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Panathinaikos, champions of Europe

Posted 06 May 2009 | By J. | Categories: 2009 EL Final Four, Euroleague, Panathinaikos, game reports | 6 Comments

We have a new old champion. Panathinaikos, winning it for the fourth time this century, took home the European basketball crown despite a huge breakdown in the second half after an unbelievable first half display. In fact, the first half was one of the best displays on both ends of the court I…

From Berlin: The Semifinals

Posted 02 May 2009 | By J. | Categories: 2009 EL Final Four, Barcelona, CSKA, Euroleague, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, game reports | No Comments

On a picture perfect day in Berlin, the place around o2-world arena was buzzing with expectation. A lot had been talked about security difficulties and unnecessary controls, but in the end none of it played too big of a part, as fans quickly reached the gangways and only had to wait a little…

Euroleague Gameday 8: Notes

Posted 17 December 2008 | By J. | Categories: game reports | No Comments

CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid

Real has been struggling all year, so why would they win against arguably Euroleague’s best team, CSKA Moscow? Doesn’t make sense, but it happened. It was an entertaining game from the beginning, but only the inclusion of Spanish internationals Felipe Reyes and Alex Mumbru made it a really

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Euroleague Gameday 7: Notes

Posted 12 December 2008 | By J. | Categories: game reports | No Comments
Yesterday, Thursday, had two particularly intriguing games in Panathinaikos vs. Barcelona and Joventut vs. Lottomatica. Just some notes on those two games …

Panathinaikos vs. Barcelona

Maybe the most impressive performance by a Euroleague team this season up to date. Barcelona ran away with a

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Euroleague Gameday 7: Unicaja vs. Olympiacos

Posted 12 December 2008 | By J. | Categories: Olympiacos, Unicaja, game reports | No Comments
Unicaja is incredibly tough to beat at home, and it showed once more on Wednesday, when Olympiacos, despite leading in double digits midway through the second quarter, eventually went down 60-56 to the hosts in an intense and entertaining Euroleague game.
Printezis and Schortsanitis making their mark in

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Superleague: Khimki vs. CSKA

Posted 10 December 2008 | By J. | Categories: CSKA, Khimki, Russian League, game reports | No Comments
After having beaten Dynamo the weekend before, CSKA faced Khimki for another city rival clash on Saturday. Khimki, the club that had been spending big money on offseason acquisitions Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, Jerome Moiso and Milt Palacio, has been struggling financially lately due to the effects of the world financial

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Superleague: CSKA vs. Dynamo

Posted 02 December 2008 | By J. | Categories: CSKA, Russian League, game reports | No Comments
The clash of Russia’s two biggest clubs, the Moscow derby between CSKA and Dynamo, was a game we had been looking forward to since the start of the season. We were not disappointed.

Pargo sets the pace – again

Dynamo pushed to an early lead behind guard Jannero Pargo’s 13 first

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Eurocup Gameday 1: Barons Riga vs. Dynamo Moscow

Posted 28 November 2008 | By J. | Categories: game reports | No Comments
Despite the fact that several clubs that had invested heavily during the offseason – Triumph Moscow (Nenad Kristic, Marcus Goree, Kerem Tunceri) and BC Kiev (Scoonie Penn, Kenan Bajramovic, Clay Tucker, Goran Jeretin) most famously – had failed in

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A1 Gameday 7: Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos

Posted 24 November 2008 | By J. | Categories: Greek League, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, game reports | No Comments
Panathinaikos versus Olympiacos might just be the most intense rivalry in European basketball. The fans pack even the biggest arenas for this matchup, chanting, singing, creating an amazingly intense home atmosphere. Pressure on the players is huge. They better perform, because this is more than just one basketball game. Play well, and you

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Lega A Gameday 6: Lottomatica Roma vs. Montepaschi Siena

Posted 22 November 2008 | By J. | Categories: Italian League, Montepaschi, Roma, game reports | No Comments
Fans of Italian basketball have not much to laugh about these days. The national team, olympic silver medalist back in 2004, will most likely not qualify for Eurobasket 2009, and on club level, Lega A has lost its status as one of Europe’s best leagues due to hugely disappointing results in both Euroleague

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Euroleague Gameday 4: Panathinaikos vs. Montepaschi Siena

Posted 15 November 2008 | By J. | Categories: Euroleague, Montepaschi, Panathinaikos, game reports | No Comments
A lot has been written about Panathinaikos after the heavy loss to Barcelona a week ago, and how the star-studded roster is not working for coach Zeljko Obradovic. Well, the club certainly made a step in the right direction on Thursday, fighting off serious Final Four candidate Montepaschi Siena in maybe

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