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ALBA Berlin headed to German League Finals
On Sunday, June 9th, ALBA Berlin completed their 3-game sweep of EWE Baskets Oldenburg 89-100 and have punched their ticket to the German League finals where they will face off against FC Bayern Muenchen. Both teams will square off on June 16th to contest for the 2019 Beko BBL title. It was an impressive showing…
Read MoreReal Madrid takes 2-0 lead in ACB semi-finals
Game 2 of the ACB semi-finals saw Real Madrid rally past Valencia at home (79-66). Consequently, the “Whites” went up 2-0 in the series and are now one step away from the Finals. Valencia was up 24-34 in the second quarter. But, the “Whites” closed the first half on a 18-2 run, being in front…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Raptors beat Warriors 105-92, take 3-1 series lead
The Toronto Raptors were looking to beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. The two teams split the first two games. Afterwards, the Raptors won Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead against the Warriors. However, as impressive as that Game 3 win was, the Warriors…
Read MoreFenerbahce advances to Turkish League finals
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has punched its ticket to the Turkish League (BSL) finals after completing a clean sweep (3-0) of their semi-finals series against Tofas Bursa on Thursday. Nikola Kalinic came through with a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double. Bobby Dixon led a balanced Fenerbahce attack with 12 points, as no active player on their side scored…
Read More2019 NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors take 2-1 series lead over Golden State Warriors
The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors were tied at 1-1 following a big 3-pointer by Andre Iguodala in the closing seconds in Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals. And to be honest, Toronto missed a golden opportunity to go up 2-0 after blowing a double-digit lead in that contest. But as luck would…
Read MoreNBA Finals: The timely return of DeMarcus Cousins
The best-of-seven NBA Finals has now been reduced to a five-game series after the Golden State Warriors tied it up 1-1 in Game 2. The defending champions will have the home court advantage in Game 3 as they host the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night. Despite making their stand for a 2-1…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors even series 1-1 on Iguodala trey
Even with several of their players banged up, the Golden State Warriors managed to defeat the Toronto Raptors 109-104 in Game 2 of the NBA finals. DeMarcus Cousins drew the start in this game despite being not much of a factor in Game 1. The big man, who just recovered from a partially torn left…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas is the 2019 Lithuanian League champion
Zalgiris Kaunas dominated Rytas Vilnius (92-54) and swept the Lithuanian League Finals (3-0). And thereby claimed its ninth straight title. Zalgiris Kaunas was unstoppable on both ends and played excellent for 40 minutes. Consequently, they led from start to finish and earned an easy victory. Rytas never recovered from an early double-digit deficit (20-9, 43-20,…
Read MoreBarcelona triumphs in ACB playoffs opener
Game 1 of the ACB playoffs saw Barcelona make a dominant performance and crush Badalona on Friday night (87-61). After a balanced first half (35-31), Barcelona took over. The “Blaugrana” played very well both offensively and defensively. Thanks to a 25-15 run in the third quarter, they earned a double-digit lead (60-46). City rivals Badalona…
Read MoreCibona wins 2019 Croatian League Championship
KK Cibona Zagreb edged out rivals Cedevita 98-100 in Game 4 of the finals to bag the 2019 Croatian League (Premijer Liga) championship. They came through with a convincing clean sweep of the series and secure their 19th title. That said, it’s been a while since Cibona found their way to the top of the…
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