Washington Wizards beats Maccabi Haifa, 101-95

Israeli club Maccabi Haifa showed their grit as they hung tough against the Washington Wizards in a close 95-101 NBA preseason loss. Maccabi Haifa managed to offset Washington’s strong frontcourt presence by taking their attack from a long-range orientation. Maccabi Haifa caught fire from the outside, sinking 12-of-21 from three-point range. With Bradley Beal nursing…

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Euroleague, 2014/2015 season tips off

The 2014/2015 Euroleague season tipped off in style with six games across three groups on Thursday night, with the remaining six games taking place on Friday evening. During the start of Round 1, four of the host teams picked up victories to get their Euroleague campaigns off to a good start, while two road successes…

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2014/2015 Eurocup, Round 1

The remainder of Round 1 of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season wrapped on Wednesday with sixteen games around the continent following the two that were played on Tuesday. Group A CAI Zaragoza hung on to see off Paris-Levallois 77-76 as the French team visited Spain and almost came away with the win. The hosts needed to…

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Curtis Kelly now with Maccabi Ashdod

Curtis Kelly (205 cm, Kansas State’11) will be returning to Israel’s Winner league this 2014-15 after inking with Maccabi Ashdod. The 26-year-old New York native played for Vanoli Cremona from Italy’s Serie A in 2013-14. He played 30 games for them and posted averages of 7.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Kelly is no stranger to…

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Brooklyn Nets beat Maccabi T-A, 111-94

The Brooklyn Nets came away with their first win in the NBA preseason with a 111-94 rout over the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions, Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). This was the first acid test for Nets new head coach Lionel Hollins, who ended up passing it with flying colors. The Brooklyn offense got them…

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Hapoel Jerusalem opens Winner League with Win

Hapoel Jerusalem opened the Israeli Winner league 2014-15 regular season in style with an impressive 76-58 victory over Maccabi Bazan Haifa. At the onset both teams played on an even field, matching each other’s scoring point for point and ending the first quarter tied at 21-21. Hapoel Jerusalem, with coach Danny Franco at the helm,…

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Cavaliers crush Maccabi T-A in Preseason Game

The Cleveland Cavaliers did coach David Blatt proud with a 107-80 preseason win over his former team Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Blatt’s NBA debut was bittersweet. While it was a good exercise to see the Cavaliers employ the motion offense Blatt used to a great deal of success during his six seasons with Maccabi,…

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Jasper Johnson signs with Bnei Hertzeliyya

Veteran player Jasper Johnson (203 cm, Delta State’06) has been added to the roster of Israeli Winner league team Bnei Hertzeliyya this 2014-15. The forward has spent majority of his professional career playing in South Korea, but will now get a chance to showcase his game in Europe. In 2013-14 he played for the Seoul…

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2014-15 Eurocup Draw Results

Barcelona, Spain – The 36 clubs that qualified for the Eurocup have now been divided into six groups during the recent 2014-15 Eurocup Draw. The Eurocup regular season is set to begin on October 15 and will end on December 17. The top four teams from each group will then advance to the next round.…

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Flamengo Wins the 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, the reigning Brazilian NBB and Liga de las Americas champions, have won the 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. They faced the reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions, Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv in the finals series and prevailed 90-77 in Game 2 for a 10-point aggregate win. Maccabi Tel-Aviv…

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