost (68:85) but then restored the balance by winning the second game convincingly (90:74). Then the series moved to Mogilev, where…
Read MoreCSKA wins game 3 and takes 2-1 lead in VTB League semi-finals
Game 3 of the VTB League semi-finals started evenly contested. A sow tempo and aggressive defense on both ends contributed to a low score. At the end of the first quarter, CSKA went on a 9-point run, primarily led by Will Clyburn, and got a 17-13 lead. In the second quarter CSKA kept their line…
Read MoreUnics Kazan takes the lead in the VTB League semi-finals
In the VTB League semi-finals, Unics Kazan beat Lokomotiv on the road in overtime (98-87). They are now 1-0 in the semi-final series. Lokomotiv Krasnodar entered the semi-finals with a handicap since they had to play without two key players; regular-season MVP Mantas Kalnietis and Nigel Williams-Goss. Therefore it was no wonder that Unics Kazan…
Read MoreCSKA wins Game 1 in the semi-final series against Zenit
In a packed gym, CSKA Moscow beat Zenit on the road in the VTB League semi-finals Game 1 with 78:73. From the get-go, CSKA pushed the ball and forced an up-tempo game. CSKA aggressively attacked the rim and hustled under the basket. It resulted in six offensive rebounds and seven second-chance points midway through the…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod ties VTB League playoff series with historical win over CSKA
For the first time in history, Nizhny Novgorod beat CSKA in the VTB League (76-72). The score is now 1-1- in the series. In the first game of the quarter-final series, Nizhny Novgorod struggled for a long time with CSKA on equal footing. The second game followed the same script. There was an energetic start…
Read MoreKarsiyaka wins thriller against Nymburk and will face Zaragoza in FIBA Champions League semis
Turkish team Pinar Karsiyaka used all of its experience to finish off Czech team ERA Nymburk in an 84-73 win. Karsiyaka ended up on top in a game that saw 21 lead changes and several highlight poster dunks. Karsiyaka now moves on to play Casademont Zaragoza in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Champions League. Nymburk spent most…
Read MoreHapoel Holon wins Balkan league
Israeli team Hapoel Holon caputered the Balkan league title after defeating Bulgarian team Plovdiv in the final 91-75. Plovdiv started strong and held the lead for the first three quarters. But Hapoel Holon then started a lockdown defense and limited Plovdiv to just 9 points in the final quarter, while scoring timely baskets to take…
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